Christmas is just a few days away and while most of us have made a wishlist, it’s not a guarantee that we’ll actually receive gifts that we want. I know the worst gift I ever received was $100 cash for my birthday…from my HUSBAND! So there you go Rob Ford, not all women want cash as gifts!
On one of my recent posts, I asked readers to leave me a comment describing the worst gift they ever received. Some of the answers were funny, some were downright sad and some were very cliche (ie. vacuum). There were also a lot of obvious re-gifts. Most of the bad gifts seemed to have come from in-laws (shocker?!). Here are some of my personal favourites from the collection of ‘worst’ gifts.
– Chia Pet
– a rendering of The Last Supper on velvet … not even something I could possibly re-gift!
– singing wall fish
– a pair of thong underwear… given at the office gift exchange.
– oranges
– Sardines as a joke gift but there was never a follow up real gift and I am a vegetarian
– a snuggie
– my mother in law bought me a scale
– My MIL put tampons in my stocking one year
– my brother took a photo of me and my newborn son and swapped our heads onto each others’ bodies in Photoshop, then framed it.
– I once got a ball from my grandparents which actually turned out to be a dog chew toy.
– I got luggage for Christmas when I was 17!
– The worst gift was car wash coupons – and I don’t own a car!
– I got a pair of pierced earrings and my ears are not pierced
– An electric shaver for my legs… From a boyfriend
– I had an elderly neighbour give me a stick of deodorant for xmas one year
– I got a box of chocolate with two chocolates missing
– My MIL gave me an ugly vase that looked like she picked it up at the dollar store.
– my husband bought me a brita one year lol. i looked inside to see if there was a ring or some kind of jewelry but no…just a brita
– a dog calendar…..really boyfriend, really!?
– hubby bought me chocolate – i’m allergic to chocolate. turned out he wanted chocolate
– expired chocolate
– a broom
– a re-gifted piece of jewelry with the card still in the box!
– a maternity shirt as a gift when we were first dating!
So… what was the worst gift you’ve ever received?
Hopefully this holiday you get everything you’ve wished for and more.
Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas from my family to yours.
Haha I have wanted a chia pet for so long but have not received one yet! And In our first year together my boyfriend bought me a brita for my bday too. I am convinced it was just for him though :/
I can totally see people either loving or hating a chia pet as a gift. Hopefully someone you know sees this comment : )
Interesting that a Brita has been mentioned a few times as a bad gift. Lol
maya, i thought i had gotten some bad gifts but after reading your list…well…at least all your bad gifts gave ME a really good laugh! thanks for sharing and i hope you get everything you want this holiday season (and if not go out and get it for yourself – that’s my secret!)
I got expired candy this year, EXCEPT,it gets even better… Therr were 2 pieces-
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It was a big bag of toffee candies which s tought I saw on his night stand before a couple times…Feeling crazy I checked expiration date-5 days expired and as I unwrapped one candy it was already covered i n a n green fungus!
But there was also a small bag of chocolate bars and gum, wrapped in a foil ,he gave it to me and said- here, I wrapped it myself! – Looking super proud.
But question-why on earth would he buy a couple bars+ gum and then wrap them in a tiny foil! I mean, there are gorgeous chocolate boxes! Looks like a regift from work..
And for a cherry on top he went away to his family and I stayed alone in halls… Like totally alone….
Yeah…