Worst gifts of all time

Gee, I guess the stupid vibrating pillow I got from my ex wasn't the worst gift of all.

Originally Posted by theimp98

Something that looked just like this
accept white, not the blue,



dont get me wrong, i like elvis but still,,

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Oh honey, you're missin out!!! You should try LIVING in Memphis

Originally Posted by lookingglass

I want to know, what your worst gift of all time was. I'll start this one off: A portable urinal from my father.

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Ok, the others might vote for the decanter or the elvis lamp - and I agree, they're bad - but the portable urinal does it for me. Worst gift EVER.

Originally Posted by krazy kat2

Gee, I guess the stupid vibrating pillow I got from my ex wasn't the worst gift of all.

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Okay. That is funny in so many different ways... The first ones that come to mind are, are you supposed to sleep on this, and how on earth would anyone find that comfortable. It would give me a headache. If I want my brain jostled around, I'll get on a public bus, thanks!

Originally Posted by MoochNNoodles

We got oooold used pillow cases embroidered with farm animals for our wedding. I mean they had yellow water stains on them! But they came from a very old great aunt who I've never met in person, so I actually think it was sweet she sent them to us. I know that was hard enough for her to do. I still have them. Someone (on here too I think) suggested bleaching them white. I still may do that, but for now they sit in the box the came in here in my study.

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I think it's sweet too. It's nice to hang on to old things as mementos. If you get them bleached or whatever you could use them in a guest room for example, it would make a nice conversation piece.

For my 40th birthday, a "friend" gave me a book on women's health - about Menopause. I appreciate that she was thinking of me, but um, I wasn't menopausal and although I love books, it wasn't exactly a real "fun" gift. She wondered why I wasn't more enthusiatic....hmmm...

OK...back to the urinal thing...

What the heck are the sponges for? To mop up after a hurricane?

A bunch of children's toys (I was 17) for Christmas from an ex who obviously paid NO attention to anything I really liked (the reason for the toys was because I liked Toy Story). I had gotten him an incredibly thoughtful gift, so it was even more of a letdown.

Originally Posted by kluchetta

OK...back to the urinal thing...

What the heck are the sponges for?

To mop up after a hurricane?

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I have no idea... but I did keep the kit though just incase there is a natural disaster around here.

My favorite is the ham for the vegetarian. Great joke that.

I am not sure if this belongs in this thread, but here's a story about someone who 'gifted' his cat with a set of gold choppers. I guess he'd better rename Sebastian "Bling'

And keep him indoors at all times.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/..._toothed_cat_6

My friends gave me a lump of coal from the TITANIC and a "Meanie Babies" toy featuring a 'geeked' stuffed pigeon and a Mike Tyson buffalo complete with human ear in its mouth. Unfortunately these were not awful, but highly appropriate gifts for me! It made me realize just how ah, 'unusual' my tastes could be and my friends knew me very well!

Oh dear...where do I start?

At the age of 24 I was still receiving gift that were toys...like "For Ages 6-12". The last time happened in front of of my SIL's parents and they asked her, "Why do they still by their daughter childrens toys?"
I told my mom to stop after that.

Then B got a taste of the "bad gifts" from my family. He got something like this from my brother and SIL. He was so PO'd...In his Opinion, you don't get another guy this for a gift.

I LOVE this thread! I don't have anything really good to add though. I got a tape dispenser and a sticky note dispenser from a family member that also liked to recycle gifts.

My mom got a prank gift for her nephew once. It was 3-legged panty-hose.

Oh yea, my sister got this present from my brother that was a naked man on a light switch cover and his penis went over the light switch. She was so mortified to get it in front of the family.

She did use it as a prank for her and her roommate. For awhile they both would randomly leave just the switch cover on a random light switch when they were bringing a date home

Originally Posted by lunasmom

Oh yea, my sister got this present from my brother that was a naked man on a light switch cover and his penis went over the light switch. She was so mortified to get it in front of the family.

She did use it as a prank for her and her roommate. For awhile they both would randomly leave just the switch cover on a random light switch when they were bringing a date home

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Try being at a bachelorette party with your mother!! A friend made penis pasta salad and made everyone drink out of penis straws. I th8ink my mom was more mortified than me though!

I have gotten a pair of pajamas from my ex. They were nice except they were 3 sizes to big!

Ok, maybe not as bad as the hoof decanter, but...

One year my mom and I got my Grandma a very nice sweatshirt that said Purdue on it. It was very pretty and we thought she would like it. When she opened it, she said it was soo pretty and that she loved it.


She gave it to my for Christmas that same year, along with a pair of earrings she told me she bought for herself but didn't like.

I think the worst part of it all is that I'm her ONLY granddaughter by blood.

And the winner is............................. ...................

THE HOOF DECANTER


OMG that is the worst ever

My ex-bf gave me a brick that was from the set of The Blair Witch Project.

And my dad gave my mom a laundry basket for their first Christmas.

Despite my insistence that my extended family didn't need to get me presents (they don't know me very well at all and consequently get me very thoughtless gifts out of a sense of obligation), I was told by my mother that I had to give them a Christmas list. Well, I thought I'd nip the thoughtless part in the bud and at the bottom of my wish list I made a list of things I'd prefer not to receive -- I also made it very clear which list was which. (Tacky, yes, but sadly necessary.) At the top of my list were scented candles (which I'm allergic to), bath products (because at the time I only had access to a shower, so bubble bath was wasted on me) and knickknacks (because I was living in student housing and didn't need the extra stuff to lug around). So my uncle gets me a scented bath set with candles, bubble bath, and the most hideously ugly angel figurine I've ever seen. To top it all off, he gave me a stuffed animal made of reindeer fur. For Christmas. It was like he'd gone out and slain Rudolph.

Since then I've asked my relatives to donate money to the Humane Society in my name. It's just less complicated that way.

What is a white elephant gift exchange?