Craziest present

[Isi]

Ok here it goes...I am a school bus driver and this really nice family that there daughter goes with me gave me a pair of black granny panties, they didn't even have a tag I swear..that was 2 years ago, this past christmas it was a christmas card with nothing inside, not even a Happy Holidays..

 

[Donnainnj]

I have a great aunt that was good at this. Her normal Christmas gift for us kids was a bag of Fig Newtons. Sometimes we got the colored in coloring books, and once my cousin got pj's that must have been from her son, they were 2 sizes to big, about 30 years old, and falling apart.
Dh can be pretty good at it to, always getting me the house gifts, or things he wants, such as frying pans, and a vacuum. I learned and just tell him what I want now which mostly works, but I still always get a pack of mixed nuts, and cashews in my stocking that he eats.
Donna

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I am glad I don't have to see to type, because my eyes are full of tears. I have a story, but not nearly as funny as all of yours. My husband's family does the name drawing thing, and you are supposed to spend $20 per person. I always did my best to put thought into it (what giving is supposed to be about.) But our gifts were very thoughtless year after year, but this one year topped the others. After having 3 kids, I was still struggling to loose the baby weight, (plus, I am six feet tall) and I was given a white sweatshirt, size small (haven't been that since I met them) covered in stains. My husband got a broken (into pieces) glass candle holder--- one of them, in a box that said 2 candle holders. I am very thrifty, but that isn't thrifty, that's kind of rude. We have since dropped out of the drawing because we don't go home for Christmas now that the kids are older and we like to be in our own home. But I wonder what I would have gotten this year.

 

[tinytink]

Ok here it goes...I am a school bus driver and this really nice family that there daughter goes with me gave me a pair of black granny panties, they didn't even have a tag I swear..that was 2 years ago, this past christmas it was a christmas card with nothing inside, not even a Happy Holidays..

ok, after asking us if we had this gaming console my uncle gave us a video game for a system we don't even have after asking us if we had one. than offered to take it off our hands so he could play on his system since we didn't have the gaming system.

 

[PrincessKitty1]

Well, I've mentioned it on a crazy-present thread before, but I'll tell the story again. My (independently wealthy, by the way) sister-in-law handed DH and I two lumpy porcelain plates she had made in college, one chipped, and said, "I want you to have these as a wedding present. I made them myself in college. They're handmade! One of them is chipped."

I still when I think of the "They're handmade! One of them is chipped," statement.

I have to admit I still have them stuck up in a kitchen cabinet.I'm afraid if they came to visit us, my S-I-L would ask about them.

 

[tipsytrtle]

my husband's grandmother who is her 90's usually gives each couple a 5.00 check but one christmas we each got a tiny wrapped present which she insisted could not be open until the following day (big italian family who gets together on christmas eve vs christmas day) ... but our present was leaking so i asked for permission to open early
it was a mini apple pie, like 2 or 3inches wide, wrapped in holiday paper

 

[MichelleinMaine]

The craziest is one I gave!
About 30 years ago my roommate could not afford to neuter her dog so I paid to have it done where I work and saved the "evidence" in a jar of formaldehyde, wrapped it and put it under the tree for Christmas. My boss at the time had no sense of humor but went along with it.

Oh my gosh- I just choked on my water. BAH!!! (at least it was a "responsible" sort of gift - Bob Barker approved! )

 

[disynut]

Thank you all for making me laugh so hard I've had tears streaming down my face(so much so that when I read the one about the "rusty brass box" my eyes were fuzzy and I thought someone had been given a rusty bra--then I really got tickled and almost woke up my kids!)....

I just have to know.....why would anyone highlight Harlequin romances?

I've been enjoying these others so much I can't think of any---except my dh's grandmother always, always gave all the men underwear for Christmas. For some reason, one year she didn't give them underwear---on the way home from her house, we had to stop at WalMart to buy underwear because dh's dad said he needed some!

 

[Belle4mygrl]

16 years ago my best friend had me a personal shower before my wedding. I am not sure if girls do this now but the customary gifts are nighties, perfume, etc.

My single MIL was not in a financial place to buy something but I guess she felt the need to get me something. i opened a very nice one piece black nightie. I was thrilled she thought of me that much. UNTIL I got home and was looking through my gifts. The nightie had been worn. I could see the unwashed stains in the crotch! GROSS DISGUSTING My future husband was so embarassed. You know I could have dealt with a used gift but a nightie with stains. She could have washed it.

BTW, we did throw it away.

 

[wlwilliams9]

for Mother's Day this year my DH bought me a cordless mouse that doesn't work and a hanging basket that you have to add soil and seeds to . AND I had to cook dinner for everyone. That stupid flower basket never did bloom either

I have been a mom for 2 years now and DH has neglected to get me ANYTHING for Mother's Day...not even a card! He is still in the dog house for this.

I also dated a guy who bought all of his christmas presents at the dollar store!

 

[SunKat]

THe craziest present I've received was a foam rubber kitchen clock with a white pleather cover with a pink and blue plastic cat that spun around to tell the time. One of my friends gave it to me for Christmas years ago. She used to visit us at least once a week so I had no choice but to hang it up in my kitchen.

 

[GabbyMom]

My ex-bf was bad at buying presents for me. One year for my birthday I got one of those motion dolphins swirlie things.
For Christmas I for a glass statue with the Aquarius sign on it.
Our last Christmas together he got me "jewelry." He bought a crystal Christmas ornament and put a satin string through it. I'm a big girl but a christmas ornament is too much for even me to pull off as a necklace.

