Christmas candy in an Easter basket...

[disney1990]

I agree. I mean, gosh, Christmas was more than 3 months ago. Definitely tacky.

Yes, you think they would have bought left over Valentines Day candy.

 

[3prettyprincesses]

But wait, it gets better. He also got a plastic lighted dreidel in his Easter basket. Nope, not kidding. And nope, we're not Jewish.


This is the thread that just won't die. Die, dammit, die!

OMG! That is funny, funnier than getting Christmas candy in April!

Yup, this is going to be THAT thread that never ends....it just goes on and on my friends, someone started posting it not knowing what it was and now they'll keep replying to it only just because....

 

[akcire]

But wait, it gets better. He also got a plastic lighted dreidel in his Easter basket. Nope, not kidding. And nope, we're not Jewish.

First--I would hope if you were Jewish, your MIL would not be getting an Easter basket for your son.

Onto the humorous yet slightly passive aggressive part of my post--

I think your son needs to sing the dreidel song for your mother-in-law. You could download something from the internet for him to sing along to, and then he could perform it for her birthday or an anniversary. Of course you would have to have him present her with a dreidel of her very own. Do they have any pets? oytoys.com has both dog and cat dreidel toys---I would be having a lot of fun with this. (This is a real website--and they have good customer service).

One year my mother-in-law "regifted" me something I had purchased for her, she forgot. After that I only purchased her monogrammed items--it really cuts down on the "regifting" when your name is stitched into an item.

 

[Ephany]

Do you REALLY think a 3 POUND bag of Christmas M&M's cost less than 1 Reese's Egg or a small bag of Palmer candies with some $.50 plastic eggs. Even if the bag was 1.50, you can get an Easter toy at Walmart for $1. A $1 bubble wand.

It is the THOUGHT that counts and her in-laws put ZERO thought into the gift. Even if it was a HANDMADE card that didn't cost anything.

I feel like I'm reading a different thread. I'm in the twilight zone.

Those $1 bubble wands from Walmart are awesome, they're an Easter basket staple here. They're even better than the chocolate bunny according to my DD.

I agree, it is the thought that counts and gifts like this show no thought. Seriously who gives 3 pounds of candy to a young child? Although I do find the fact that it's Christmas candy very funny, it's something my mother would do.

I like this idea. As well as giving them Peeps for Christmas.

But wait, it gets better. He also got a plastic lighted dreidel in his Easter basket. Nope, not kidding. And nope, we're not Jewish.

This is the thread that just won't die. Die, dammit, die!

Now where's the fun in that?


So what else was in the basket?

 

[C.Ann]

Probably not the best choice for such a young child, but other than that I don't see it as a big deal.. I know quite a few people who buy Halloween/Christmas/Easter candy as soon as it's marked down and pop it in the freezer for later use..

Along the same lines, I watched a special on tv a few years ago about candy canes.. They were interviewing the owner of the largest candy cane factory in the country and he mentioned that candy canes don't reach their "full" flavor until they're one to two years old.. He suggested buying them after Christmas and freezing them until at least the following year..

 

[xoprincessmomxo]

But wait, it gets better. He also got a plastic lighted dreidel in his Easter basket. Nope, not kidding. And nope, we're not Jewish.


This is the thread that just won't die. Die, dammit, die!

That is too funny! Reminds me of the lady on here that does the Christmas thread every year of, I believe, her mother's gifts to her and her children. Your son will be able to start his own Tacky Easter basket gifts from Grandma thread.

 

[OceanAnnie]

...is what you get when you have cheap in-laws. A 3-pound bag of Christmas M&Ms. Because it was on sale.

My son doesn't know the difference, but really? I mean...really?

I'll say it. I totally agree with the OP. I think it's tacky and cheap. I would never say anything to them, and I'm sure the OP didn't either, but it wouldn't stop me from having my (silent) opinion, either.

Yep. Three pounds!!!??!!! And from Christmas?! Yes. I wouldn't say anything either, but it would make me pause. Thanks for the laugh this morning.

 

[padams]

At least the MIL gave recently purchased candy even if it was for the wrong holiday...

My MIL routinely gives my kids candy (and other food) that is past its expiration date. For Valentine's Day 2010, she gave them a bag of cherry "cordial" filled Hershey kisses with an expiration date of 2008. I'm not sure where she gets this stuff- whether she bought it 3 or 4 years ago and put it away or if she has found a thrift shop (she loves thrift shops) that sells expired candy. It's not a money issue as she's worth millions.

 

[OceanAnnie]

This thread reminds me of the wacky Christmas presents that a DISer gets from her MIL every year. People love it! Can't get enough of it. I don't know why that thread is perceived as funny and this one has lessons in gratitude.

I don't see any difference. They are both funny to me. OP, maybe you could do an annual Easter thread.

 

[OceanAnnie]

At least the MIL gave recently purchased candy even if it was for the wrong holiday...

My MIL routinely gives my kids candy (and other food) that is past its expiration date. For Valentine's Day 2010, she gave them a bag of cherry "cordial" filled Hershey kisses with an expiration date of 2008. I'm not sure where she gets this stuff- whether she bought it 3 or 4 years ago and put it away or if she has found a thrift shop (she loves thrift shops) that sells expired candy. It's not a money issue as she's worth millions.

Yikes!

