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Christmas/Holiday gifts that just sucked

Josie

Josie

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Yeah, yeah ... "it's the thought that counts". But sometimes it's painfully obvious that the "thought" was rude, mean or just dumb.

Here's one of mine. My aunt gave me a Christmas gift early. It was a jewelry candle in a Ziploc baggie. Okay, I can look past the baggie -- some people don't like to wrap gifts. But when I opened the top of the candle, I noticed she burned down the candle enough to get the jewelry out and then gifted me the rest of the candle. I mean.... :shock:
 
Josie said:
Yeah, yeah ... "it's the thought that counts". But sometimes it's painfully obvious that the "thought" was rude, mean or just dumb.

Here's one of mine. My aunt gave me a Christmas gift early. It was a jewelry candle in a Ziploc baggie. Okay, I can look past the baggie -- some people don't like to wrap gifts. But when I opened the top of the candle, I noticed she burned down the candle enough to get the jewelry out and then gifted me the rest of the candle. I mean.... :shock:
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You need new relatives Josie.

A lady (SWF) that I dated back in Boston (Cambridge) used to say "my family is just the assholes that I am related to."
 
Josie said:
Yeah, yeah ... "it's the thought that counts". But sometimes it's painfully obvious that the "thought" was rude, mean or just dumb.

Here's one of mine. My aunt gave me a Christmas gift early. It was a jewelry candle in a Ziploc baggie. Okay, I can look past the baggie -- some people don't like to wrap gifts. But when I opened the top of the candle, I noticed she burned down the candle enough to get the jewelry out and then gifted me the rest of the candle. I mean.... :shock:
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I think my sister was giving me a message last year when she gave me the ear and nose hair trimmer...
 
A couple years back my wife got me a bunch of random tools for Christmas. They weren't tools I wanted, or needed. They weren't tools I could use for my hobbies, or even ones I'd use on a regular basis around the house.

She was just stuck for what to get me and figured "guys like tools" and ran with it.

We had a talk after that.
 
The holidays are definitely more about family, friends and being together but last year a family friend gave everyone gourds. We generally have a large gathering and it was kind of amusing to watch a dozen or so people open up large, nicely wrapped packages then get a weird look on their face as they pulled a tumor shaped, grey pumpkin out of the box.:lol:
 
Josie said:
Yeah, yeah ... "it's the thought that counts". But sometimes it's painfully obvious that the "thought" was rude, mean or just dumb.

Here's one of mine. My aunt gave me a Christmas gift early. It was a jewelry candle in a Ziploc baggie. Okay, I can look past the baggie -- some people don't like to wrap gifts. But when I opened the top of the candle, I noticed she burned down the candle enough to get the jewelry out and then gifted me the rest of the candle. I mean.... :shock:
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This was just so...low.
 
molten_dragon said:
A couple years back my wife got me a bunch of random tools for Christmas. They weren't tools I wanted, or needed. They weren't tools I could use for my hobbies, or even ones I'd use on a regular basis around the house.

She was just stuck for what to get me and figured "guys like tools" and ran with it.

We had a talk after that.
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Guys like:

1 - gifts of alcohol of any kind

2 - crystal goblets for their gifts of alcohol

3 - a wine making kit

4 - a 2 gallon still to go with the wine making kit

5 - yeast and ingredients for the wine making kit

6 - rib eye steaks fresh from the butcher shop

7 - fresh maine lobsters from the fish market

8 - a new hat exactly like the old hat

9 - new gloves exactly like the old gloves

10 - a new jacket exactly like the old jacket except 2 sizes larger now.

:D
 
Redress said:
I think my sister was giving me a message last year when she gave me the ear and nose hair trimmer...
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I sent that message to my dad a couple years ago.
 
Fruitcake the #1 gift for those you care nothing about.
 
Riveroaks said:
1 - gifts of alcohol of any kind
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No. Specific kinds of alcohol, but not any kind.

Riveroaks said:
2 - crystal goblets for their gifts of alcohol
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No, I have all the bar-ware I need.

Riveroaks said:
3 - a wine making kit
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No, I don't like wine, and I already have the equipment for brewing hard cider.

Riveroaks said:
4 - a 2 gallon still to go with the wine making kit
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No, I have no interest in home distilling.

Riveroaks said:
5 - yeast and ingredients for the wine making kit
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Replace wine with hard cider and this one would be okay.

Riveroaks said:
6 - rib eye steaks fresh from the butcher shop
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No, buying me dinner is not a gift.

Riveroaks said:
7 - fresh maine lobsters from the fish market
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No, buying me dinner is not a gift.

Riveroaks said:
8 - a new hat exactly like the old hat
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No, my hat works just fine.

Riveroaks said:
9 - new gloves exactly like the old gloves
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No, my gloves work just fine.

Riveroaks said:
10 - a new jacket exactly like the old jacket except 2 sizes larger now.
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No, my coats work just fine, and I've lost weight, in the last few years, not gained it.



1/10. This is why you don't stereotype when gift shopping.
 
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