Worst, most obvious regift ever?

[ZachsMommy6]

Got one for ya, We just went to Disney for a quick trip over Christmas week and my 10yr old niece got my son a lanyard with pins so of course we bought a few more but this is were it gets funny, the next day back at my parents house my mom regifted a disney pin.

She gave it to him telling him she got it for him awhile back and held on to it just for him. I didnt have the heart to tell her that we got that pin for her when we went to Disneyland Paris. How did I know, it was a Lion King pin in French. At least she could have had a better story or told the truth.

He is only 3 so he wont remeber but it lets me know how she feels about gifts from us, esp unquie gifts.

Oh well...

 

[RitaZ.]

My MIL was a teacher. She didn't care for most of the gifts that she received in exchanges. She would tell me about them and even showed them to me (the Caboodles make-up case and a red wallet- I remember those well). Well, guess who got to open them on Christmas morning? Me!!!!

 

[DisneyDotty]

I am legendary with my in-laws for regifting really bad gifts. We have a grab-bag gift exchange every year at Christmas. I had gotten a Christmas toilet seat from another gift exchange several years before. I loved it and used it every year, but then we moved to a new house with different-sized toilet seats. Well, I had to put that toilet seat in the family gift exchange. I cleaned and sanitized it well, and DH's step-sister ended up with it and loved it. All was well until DH tattled that it was used. I haven't lived it down since. And now even though I reassure my in-laws that my gifts are freshly purchased for the exchange, they don't believe me and steer clear of whatever I bring! (Thus, I always buy something I want, as I know I'll be taking it home!)

 

[mum4jenn]

At work we wrap presents and pile them all up and then we draw numbers to see what the order is and we can select any present we want. Dumb me goes for the BIG box and it was an UGLY PIG cookie jar!!! It was horrible. I gave it to my sister for Christmas that year!!

 

[S. C.]

Were they disney soaps and shampoos? I have a whole bag full of those and no one is allowed to use them. DH tried to use one once and it wasnt pretty

We've used some of ours when we run out of soap etc at home. It has only happened a few times but it is nice to have them for a back up.

Now the nice stuff that i got at portifino bay resort & the B&BW's stuff that i get when we go to the indian casino is ALL mine. I will not share the good stuff.

 

[SillyMe]

Wine bottles...every year for Christmas. One year it was a gift set with wine, cheese, crackers, etc. The reason I knew it was re-gifted is because the plastic was off the basket and one of the gifts was not in the basket. I don't even drink wine.

 

[Pam]

Ex-SIL regifted the Christmas present we got our nephew (a remote control airplane) back to MY son the next year.

Moron. Can ya tell that I'm extemely happy that she's my ex-SIL????

 

[DisneyfeverTN]

I am legendary with my in-laws for regifting really bad gifts. We have a grab-bag gift exchange every year at Christmas. I had gotten a Christmas toilet seat from another gift exchange several years before. I loved it and used it every year, but then we moved to a new house with different-sized toilet seats. Well, I had to put that toilet seat in the family gift exchange. I cleaned and sanitized it well, and DH's step-sister ended up with it and loved it. All was well until DH tattled that it was used. I haven't lived it down since. And now even though I reassure my in-laws that my gifts are freshly purchased for the exchange, they don't believe me and steer clear of whatever I bring! (Thus, I always buy something I want, as I know I'll be taking it home!)

Ok, I have to agree with your relatives on this one. If I got a used toilet seat from someone, even if it had been sanitized, I don't think I could ever accept another gift from this person unless it was sealed by a factory.

 

[Sinderelli]

I am legendary with my in-laws for regifting really bad gifts. We have a grab-bag gift exchange every year at Christmas. I had gotten a Christmas toilet seat from another gift exchange several years before. I loved it and used it every year, but then we moved to a new house with different-sized toilet seats. Well, I had to put that toilet seat in the family gift exchange. I cleaned and sanitized it well, and DH's step-sister ended up with it and loved it. All was well until DH tattled that it was used. I haven't lived it down since. And now even though I reassure my in-laws that my gifts are freshly purchased for the exchange, they don't believe me and steer clear of whatever I bring! (Thus, I always buy something I want, as I know I'll be taking it home!)

You regifted a toilet seat???!!!!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

I was regifted a DVD my sister only watched maybe once(but she said I would like it more and I do)

 

[justaquestion]

I received a sweater in a box. When I inspected it, the underarms of the sweater, how shall we say, had an odor!

I'm not really into wearing other people's body odor.

