Whats the worst gift you ever recieved?

[elismom]

My X DH once gave me hubcabs for christmas and even wrapped them up and put them under the tree.

 

[Fantasmic303]

For Administrative Professional's Day last year, my boss gave me a paperweight paper holder. You know, one of those things that holds the sheet of paper up so you can look at it and type at the same time.

Mind you, I wasn't looking for a gift to begin with, but even so...I wasn't exactly sure how I could feign being grateful for it.

Especially when she explained it to me and told me it was actually for HER desk. She then told me she bought it so that I could type things for her faster when I used her computer.



Um...thanks??

 

[catsrule]

A mouse from Simba.

 

[Bojangles]

Originally posted by elismom
My X DH once gave me hubcabs for christmas

What's a hubcab?

 

[catsrule]

I know what she means, but I'm not telling.

 

[Costumesaremylife]

A hub cap is a silver cover for your car tire. Usually seen on the side of the road near large pot holes, or stolen by children in 70's cop shows.

 

[talicskai]

This happened to a friend of mine and only women will understand this..........on her 40th birthday ~ in a room full of her friends and family ~ her husband presented her with an ab machine to work on her tummy! She didn't speak to him for a month!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

The "presents" my dog leaves when he goes out in the yard.

Seriously, probably a used Toto cd from my exH. He actually gave me that for my birthday one year. I didn't even know / care who Toto was. He left the price tag on it too. It was about $1.50 at a used cd shop in Boston.

 

[talicskai]

Originally posted by EsmeraldaX

Seriously, probably a used Toto cd from my exH. He actually gave me that for my birthday one year. I didn't even know / care who Toto was. He left the price tag on it too. It was about $1.50 at a used cd shop in Boston.

Guess that's why he's your ex?

 

[mom2alix]

A gift certificate to Bass Pro shop. I don't hunt. I don't fish. My idea of camping is a 2 bedroom villa at the VWL.

It is sheer torture to walk around a store with money you need to spend there and not see a single thing you would like to have.

 

[HollyNEd]

Anything with an electrical cord!!
Hubby and I have a rule no kitchen appliances or the such for birthday, christmas or anniversary!!
Rule doesn't apply to my mom and dad though since I have gotten a cuisinart, mixer and last year the creme de la creme................................ A crock pot!!
Don't get me wrong love the cusinart and mixer but the crock pot wasn't what I really wanted.

 

[KristiKelly]

About 15 years ago (Feb. 1989 to be exact) my BF *forgot* it was Valentine's day (it was his birthday & was used being #1 on that day). The next day he gave me one of those little balloons on a stick that you see at the register of convenient stores for 89 cents. I was so mad & that was it, kicked him to the curb - bye bye. Anyway he is now camping with DS and Oct. 1 will be our 10 year anniversary. He did have to do some major apologizing & has NEVER forgotten again.

 

[CamColt]

I have 2, both from my MIL. One was a dustpan and the other was sexy lingerie(not a bad gift in itself, but from MIL...YUCK!)

 

[Pin Wizard]

For Christmas one year, my brother-in-law gave me a pound of Starbucks coffee beans and the movie The Mummy. The coffee I passed on to a friend that loves their STRONG coffee, and the movie was ditched.

 

[pumba]

a pair of those stand up plastic pink flamingos that you put in your lawn........I hated those.......always hoped that someone would steal them....but they didn't

 

[Lewski709]

A blanket with sewn on quilt patterns sewn on. I sent it to powellrj last Christmas for the after Christmas exchange. It's a DIS exchange of unwanted gifts. Look out, because I bet it will be recycled.

 

[swanmom]

Ok, OK, if they were giving out prizes for this one, I think I'd win.
For Christmas one year, my own parents sent me a 'food' gift package from one of those mail order firms - including clam chowder, crab cakes, stuffed flounder, two lobsters and cheesecake for dessert. Sounds nice, huh? Only thing is I'm allergic to all kinds of shellfish (and have been for many years.)!!!!!!!!
I guess they were trying to say ..... "Have a nice holiday and a vacation in the hospital!"

P.S. For years, my brothers have gotten lots of mileage out of this little event - can you imagine the "I told you mom liked us best" jokes?

 

[LadyAurora]

Snoopy brought me a spider...still alive...while I was sleeping.
I woke up when she started batting at it on the bed. It was a big yucky one too.
Thanks, Snoopy.

 

[sha_lyn]

Worst would have to be the first Xmas gift DH got me.
We had a 12 neighbor who wanted a crimping iron for Xmas when they first came out. They ran about $25-30. While out shopping I pointed to one and said that She wanted one. Well DH being a guy for some reason thought I said I wanted one.
Well to top it all off for some reason he didn't want me to know he bought it, so he wrapped it up and gave it to a friend. He told her to tell me that some guy stopped by her store and asked her to give it to me. I was hysterical when she gave it to me. I thought someone was stalking me or something.

 

[Goofymum]

Originally posted by CamColt
I have 2, both from my MIL. One was a dustpan and the other was sexy lingerie(not a bad gift in itself, but from MIL...YUCK!)

LOL if you think getting lingerie from your MIL is bad...try getting USED lingerie from your husband's GRANDMOTHER for a wedding present LOL. Not to mention that I don't exactly have a Barbie figure and probably couldn't have gotten one leg in the thing if I tried lol. I was just happy we opened the gifts at home in private. I wouldn't have known what to say!

Oh, in case your wondering..I'm not sure why she chose to give me a used item as a wedding gift. When my son was born she wrapped up some worn out toddler clothes and a quilt with rips in it as a gift (I think the wrapping paper was even used lol.) She lives in another state and I don't really know her real well. I'm not sure if we weren't worth buying new stuff for, or if she just didn't have the money to buy anything. I'm guessing she didn't have the money. I was appalled at first at getting obviously well used items as a gift but then after I thought about it and realized that was probably all she had to give I thought it was very sweet of her.