 

[DumboPrincess]

Let's see...few years back MIL gave me the LitterMate automatic cat litter box...she also gift wrapped the containers that hold the poop and the litter itself. That was fun to open. I really didn't know what to think...and my husband slept through it all...funny story...

I actually accidently drugged him with some Ambien mixed in with his daily meds. I reminded him to take his meds and he swallowed all the pills in the ziplock, not realizing the Ambien was among them. Ooops...he sawed logs throughout the gift opening ordeal.

Another Christmas I got a trash can. Think they're trying to tell me something?

 

[Crystal0608]

I love this thread. I'm supp to be getting the kids ready for school, but I'm too busy LOL at this thread. I can soo relate! I appreciate all presents, but I laugh inside at a few. Here are some recents:

The 1st year I dated dh, his very frugal dad got me a wall corded phone previously used reboxed with gum on the cord. For a few years I got previously used gift (inc. like food gift sets stored for a year, I checked the exp date ), but he now gives me money, lol.

DH tries, but some gifts are sooo funny. One year was a pack of granny panties way too big, I didn't want to hurt his feelings & wore them to sleep in. I finally told him the next year that I didn't wear that style, so he picked me out some low low rise juniors felix the cats. I wear natural colored makeup & get french pedis, but I'm not brand picky. DH got me a HUGE makeup case with very color of the rainbow eyeshadow & nailpolish (and its the 2nd time I got one of these ). I could go on... I have a standard safe xmas list- B&BW, Lane Bryant cert., pedi certificate, and socks and would be happy to get the same thing every year, but dh says my list is boring and won't shop from it!

Some interesting gifts I've gave....I'm a very pratical person who can be creative on limited funds though I usually gift good gifts unless otherwise requested. My dad wears 5X & always asks for boxer briefs which are hard to find in local stores, so thats always in his gift bag. My MIL visited with us & didn't know my dad/g-parents try on everything to make sure it fits, not a shy bunch. Still LOL at her turning around & seeing my dad's new gift! I've also have got him cigs & lighter pack by request. My mawmaw asked for a good new bra one year, so I obliged (same year as mil visited)-yep she made sure it fit. My younger sil always complains about what I get her while I'm still in the room, one year was a tommy juniors babydoll shirt, one a nice $50 perfume sampler, another makeup brand she wore & lip gloss, soooo 2 years ago I wrapped her a pretty box with a poem with the 12 pads of Christmas included with 12 packs of Carefree thong pantyliners (which she wears-CVS ecb deal). It was a joke since she never likes or uses what I buy, though I did get her a bottle of B&BW & soft socks too. The funniest part was instead of looking inside & closing the box, no she keeps pulling them out of the box looking for something else maybe, I was rolling in the floor. Her dogs have ruined her apts carpet, so I bought a neutral 5x7 rug same color as the carpet, but again verbal complaints until I said I can give it to someone who will like it. She complained as MIL opened real pearl earrings I bought her, said mom don't you have enough jewelry! Geesh!

Keep 'em coming, I love these!

 

[eliza61]

My BIL gave me a giant bag of popcorn for Christmas one year. I mean the jumbo 5 gallon trash bag full of popcorn.

I'm afraid to even hazard a guess as to why he thought this would be a good gift for me.

 

[McKelly]

One year my mother got me a laundry basket filled with toilet paper and paper towel. I couldn't even look at my DH for fear of laughing. Well, at least it was useful!!

 

[jiggerj]

An empty cd case and an empty DVD case...

Hmmm... come to think about it, they were both from my X husband!

 

[puffkin]

I just have to know.....why would anyone highlight Harlequin romances?

I was thinking the same thing!

 

[jeepgirl30]

My mom is the queen of frugal, well thats what SHE calls it, we all call it CHEAP.

One year for my birthday she sent me a pair of canvas shoes that were pink and green striped and used. Very used. This year she wrapped up a candle set but took one out! She does that a lot. My gifts from her are either used or 1/2 sampled. She gets a lot of stuff from garage sales and clearance and has a door at home with just junk. When she needs a gift she pulls something out of it. Never really suits the person. Then she gets all mad and offended if the person doesn't fall all over themselves to tell her what a wonderful gift they got!

She called me and asked me if i could use a new set of cookware. I said SURE! I told her I perfered the non stick. She said "no, this set is not non stick, in fact it probably isn't any good but it comes with 3 free gifts I could use for up coming weddings/graduations and also a mail in rebate so it is only $30. Do you want to send me the $30 and I'll pick it up for you?" Um, NO!

My MIL is not much better. She does fine with the kids and DH but not so much for me! One year we went to a candle party and they passed around a mellon scented candle. Mellon scent anything makes me very nauseous. She kept insisting I smell it, i kept saying no. Well she stuck it under my nose and I had to run to the bathroom! Yep, got sick. Guess what I got for christmas that year? Oh yes, the very same mellon candle in a jar! another year she bought me this granny purse after seeing the beautiful Coach purse DH had gotten me. I went to return it and was told it had been purchased on clearance for $3.18!

 

[eeyorethegreat]

One Mother's Day my DH thought he would be helpful and get something for my garden. A truckload of manure! Yes, I was the only Mother who could honestly say she got SH-- for Mothers day! LOL!