Reveal Your Worst Holiday Gift And Win A Prize Worth Keeping

Shannon

Worst gift ever? One year my husbands rather well to do grandmother gave me an Avon $1.99 roll-on men’s deodorant in a small brown lunch bag for Christmas… and this was when I was an Avon lady… and I did not have an odor problem, nor am I a man.

Christina G.

The worst gift I ever received was a big jar of mustard.

rosanne

golf clubs

dolphee

A clay pot with beer bread mix. Why would I want to cook bread in a flower pot?

Jodi

My worst gift was a bottle, disguised as perfume, that really smelled like farts! Ugghh!

Mom of One

My worst gift I recieved was a gift back from a friend ( a set of candle holders), that I gave her last year. I suppose she did not like this set, and forgot I gave them to her. I love them, but am disappointed that she did not.

Jen

One year a extended family member bought all our gifts from the dollar store then spent half an hour explaining each dollar gift and why it was so special to the person it was chosen for… “This beautiful pink comb was chosen just for you because I remember one time when… BLAH BLAH.”

Jessica @ MomFuse

My worst gift was chapstick. Someone, I will not mention names, actually took the time to wrap a stick of chapstick.

My lips weren’t even chapped!

vdeliz

It would be the year the my aunt gave me some very ugly custom jewelry pin that she had glued with white Elmer’s glue… It was ugly, broken and fell apart as soon as I touched it.

icebox36

worst gift? I received a ‘will maker’ you can do on the computer from my husband…yikes!

Fabulously Broke

A wrapped box of random broken pieces of glass and ceramics from my bf’s mother’s cupboard under the notion that I could start making mosaics as a hobby.

Umm.. what?

And they weren’t even pretty pieces of glass! They were broken old coffee mugs and glasses which BF told me later they didn’t want any more.

Awkward moment.

vicki andrew

my x gave me the frumpiest of dresses in a size that was about 6 too large …. did I mention that this was my X, and then seemed confused as to why I wanted to return it and was upset when I didn’t get the same dress in my right size.

Lorri S

My worst gift would have to be an ugly sweater that was way too small from an ex bf, that I later found out was bought for his ex. “Isn’t it pretty? I bought it for so & so but never gave it to her”

Katherine Frazier

My father, when I was nine, bought me a curling iron, the problem was I had a short pixie hair cut at the time.

Carol

I got a pair of scissors from my sister-in-law. Even worse, I am right-handed, and the scissors were for lefties!

ky2here

Some kind of pray out the gay Xtian book.

Sandy

Next contest should be the thank you notes you sent for the worst gifts ever received. For example: Thanks for the [regifted] candlesticks. I had no idea you had such fine taste.

Lisagee

I get dollar store items from a friend with way more money than I have…and one year my boyfriend gave me a toaster.
I was so hoping that when I unwrapped it and seen the toaster box…hoping beyond hope that a toaster is not really what was inside.
Maybe just maybe,
he reused the toaster box…but noooooo–
I was really shocked!
What the heck?

Dree

Worst gift? I got this hands down …

A can of Campbell’s soup. You think I’m kidding don’t you? Nope that’s what I got. We have a gift exchange where we each bring a present. I brought a really nice diffuser and I got a can of soup. Apparently my gift giver forgot about the exchange, went into the kitchen and found some chicken noodle. Well if I get hungry, I can always have some soup.

ydsddd

Worst gift was some ‘hard as a brick’ Christmas cookies.

chris swan

One year my ex gave me a picture frame (which was very nice) but I found out the next week at a New Years party the it was from the desk of a co-worker that passed away. Ewww!

bb

Ok this one is easy. It was the pair of house slippers my sister gave me made out of …uhmmm…kotex. She had glued rhinestones on them and little doilys and a big “B” on the strap. Now, it wouldnt have been so bad but I opened them in front of our minister! What was she thinking??????????

karendmom

Worst gift, a pair of queen size pantyhose from my mother in law. (oh and I’m not even a queen size!)

teechbiz

the worst gift I ever received as a used vacuum. It was filled with dirt. My ex-mother in law gave it to me.

Margaret Smith

My worst gift, was a pyrex measuring cup that my sister in law gave to my husband and I a few years back. Never understood this gift and since we already had a few, had no use for it. I just thought it was really strange.
Thanks for this giveaway and Happy Holidays.

