“My grandmother gave me a pineapple, wrapped in newspaper.
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Updated 1 year ago,April 5, 2024
Tis the season for terrible gift giving!
My wifes grandparents didnt like me, possibly because we were living together before we got married.
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It held a large old-fashioned portfolio-sized wallet you know, the kind about the size of a shoe.
Leather, with a large bison embossed on the front.
The bison was anatomically correct and appeared to be having a personal moment.
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A couple of months later, my dad regifted me the exact same bottle for my birthday.
He gave me this whole schpiel about where he found it and how special it was.
I waited until he was done to remind him where he actually got it.
When I was 11 or 12 I got 3 separate cheap travel shaving kits from one Christmas gathering.
I didnt have any facial hair or anything.
So the third one was my worst gift ever.
A carton of cat food.
I dont have a cat.
Throughout my life I had expressed zero interest in the Eagles.
Its a toss up between two gifts Ive received from my in-laws.
A sheathe for a pocket knife, with no knife.
Or
A single piece of Tupperware.
I once got a really nice sweater from my Dad.
The only problem with it was a sweater that I had already bought and ordered.
Thanks for the gift of inconvenience.
At our Holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade, I got a used Halloween magazine.
All pages colored, crosswords and puzzles done.
They both got fancy bikes.
My grandmother gave me a pineapple, wrapped in newspaper.
I do remember not being the favorite grandchild tho.
My son received the worst gift ever from my wifes parents.
She wrapped my daughters and left my sons out for my FIL to do.
The next morning my MIL sees the unwrapped box with no cash and assumes the cash is inside.
She wrapped the box of trash and gave that to my son for Christmas.
Its_Gif_Not_Jiff
A still-warm McChicken sandwich for Christmas.
Tried to pass it off as a joke.
DocTobbogan
On a class secret santa, I received a mug from a classmate.
It had those brown circles inside, which are left by tea.
I didnt even get some sweets or something with it, just the mug in a paper satchel.
I bought my ex-girlfriend a brand new watch for $300.
She bought me a coupon book to local restaurants.
My dad felt bad and had me trade her gift for mine.
Fine I traded with her and she stopped crying and had a huge smile on her face.
I dont remember if he ever made it up to me but thats not important.
He taught me a huge lesson and am forever grateful for it.
Both the middle initial and size were wrong.
Back2Bach
Not me but my cousin.
He was opening a gift from Gma, face full of excitement as he pulled the sweatshirt out.
My older sister and I are from my moms first marriage.
We were always treated like shit by my step-dads side of the family because blood is thicker than water.
Presented them to us as the Kings presented Jesus with his gold and frankincense.
My dad thought it was hilarious.
Her husband was really embarrassed and slipped me and my sister a twenty each when they left.
ihaveacat92
My grandma got me a subscription to Nicklodeon magazine when I was 10.
She kept renewing it every Christmas until I was 17.
After that she switched it to golf digest.
I dont even like golf and I still get them every month.
Guess whos least favourite grandchild… Wigriff
One year my grandma gave everyone a framed photo of herself for Christmas.
The first year I was given a Jack Daniels lamp.
Well when I say lamp, it was an empty Jack Daniels bottle with fairy lights inside.
Last year I got a pair of Jack Daniels sunglasses which broke within a week.
Fingers crossed I actually get a bottle with Jack Daniels in it this year.
My girlfriend bought me Halo3 …in spanish, withouth the option to change the language.
