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gethotlingerie
12-18-2007, 07:18 PM
LOL. This reminds me of why I opted out of the family name exchange for gifts this year. Every year my brother or SIL gets my name and every year it is one of those dang bath sets. I mean seriously, I do not use those hard soaps, rarely use the lotions, or bath salts. I might use the shower gel if it is in the rose scent (my favorite). It is awful. I always say thank you and how I cannot wait to use these(polite to a fault).
But my gosh, get me something you would like to have yourself and not the same thing year after year. I realize they do not have a lot of money, then make me something. I love handmade gifts, because I realize all of the hard work that went into them.LOL.
StellarGirl5792
12-18-2007, 07:58 PM
I hate when people try to buy me clothes...period
Alaska
12-18-2007, 08:55 PM
I got one of those Baby-Think-It-Over's when I was fourteen. I bawled because it was a huge insult to me that my mother thought I was going to get knocked up. She meant it in such a manner too. So I would "know what it's like" so I "don't ever get myself in that predicament." She took it back half an hour later because I was so distressed.
Dude holy shit, wanna hear something horrible?
I worked at this bagel place on the weekends coming it at 6am and walking forEVER to get there....
One of my coworkers brought the freakin doll in she was doing for school, and stupidly let me hold it! haha! Well my exhausted ass DROPPED IT RIGHT ON ITS HEAD.....and then......I laughed. A lot! I was so embarrased for laughing and I know she wanted to punch me for ruining it in the first place. Omg that was terrible.
Alaska
12-18-2007, 08:59 PM
a regifted, unwrapped harry and david gift...well, it probably was a basket at some point but i never saw the actual basket part.
and one of the pears had a bite taken out if it. thanks grandma :-\
Whoah dude! Who's regifting H & D pears?!?!?! Thems are the ultimate ultimate gifts...omfg I want some.
aviendha
12-19-2007, 12:45 AM
My mother kind of takes the cake for crappy gifts. She insists on buying things that we don't ask for (or specifically ask her NOT to get), that are inappropriate, that are either an expensive waste of money, or a cheap POS that she SAYS is "very expensive!" as if that makes up for it, but since she usually leaves the price tags on (with prices intact), that doesn't always work.
She had a hard time admitting her daughters were growing up. (I have a twin sister.) When we were 27 (and my sister was living with her now-husband), she gave us all underwear sets. Grandma briefs and UNDERSHIRTS. Not camisoles, not tank tops, not bra tops--undershirts. Worse, they were in size M, which was for a chest size of 36" and a hip size of 36-38, and the only measurements we even had that made it over 34" was our HEIGHT. (Not a curvy family, or tall.) Now, this was about the 10th time she'd given us deliberately childish underwear, and where before we just smiled politely and then quietly returned it, this time we just let 'er rip. We laughed, made fun of it, and my sister pulled the underwear on over her pants to show that the waistband came up to her CHEST! Mom attempted to pull the "It was very expensive!" card, but unfortunately the $6.99 tag with JOCKEY clearly printed on each garment blew that story out of the water.
The next year, she gave us all towels. And those were some damn nice towels. Towels are good.
When I moved into an apartment with my then-roommate, my parents came to visit and were over an hour late. Turned out they stopped at a high-end furniture store for a housewarming gift, and gave us an $80, mustard-colored ceramic bowl that had to have been nearly two feet across. What the fuck are we supposed to do with a giant bowl, swim in it? We didn't even have anywhere to put it. That did not make it into the moving boxes when we eventually moved out.
Yes, you would think that suggesting presents, giving her a list and so forth would help, and occasionally it does, but Mom is fucked up when it comes to gift-giving and we've just all come to accept it and deal with it.
cottoncandy
12-19-2007, 12:48 AM
That reminds me my mom likes to send me granny panties too. I'd like to tell her "I'm an adult, I can buy my own underwear now."
I got a set of cheap yellow hand and bath towels. ?
georgiapeach
12-19-2007, 03:56 AM
Whoah dude! Who's regifting H & D pears?!?!?! Thems are the ultimate ultimate gifts...omfg I want some.
heh, i guess that explains the partially eaten fruit...
Susan Wayward
12-19-2007, 04:19 AM
I think I block the bad gifts out, though I have a dim memory of receiving those Franklin Mint commemorative coins in the past from my stepmother. What the hell am I going to do with that shit?
TOTH, I would love a Leatherman too. Or an awesome Swiss Army knife. But I own tools and enjoy using them.