Jessica Maurer

I once received a used bra – yuck.

Sandy

used breast pump

rewcath

The worst gift I ever got was at an office party where we drew names, the lady who got my name was the office crab and she gave me a broken candle.

adrienne gordon

this year I got a box with an I.O.U. because my husband claims he gift he ordered didn;t ship on time.

Dara

One year my ex in-laws gave me this “thing” that was supposed to be a group of cats. It had real fur on it (although I have no clue WHAT kind of fur it was) and it was absolutely hideous! The dog “accidentially” chewed it up when I “accidentially” left it on the floor one day!!

A few months later, I saw the SAME thing for sale at a Chinese restaurant! Shows you just how much they liked me!!

karen

This year my husband gave me a heavy painted ceramic hippo, about 10″ long by 8″ high and it has a baby hippo in it’s mouth. There are visible globs of glue holding the baby hippo in place.

Debbie B

one of those cheap-o gift sets of perfume that smells really bad!

pollywood

My worst gift was two identical lava lamps that two different people gave me.

Pamela937

My ex-husband gave me divorce papers at Christmas.

ezmerelda

Gigantic hot pink satin granny panties. My butt will never, ever be that big. Who could ever think that was a good gift idea?

judycc

I guess the worst gift I have ever gotten was an actual lump of coal.

Megan

A gift box full of old used bras from a great aunt…she was confused, but it’s the thought that counts!

rosannepm

Hard to beat some of the gifts others got but one year an uncle gave one of my kids a dead frog.

Teresa C

OMG. There are some doozies here, especially the gifts regifted back to the original giver!!!

I think that my worst gifts are expensive clothing that I really dislike. I usually try to wear them at the Christmas gathering in front of the giver, then I donate them.

Kayce C

I was just watching this show last night. Poor little guy.

Marilyn Wons

I just received a costume ring that measures 3 inches in diamater! It is too heavy for my finger, and in covers each of my fingers on the other side of the ring. I can’t believe anyone would or could even wear this monster! (thank you to my husband)

Kathryn BAkken

My worst present this year was from my dog. I’m still scrubbing the carpet. I loved every thing else :)

silverbele

I got a fancy pen set when I was expecting an engagement ring.

Tanya Wilson

The worst gift ever was a box of old, stale holiday chocolates from my DH’s former MIL (he was a widower when we met) I guess that officially meant that she didn’t like me!

ron

when my roomate jumped out naked on christmas eve was my worst present ever. they say you should accept a gift graciously . . . but . . . . . .

Sharon Jones

a sweatsuit hand painted with puffy fabric paint…not only was it something that honestly I would not wear (and trust me, I am NOT a fashion statement…lol…)…but the paint was ‘crusty’ and uncomfortable to wear as well…

Cynthia C

I was once given cleaning products. Yippee!

Meredith S.

A Christmas ornament from a place the giver had vacationed; and I am Jewish!

Jean F

My worst gift was a re-gifted calendar.

kim b

It was a gift card to Olive Garden. And the person we got it from knew we don’t like the Olive Garden.
Thanx for the contest.

wendy wallach

It would have to be the year that my mother gave me a box from Victorias Secret with some lingerie..only problem was it still had the card that her friends had given to her from her own birthday a few months before

farmers13

A mop- I made the mistake of commenting to my husband that I needed a new one. At least he got me one that didn’t have to be wrung out by hand.

Heather

A beat up box with lip gloss and lotion and when I looked at the date on the box (copyright) was 2 years ago…so it was probably pretty rank by then. I threw it away.

LaLaLiya

First Christmas with the exâ€™s family: Exâ€™s â€œeccentricâ€ Granny announced at drill sergeant volume – and at a table full of parents, siblings and cousins – that she wanted me to open her gift right then. As I unwrapped the â€œCongratulations, Itâ€™s a Girl!â€ wrapping paper, Granny grabbed her gift, yelling â€œitâ€™s perfume!â€ and held above my head a large box of Masengill, sending forth two years worth of feminine hygiene-related gifts from exâ€™s siblingsâ€¦

Susan C

I received a stuffed dog toy that woofed when squeezed. I don’t have a dog!
smchester at gmail dot com

Nanette

My worst gift ever was a pair of fish fin earrings, and yes they were taken from a real fish. Needless to say, I never wore them.

