Not a Christmas gift, in fact not even my gift, but...
My husband's brother threw his Bachelor Party (they went to Dave and Busters... nothing crazy) but I guess to try to make it "crazy" he requested that all attendees bring an inappropriate gift. Most of the guys brought booze, which is a-ok since we drink that. He also got a framed picture of the cover of a porno called "My A** is Haunted". Cute, I know, but at the end of the day it's a picture frame, so still not so bad. His brother got him a fake silicone vagina. Like... a life-size replica of some plus-size porn star's vajayjay. And we have no idea how to get rid of it. It's heavy and weird. And currently hiding in a corner of our basement between old tvs and boxes of Christmas decorations. We've considered regifting but there's no one we would want to put this kind of burden on. We also thought about selling it, but it just feels... weird. I'm sure one day we'll just throw it out and let the Waste Management people think what they will about us, but for now it's a really funny "hey, guess what we have?" story.
Put it on your coffee table, paint it first, put flowers in it or something. You can call it art, but, It'll make everyone uncomfortable. Then you can relax instead of having to deal with a bunch of guests that won't leave
I was a tomboy. Only girl with four brothers. Hated all things girly. Don't remember age but i was still in elementary school. Never owned a barbie doll in my life. Never even owned a doll. That Christmas, i received all things barbie. Hated it. I broke the legs, arms and heads off and threw them out my bedroom window. I was more fascinated with my brother's toys, GI JOES, Ninja Turtles, Trains. Not dolls. I was very disappointed that Christmas.
Now, I basically get NOTHING for Christmas from my husband. He's not big on Christmas. But every year, there is always something up under the tree for him. This year, my dad is with us who adores Christmas just like me. Guess who asked me what I want for Christmas this year. Yes, husby. I told him a robe, socks and a mani/pedi. Asked him to repeat what I wanted 5 minutes later. He couldn't remember. Drives my crazy. It hurt me the first 5 years of our marriage. I decided that is up to me to make Christmas special for myself so that's what I've been doing the last 3 years.
I received an 8-foot stuffed bear at my baby shower. It's really cute, but ultimately way too big to have a place for. I would've been perfectly happy getting a bear as a gift if it were a manageable size, so I guess the gift isn't terrible. Just hugely impractical.
I received an 8-foot stuffed bear at my baby shower. It's really cute, but ultimately way too big to have a place for. I would've been perfectly happy getting a bear as a gift if it were a manageable size, so I guess the gift isn't terrible. Just hugely impractical.
How do you even transport an 8ft tall teddy bear twosome ones place??? Lol
I received an 8-foot stuffed bear at my baby shower. It's really cute, but ultimately way too big to have a place for. I would've been perfectly happy getting a bear as a gift if it were a manageable size, so I guess the gift isn't terrible. Just hugely impractical.
How do you even transport an 8ft tall teddy bear twosome ones place??? Lol
It was wrapped up in a sheet and tied to somewhat constrict it. I imagine it still took up the whole car, because it took up our entire 3-cushion couch while still tied up! It's so fat!
I used to love the backstreet boys, but that sort of faded when I was in high school, however this escaped my parents and I got a BSB clock for Christmas one year. I hung it for a few months, then gave it to someone who was a big fan.
For our first Christmas together (and the first time I met his family) my now hubby got me camping dishes. I really only became a camper with him, so really he was buying extra stuff for his hobby. His heart was in the right place, something that we could do together, but not only was the nothing personal, but I was there when he bought it so it wasn't even a surprise.
My family has some doozies... my great aunt was a sweet, gentle old lady on a fixed income... so she just gave us what she could afford. I received many, many half used eye shadow palettes and lipstick tubes overy the years. Just learned to say thank you and throw them out, lol. The year my grandpa and uncle died, the only gifts my grandma gave anyone were personal items that had belonged to the two of them. That could have been a lovely and sentimental idea if she had put any thought whatsoever into the people receiving the items. But she just gave us random, weird stuff that had no memories or value attached at all. I received a HUGE pair of overalls that had been gifted to my uncle, and he'd never worn them. Oh, and one year, my dad gave my mom a toilet seat for Christmas. And for my birthday this year he sent me sweet potatoes.... lol.
