whats the worst gift you have ever recieved?

[CityGirlintheCountry]

I was part of a Secret Santa exchange one year. I knocked myself out finding cool little gifts for my person. Everything was completely appropriate and well thought out. I spent money and time trying to get good stuff. Every day for the better part of a week I had something for this guy. Everyday MY secret santa DID NOT leave me anything. Finally it came out that the guy I was handing over these swell gifts to was MY secret santa. He finally did bring in a gift... a stick. No really. A stick. He claimed it was a walking stick, but it was a 3' long stick with tassles glued to the top and "walking stick" scrawled on it in Sharpie.

I no longer participate in the Secret Santa hoohoo. Bah humbug.

 

[dangerouschicken]

When I was a teenager in the 80's, I really wanted a boom box. My parents bought me a hope chest instead. I didn't even know what a hope chest was! And were they the ones "hoping" I'd get married? At 14, that was the last thing on my mind. I just wanted to listen to Madonna.

 

[dangerouschicken]

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oh god this story is depressing

sorry for laughing

 

[farmergal]

To the person who got sexy undies from their grandma... LOL.

I have a similar story. Neither of these gifts are the "worst gift ever," but together they're pretty strange...

From one of my mom's friends, I received a bible. (A really nice one.) The next present I got from her: a gift certificate to Victoria's Secret.

I'm not married.... Mixed messages much???

 

[lockedhearts]

Ok, this is technically not a gift I got, but in my opinion it was the worst.
My mom and my sister bought each other the same hideous matching outfit one year (neither has style) this was in the mid 80's
I knew they did this cause they each told me. Turned out neither really liked the outfit, it was pretty hilarious and pretty sad all at the same time.

 

[English Chick]

For me, it was when my DD bought me a box of Thorntons chocolates for Christmas....I HATE thorntons chocolates with a vengence.....BUt being a mum thanked her anyay even though I knew she know I hated them..it was a last minute Opps forgot mum pressie!... I have always prefered a "living" pressie...tree for the garden...seeds etc etc.....but never mind mum's aways understand

 

[dangerouschicken]

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Oh my mom is the queen of buying hideous clothes for other people at Christmas. As an adult, I finally put my foot down and said, "I will not wear this. I'm sorry Mom, but I won't." She seemed a little bummed out, but got the idea. Now she doesn't go there

 

[tomcio]

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Giving a woman a bad gift is horrible enough. Giving her something heavy she could beat you to death with...

Not me, but my old boss:

The year before his wife and him married, he didn't know what to get her (he's a tool that way)... So he went to Sears and bought her a cast iron frying pan. For her birthday. They are still married, 20 years later. Although if you ask me the back of his head is unusually flat

 

[luvzmybabz]

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Sad thing is I am asking Hubbie for NICE PJs for our anniversary and 2 days off from him, kids, house and animals. I found the most wonderful set that is fleece and I am the only one in the house that is always cold.

 

[Chicken Salad]

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Shoot...somebody can give me all the cast iron kitchen things they want. As long as it's not a cast iron BOZE Wave Radio.