As much as we are looking forward to the holidays so we can leave our troubles behind and spend a few days surrounded by our loved ones, there are plenty of ways this magical season can start going downhill.
Maybe one of your clients starts demanding a holiday discount. Or maybe your nephew is complaining about his gift. There's no limit to human creativity when it comes to spoiling Christmas for other people.
To remind you to be kind to others during this time of year, here's a list of people who weren't. Even the Grinch would think most of them pushed it a little too far.
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Selling A Used Imac For 1200$, Woman Asks “How Low” I Would Sell It For, Or If I’d Take 800 And Some Jewelry She Makes. Oh And I Also Ruined Christmas
Strangers Wont Give My Kid AirPods Or Money?! Thanks For Ruining His Christmas!
But everyone who wants to make people smile during Christmas rather than frown should consider gift-giving.
This year in the US, for example, consumers estimate they will spend $942 on Christmas gifts, up from $885 in 2018. In total, gift expenditure should surpass $1 trillion. And there's a good reason behind it.
"Humans are an incredibly social species and one of the things that set us apart is forming and maintaining relationships with others," Daniel Farrelly, a psychologist at the University of Worcester, said. "Gift-giving around holidays, birthdays, graduations or weddings is a great opportunity to reinforce those relationships."
Stealing A Chemo Patient's Neuropathy Cream At Christmas Time
These People In My Building Showing Cruelty Instead Of Love On Christmas
All She Wanted For Christmas Was A Pair Of Airpod Pro!
But whatever you buy, don't add a small gift to a big gift — when we receive presents in a bundle, we tend to unconsciously average out their value, so a small thing tacked onto a big one will hurt the latter's impact.
This is called the "Presenter's Paradox," and it was first exposed in a 2012 study of the same name, where participants were offered either an iPod by itself or an iPod with a free download for one song.
When asked how much they would pay for it, those offered the iPod with the cheap download valued it 20% less than those without. However, participants asked to choose which option they would gift, overwhelmingly went with the one that included the download, demonstrating that when it comes to gift-giving we fail to grasp that (sometimes) less is actually more.
A Christmas-Themed Tale Of One Entitled Woman's Quest For A Free Coffee Shop Journal
She's a better person than me. I would have slowly torn up the sticker while looking the Karen straight in the eyes.
How Are My Kids Supposed To Live Without Juice?!
English is not my native language, but I think this person spelled "thank you" wrong. I'm sure it's just a really long typo.
People Who Steal Christmas Lights
But if you run out of ideas, remember that gift cards are not bad. Cash is probably the one thing that has the same value for everybody.
But while gifting cash is popular on some occasions in some cultures, it's not for everyone and can be interpreted as lazy or sometimes even offensive.
"Gift cards have become much more popular over time. And they're also very popular with recipients," said Joel Waldfogel, an economist and the author of a study called "The Deadweight loss of Christmas."
Yes, they aren't perfect — there's still some perceived loss of value and billions of dollars worth of them go unredeemed each year — but they're a better option than a rushed or poorly chosen set of socks.
This Person Who Wanted Custom-Made Art For A Christmas Discount Of 100% Free
Happy Holidays! It's That Time Of The Year!
Gotta Get That Christmas Money Some Way Or Another!!
Wtf wtf no. This person is gna have a kid and they are this despicable? I hate being the same species as some people sometimes, it's just so Amoral
It Always Gets Worse With Christmas
Selling An $800 Drone With Accessories For $400 To Get A Little Christmas Money. Then This Parent Of The Year Shows Up
Free Christmas Tree Isn’t Tall Or Full Enough…
What a beautiful tree! And free!!! How ungrateful can you be? Creep!!
People Buying Animals As Christmas Presents That They Don’t Intend To Love Or Keep
Walking To The Christmas Fair Downtown
Gross. I saw a guy serving in a cafe that stood like that while he was talking to customers, while I had just sat down at another table. When he left to go in the back, my friend and I left to find somewhere else.