A little late to the party, but... At 17, I told my mom ALL I wanted for Christmas was a new battery for my car because I knew mine was going... Christmas morning there were jumper cables sticking out of my stocking! I was SO upset. Apparently, Dad thought I should have them just in case there was a problem. Mom had forgotten to tell him. Less than a month later, Dad saw it was a need, and ate fast food lunches for a week to buy it for me! Fast forward 3 years, to my 1st year of college, and a brand new car that we'd made 1 payment on, when a deer ran into the side of me a week before Christmas. I got a set of those deer warning whistles from my Godmother the Vet... I reacted as you might expect. Turns out she didn't know about that, just thought it would be good for rural Michigan roads and protect my new purple baby! Neither was on purpose, and both had their hearts in the right place, but totally hilarious now!
For a wedding shower gift, my grandma gave me this tacky black fringe lingerie piece that was used, most likely from the goodwill, her favorite store. It was horribly awkward pulling that out and trying to be gracious instead of horrified. Needless to say, it got trashed at the actual shower location and never made it home
@ambercakes92 - My mom got us a giant, three foot Christmas bear for the baby. For the baby that's due Jan 31st. It's in head to toe Santa gear. So I guess I'll keep it stuffed in some closet until next year? Lol.
I got a cassette tape series of how to speak German last year from my grandpa lol. It was a very kind thought, but I don't even own a tape player anymore lol. I also studied abroad to learn German lol
Lurking from D15, but this thread made me think of my already-received Christmas present this year from SO -- my manual breast pump. I picked it out, I was with him when he bought it, and I've already opened and sanitized the parts. At least it's something I'll use?
I got a paper mache frog with a fishing pole as a wedding gift, and an egg cooker. From the same aunt... The same aunt who gave my mom an animated travelocity gnome that sings for Christmas last year... And a lampshade (no lamp) the year before! Lol
Ooh ooh I have one - my husband just got me a cane. It's actually super thoughtful and nice, since I can't really walk due to my sciatic nerve pain and my dr offered me one yesterday (which I stupidly turned down out of some combination of pride and thinking it wouldn't help, but it actually does.) So maybe it's not a bad gift, but it sure felt sad to open up, haha.
I'm the worst gift giver this year. DH really wanted the 6 movie Star Wars collection for Christmas so I bought him the collection...in blue ray. We don't own a blue ray player. The look of disappointment on his face when he realized I bought the wrong type of disks was sad (I was so excited to finally be able to buy something frivolous that I didn't check to make sure they were the DVD version). Good thing I kept the receipt!
I'm the worst gift giver this year. DH really wanted the 6 movie Star Wars collection for Christmas so I bought him the collection...in blue ray. We don't own a blue ray player. The look of disappointment on his face when he realized I bought the wrong type of disks was sad (I was so excited to finally be able to buy something frivolous that I didn't check to make sure they were the DVD version). Good thing I kept the receipt!
Perfect excuse to buy a blue ray player! Get one of the "smart" ones and you can even watch Netflix
My mom gave me green, glass, horse-shaped bookends. She's usually so spot on, so this is weird.
SO gave my a pair of earrings, and a cross necklace. Except to disguise them, he bought a box of tissues, took out most of the tissues, added the presents under the first few layers of tissues and closed the box back up. I nearly cried. Until he finally hinted to pull out some tissues lol. Not a horrible gift, just a horrible prank on a pregnant lady far away from her family.
Last year my MIL got me a sorbet maker... It's an as-seen-on-TV sort of contraption, and was hard to get excited about... Especially since she knows I don't really like ice cream/sorbet AND I'm a major minimalist so I hate gadgety things of any sort.
I was wondering why it looked so old, until she exclaimed, "I found this in my storage building last week and thought, "This is PERFECT for Cammie!"
