While all gifts are synonymous with a nice gesture and are meant to uplift our souls, not always do they do that. Sometimes, the very opposite happens.
Remember the last time you received a gift you didn’t want or need, or something that was plain insulting? After all, we are just almost a month after all the winter festivities, meaning we have probably one or two gifted things we’d be much better off without.
So when the Twitter page UberFacts asked people “What's the most messed up gift you've ever received?”, it hit way too close to home for many. The stories that make you laugh, cry and feel bad for these gift receivers (and givers, too!) started rolling and we wrapped up some of the most eyebrow-raising below.
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Just imagine being tired and going to pee in the middle of the night and you see this down the hall
To be honest, Santa is not a Christian thing either. Anyway, it's a silly birthday present, especially for a person who does not celebrate Christmas. Perhaps the person didn't try to be offensive. A friend of mine (50) recently "discovered" (I told her) that Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas. Her answer? "...but EVERYBODY celebrates Christmas!"
Not to mention, Atkins will fill you so full of sodium you will die of a heart attack...just like Dr. Atkins did.
My mum is very hit and miss with Christmas presents. After 40 years I just go with it.
Someone gave me a phone case that has liquid and glitter in it, it's very soothing to watch at least
I've always found the conversion tactics very weird. In school I learned the three C's when the Spanish were taking over my state. Colonize, Convert, and Control. They wanted everyone to be Christian, weirdly enough.
That would be nice in 2020 if you were stuck home with toddlers imo
Actually, I would love it if someone gave me that because those are impossible find now in 2023.
This sucks but at the same time the no context is hilarious
Little girl sees pretty flowers wants to give them to mom, dad indulges daughter's desire to make mom happy. Nothing at all wrong with this.
So, something I feel bad about to this day, even though my parents are long gone. My parents were struggling when I was growing up, although they ended up well off later in life (paid for college, gave me my first car, etc.). One birthday I got a lot of freebie type stuff. Think hotel soaps, free pens, etc. Truly awful gifts for a kid, but looking back it was probably just a lean time. I was upset and said something about "stolen" gifts. I am sure it was very hurtful. It's one of those times I wish I could go back and change. Kindness is never a bad choice, especially with those you love.
Thank you for posting something worth reading in this entitlement festival
Load More Replies...One year my mum got a concussion at the start of December, and *everyone* got multiple stressballs and colourful underwear. By Christmas she couldn't remember what was in the presents, and even she has no idea why her injured brain decided everyone needed hot pink panties and half a dozen stress balls. Multiple gifts each, for 6 people, wrapped in a variety of slightly odd ways, and it was always a stress ball or underpants. Christmas cracker? Underpants. Envelope wrapped in christmas paper? Underpants. Round and wrapped in two meters of cellophane so it looks like a comet? Stress ball. Pringles tin? stress ball between pairs of underpants. Box of chocolates? Nope, it's reused packaging for three pairs of underpants. By the about the fifth present my mum was looking completely mystified and the rest of us were laughing our heads off.
Your poor mum! That's the definition of "It seemed like a good idea at the time!"
Load More Replies...A few years back I got nothing on my birthday, it was Corona time and nobody actually had time to get anything. I went out to buy a bottle of alcohol and the woman saw it was my birthday on my ID. She gave me leftover chocolate from Christmas and she didn't even know it was the only gift I'd get.
Awwww! That makes me happy. I hope you had better birthdays after that one. If not, here ya go 🍾🍷🥃🥂🍻🍺🍕🍦🍨🥳
Load More Replies...So, something I feel bad about to this day, even though my parents are long gone. My parents were struggling when I was growing up, although they ended up well off later in life (paid for college, gave me my first car, etc.). One birthday I got a lot of freebie type stuff. Think hotel soaps, free pens, etc. Truly awful gifts for a kid, but looking back it was probably just a lean time. I was upset and said something about "stolen" gifts. I am sure it was very hurtful. It's one of those times I wish I could go back and change. Kindness is never a bad choice, especially with those you love.
Thank you for posting something worth reading in this entitlement festival
Load More Replies...One year my mum got a concussion at the start of December, and *everyone* got multiple stressballs and colourful underwear. By Christmas she couldn't remember what was in the presents, and even she has no idea why her injured brain decided everyone needed hot pink panties and half a dozen stress balls. Multiple gifts each, for 6 people, wrapped in a variety of slightly odd ways, and it was always a stress ball or underpants. Christmas cracker? Underpants. Envelope wrapped in christmas paper? Underpants. Round and wrapped in two meters of cellophane so it looks like a comet? Stress ball. Pringles tin? stress ball between pairs of underpants. Box of chocolates? Nope, it's reused packaging for three pairs of underpants. By the about the fifth present my mum was looking completely mystified and the rest of us were laughing our heads off.
Your poor mum! That's the definition of "It seemed like a good idea at the time!"
Load More Replies...A few years back I got nothing on my birthday, it was Corona time and nobody actually had time to get anything. I went out to buy a bottle of alcohol and the woman saw it was my birthday on my ID. She gave me leftover chocolate from Christmas and she didn't even know it was the only gift I'd get.
Awwww! That makes me happy. I hope you had better birthdays after that one. If not, here ya go 🍾🍷🥃🥂🍻🍺🍕🍦🍨🥳
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