Buying Christmas gifts can be tricky, especially if you don't have those personalized letters that Santa does. Which is why people often, lets put it this way, don't precisely meet the gift ideas receivers had in mind. But hey, at least we could get a good laugh out it.
From giving an amputee a pair of socks and a cat toy to the least favorite grandchild to such funny gifts as nurses gown as a dress and shredded cheese packs, this list has all the worst Christmas gifts ideas. Luckily, most of them were met in good humor!
Below you'll find a list, inspired by mrsik187, of the most unique Christmas gifts people have ever received. Take a look, feel free to add your own awful gifts to the list and hopefully this year you've been good enough to deserve a proper secret Santa gift!
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I cant stop laughing about this one. (And, man, do I need a good laugh at the moment)
Why didn't they just pack up all the socks into one package? I don't know, my grandma has the same thoughts about getting you to open a bunch of stuff so you "feel like you're getting more". I say, it's just a waste of paper, since ultimately I'll just have a bunch of small things anyway, and I'm an adult, so I don't get much joy from simply ripping into presents!
You didn't read what she wrote... The brother had MANY 🎁 gifts to unwra.They also wanted her to have MANY gifts to unwrap... not just the laptop and a big package with 18 socks.. that makes only 2 packages.
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One Christmas, my mother bought me exactly one thousand pairs of socks... Just socks. "But they have monsters on them", she said. "You like this scary kind of stuff." Needless to say, I was in my early twenties and I've learnt not to expect that people know me very well, so the whole thing was dismissable and I thanked her; especially since I did need some new socks. Happy ending, right? Uno momento, chico! I'm a woman, measuring at an altitudinous 5'10", and let's just say that proportionally... Well, long story short, my rather equally short mother dearest ended up commandeering all of them. So remember, kids -- when you think you've had a c**p gift-giving year, just remember that at least it's not one-thousand unusable socks. Have a Christmas, everyone. *grumpy cat face*
Geez, the mom could have thought this through better - how could she not anticipate the disappointment, even if it was only initial?!
If i had run crying from christmas morning, disappointed with my gifts, my mum would have blistered my a**e. Kids expect too much
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All my life I get the same exact scarf and socks from my aunt, with the same exact excitement from her...
I like socks, socks are cool. And they keep my toes warm. :p
I had that happen with candles one year. Got like 6 of them because my family didnt tell each other what they were getting me.
I have no idea what I am going to get. I’m 16 years young and I usually get 1 gift that I want thats not to expensive ex. XboxOne(I got this 2 years ago, I’m a gamer and I have been since I was little around 5+/- years old)/ Cooking stuff(Yes I asked for that one year)/ A video game(3 games a year ago). But I have everything I want, other people ask for cell phones (New) at/before my age but I’m not that into cell phones and selfies. I told my mother all I wanted was family but the next day she told me she ordered me something... But I have 100% no idea what it is and its killing me on the inside... :)
But they still could have gotten her more than socks. They could have bought a lot of different small items.
I had the same experience but with less socks and no other present : ( Merry Christmas!
I got a block of cement formed from a 5 gallon bucket, skiing with a crappy little rock hammer. After months of chipping away I finally found the one thing entombed within... A better rock hammer. :/
My grandpa was convinced that the nurses were stealing and moving his TV remote....which he called the "modulator"
A friend recently asked me if he should buy his wife a tree for Christmas, as a memorial to her dead mum........ NOOOOOOOOOOO was my reply.
Last Christmas my aunt,not to be rude but really puts absolutely no thought into her gifts whatsoever gave me a little 100 piece puzzle that I could do before i even started school and learned how to read and right. I'm 25 now. The box even read recommended for ages 6-10. My mother didn't find funny and sent straight back to her and told her sister she must get me something more age appropriate. Thanks a lot.
“Must” get you something more age appropriate?” Or she could have gotten you NOTHING-what you and your mother deserve.
Load More Replies... My husband gave me a tube of a**l lube. I couldn’t work out whether it was an invitation or he was saying I was an Arsehole. ... we are currently separating
You should be happy to even get presents in one week I've lost my job and didn't get paid for the work I did for a whole month which got me to getting evicted from apartment and my dog is dieing in front of me and can't afford to put him out of him out of his misery or a way t o get him there because my car is broke.so in a happy you get presents and be happy you have a home and people who care
One time we got a used board game (clearly from their closet) and another time I got a math textbook.
Used to get deodorant or Christmas when I was a preteen. Made me feel like I wasn't using enough of it or something, really self conscious.
I got a 6-pack of soda and 2 bags of snacks with nuts (he likes nuts, I don't). Grocery store food for Christmas. I got him a snowblower.
my aunt-in-law once gave me an IOU for one napkin off of my wedding registry... for Christmas. one. cloth. napkin.
Surprised I didn't see Grandma_Is_Satan (me) because I've some terrible gifts that Reddit now knows about (none were from grandma)
A friend recently asked me if he should buy his wife a tree for Christmas, as a memorial to her dead mum........ NOOOOOOOOOOO was my reply.
Last Christmas my aunt,not to be rude but really puts absolutely no thought into her gifts whatsoever gave me a little 100 piece puzzle that I could do before i even started school and learned how to read and right. I'm 25 now. The box even read recommended for ages 6-10. My mother didn't find funny and sent straight back to her and told her sister she must get me something more age appropriate. Thanks a lot.
“Must” get you something more age appropriate?” Or she could have gotten you NOTHING-what you and your mother deserve.
Load More Replies... My husband gave me a tube of a**l lube. I couldn’t work out whether it was an invitation or he was saying I was an Arsehole. ... we are currently separating
You should be happy to even get presents in one week I've lost my job and didn't get paid for the work I did for a whole month which got me to getting evicted from apartment and my dog is dieing in front of me and can't afford to put him out of him out of his misery or a way t o get him there because my car is broke.so in a happy you get presents and be happy you have a home and people who care
One time we got a used board game (clearly from their closet) and another time I got a math textbook.
Used to get deodorant or Christmas when I was a preteen. Made me feel like I wasn't using enough of it or something, really self conscious.
I got a 6-pack of soda and 2 bags of snacks with nuts (he likes nuts, I don't). Grocery store food for Christmas. I got him a snowblower.
my aunt-in-law once gave me an IOU for one napkin off of my wedding registry... for Christmas. one. cloth. napkin.
Surprised I didn't see Grandma_Is_Satan (me) because I've some terrible gifts that Reddit now knows about (none were from grandma)