This year I got nipple butter and postpartum panties. Not a bad gift, Santa was just a little more practical this year. Luckily he also brought good gift cards
This year I got nipple butter and postpartum panties. Not a bad gift, Santa was just a little more practical this year. Luckily he also brought good gift cards
I desperately wanted a ring sling as a practical baby-related gift and fuzzy toe socks for the hospital, but SO didn't come through on those. I can't complain too much though. This is the first time, out of FIVE Christmases, that he hasn't completely ruined it.
I'm still getting the sling AND the toe socks after the first.
As for bad gifts... my poor stepdaughter. She's on the brink of figuring out the Santa gig (she's almost 9). When SO picked her up from her mom's house yesterday, she told SO that Santa must have brought all the presents to our house because her mom said he didn't go to their house at all. She said she got a stuffed animal and some candy from her mom and mom's druggie boyfriend. Mind you, every year, no matter what we get her, it isn't good enough because her mom goes crazy. Anything SD says she wants, it shows up for Christmas at her mom's house. This poor girl is so confused and is already under so much stress, it breaks my heart that her mom would do that to her. She told us that Christmas wasn't much fun at mom's house. I've never seen her so happy about the gifts we got her for Christmas...
A heads up from her mother would have been nice, though.
Re: Worst gift ever.
For our first Christmas together (and the first time I met his family) my now hubby got me camping dishes. I really only became a camper with him, so really he was buying extra stuff for his hobby. His heart was in the right place, something that we could do together, but not only was the nothing personal, but I was there when he bought it so it wasn't even a surprise.
Fast forward 3 years, to my 1st year of college, and a brand new car that we'd made 1 payment on, when a deer ran into the side of me a week before Christmas. I got a set of those deer warning whistles from my Godmother the Vet... I reacted as you might expect. Turns out she didn't know about that, just thought it would be good for rural Michigan roads and protect my new purple baby!
Neither was on purpose, and both had their hearts in the right place, but totally hilarious now!
DS1 01/08/03 DD1 08/11/04 DD2 10/06/08 DS2 09/30/14
SURPRISE! Hannah May born 01/22/16
My mom gave me green, glass, horse-shaped bookends. She's usually so spot on, so this is weird.
SO gave my a pair of earrings, and a cross necklace. Except to disguise them, he bought a box of tissues, took out most of the tissues, added the presents under the first few layers of tissues and closed the box back up. I nearly cried. Until he finally hinted to pull out some tissues lol. Not a horrible gift, just a horrible prank on a pregnant lady far away from her family.
DS1 01/08/03 DD1 08/11/04 DD2 10/06/08 DS2 09/30/14
SURPRISE! Hannah May born 01/22/16
I was wondering why it looked so old, until she exclaimed, "I found this in my storage building last week and thought, "This is PERFECT for Cammie!"
I desperately wanted a ring sling as a practical baby-related gift and fuzzy toe socks for the hospital, but SO didn't come through on those. I can't complain too much though. This is the first time, out of FIVE Christmases, that he hasn't completely ruined it.
I'm still getting the sling AND the toe socks after the first.
DS1 01/08/03 DD1 08/11/04 DD2 10/06/08 DS2 09/30/14
SURPRISE! Hannah May born 01/22/16
This is a ring sling. The very one I just got! can't wait to use it!
As for bad gifts... my poor stepdaughter. She's on the brink of figuring out the Santa gig (she's almost 9). When SO picked her up from her mom's house yesterday, she told SO that Santa must have brought all the presents to our house because her mom said he didn't go to their house at all. She said she got a stuffed animal and some candy from her mom and mom's druggie boyfriend.
Mind you, every year, no matter what we get her, it isn't good enough because her mom goes crazy. Anything SD says she wants, it shows up for Christmas at her mom's house. This poor girl is so confused and is already under so much stress, it breaks my heart that her mom would do that to her. She told us that Christmas wasn't much fun at mom's house. I've never seen her so happy about the gifts we got her for Christmas...
A heads up from her mother would have been nice, though.
@scornwell717
^^^^ Ring sling. It's my favorite style baby carrier, especially for BFing.
DS1 01/08/03 DD1 08/11/04 DD2 10/06/08 DS2 09/30/14
SURPRISE! Hannah May born 01/22/16