Best/worst Christmas gifts you've received
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We've all had those moments... There's the excitement of Christmas morning and spending time with the ones you love... A package lies before you, perfectly wrapped and holding the potential to be something awesome... And then you open it only to find.... Something that really takes an effort to smile over.
I am of course grateful for all gifts I receive, don't get me wrong, but I think we've all received those wacky, over the top gifts that just kind of make you wonder why you're receiving it
For me it was a hideous pair of Tweety Bird slippers. Last year. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't really care for things like that, especially Looney Toones characters, as I hate them. Sadly, it wasn't a gag gift and my mother was the giver. I still thanked her though and put them in a nice corner of my bedroom... Last week she found them untouched when I returned home. Ouch...
But then there are times when our eyes sparkle over a precious gem laid out in front of us. Someone takes the time and effort to really get to know you and know your wants and desires. You receive the perfect gift.
My perfect gift came from my grandfather. He wasn't big on the music scene, but he was big on me and knew that music was becoming a huge love to me when I was a younger age. My parents were highly against my love for bands such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam... Thinking they were worthless and would make me too rebellious. They refused to purchase the albums for me, so naturally it was very difficult to have a chance to listen to these bands.
When I opened my Christmas present from my grandfather one year, I was thrilled to find hands clasped together pointing upward... The album Ten. Underneath it I found Alice in Chains
So I question all of you to dig back into your memories and share with us the best and worst gifts you have ever received for Christmas.
Also, what makes a gift amazing?
I always had this thing where I felt that making gifts and putting your own personality and connection to the other half in the gift was the best way to give. So basically, I feel hand crafted gifts are the best, but we don't always have time to do so, so finding something that someone truly is defined by works too
Well, go on and share!
I am of course grateful for all gifts I receive, don't get me wrong, but I think we've all received those wacky, over the top gifts that just kind of make you wonder why you're receiving it
For me it was a hideous pair of Tweety Bird slippers. Last year. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't really care for things like that, especially Looney Toones characters, as I hate them. Sadly, it wasn't a gag gift and my mother was the giver. I still thanked her though and put them in a nice corner of my bedroom... Last week she found them untouched when I returned home. Ouch...
But then there are times when our eyes sparkle over a precious gem laid out in front of us. Someone takes the time and effort to really get to know you and know your wants and desires. You receive the perfect gift.
My perfect gift came from my grandfather. He wasn't big on the music scene, but he was big on me and knew that music was becoming a huge love to me when I was a younger age. My parents were highly against my love for bands such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam... Thinking they were worthless and would make me too rebellious. They refused to purchase the albums for me, so naturally it was very difficult to have a chance to listen to these bands.
When I opened my Christmas present from my grandfather one year, I was thrilled to find hands clasped together pointing upward... The album Ten. Underneath it I found Alice in Chains
So I question all of you to dig back into your memories and share with us the best and worst gifts you have ever received for Christmas.
Also, what makes a gift amazing?
I always had this thing where I felt that making gifts and putting your own personality and connection to the other half in the gift was the best way to give. So basically, I feel hand crafted gifts are the best, but we don't always have time to do so, so finding something that someone truly is defined by works too
Well, go on and share!
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My worst? Nelly's debut album.
My auntie and uncle did it - I still to this day don't know why because they know what music I listen to.
- the great Sir Leo Harrison
I sometimes think our relatives/friends may feel obligated to give us gifts and towards the end of their stressful holiday shopping, end up grabbing the first thing in sight which happened to be a Nelly CD for you and Tweety Bird for me...
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Worst - Barbie Airplane. My mom was so against us growing up as barbie worshipers that it floors me she bought this for me. Of course, Barbie has an occupation, but still. I liked my Cher doll, though
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Sorry, but that's hilarious! Were they just fucking with you? Sounds like something my Uncle would do to me. Give me a 2 live crew cd or something.
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
Worst- Nick Lachey CD
I just honestly don't know. It baffles me. I remember their faces when they said 'We hoped you'd like that one.'
Hot in Heeeeerrrrrree indeed.
- the great Sir Leo Harrison
He wrapped it in newspaper as well.
Besides that, he and my partner normally buy the best gifts.
my brother once got me these frogs that dance when music plays.
it wasn't the worst gift ever though because it was intentionally shitty.
Worst: Some extremely cheap and nasty cologne my sister gave me once.
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PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
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ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
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TUL-10/8/14
Worst: A Ricky Martin CD.
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Next!"
worst? fruitcake.