Chrissy68
12-19-2007, 04:34 AM
when i was in my early college years my great aunt got me a rhinestone covered bandana for my birthday. she was notorious for her piss poor taste in gifts... often woudl give the most hideous scrunchies and hair-related items. but the one i never returned was a bright pink wallet with gold stitching that said "hottie" and had my first intial on the back LOL.
overall, i find personal items to be bad ones. and i personally think food is bad to give too, but im allergic to so much stuff so im sure my opinion is skewed a wee bit.
Lysondra
12-19-2007, 06:21 AM
My mum gave me those tightening bodices for Christmas this year. Y'know those tight blacj full-body panty things that are supposed to make you look smoother in a dress?
Mum, I'm 21 and 50kg.... how much tucking do you think I need?! Plus it was in HER size.
Better than the time she regifted to me lingerie she bought and wore for the man who she dated that ended up molesting me (BEFORE she gave me the used lingerie). Ew.
The worst gift I got was from my grandma, my brother and I both got one when were we like 21 and 22 from her. They looked like cat hairballs, and when you squeezed them they screamed! We were like what the hell? She thought they were so cute!
SundayMorning
12-19-2007, 10:30 AM
(oh my god i had no idea lysondra was only 21....feels ancient and dies)
I don't like getting jewelry. I'm really picky about it and yet everyone seems to think "oh she's a girl, girls like shiny things (which IS a valid point), let's get her X random jewelry!" I can think of exactly one necklace that FIL got me that I really love....all the miscellaneous bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings that they, my mom, and my friends have bought are all stuffed somewhere in the back of my bathroom drawer. I feel bad because yeah it's probably expensive...but it's not me!
teeth_of_the_hydra
12-19-2007, 12:48 PM
The worst gift I got was from my grandma, my brother and I both got one when were we like 21 and 22 from her. They looked like cat hairballs, and when you squeezed them they screamed! We were like what the hell? She thought they were so cute!
Hahahahahahahaha what are those things? Do you have a picture? Hahahahahaha this is cracking me up, I am obviously feeling very giggly today.
Taylorlila
12-19-2007, 01:38 PM
I hate when people try to buy me clothes...period
Me to. I told my bf to just buy me giftcards if he was tempted...he got kind of offended but i'm really picky, even if something looks good on the rack, it might look like shit on me.
RoseLeigh
12-19-2007, 01:46 PM
Me to. I told my bf to just buy me giftcards if he was tempted...he got kind of offended but i'm really picky, even if something looks good on the rack, it might look like shit on me.
People NEVER buy the right sizes and most people can't eyeball clothing.I always ask for gift cards.
The last coat my mom bought me was a 2 petite! I am short, but damned if could get my arms in that coat. I was probably an 8/10 at the time!
VegasPrincess
12-19-2007, 02:00 PM
+1 on bath sets.
my ex got me a candy-necklace thong. wtf?? i'm really gonna wear that, dude... and you're REALLY gonna be down there eating that for 2 hrs... gimme a break.
Aww! I would think that was cute :( Mail it to me!! LOL
I have to say, although she has bought me many great gifts, my mom does the most ANNOYING shit ever....okay, I'm 5'2" and right now I weigh like 114. OOOOO huge, I know....however, I generally weigh like 102 and am a 0. Now I wear a 3...again..OOOOOOO.
So my mom has always been my height and probably around 100lbs. Now that I've gained a bit of weight, she always buys me like a large in shit!! Like WTF mom??? Like I'm some giant fat fucking cow because I gained 12lbs!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Hahahahahahahaha what are those things? Do you have a picture? Hahahahahaha this is cracking me up, I am obviously feeling very giggly today.
No I don't I am trying to remember what they were called, I think they were something from Startrek. If I find them I will post a picture.
Passenger
12-19-2007, 02:35 PM
^^^Tribbles!!!! OMFG....I love the tribbles!!
Yeppers that was them, my brother and I never watched startrek nor did my grandma, she just found them one day and thought they were cute. /:O
Lysondra
12-19-2007, 04:23 PM
I knew they were tribbles the second you mentioned them! :D
stellaforstars
12-21-2007, 10:44 AM
A figurine made of ivory...when my Grandmother *knew* I'd been passionately vegetarian for 5 years at that point.
Made me want to cry.
Joplin
12-21-2007, 11:50 AM
My boyfriends aunt gave him a watch for his birthday that just happened, and I just found it in the trash so I decided to find this thread and post, aha. I was REALLY tempted to get him a watch for Christmas actually...When he got it he went on for like 30 minutes about how stupid watches are! Glad I didn't get him that.
