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Presents That Ruined Holidays Faster Than A Burnt Turkey
Article created by: Simona Kinderytė
The holiday season is in full swing. You might have gotten your loved ones presents months ago, or you’re adding some genius last-minute touches. In either case, we’re sure you put a lot of care into buying or crafting something truly remarkable. It’s the effort and the thought that count. However, the reality is that not everyone puts the same amount of care into their gifts.
Sometimes, people are so put out by the presents they’ve gotten from their family, friends, or coworkers that they want to vent about them online. Bored Panda has compiled a list of photos of the biggest holiday gift disappointments, which you’ll find as you scroll down. It’s the kind of stuff that would make Santa Claus have a stern word with the gift-givers.
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#2
Got My Nieces (3) This Tent For Christmas. One Ran Away And One Started To Cry
My SIL was like “we have one of those, it’s the time-out tent”.
#3
Merry Christmas, Here’s Your Gift!
I sent my sister a stockpot and claimed other home goods for Christmas (she just got an apartment and has nothing for her kitchen).
She came home to find her package looked like it had been run over. The guy at the front desk who took the package in said the delivery driver seemed supremely uninterested in the problematic package. Getting it refunded and a new one sent over, hopefully in better condition and in time for Christmas.
Bonus cat in pic too. Say hello to Star!
#4
Today Is Teacher Appreciation Day. Our Principal Told Us She Left “Surprise Treats” In The Lounge As Our Gift. These Are The Treats
My favorite is the leftover snack from her Southwest flight.
#5
My Husband Got Me Some Gifts To Help Challenge My Ocd In Small, Manageable Ways
I don't know what I find more upsetting - the lopsided notebook or the lack of alignment on the dots of the die.
#6
Most Of My Gifts Are Stuck In A Distribution Center, And Have Been For Over 2 Weeks. Guess My Brother In Law Gets This
#7
At The Bottom Of A Plastic Cup
A gift my daughter received… why make/sell/buy this if it can’t be used?
#10
Christmas Gift From Sister In Law: Handmade Soap With Real Legos Embedded In It. They Slowly Start To Emerge The More You Use It. Can Wait ‘Till The First One Falls Out Mid-Shower
#11
Cfo Sent Me A Thank You Gift
Backstory: I've been doing the workload of 2 people for almost 2 years now, they just fired someone from my team and my manager has gone on stress leave and long service leave so I've been covering for both of them for the last 5-6 weeks too.
The company CFO, who I report to, lives in a different state. Last month I had to do our end of month procedures by myself for the first time (which usually involves 4 people) and had to be done on a strict timeline. I worked my guts out to do it, and afterwards I had 973 emails of my own to action that I had ignored to finish end of month. I was overwhelmed and told the CFO and CEO that I was taking a day off because my workload is too high and I needed to mental break to reset.
The CFO has been making a big deal for the last 3 weeks to the exec team and other managers in my office about how she's organised a nice gift for me to say thank you for the hard work I've put in. The last week she mentioned it to me directly and has been asking me to hunt it down because she couldn't understand how it still hadn't gotten there and didn't want it to get lost etc...
Today it turned up and it was literally 2 packets of Peppa Pig lollies. I have never laughed so hard, yet been so offended at the same time.
How would you take this? Should I say something?
#12
My Boyfriend’s Mom Regifted Me This Blanket For Christmas That I Had Recently Gifted Her For Her Birthday
#13
A Fine Example Of The Unlucky Luck I Have, I Won A $250 Gift Basket... That No One Realized Was Supposed To Be Refrigerated
It’s filled with fancy oils and rotten artisan cheeses. On the plus side, I have a new pet, Mary Jane Rotten Cheese.
#14
Growing Up My Parents Refused To Ever Get Me Dolls Or Accessories, I’m In My 20’s Now (No Kids) And They Have Decided To Buy Obnoxious Doll Stuff Each Year And Laugh In My Face
This was this year’s “gift”.
#17
My Dad Celebrated His 60th Last Night, A Majority Of His "Friends" Brought Bottles Of Wine As A Gift. He's Been Sober For Over 26 Years
#19
4 Of My Coworkers Quit Last Week, So Corporate Handed Out Gift Bags. Corporate Clearly Thinks We're Kindergarteners
#20
Did This Annoyingly Difficult Prize Puzzle Just To Find Out After That It Was Used And The Code Had Already Been Redeemed
Received this puzzle as a Christmas gift. The puzzle was pretty bad quality and that made it really hard to do, but it was a fun concept and promised you could win some cash prizes, including a million dollars! It was in a sealed package, but we found out after that it came from a bookstore that sells used books and games, and they shrink wrapped it. When we finished it and scanned the code, it had already been redeemed. Worked on it all day and joked we would end up with the lowest prize of $1, but we didn’t even get that, ha.
#26
Employee Appreciation Gift
This was what our company gave everyone for employee appreciation week. A rock. I’ve been here 4 years and haven’t received a raise since 2021 (not for lack of tryin!). a rock.
#27
This Is Our "Employee Appreciation" Gift. A First Aid Kit, Complete With A Children's Activity Book, And Crayons. I Work At A Factory
#30
The Gift I Got From Work For "National Thank You Day." I Feel Truly Insulted
I also work in finance so I had to expense the invoices for this lavish gift set last week so I knew it was coming.
#31
Got This As A Gift And Honestly I Don't Want To Throw It Away Just Because It's Terribly Funny
#32
My Wife’s Teacher Appreciation Gift From The Administrators Who Have Let Everyone Know All Year They Do Not Appreciate Them At All
#33
First Day Of Teacher Appreciation Week. This Was Our Gift Bag Given To Us By Administration
#34
Won A Gift Card At School, It’s Expired. Kinda Was Expecting More, I Literally Go To A Private School
#35
My Buddy Was Cleaning Out His Desk While At Home During The Quarantine, And Found A $50 Gift Card
#36
What I Ordered vs. What I Got
To keep it short, I was specifically looking for a Goldendoodle holiday figurine for my MIL. At the time, there were no reviews on this and it was $30 so I took a risk. It didn’t pay off this time… I at least thought it would be 3D...
I would be a bit upset if it wasn’t so funny. I think I’m going to keep him and put him outside.
#37
My Girlfriend And A Group Of Her Friends Decided To Order A $150 Rug As A Birthday Gift For A Friend. The Rug Arrived Today, And It Seems No One Bothered To Check The Size
#42
My Wife Received A Corporate Gift From One Of Her Partners For Christmas. It Came With Candy, Champagne Flutes, And A Small Bottle Of Bubbly. It Has Been In The Fridge Since
When we wanted a couple of mimosas yesterday. When I went to open the bottle, I found out it was a candle.
#43
Was Sent An Ice Cream Cake As A Surprise Thank You Gift. This Is What I Saw When I Opened It
#46
My Girlfriends Boss Handed This To Her In Her Office Saying, "These Are Being Handed Out From The Company." I'm Not Sure If This Is A Christmas Gift. What Do You All Think?
#47
Yesterday My Grandfather Gifted Me His Fathers Watch... Tonight It Fell Off My Desk
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