Zaniest, craziest, crappiest Christmas gift you've ever received?

[It'sWDW4me]

What does your age have to do with the usefulness of the clock? I gave one of those to my then-10 yo son, because he would wake up in the middle of the night, but couldn't see what time it was unless he got out of bed (no place to put the clock but a high dresser.) A lot of people like those clocks because you can put them out of reach and still see the time early in the morning, but it still forces you to actually get OUT of bed in order to turn it off.

To be quite honest, what irked me most about this was:

1. I already had (still do have) a very nice dual-alarm clock radio. So it wasn't something I needed nor asked for nor even remotely hinted that I was interested in.

2. She originally bought it for my brother's then 12th birthday which falls about a month before Christmas. He didn't want it so she turned around and gave it to me (see #1 above). I guess this makes me associate it as a kid's clock. And if a kid didn't even want it, why on earth would a 38 year old?

But I guess I can see how it could prove to be a great gift idea for some people - it's subjective. One would hope your own mother (whom you see at least once a week and talk to a few times a week) would know what your taste is like, though.

 

[momof1princess]

i can't compete with the vibrator, rock or pressed poop, but last year, my mom gave me a "a christmas story" jigsaw puzzle. really? yes, i was 37 at the time. sure, i love the movie, but if you're going to buy me a gift from a thrift store (yes, i know that's where it came from), i'd rather have a $2.00 pair of jeans. i HATE jigsaw puzzles with a passion and she's aware of that.

 

[PUZZLDY5]

I have 2. First we as a family went to my dh grandmothers for a christmas party. The kids got gifts my dh got a check and I got (get this) a crocheted refrigerator magnet. No message there.

The other was last yesr. My inlaws got me an industrial size pack of aluminum foil!! Nuff said.

 

[AlleyKat]

I have 2. First we as a family went to my dh grandmothers for a christmas party. The kids got gifts my dh got a check and I got (get this) a crocheted refrigerator magnet. No message there.

The other was last yesr. My inlaws got me an industrial size pack of aluminum foil!! Nuff said.

Was it the only gift they gave you?

I'm always left wondering if the horrendous gifts are accompanied with some pretty good ones.

 

[golfgal]

oh well at least my darlings get me some cool stuff at the holiday shop at school! Those #1 mom keychains and pins sure are winners compared to the candle that makes me puke and old junk my mom no longer wants!

Our kids used to do this every year and I LOVED what they would pick out. They always had a great story of why they got what they did. DS14 got this for me one year, we think it is a candy dish. I plan to give it back to him when he gets married

This would qualify as my wackiest gift too I suppose.

 

[Bluestars]

We just looked at one another with OH MY GOD eyes. Until I started to laugh. Thething is she hates me so I can't imagine her giving it with THAT in mind. Now on the otherhand, I can't imagine just what she was thinking. Oh my. Good time's at Green Tea's inlaws. Good times.

Another year I had hoped for a booster seat bc ds was getting big for the regular seat. I got a slicky top fit for a hooker.

Im excited for Christmas atthe IL's this year

Is your MIL trying to tell you something?

My mother gave me a box of strange tasting fruit cake type candy for Christmas, two years in a row. Neither of them were expired though, so I guess she didn't buy them at the same time.

 

[PUZZLDY5]

Was it the only gift they gave you?

I'm always left wondering if the horrendous gifts are accompanied with some pretty good ones.

Yes! The aluminum foil Christmas was just last year. My Dh got a beautiful quilt. The kids got great gifts.

Maybe they just thought I needed enough foil to last the whole stinking year. Who knows

 

[MissyDVC]

This thread is cracking me up!!!

My DH gets me great gifts but one year, in my stocking, he put a MEAT CLEVER I had no idea why but he said he knew I liked to cook and didn't have one??

 

[klacey1]

When I was 14, my paternal grandparents gave me a battery operated toothbrush. This was especially cripling because my grandparents live in Ireland and we couldn't bring the gifts from my parents/American family with us on our 2-week Irish trip because of baggage weights. So this was the ONLY gift I opened Christmas Day.

 

[englishteacha]

A candle shaped like a tree stump with little bears in fishing gear standing around it.

 

[golfgal]

I have 2. First we as a family went to my dh grandmothers for a christmas party. The kids got gifts my dh got a check and I got (get this) a crocheted refrigerator magnet. No message there.

The other was last yesr. My inlaws got me an industrial size pack of aluminum foil!! Nuff said.

Your MIL must be related to my sister's MIL-they got an industrial sized box of plastic wrap for their first Christmas together, which they still have--20 years later .

 

[AlleyKat]

Yes! The aluminum foil Christmas was just last year. My Dh got a beautiful quilt. The kids got great gifts.

Maybe they just thought I needed enough foil to last the whole stinking year. Who knows

I wondered if you received a second gift that you liked/wanted.

What a horrible feeling to be given something bizarre while everyone else received nice things.

I'd want to cry, saving the choice words when hubby and I were alone!

 

[Kirby]

When we had just been married a couple of years, my husband gave me a pair of baseball tube socks because I played softball and he thought I might need them.

After the first of the year, there will be a Regift Exchange over on the Exchange Board for any of you that might like to regift any zany gifts you receive this Christmas.

 

[TiggerTails57]

http://www.emuseumstore.com/product/662/112 (imagine candle holder)

My Mum got me a tutankhamun death mask candle holder last year for xmas.........

 

[PebblesMK]

One year my grandma gave me an assortment of socks...mostly florescent colored slouch socks, but a few with pictures and designs....not a single sock matched. Crazy grandma.

Also, last year for Christmas, my boyfriend of 5 years bought me gorgeous 1.5 karat diamond earrings...but it came with a disclaimer that even though they were diamonds, I shouldn't expect any sort of commitment. He had went shopping with one of his girl friends and she told him that I would expect marriage if I got them. They still sit in the box and I've never worn them.

 

[GoldieSaysMeep2]

One year my grandma gave me an assortment of socks...mostly florescent colored slouch socks, but a few with pictures and designs....not a single sock matched. Crazy grandma.

Also, last year for Christmas, my boyfriend of 5 years bought me gorgeous 1.5 karat diamond earrings...but it came with a disclaimer that even though they were diamonds, I shouldn't expect any sort of commitment. He had went shopping with one of his girl friends and she told him that I would expect marriage if I got them. They still sit in the box and I've never worn them.

My ex who gave me the cartoon penguin child's necklace actually gave it to me in a ring box... thank goodness it was not a diamond because I really did not want to marry that guy and it would have made for an awkward Christmas saying no.