dee dunn

a sweater with paperclips as the design

Kristin

Can’t pick so you be the judge!
1) mother-in-law gave me a decorative apple baker, what’s that you say? I have no freakin’ idea, but the “decorative” part means you can’t use it… yet it’s for baking apples?!? sis took it for gag gift work party next year!
2)sis-in-law gave me a Witch’s Broom. Has a real tree bark stick- kinda cool, but slightly creepy…(should probably mention she’s a practicing witch)

Jenny

I recieved a very large picture of a waterfall with a panda in front of it. The picture lit up, made rushing water noises and the water looked like it was really flowing. The picture is about 4 feet long and a foot and a half wide. I have no idea where I’m going to put it…

pbkup

My worst gift was a redneck birdbath that my hubby made me. He used our trash can lid, duct tape and pc pipe what a piece of work and it leaks. It’s the thought that counts right?

arochel52@hotmail.com

The worst gift I ever received was a ceramic decorative trivet from my mother-in-law when I asked for a coffee pot. Couldn’t make coffee out of that!

reva skie

A toothbrush and toothbrush holder for my unborn child from my MIL. I wasn’t pregnant. Pushy much?

Ashley

At an office christmas party i received a box of mac and cheese wrapped in brown paper…. it was interesting to say the least

123letme

When I was 15 years old my step grand mother got me a bight red fur coat with white trim! Just like santa would wear I cryed when I opened it. She gave me money after that year, she said I was to picky.

Katie Ward

From my fiancee’s parents – I got a package of bread mix for a breakmaker that they have but I don’t – and a package of napkins!

Sarah

My worst gift ever was a necklace made out of a crocodile claw. Particularly terrible since I’m a vegetarian.

Charity S.

It was the year old fruit cake, from my ex-inlaws.

Ronni Fox

my very worst “gift” this Christmas was emergency surgery!…gall bladder…got home that same evening…I’m surprised they even did it they seemed so “put out” at having to do it…think they were prepping me to go home before I was all the way out of recovery!…ho ho ho…BAH HUMBUG!

llinda29

I got an ugly shirt and had to return it.

Hil’Lesha

Body Butter for Gardeners :)

David Bertolo

The worst gift I ever received was a Big Mouth Billy Bass. How uncouth and classless of the person I will leave unnamed!

kagey10

we have a fruit cake that has been passed around in gift exchanges for going about 6 years now…I was lucky enough to get it this year.

Maggie

My worst gift ever was a hairbrush with hair already caught up in it!!ughhhhhhhhhhh

Jessica Gugel

A brown jacket that is all fury/fuzzy. The sleeves only reach the elbows so any long sleeved sweater you wear reaches farther down the arms than the jacket does, looks ridiculous.
Thanks for the contest and have a great New Year.

jffryclough

…the flu…

Ashley

socks

Janet F

The worst gift that I ever received was a six pack of gum.

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

christopher h

i received a photo of a gift i was going to receive, of course never did

Patti

A stupid Chia Pet! Ugh

Cynthia W

A used bar of soap.

melissa

that hokey singing fish that was popular a few years back!

Lynde F

My dear MIL (bless her heart) this year sent me her old comforter along with “stains from Rowdy”, her dog who passed away a few years ago. It is the thought that counts, but she does not suffer from dementia, she is fairly young & cool, & we get along great~I just don’t get it;) I did tell her I loved it, but will probably donate it to Goodwill.

idahomom

My husband gave me chocolate even though he knows that I am on a diet.

Sunnyvale

Beer! I don’t drink.

Beatlechic

A 20 pound box of Chocolate when I was 17. My friends received Beatle albums and I had cheap chocolate.

Stephanie V

This year wasn’t as bad as others. My worst gift was a Hershey’s chocolate bar and regular size at that! Yes, it was wrapped but please. The last thing I need is to gain another pound!

Sasha

The worst gift was a cookbook with a recipe for squirrel gumbo! I think there were also raccoon and some other animal not usually cooked for dinner. It was a real cookbook!!

beth shepherd

Paper towels..yes from my mother in law many years ago. Thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net

wanda

a set of two scrub pads(the kind you throw away)was my worst gift ever it was from my grandmother inlaw the first christmas I was married

bucbratt

A theology dvd my husband got me…it’s something he wanted.

tracy davis

powder blue cowboy boots

Becca

A Zagat’s guide…..which would normally be an okay gift since we travel a lot…but this was to a guide to the country’s top golf courses, it ranked them and described their highlights. I have NEVER played golf in my life and I have to believe it was some kind of a re-gift.