 

[PaulaSue]

OP, get over it. Really! It is not stale or out of date. If you want "Easter" candy you pay for it.

 

[hucifer]

"I would throw them away, or feed them to the guys at work, and I would think that whichever mother had given them to us was just weird. Why?"

So I told him such opinions were rude and ungrateful.

His response:

"Are you kidding me? Whatever. I'm going to pee."

Woman, you crack me up.

Yup, this is going to be THAT thread that never ends....it just goes on and on my friends, someone started posting it not knowing what it was and now they'll keep replying to it only just because....

God, I hope not.

First--I would hope if you were Jewish, your MIL would not be getting an Easter basket for your son.

True!

Do they have any pets? oytoys.com has both dog and cat dreidel toys---I would be having a lot of fun with this.

The humor would be lost on them. But that's a funny thought.

One year my mother-in-law "regifted" me something I had purchased for her, she forgot. After that I only purchased her monogrammed items--it really cuts down on the "regifting" when your name is stitched into an item.

That's a great way to save money! Just keep regiving the same gifts to each other over and over. I like it.

So what else was in the basket?

Some books (yay!) and some random toys. Nothing that is worthy of noting like the Christmas candy or the dreidel, unfortunately.

That is too funny! Reminds me of the lady on here that does the Christmas thread every year of, I believe, her mother's gifts to her and her children. Your son will be able to start his own Tacky Easter basket gifts from Grandma thread.

That thread is one of the funniest things I read every year. And don't count on me crabbing about next year's basket!!!

My MIL routinely gives my kids candy (and other food) that is past its expiration date. For Valentine's Day 2010, she gave them a bag of cherry "cordial" filled Hershey kisses with an expiration date of 2008. I'm not sure where she gets this stuff- whether she bought it 3 or 4 years ago and put it away or if she has found a thrift shop (she loves thrift shops) that sells expired candy. It's not a money issue as she's worth millions.

You win.

OP, maybe you could do an annual Easter thread.

Yikes! No way.

 

[connorlevismom]

At least the MIL gave recently purchased candy even if it was for the wrong holiday...

My MIL routinely gives my kids candy (and other food) that is past its expiration date. For Valentine's Day 2010, she gave them a bag of cherry "cordial" filled Hershey kisses with an expiration date of 2008. I'm not sure where she gets this stuff- whether she bought it 3 or 4 years ago and put it away or if she has found a thrift shop (she loves thrift shops) that sells expired candy. It's not a money issue as she's worth millions.

LOL this is SO my MIL! She always gives the kids candy in whatever gift she gives. It is always rock hard and a funny greyish color when you open it. The chocolate, anyway. My DH jokes that it is the candy that was in the candy jar on their counter when he was in high school (he is 35). I often wonder about that jar. We have been together for 12 years and there is still the same candy at the bottom of that jar that was there when we first started dating.

We always get to the gifts first (she always puts them in bags) and throw the candy out before my son can see it.

Kristine

 

[A&Bmama]

On no Hucifer, what have you done!

Wow, who knew a little candy could cause such controversy.

 

[Debbie7452]

My Mom won't actually give gifts she has had to PAY for...My Mom gives my kids free stuff she finds at events and coventions and whatnot. Like last time she gave my DS-4 a MEDICINE bottle (looked like prescription bottle) filled with candy. What a great learning tool for the kiddos that candy comes in medicine bottles!!

Turned out it was a free giveaway from an AARP meeting! I was disgusted and threw it out when no one was looking...I guess I am ungrateful. She means well but is just plain cheap. NO, she is not financially challenged in any way. SO, OP, I feel your pain.

 

[kimmar067]

But wait, it gets better. He also got a plastic lighted dreidel in his Easter basket. Nope, not kidding. And nope, we're not Jewish.

...did she even know what it was??

 

[kimmar067]

...is what you get when you have cheap in-laws. A 3-pound bag of Christmas M&Ms. Because it was on sale.

My son doesn't know the difference, but really? I mean...really?

....hey, look at it THIS way:

...it could have been Eater candy in a Christmas basket...

 

[hucifer]

She always gives the kids candy in whatever gift she gives. It is always rock hard and a funny greyish color when you open it. The chocolate, anyway. My DH jokes that it is the candy that was in the candy jar on their counter when he was in high school (he is 35). I often wonder about that jar. We have been together for 12 years and there is still the same candy at the bottom of that jar that was there when we first started dating.

Oh that is so not right. That really makes me appreciate the Christmas candy.

On no Hucifer, what have you done!

Wow, who knew a little candy could cause such controversy.

Around here, you need a flame-resistant suit, a suit of armor, and a sense of humor.

My Mom won't actually give gifts she has had to PAY for...My Mom gives my kids free stuff she finds at events and coventions and whatnot. Like last time she gave my DS-4 a MEDICINE bottle (looked like prescription bottle) filled with candy. What a great learning tool for the kiddos that candy comes in medicine bottles!!

That has got the be the worst idea I've ever heard.

...did she even know what it was??

That's a good question. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer. Maybe the thinking was, "Ooh, it's plastic and lights up. What toddler wouldn't love THAT?"

 

[hucifer]

OP, get over it.

Okay.

 

[marthachick]

....hey, look at it THIS way:

...it could have been Eater candy in a Christmas basket...

Yeah, well, wait til Christmas!