I also happened to take a peak in the bag that she gave both of us for Christmas. It's a tea cup and saucer set./:O I'm 18 bf is 21 living in a ghetto apartment with sloppy druggies and we're gonna put saucers and tea cups in the kitchen?!! That is NOT a gift for poor college students!
TheSexKitten
12-21-2007, 12:09 PM
I ALWAYS get fucking lotion sets or cheap purses.
I NEVER use lotion, except at work, and one cheap purse will do me just fine thanks because I don't give a bat's wing about coordinating that shit with my outfit.
Also... stuffed animals. >< Unless my bf gives them to me, then they're sentimental.
Fave gifts given recently were a $300 check, a fat bud of weed, gift card to Sephora, etc.
kitty260
12-21-2007, 12:54 PM
A water-filter pitcher. How romantic.
I'm so lame. I actually asked for one of those this year.
Circe
12-21-2007, 01:04 PM
Um worst...dollar store bath towels that flaked off in bits when you touched them.
Weirdest? Shot glasses that lit up and played music when you used them.
TheSexKitten
12-21-2007, 01:57 PM
The worst gift I probably got was a set of really weird, waxy candles with a bunch of weird shit inside. They wouldn't actually burn and they smelled like rubberbands.
Samba
12-26-2007, 03:18 PM
Okay this belongs in the Worst Gift Hall of Fame: 10 Paper Napkins. My friend did a gift exchange with a bunch of people and received NAPKINS. Dude. That's just not okay.
Brendita
12-26-2007, 04:06 PM
My boyfriend farted at me and said "this is your Christmas present".
I think that counts. Farts are a bad present.
Polekitten
12-26-2007, 05:12 PM
One year I got my ex bf a digital camera which he was really excited about. He got me a flask.
CollegeCutie21
12-26-2007, 08:13 PM
So Christmas Eve this year at my dad's I got my worst present EVER.
I decided last winter to convert to Judaism. Still working on it, getting really close, and loving every minute of it.
My dad has always been a Christian, but the last few years he had become pretty hardcore. Like the "we live in Kansas so we have to be stereotypical Bible Thumpers" kind of hardcore.
One of my presents from him was a card that read "Sometimes we all lose our way, hopefully this will help you." The box contained a tape recording (who has tape players anymore?) of a guy who was raised Jewish, giving a sermon on why he converted to Christianity.
I was hurt.
Still have to go to my Mom's though and I do know she hunted down some Hanukkah paper for me. Little late, but go Mom!
katiekat.h
01-01-2008, 06:59 PM
A Mag Light flash light. From my bf.
BrunetteGoddess
01-01-2008, 07:24 PM
^^ Hey I could use one of those for my car! :P
One year my grandmother sent me a pair of brown Route 99 granny panties. That were 3XL. I was a size 0 at the time and looked at my mom like 'WTF?'. She didn't get it either.
StrawberrySwitchblade
01-02-2008, 07:30 PM
So Christmas Eve this year at my dad's I got my worst present EVER.
I decided last winter to convert to Judaism. Still working on it, getting really close, and loving every minute of it.
My dad has always been a Christian, but the last few years he had become pretty hardcore. Like the "we live in Kansas so we have to be stereotypical Bible Thumpers" kind of hardcore.
One of my presents from him was a card that read "Sometimes we all lose our way, hopefully this will help you." The box contained a tape recording (who has tape players anymore?) of a guy who was raised Jewish, giving a sermon on why he converted to Christianity.
I was hurt.
Still have to go to my Mom's though and I do know she hunted down some Hanukkah paper for me. Little late, but go Mom!
Oh you poor thing! I wish I could hug you.
SexyJess
01-03-2008, 11:43 AM
On Christmas Eve, my husband and I went to see my paternal grandmother. She has always been a little nuts (not in that "sweet old lady" way, either) so when she said she had "something sexy" for me, I was scared.
My husband got a really cool, warm sweatshirt that he will wear all the time. I got something that can only be described as little red riding hood's cape. It looks like it's made of red felt, it's huge, and I have no idea what is's supposed to be. Worse, she made me try it on and wear it the whole time I was there, and then she went "OOPS!" and ripped the damn tag off.... so I couldn't even exchange it for something cool. My husband was trying not to laugh.
My other grandmother also gave me HUGE granny panties when I was 18. I am a medium and I think they were XL. I tried to use them as "period panties" but they were just too big. I feel bad complaining because I love my grandmas, but WTF.
Ah, it's good to be back. I couldn't check Stripperweb from my parents' house because my mom would see it in the history and pee her pants. :)
mercedez
01-03-2008, 08:35 PM
pickles?