Cindi

I was given the fabulous gift of a “silver” gift of peanuts for a year! It meant receiving them every other month for a year. Great present but not for someone like me who is allergic to peanuts. Thanks, Cindi

Jenn S.

I am not very athletic and my uncle gave me a volleyball set. Talk about disappointment.

dn651

I have been lucky, the worst was only an old fruit cake

Theresa Clift

a day late powerball ticket, Christmas was on Thursday the drawing for the ticket was Wednesday evening

Kristina

My husband received a 3 pack of thong underwear from my father, his father-in-law. My father said he got a great deal on them at the thrift store. We politely smiled and tossed them in the garbage once we got home. Ewwww.

CATHI RUSHING

MY SISTER GAVE ME SOCKS ~ YUCK

GiftedGirl

This Christmas my friend regifted to me a picture album that still had a “Best Wishes on Your Wedding Day” card written to her (and her 2nd husband) tucked inside the box.

Funny thing is, she’s now on her 3rd husband.

Way to go for present recycling!

Lindsay

a one size fits all Christmas mumu from my mother in law. It was actually a nightgown but it was so big that I refer to it as a mumu…

whippetmom

An electric potpourri warmer. I can’t stand the smell of that stuff.

Kirsten

A dust pan. This was a Christmas gift from my ex-husband.

Melissa

A wrapped box of chocolates with all the good chocolates already eaten.

sally wess

my worst holiday gift was petie the talking parrot. you could get him to repeat.
i’m not sure how sanyone may have thought i would like this, and i had to say thanks on top of it.
the other, i found quite humorous, myself. it was my birthday in a new office where i was brought in to clean it up, people as well as receivables…. they got me a coffee cup with a witch on it ! on this one, i laughed and was glad they realized why i was there.

Tarah

An ex boyfriend must have grabbed a gift at the last minute for me. It was a candle that smelled HORRIBLE. I don’t know anyone who goes candle shopping and doesn’t smell the candle first. I about gagged when I sniffed it. I tried to light it once, hoping it would smell better but instead I had to open the windows to air the place out. It went right into the trash.

patricia

The Ex gave me a bowling ball. I do not bowl.

Autumn H.

When I got pregnant for the first time my now ex, gave me socks for valentines day!

autumn398 (at) yahoo.com

jamielu

Each year we buy gifts for a relative’s step-child, her husband and their three children. We buy nice gifts for each individual person. They, however, get me and my husband a group gift of 1 of the $2, day after Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart movies. Usually we already have it or would never ever watch it.

jeanilyne

I got a jar of instant coffee (I drink tea) with a huge barrel mug….you know the kind construction workers take on the jobsite. I’m not a man, always drink my tea from cutsie women type coffee cups…Heck…I don’t even work to have a place to take it to. Maybe I could re-gift it and next year be on a forum for the worst gift of 2009….

jeanilynne[at]gmail[dot]com

Audrey

Worst gift was a fruit cake. I don’t even think it’s from this year OR this century!

tia carter

i hopeiwin

Jennifer B.

I got some candies that made me ill.

Julie

I had dated a boy for three weeks and he brought me a mallard duckling. Why I don’t know.

michelle rosborough

Wine from my dad..I don’t drink

izzy

Last year I got a Disney Princesses sticker book (with stickers) set. I was 21… I thought it was a joke at first, until I saw my friend’s reaction when I opened it and realized that that was what she’d meant to give me :(

James

fruit cakes!!!!

Rose Roberts

my worst gift was a dried up corncob in a beautifully wrapped box from my father. He told me I’d have to use that instead of toilet paper. I was so mortified.

Teresa

My MIL gave me ‘used’ makeup in a freezer bag. She said there was nothing wrong with it and couldn’t see throwing it away because she had only used some of it a couple of times. :(

Lisa Fosses

I’ve read one of Lisa Jackson’s books – she’s a good author

Kelly

A gag gift from my SIL but was nasty never the less.

I was grossed out after opening a nice looking clothing box from my SIL. Inside was a wad of toilet paper that appeared to have been used a condom that appeared used a do not disturb sign and a small bar of soap with actual hair on it. She thought it was funny and got it all from the motel that she and my brother managed. I haven’t trusted a gift from her since.

