What's the Worst Christmas Gift You've Ever Given or Received?

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   Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years ago

   For me, it's gotta be:
   1. Ties
   2. Malcolm Gladwell books
   3. CD Rack (received circa 2008)

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      starme77posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      um, a chia pet

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   Himitsu Shugishaposted 14 years ago

   Painted paper weights (looked like rocks), with non-descript markings on them. Terrible, just terrible.
   
   And oh yeah, a bottle of Old Spice and Speedstick deodorant...I guess maybe they were trying to tell me something, I don't know.

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      LOL.  How do you explain giving someone a stick of deodorant?  If they stink, give them scented candles or cologne or something.
      
      Also, only children under 8 are allowed to paint rocks and give them as gifts.

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         Himitsu Shugishaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         LOL, sadly it was my parents that gave me the "painted rocks" and my little brother, who provided the "Old Spice." I didn't even know they still made Old Spice!! LOL

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   BeccaHubbardWoodsposted 14 years ago

   I felt like a total heel after this Christmas in particular. My best friend bought me a $200 biker jacket and I presented him with a $9 poster. Merry Christmas el cheapo!

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      That's pretty funny.  I always liked making promises with my girlfriend that neither of us would spend more than $10 on each other.  Makes you be more creative.

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   Balineseposted 14 years ago

   last xmas i received a book  that i already have and read.

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ha!  I'm pretty sure I do this at least once a year (probably more, but some people are better liars than others!).

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   shazwellynposted 14 years ago

   I dont do presents.  I dont want them, Idont feel the need to receive.  It is not a measure of love to me - giving of self is.  I do give presents though.  I understand that it is important to other people and they do see this as a measure of love.
   
   There are no surprises with what I give.  I ask what people want and that is what they get.
   
   Read my hub on 'The Christmas Spirit, Stuff and Consumerism - Do Something Different!' to understand what I mean.x
   
   *love is enough*

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   wrenfrost56posted 14 years ago

   I got a secondhand box set of books and tapes on how to speed read.
   When I was 13, from my parents!

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ha!  That is ridiculous.

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   SandyMcCollumposted 14 years ago

   Hubby found a pair of cute shoes for me for $2. He not only left on the tag, but the shoes were different sizes! Gaaah!

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Absurd.  I'm telling this to my girlfriend next time she complains.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 14 years ago

   I love giving and receving gifts, i like them all...nobody gave me a gift in which I didnt like yet,,,maybe this Christmas...

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      fingers crossed

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   CarpetDiemposted 14 years ago

   Getting back the gift that I gave my friend the year before...
   Actually, it was good for a laugh, and I re-re-gifted it to him last year...
   We'll see what happens this year.

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      Tom.Gilbertposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Chalk this one up for "Best Gifts for Under $10"

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      kephriraposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My father and grandfather did that for years, just swwapping the same socks and gloves back and forth each year.

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    readytoescapeposted 14 years ago

    Worst Received – A Fruit cake, apparently this one was re-gifted, on the bottom of the wrapper was a sales tag from two years before.
    
    Best Received- A bottle of really good scotch and a promise
    
    Best Given: A 5-day trip to Disney World at Christmas time (most expensive anyway)
    
    Worst Given: probably that shop-vac my wife got the same year (but she also got a diamond ring)

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    sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago

    Chia.

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    Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

    My babies.    One right before Christmas.  One right after.

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    Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

    Oopsie - I thought it was "best" Christmas gift.   
    Worst gift:  I can't say.  I'd be worried the person who gave them to me may read this (35 years after giving me the gifts.  Let's just say that sometimes young women would rather have a fifteen-dollar necklace or bracelet than some big, expensive, thing that lets her know you know she has interests and hobbies.

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    frogdroppingposted 14 years ago

    For me it's a repeat, every year, pretty much. The smelly stuff, those baskets full of soaps and what have you. They drive me mad part because I can't use them and part because those that buy them should know (or do know) that they send me into an itching frenzy.
    
    Shows a complete lack of thought
    
    And every single year I ask EVERYONE to buy me slippers and/or wooly knee socks and no-one ever bloody buys me any
    
    *humph*

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    Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

    Has anyone seen the Burger King commercial for some kind of dollar-meal gift certificates (or something), and they say something like, "it lets them know you almost care".      Some smell gifts are kind of like that. 

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    Pearldiverposted 14 years ago

    When I was young I was given a fishing line... which was a great present and I couldn't wait to test my fishing skills
    The anti climax was.... I didn't get any Hooks!!

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    Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

    There's someone who often gives me a gift and who will say something like, "I was looking at the white ones, but I know you like blue, so I thought that would be better."  The thing is, I don't like blue, never have, and never will.  They say it isn't the gift but the thought that counts, but it bugs me that this person's thought is that I like things I've never liked.      Gifts shouldn't come with a reminder of how little someone who ought to know me better knows me.    Also, don't tell me about the thing I almost got because maybe I actually would have liked that one better. 

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    dyonderposted 14 years ago

    I gave my ex a milk carton for xmas to hold her books in. Probably why she's my ex.

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       Lisa HWposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       She may show up on here and post your milk carton under "worst gift".  That was a pretty bad gift. 

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    dyonderposted 14 years ago

    I made up for it when we broke up: gave her a tattoo, a personal pleasure device, & a cell phone.

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    AdviceDoctorposted 14 years ago

    A 16 oz bottle of coke was the worst christmas present I have ever received. FROM MY WIFE! But she made it up on new years eve with a night at a hotel..

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    Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

    Was it a particularly fine and rare bottle of Coke?  A particularly good year?  Was it in one of those nifty gold gift bags designed for bottles of wine?   

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       AdviceDoctorposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       It was like.. a regular bottle of coke from 7 Eleven or something. Probably something she bought at the completely last minute because she probably forgot me. At it was a crappy year, 2006, which was my 30th birthday, so I was double upset.

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    fishtiger58posted 14 years ago

    When I was a kid my parents gave me a robe for Christmas, I wanted toys so I wasn't happy. I did get toys though lol.

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    adamareangereposted 14 years ago

    What ended up being the worst Christmas gift I've gotten also ended up being one I really learned to love.
    
    Got these ankle boot slippers, that look like they're covered in long fur with Indian designs on a strip of leather going do the middle. Hard to explain but I laughed like a mad woman when I opened the box and saw them (luckily the person who got them for me wasn't there to witness) and almost wet myself! But, I brought them home and ended up wearing them that night because I had no other slippers and now I love them (and love their uniqueness).

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    sleepygirl34posted 14 years ago

    a shirt that was way too big for me, my dads girlfriend took it back and started wearing it..surprisingly it was her size..hmmm
    I had a cat - I received tons of cat statues for every holiday..birthday.  I loved the little girl, but really dont want to be crazy cat lady.  I regift them now..hahaha Regifting is awesome!!!!

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    Beth100posted 14 years ago

    A re-gifted gift card that I gave to a friend.  It isn't that it was re-gifted that was bad, it was the fact that she already used it all up!  The balance on it was zero!

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       Miss Belgraviaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       We have a winner!

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    Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago

    Already posted worst gift I've received on another forum
    http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/30753
    
    And I have never given any bad gifts.

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    TomGreenFan917posted 14 years ago

    Clothes! I have my own style it's kinda unpredictable,but nothing crazy, and also when they do it it's always from target or walmart or some cheap place like that.

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