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What’s the funniest/kitchiest/ugliest holiday gift you received? (Past or present)

Mreader said:
@missy I had totally forgotten about this gift (a third aunt). Would be also buy this? Lol! I often get cat things bc I love cats.

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Hahaha no I'm sorry. I don't find that attractive. I love metal work however and metal animals. They are (IMO) charming. This dispenser...not so much. Sorry. :lol:
 
stracci2000 said:
My mother used to do that, too.
She would ask if I read them, and I would just honestly tell her that I did not. She finally stopped.
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My Mom has thankfully stopped as well. She now gives everyone a check instead of shopping. Easier for her in her elder years. Over the years, she did sometimes ask my opinion and I would try to point her in other directions, but the impulse was too strong for her :)
 
I also like shoes, so I get shoe related stuff. I got a high heel plastic shoe that was a tape dispenser one year. It’s in my office so don't have a pic right now but it looks just like this:

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AnastasiaBeaverhausen said:
Apologies in advance to anyone who loves this gift. But I showed it to my DH and his response was, "Well that's just pure nightmare fuel."
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My aunt said "When I saw it I thought of you instantly and just had to get it for you."

Seriously, I could host a White Elephant party (or Dirty Santa or Yankee Swap or whatever you call it) AND provide all the gifts.
 
We should have a (just for fun) vote for worst gift in this thread.

My vote goes to the used bathing suit :sick:
 
I'm sticking with the manky stuffed beaver :lol:
 
MamaBee said:
I’m saying I’m third with those horrible flowers. I may turn over one night in bed and accidentally knock them over.. :saint:
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Wanna borrow my cat? He would take care of those licketty split :lol:
 
I’m voting for the roses as those were meant to be a serious thoughtful gift. The used bathing suit is just mean and pure evil. I am sure the poster has a lot of horrible MIL and SIL stories. I hope she rocked the suit better than the SIL! I would find a way to get a picture of SIL in her suit and one with the poster and gift it in a multiple photo frame with no comment at the next holiday… just to let them know that you know as they both were complicit in the transaction and regift.
 
My MIL got me a pair of bright orange Capri pants with an orange striped shirt, I felt like Charlie Brown in high waters .
 
lambskin said:
I’m voting for the roses as those were meant to be a serious thoughtful gift. The used bathing suit is just mean and pure evil. I am sure the poster has a lot of horrible MIL and SIL stories. I hope she rocked the suit better than the SIL! I would find a way to get a picture of SIL in her suit and one with the poster and gift it in a multiple photo frame with no comment at the next holiday… just to let them know that you know as they both were complicit in the transaction and regift.
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To be fair my SIL was only 14 or 15 at the time and probably just said I don’t like this anymore and wanted to get rid of it so I don’t really blame her. I didn’t even wear it and just got rid of it myself.
 
@monarch64 - Monnie I don’t know if you decided to remove your post or if that was done by some other judgment, but I would like you and @smitcompton to know that I read it and echo it, dearly and wholeheartedly. Thank you for saying what you did so beautifully - even if it stayed here just for a few moments.

Annette you are loved by many of us here ❤️
 
yssie said:
@monarch64 - Monnie I don’t know if you decided to remove your post or if that was done by some other judgment, but I would like you and @smitcompton to know that I read it and echo it, dearly and wholeheartedly. Thank you for saying what you did so beautifully - even if it stayed here just for a few moments.

Annette you are loved by many of us here ❤️
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Oh! I posted and then after a moment of deliberation took it down. I didn't want to stir anything up and thought maybe I was being selfish by offering that. I didn't save it so I can't put it back up. I feel pretty silly now. :(
 
monarch64 said:
Oh! I posted and then after a moment of deliberation took it down. I didn't want to stir anything up and thought maybe I was being selfish by offering that. I didn't save it so I can't put it back up. I feel pretty silly now. :(
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Well I didn’t see it and now I want to know what you said! Gah! Lol
 
smitcompton said:
Hi,
This has been a year of cleaning out my house of anything I don't need for living now. I sent many things to my niece, and let others know that I am giving away other items.

I have a nurse who has brought my items to our food pantry which deals in all sorts of giveaways. She knows how much I want to pare down my worldly goods. She even looks to see if she wants anything that I no longer want. and takes what she wants from a large coffee table where I display them.

I assume she wishes to pay me back and brings stuff(new) back to me. I received a new fuzzy sweater and spoke plainly about not wanting any stuff. So for Christmas she buys me a fuzzy blanket to lay over my legs if I am cold. I now have 2 items to go to the food pantry again, and I can't use her to bring them. At Christmas(many) she used to bring butter cookies, which i like. This year, my wonderful nurse brings stuff. Its bizaRre when You have told people, "NO STUFF!

ANNETTE
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@smitcompton Dear Annette:

I have always enjoyed reading your posts here on PS. Your strong opinions and knowledgeable responses have been valuable and provided wisdom.

I wrote something earlier and deleted it because I worried that you'd think I thought you had one foot in the grave and maybe everyone else (and you) would call me on that. But this post of yours I quoted had me in awe of your foresight and care with which you are moving through what seem to be your last years. The grace and thoughtfulness is not only admirable but aspirational. Thank you for being here all these years and allowing us a glimpse into your psyche and life.

I chickened out my first try. But I wanted to say that I'd rather tell you these things now, than regret not saying them to you when you're gone. I apologize for my awkwardness. Much love to you, and it's been an absolute privilege to interact with you all these years.
 
Mreader said:
I also like shoes, so I get shoe related stuff. I got a high heel plastic shoe that was a tape dispenser one year. It’s in my office so don't have a pic right now but it looks just like this:

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I received something similar to this but instead of it being a tape dispenser it had an insert that was a holder for rings. One of my friends found it around 10 years ago and teased me for a month about how she had found me the perfect gift before giving it to me. I can’t find where I put it and its driving me crazy. I loved it!
 
The weirdest (IMO) gift I ever got from a friend was a 84 ounce, plastic beer "mug" with a long, twisty syphon as a "straw". I don't know if that was a regifting situation or what. Although I'll occasionally drink a normal sized glass of light beer (or a Guiness) with certain foods when dining out, I'm not that into beer. We never have it at home. Since this wasn't a gag gift, I politely thanked my friend (who I had given a pretty jewelry box for Christmas that year) & figured it was the thought that counted. I'm not sure what she was thinking, but at least she remembered me. I don't have any photos of that ugly, useless mug because I put it in storage for 6 months and then finally threw it out.

Another "unusual" gift that I've gotten for Christmas was new tires for my sportscar. My husband actually put one car tire under our Christmas tree. No wrapping paper. No bow. Just a car tire. I do have photos of the tire under the Christmas tree, but those were film prints; which are now in storage somewhere downstair. That's when I realized the "honeymoon was over". We'd been married 5 years at that point. For the 1st 4 years, I'd always gotten a lovely piece of jewelry for Christmas, my birthday, and each anniversary. Anyhow, my husband luckily only put one tire under the tree. All 4 tires under the tree really would have been a bit much. LOL. No jewelry that year: just a complete set of new car tires. Well, at least it wasn't a vacuum cleaner.
 
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