Apparently I Ruined Someone’s Christmas?
How Else Are People Going To Buy Christmas Presents?
wow, many people really don't understand what the word "scam" means!
This Pos Who Stole A $250 Present Off Our Porch That Arrived After We Went To Bed. Video Is From 3 Am Christmas Day
Imagined Being This Ungrateful
Put Up Different Christmas Decorations!
Stealing On Christmas
Give A Dog Away Cause It’s Aging, Wants A Brand New Puppy For Christmas
Christmas Day Discounts For Second Hand Cars??
My Aunt’s Skeevy Boyfriend Went From Asking What My Husband And I Want For Christmas To This Garbage In 2 Minutes
Cb Doesn’t Appreciate “Lame” Christmas Gift
First Time In Years That I've Been Able To Afford Decent Christmas Gifts For My Niece And This Piece Of Shit Stole Them Off Of My Sisters Porch!
Still don't get this utter US madness of leaving parcels on porches and next wondering that they get stolen. In the Netherlands either your neighbor is asked to hold the parcel for you, or it is taken to some shop where you can collect it. Delivery people don't leave parcels at your door for the convenience of thieves.
Bragging About Destroying A Kids Christmas Present That He Stole... Outstanding Human Being
Ex Baby Daddy Photo Shops His & New Gfs Faces Onto His Ex Baby Moms Christmas Photos
Omg. I am stopping here I was expecting Christmas grinches not psycho
It's Sad That You Have To Say This On Christmas
Just like people getting a good meal in a restaurant and then commenting how they can make the same thing at a fraction of the price. Yeah no s**t, Bob but is it even edible? Not to mention the time for ingredients shopping, the prep work and the clean-up too.
This Was On A Post About Giving Free Stuff For People In Need For Christmas
“…while I’m on mine…”. But as an actual response without a drip of self awareness
Using A Living Creature To Make Your Tacky Christmas Decorations
Local Needs Group. A Christmas Tree Is Requested. A Christmas Tree Is Given. But The Stand Was Lost Somewhere. Now Tree Recipient Has Useless Garbage From Jerks And Has To Haul It To The Dump
Not understanding this one. *Edit* not all of the post loaded- all of the chat portion was missing my first time around.
Someone Cut Down A Neighbor's Tree For Christmas Purposes
My Brother Won Some Basketball Tickets At Our Work Christmas Party Last Night. Not Being A Basketball Fan, He Decided To Try To Sell Them To Make Money To Go Towards Our Parents Christmas Present. As You Know, It's Choosy Beggars Favorite Time Of The Year!
Pay Me $100 And I’ll Let You Take Down My Christmas Tree, Lights, And Ornaments While I Sit There Watching You, Sipping My Drink
Yes, but with all the self-righteous a holes out here it can be hard to see it for satire!
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This is a joke but I have seen posts where people are giving away free flooring and wood but want the person to come to their house and rip up the floor or dismantle the decks. These assholes are just trying to get free labour.
the funny part is that if you have good quality wooden stuff, they almost kill eachother for taking it down for you, and after an hour max after you post they can come at least in Poland
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For $100? No thanks. I paid about 75 for mine this year, and I don’t expect this went for much more originally.
Unfortunately, if this was real, he'd have gotten a few bites. trump opened my eyes to this mindboggling reality.
Someone needs to drill a hole in his head and let the pressure out.
Yeh.. About that middle bit "..as I will be just sitting here and sipping my drink.." NO.
So you buy a killed tree, don't even honor the sacrifice by enjoying its fleeting beauty properly, and afterwards you do this shitty deal on top?!?!!!! And worst part of it: the guy prolly spawned too, so his legacy of idiocy will continue.
I Bought A Friend A Season Pass As A Late Christmas Gift, A Day Later Wants Me To Get A Refund And Buy Him Something Else
That's That Christmas Spirit!
This Guy Is 35 Years Old...
