We’ve all received them. Bad gifts. Poorly thought out ideas that make the recipient think, “did you do your shopping at the gas station?”
It’s a busy time of year, money’s tight and I get that but please know it is far better to show up empty handed than to give a bad gift.
You can trust me because I have years of experience in this department.
Here’s my top 10 list of the worst gifts we’ve ever received.
#10. A cheetah print plastic toilet seat. With a crack in it. Pretty sure it was .. used.
#9. Big Mouth Billy Bass (the singing fish). (pictured above).
#8. A ceramic dog that lit up and barked rabidly when anyone neared it.
#7. For me: neck-to-toe flannel footie pajamas accompanied by a similarly dressed teddy bear; I was already a mother of 2 when I received it.
#6. A donation in my name to an organization I don’t support. And am now on their mailing list. Fantastic! Thanks for that!
#5. A half eaten box of Valentines chocolates.
#4. A crib toy for our youngest, who, at the time, was 5.
#3. A shattered Christmas candle opened on .. you guessed it – Christmas day.
#2. A used baseball hat complete with head-sweat ring.
You can’t make this sh*t up!
And the #1 worst Christmas gift ever?
#1 A broken glass gravy bowl that had been glued back together. I don’t know about you but at my house…Gravy’s served HOT.
Do tell: what’s the worst Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
When I was in high school, a book about movie stars… their obituaries actually… I’m sure how most of them would like to be remembered
…and for that matter getting that gift on Xmas day really puts one in the yuletide spirit, eh? :-0
that’s just awful; way to kill the festive feeling… Thanks for reading & commenting, Caveman.
Ok, now I know we are kindred spirits…I have received TWO of the Billy Bass fish…in the SAME year! I gave one away the following year at a white elephant gift exchange and the other one mysteriously disappeared in our last move…I remember that I saw a tv ad for this fish and thought, “who would by something like that?” Then I found out!
Ha! laughed out loud at this Sheila. 2, 2, 2 gifts in one! Ack! I also took mine to a white elephant gift exchange and there it was a hit – as was the barking dog. You can’t make this up
This post is quite humorous on one hand and unbelievable on the other hand. No, I don’t think you made this stuff up. I guess I have been fortunate because I don’t recall getting these types of gifts. Either that or I have forgotten them when I’ve donated them to Goodwill or thrown them in the trash.
all real and 100% true. Thanks for stoppin by, Kate.
Are you sure the givers like you? I can’t imagine getting a broken gift. I’ve received a few gifts I didn’t want, like, or need, but I’ve never been given anything as inappropriate as your 10 worst gifts. I hope you don’t get anything this year that would make the list. Merry Christmas.
Thank you Susan, Yes there were times that I thought, “wow what does this say?” but I’ve learned to set them aside and move on. Doesn’t mean I don’t remember them though.
Thanks for the Christmas wishes and cheers to you! thanks for visiting..