 

[Sonya]

I just got one the other night. One of my friends is really frugal. For her present to me she gave me a gift basket from Bath and Body. I liked it! The scent wasn't one I would use but I figured I could exchange it. I went to B&BW the next evening and they said they hadn't seen that basket in 2 years! I think next year I will ask her to just let us exchange the kids' presents and not worry about each other.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

My FIL gave us a cheese and accessories basket that in iteslf is like oooookkkayy..but as i was unpacking it to keep the pretty basket, we came across the contents list and it was missing a bottle of wine!!!!

They are really classy like that!

 

[IDoDis]

Several years ago I was in Pi Lambda Theta (an honor's asscociation for educators). Many of the members were 80 year-old retired teachers. Some of my friends and I were young and new to the field. We planned an ornament exchange (and drew names) to take place during our holiday party. I spent about $8.00 on a nice ornament. The one I got was just a plain old red ball oranment that was obviously old and taken right off the tree. I got it from a little and very old lady. I ooohed and ahhhed over it (while winking at my friend who joined in). Poor thing! She obviously didn't understand the concept of an "ornament exchange" and thought you just take an ornament off your tree and exchange it with one from someone else's tree! She was none the wiser though and thought she picked a really pretty one (it looked like it was about 20 years old).

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

We spend new year's eve with the family of one of my son's friends from preschool (both boys are now 7 but still good friends). A few days before I bought gifts for their kids, brought them home and then realized that I might have bought the boy the same thing I got him last year -- not good. I knew I wouldn't have another chance to get to the store, but I had a couple of birthday party gifts stashed away, both for specific kids who I knew had birthdays coming up, and a couple of "generic" ones. So DS and I looked through them but none of them were perfect for this kid.

Anyway, the next day we went to a party where my son received a very nice Lego set as a gift -- a shark and a submarine. It was great but I knew he'd never play with it (he's not into lego), but it was PERFECT for the other child (who LOVES legos and also LOVES sharks), so I suggested regifting it and my son agreed.

So, we're there today and after he opens the gift and his parents are saying how perfect it is for him my son announces -- yeah, So and So gave it to me but I didn't like it so I'm giving it to you. I start to shush him but I was laughing too hard. So I had to tell the parents the truth. Then they started laughing because the gift they had given my son (a really nice science book) was a regift too! Apparently they had gotten 2 from someone, one for each kid. Their 7 year old loved him but it was WAY too old for their 3 year old so they regifted it to us.

Anyway, we both got a good laugh out of it, and neither was offended.

 

[slk537]

DH and I received a pretty obvious regift for our wedding from my cousin - she had gotten married in August and our wedding was in October. They gave us these incredibly elaborate silver plated candlesticks from Walgreens. How did we know they were a regift? The scrap of wedding paper and tape UNDER the paper and tape they used...

I regifted for my niece this year - DH bought me a Real Meal Easy Bake Oven two Christmases ago (yeah...har har) and now that she is six 1/2 I thought she'd enjoy it. I was upfront with my SIL and she thought it was a great idea.

Still...no where near as good as the OP! I think I'd pass out laughing if my boss gave me that very personal and intimate gift....is your sister single?? Yikes!

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

A couple of years ago, somebody gave my mother a bottle of "Mango Tango" (I think that was the name) lotion from BBW. Mango Tango gave me a headache, so I went and exchanged it for a bottle of Coco Cabana (coconut scented), which I really liked.

Coconut has become my signature scent, because hey! I don't mind smelling like a tropical alcoholic drink.

TOV

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Oh, we had SO much fun with it. I think my sister was hurt at first (by the gift, not our suggestions) but by the end of the night, she was making plans on what to do with it!

Maybe she should give it back to him and awkwardly explain that she couldn't accept his gift because she just doesn't feel the same way about him, and that it could be misconstrued as sexual harassment.

I wonder if he even realized it had wording on it? She must know him fairly well; personally, it would have creeped me out a bit to receive something like that from a male boss!

 

[TimeforMe]

OMG--these are so funny.

 

[SeaSpray]

A rice cooker from my in-laws, that had dried-out,cooked rice stuck to the inside of it!

My MIL (not my DH's real mother, this is his step-mother) had it all wrapped up looking pretty too. Then we opened it, saw the dilapidated box, and my FIL's jaw dropped when we all saw the few grains of cooked rice inside it. lol I think that was the last time he let her pick out a gift for us.

Oh, and a few years ago she gave me a sweater that I'm fairly sure was "used"... no tags, and a rip in the seam on the shoulder.