This An En Employee Of 10+ Years “Gift” For Christmas From Wal-Mart
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you know what? we should set up a treasure hunt for people that steal packes from doors.. like they steal the package, inside is a map.. and they need to hunt the treasure down by passing some riddles or quests... while they are searching for the treasure... they get filmed by hidden cameras.. fun part of the whole game? they land in a "fake" prison cell, trough a hole in the floor.... where Chris Hansen from "to catch a predator" is waiting for them...
Because everyone needs a good story after this list: A 15 year old girl working at a McDonald's in Eden Prairie, Minnesota saved a customer who was choking on a chicken nugget in the drive thru. This young lady jumped out the drive thru window to perform the Heimlich and directed the passenger to call 911. The customer is just fine ❤️
I wanted to leave a sarcastic comment with a hyperbolic example, but couldn't make up something more absurd than those stories.
The thing about people not wanting to pay for stuff/work isn't limited to Christmas. It's crazy how people feel entitled to get free stuff, and they don't understand that other people have to earn a living. I had an online business when I was a student to pay for my studies since we weren't allowed to have a job, and people would very often insult me because I was selling my work and not giving it for free (it was custom content for a video game at 5$ for one month of unlimited downloads you can't do cheaper than that)
I agree that the Walmart one has no business on this list of horrors, lol. Walmarts the horror there
..and people wonder why I don't celebrate Christmas. "GIMME gimme Gimme"
Our families select various charities for Christmas and make a donation in someone's name, rather than giving them a gift.
My family has done that some years, others we have all bought from op shops, or given all handmade gifts.
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When you talk about one topic, you get a certain reaction! When you talk about a different topic, you get different responses! You say "On this post none of you will give anything to anyone for nothing", and mention livable wages three times. I cannot understand your point. I think you are trying to say we are all hypocrites for simultaneously supporting living wages and not supporting Christmas greed? Those issues and threads are not comparable in this instance, and if that's not your point then I honestly don't know what is. Nevertheless, Happy Holidays I hope it's a good and safe one for you and yours
Load More Replies... you know what? we should set up a treasure hunt for people that steal packes from doors.. like they steal the package, inside is a map.. and they need to hunt the treasure down by passing some riddles or quests... while they are searching for the treasure... they get filmed by hidden cameras.. fun part of the whole game? they land in a "fake" prison cell, trough a hole in the floor.... where Chris Hansen from "to catch a predator" is waiting for them...
Because everyone needs a good story after this list: A 15 year old girl working at a McDonald's in Eden Prairie, Minnesota saved a customer who was choking on a chicken nugget in the drive thru. This young lady jumped out the drive thru window to perform the Heimlich and directed the passenger to call 911. The customer is just fine ❤️
I wanted to leave a sarcastic comment with a hyperbolic example, but couldn't make up something more absurd than those stories.
The thing about people not wanting to pay for stuff/work isn't limited to Christmas. It's crazy how people feel entitled to get free stuff, and they don't understand that other people have to earn a living. I had an online business when I was a student to pay for my studies since we weren't allowed to have a job, and people would very often insult me because I was selling my work and not giving it for free (it was custom content for a video game at 5$ for one month of unlimited downloads you can't do cheaper than that)
I agree that the Walmart one has no business on this list of horrors, lol. Walmarts the horror there
..and people wonder why I don't celebrate Christmas. "GIMME gimme Gimme"
Our families select various charities for Christmas and make a donation in someone's name, rather than giving them a gift.
My family has done that some years, others we have all bought from op shops, or given all handmade gifts.
Load More Replies... When you talk about one topic, you get a certain reaction! When you talk about a different topic, you get different responses! You say "On this post none of you will give anything to anyone for nothing", and mention livable wages three times. I cannot understand your point. I think you are trying to say we are all hypocrites for simultaneously supporting living wages and not supporting Christmas greed? Those issues and threads are not comparable in this instance, and if that's not your point then I honestly don't know what is. Nevertheless, Happy Holidays I hope it's a good and safe one for you and yours
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