whats the worst gift you have ever recieved?

[k0xxx]

I had an aunt that was very well off. Every year, we were obliged to visit on Christmas eve and sit in her "living room" while she handed out gifts to the children. One year in particularly memorable because she gave both of my kids each a pair of Christmas themed girls' socks.

My son looked at me with a puzzled look on his face, and then smiled and thanked her. My daughter, who would have to wait about 5 more years before she would grow into them, liked them. They still had the 89 cent price tags on them from TG&Y (a local thrift store).

As sort of an odd point of interest, at least to me: In the first paragraph, I put "living room" in quotes, because the only timed the room was lived in was Christmas eve. That's the only time that we were allowed in that particular room, which always had clear plastic covers over all of the upholstery. From 1965, until Katrina flooded it in 2005, the room was only used on Christmas eve.

 

[orchidchick]

Back while I was still interested in dating, for my birthday I received a gift certificate to a lovely Italian restaraunt from a man I had been dating exclusively for several months.

For $15.00.

Enough for a large, plain, cheese pizza. (They were kind of expensive.)

I had it delivered. I didn't share.

This was from a 40 year old well off man. He couldn't understand why I moved on.

Orchidchick

 

[geckomama]

CAT!!! We have the same MIL!!!!

DH and I have been married for 29 years. For 23 years in a row for BOTH birthday and Christmas I recieve the "gift with purchase" from Clinique!!!

I don't wear makeup......she always says that she just "hates to see the little bags and whatnots go to waste" I wonder what she is thinkin' happens to them here.....LOL!!

I now just give them to my girls or we take out the few things we each might use and then I give the rest to our local domestic violence shelter.......

 

[Scrambled Egg]

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Holy cow!!!!!

 

[Scrambled Egg]

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Maybe that the other half smelled nice enough to share??!!

 

[Rosalind]

I've gotten the half-burnt candle as well. And a 3 foot tall black candle that smelled like men's cologne.

Let's see. There's the neverending parade of thrift store kitchen appliances from my grandparents, who feel that I am not domestic enough to keep my husband, each one an annual rebuke to my lack of femininity. There was the year a friend gave me the four ugliest acrylic sweaters on earth, which were sized so weirdly I couldn't get them over my head--apparently a dollar store find. There was the year someone bought us magazines about traveling in England, because DH is British. Not subscriptions you understand--just individual magazines. And out of date at that.

My mother keeps buying DH vases for Xmas. And teapots. DH is not a florist, and he drinks mainly coffee, health food drinks, and Guinness. Not tea. He saw a black flower once that he thought was cool, but that was about seven years ago. Yet, we have 15+ vases from her, all Asian-themed because she saw his collection of Japanime stuff and figured that any old Asian stuff was as good as any other. They're not antique Ming dynasty or anything, just modern stuff she thought looked Asian. In practice she just buys things that she thinks are cool throughout the year, and for December she wraps them up any old how and puts seemingly random names on the tags.

When people ask, I tell them most emphatically that my house is full of junk and I'd prefer a visit, a donation to charity, a box of homemade cookies (not store bought), a fruit basket, garden seeds/plants, anything I can use up and not have to store very long. I won't say they never ever listen, I'm just saying it's a memorable occasion when it happens.

 

[smom1976]

Oh my MIL is one of those special finds like the others on here..

She never gives us any attention what so ever.. She cant stand myself or my children.. (her step grand children) In front of everyone she will by my step children hundreds of dollars worth of gifts and then get my children sympathy gifts.. not even age appropriate.. she refuses to acknowledge our son (her blood grandson) and even has gone so far to volunteer to testify against me in court siding with my x husband who has been fighting me for the kids for the last 4 years.

I thought my first MIL was bad ... boy was I wrong .. she takes the cake.

Then my DH wonders why I dont want to have any part of her.. I wish we could move out of state.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

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Sorry you have to be in the same state as yours.

I thought it was bad just KNOWING mine is still alive in South Dakota. We finally came to an agreement around here. He knows I hate her and he doesn't mention her unless he just wants to fight with me. I told my husband he is welcome to let me know when she dies.

 

[farmgirlie1031]

clothes that are too small or junk. My one grandmother just gives me any old thing she finds at a garage sale because it has a horse on it. I love her and all but I don't just collect stuff because it has something on it. I like it to be quality stuff. This year I am going to tell her I want chicken stuff and loads of vintage postcards as I'll see what I get.

 

[SterlingAcres]

The first and last year that my MIL bought me anything... I got 2 sweaters that were 3 sizes too big, 1 pair of sweat pants also too big, 1 pair of boots that were 2 sizes too small and a nail cutting kit...

Seriously... Who buys an 18 year old girl that weighs 140lbs a sweater that's size XXL? The MIL that lovingly refers to me as 'the replacement'. As if. He dated that sk*nkbag for THREE months, not 6 years.