Trish

A toilet plunger from my clueless husband. He even wrapped the darn thing. One of our toilets was getting clogged at least once a week, so I guess he went shopping right after an episode. He does all the plunging so I don’t know why he gave it to me.

barbmccrea

A bottle of Dishsoap from my step daughter

heidi

what i got from my fiancee this christmas – nothing! well nothing plus nothing equals nothing

Sandy M

My worst gift this year was two pair of identical pink and white striped kids gloves from my hubby(he thought they were adult size).

Susan

My Aunt gave me stale popcorn one year

Judy O.

My worst gift ever was a THERMOS!!! This was from a guy I had been dating for five years!!!!!!

janeh

brown fold-up terrycloth slippers that were way too big…….

Vicki Wurgler

the worst was plastic hangers-a dozen of them

Amanda U.

My grandmother bought me, my mother and my aunt matching plaid, flannel nightgowns one year for Christmas. They were scarily hideous.

Kayte CookWatts

The Autobiography of Jenna Jameson from my best friend of thirty years. Do I watch porn? No. Do I like porn? Not really. Was this a gag gift? No. I asked her what the thought process was behind the gift and she said,”Well, you like to read.” Uh,great,thanks.

Abby

The worst gift? When the woman I thought was my best friend gave me an elegant wallet (something I never use) and I realized that she had regifted me. The friendship limped along for a few years, but that was the moment I knew we wouldn’t be friends for the rest of our lives.

djp

worst, diet kit

mogrill

My grandma bought me a New kids on the block poster, about 1o years AFTER they were popular and I was married with a child!!

Misochic

An ugly, ugly Mr. T style gold chain from a BF (now ex!) because he thought I needed some ‘shine’ (his words, not mine). When I hesitated to put it on, he got upset and said, “Whatever. I found it outside on the ground anyways.”

Amber V.

This year my very sweet, but very crazy great-aunt Bobbie gave both me and my husband coupons for $2 off our next visit to Taco Bell – you know the kind that sometimes print out with the receipt? It was as though on the way to our house she stopped for a volcano taco and realized that she hadn’t gotten us a gift. If you can call a coupon a gift…

hamjenny

Okay the worst gift ever was this Christmas I got an accordion. I have not musical ability what so ever and no interest in playing. Why in the world would someone buy someone and accordian? It’s the worst…

drew

fruitcake

desertray63

a fruitcake

Therese

Honestly? A baby-blue sweatshirt complete with lace collar & a picture of a kitten on it. This coming from my MIL, after I had been in the family 10 years & she KNEW I have a severe pet hair allergy (never mind the fact that I don’t wear sweatshirts.) She could out “Freud” Freud himself, with her mind games!

Margaret

The worst gift I ever got was a registration certificate from the state livestock commision.It seems that a guy I knew from work had a crush on me so he registered a Holstein cow and named it after me.He also gave it to me st work in front of everyone.He said that he loved me snd had the papers to prove it.I was soooooooo offended.Needless to say I didnt date him.

Margaret

The worst gift I ever recieved was registration papers from the state livestock commision.A guy that had a cruch onme bought a Holstein cow and named it after me.He said that he loved me and had papers to prove it.He did this at work in front of everyone.Needless to say I never went out with him.

Christie

Some stupid wood thing that a grown nephew made. It was supposed to be a napkin holder but it was weird.

MsMags

The worst gift I ever got was a SAMPLE package of Dove Body wash, that had been sent FREE to a bazillion people at that time. This was about 15 years ago when Dove first introduced the body wash. It was sent with a scrunchie body applicator. I like the body wash, but please give the FREE mailer that went to everyone’s mail box?
I was like uh yes this is really nice. uh huh!

Kim

WOW-haha. This should be fun, my dad’s mother is a total cheap ass. Stocking time! What does Kim find? a stick of bologna. great thankssss. no make up, nothing but a 2-3 ft long thing of bologna. i said oh wow, thanks grandma. haha, i havent touched it yet.

Alice C

i had the most horrid nailpoish in my stocking this year, can’t wait to use it :0(

zmama

Worst gift ever–green carrot cake–how do you get carrot cake to turn green? I didn’t want to find out by tasting it!! :(

cdrury

my boss once gave me reindeer poop!

liz

Walmart tube socks in an opened bag so some had obviously been taken out to give to others or be used by the giver, our housekeeper. Also, the ’8′ quantity on the package had been crossed out and replaced with ’4′ to reflect the new total.