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worst: A former female best friend wrapped a very suggestive framed photo of herself with my then-current boyfriend and gave me that, with a letter telling me that they had been together the whole time I was with him...and they loved each other. It is one of the reasons I hate the line "the heart wants what the heart wants" one of the dumbest freaking things i have ever heard/read, Anyhow, after the cops left, I never spoke to either of them again.
they got married, I was told...meh, whatever!
actually that is now something I laugh about - so I don't know if it should tech. be the worst gift...
For a gift exchange at work though this one guy got a good sized box of very used kittly litter with some rather choice nuggets placed right on top. Not a word of a lie, his eyes were watering, the ammonia was pretty fierce. He opened it right in front of the entire dept. Man...he was seriously pissed which made it better. I was practically gagging on my own snot from laughter as was everyone else. Still makes me laugh years later to think about it. What a screwed up place to work.
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and finally... :hungry:
I the best presents were things that my kids made by hand. like when my daughter was in kindergarten she made this christmas ornament...it was a star made out of applesauce(it doesn't go bad, it just kinda evaporates) and cinnamon. well now that star has fallen apart to the point where it's just a brown blob on a string. so now every year I ask my daughter "would you like to hang the christmas turd on the tree?"
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I can laugh about it now...so it's no worries
yeah - but I can laugh about it now, because really, that is quite a bullet I dodged, with that joker - and well, I don't need non-friends...they aren't helpful in life at all! hahahaa
Worst christmas gift: hm...i dont think i ever recieved a bad gift before come to think of it
Worst: the Clay Aiken cd.
sounds cool right? if you tried to bounce it, it opened and just flopped on the floor. and the parachute didnt work when you threw it up. it was about 2 dollars. it was the worst gift ever but i didnt complain because we were very poor that year and i knew that my parents couldnt afford anything else. but it was then i decided that i love giving gifts way more than recieving.
best gift? my wife set up a hotel room, romantic night, and dressed up for me, and had a wonderful night together.
but nice people sw****w
because thats just what i fucking needed.....some more fucking pearl jam cd's.....hehehehehe
about 10 years ago my sister got me a sweater......the same exact fucking sweater she had gotten me the year before.....hehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
I've recieved a lot of cheesy gifts throughout the years, no biggie. As already stated, I think people get in a hurry and feel pressured to buy SOMETHING. But, ....
Worst: Last year my mom got me a 2006 calendar.
With my mom, her gifts let me know where I stand. Last year I was clearly on her shitlist. Whatever.
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Also I got shittish pressies when I was a kid... every year I couldn't understand why my sister got fantastic pressies and I got mediocre ones and she even got some stuff that I was SURE I'd pointed out and that I woulda got. I always wondered why santy loved her more than me... cos she wasn't even all that good!
Well years later I found out it was cos she was MUCH better at getting up early than me... she used to wait til santy had come, go downstairs, pick what she wanted off my pile and swap it with something from hers that she didn't want :mad: . My parents could never say anything cos that would give the game away but I could remember them asking questions like 'are you sure that was there' and my sister going 'yeh, it's mine' or I'd get something in the stocking corelating to something on her pile... it often never added up. I wonder if my parents thought it was hilarious or were fit to kill her
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Mum and Dad saw how disappointed I was when I missed out on tickets to the 1995 Vitalogy tour when I was 15.5 years old. We live a long way away from the venue so they advertised in a southern newspaper for 2 tickets. I had no idea they were doing it.
Mum picked me up from school (grade 11) and handed me an envelope. TWO FUCKING TICKETS!!!! Mum and Dad got us great seats on the right side a quarter of the way up. I think the tickets were face value $37 each and they paid over $100 each ticket for me and my sister (19). Then they gave us an all expenses paid trip and for 3 days and flights to Brisbane. It wasn't for a birthday, xmas etc. They did it just because they wanted to.
Best experience of my life. I haven't missed one of the next 3 tours. Gee I love my Mum and Dad!
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The worst gift I ever received was a 2004 Jeter All Star jersey. So fucking ugly. Still haven't worn it and I don't even know where it is.
On the bad front i got a really expensive framed print of a cartoon i have never been interested in from my brother that really annoys me as he asked me what i wanted and i told him and then i got this instead.....such is life though..i know he meant well!
Worst: Well, it doesn't happen any more. as of about 10 years ago, a few friends and I get together after every Christmas and play poker with our worst most useless presents. "I'll see your socks and raise you these bath salts". "Ill see your bath salts with this naff picture frame".... and with another friend we have an agreement that we don't buy each other gifts, we just give each out the crappiest present we get each year. sadly, both of these situations make you wish you got crappy presents every year!
so the next year, i went and got the cheapest thing i could find at walmart....and gave them a can of popcorn.