Crys

I received a paper shredder from my MIL.

alaska

I recieved a USED crossword puzzle book. Every year we would pick names out of a coffee can and exchange gifts to each other. Yup, that old man Leonard just had to give me a USED crossword puzzle book! Isn’t that unbelievable?

one_nanana

My hubby did it this year. He got me a bottle of Jack Daniels for Christmas. Here’s the kicker: I’m seven months pregnant! Oy-vey.

Gina

My aunt is famous for regifting. One year for Christmas my aunt regifted napkins and a table cloth, but not all to the same person. I got 1 napkin, my sister got another, my other aunt, and my sister-law. My mother got the table cloth.

Jill

That would be, “Just ask Jesus” This would be a large pink Jesus statue that works like an 8 ball, you ask pink Jesus a question and turn him over and wait for the magic answer.

faith24

Last Christmas I bought a friend a nice bath and body set… Guess what i got this Christmas from her? I guess she forgot who she got it from and re-gifted it to me… That is not the end of the story though. As much as i wanted to keep this set i ended up giving it away to another friend… Let’s just hope she uses it :)

joanna smith

This big fur hat that made me look like I had a squirrel sitting on the top of my head. My grandparents who live in the country gave it to me, one of their neighbors made it. I love my grandparents & didn’t want to hurt their feelings (because in their mind it was a wonderful gift) so I kept the hat & only wore it in the cold weather when we went to visit THEM! I cringed everytime I put it on, I love animals!

blday50

My ex husband one Christmas gave me an ulgy ceramic monkey playing a guitar I hated that thing and as soon as I got rid of him I had fun smashing that D### ugly monkey

sgibbs58

I had been on a strict diet and weighing each day. At Christmas I received a new weighing scale. I hopped up on it and started crying when it showed I weighed 10 lbs more than my older scales.

grahamwilkes80

I received a nursing/maternity bra from my husband this year. I’m not lactating/with child, nor do I plan to be anytime soon. Plus, its nowhere near the correct size. I should have known something was up when it took him half an hour to shop for me. Apparently he wanted to get me some nice underwear but didn’t have the nerve to venture past the first row of bras in the store.

M.A.

An already burned candle!

Ono

One year I got a pair of wooden fish earrings. eww

2Alex

Second grade secret santa- my mom gave me a wrapped package to give in the class exchange. Class bully opens my package and it turns out that my mom regifted my favorite birthday gift she was “saving”for me (lady bug necklace).
What did I get? Pair of used, smelly, mismatched socks. I cried for a month and hate secret exchanges to this day.

Linda M

A chia pet, bought on the way to my house on Christmas Eve, by my then boyfriend who I adored. Guess he didn’t adore me as much, huh? I had wrapped all his gifts in one box, so I ran to my room and quickly unwrapped the big box and rewrapped the cheapest thing I bought him and handed it to him. He didn’t even deserve that.

idahodad7

My wife got me one of those exercise balls. Is this a hint?

Melissa

My would be a yard sale leftover shirt that said “I’m the Princess” that showed my belly.

Sharon Seneker

A plastic pitcher and a chipped Santa Claus plate! Thanks!

nvtribefan

Yep, a fruitcake

Lisa C.

The worst gift I ever got was a box of soaps…and one looked like it was used already. =p

leah

Worst gift would have to be a compass. No, I’m not an outdoorsy adventurer. I’m just really bad at directions and the boyfriend thought it’d be a nice gift. It wasn’t.

sito

Our first Christmas as a married couple, my ex-husband gave me an emerald green velvet dress made by his sister. I had always wanted an emerald green velvet dress and it was very pretty. Unfortunately, she made it to her size, which was not the same as mine. He told her she could keep it and I got bubkes. He’s an ex-husband for more reasons than this.

gwt.1963

Body jelly from my ex-boyfriends father> creepy!

Tina M.

I got the worst gift this year I think.

My office had a $5 gift swap and I got the worst gift there. I got a Free, promotional water bottle with some company’s logo on it.

The person who brought it in didn’t even spend a dime on it and it’s too small for a normal person to use.

So in effect…I got nothing. And I brought a really nice gift too!

Oh well… it’s about giving, not receiving.

carla

A pair of these ugly zebra designed sneakers. They were horrible. I was hoping they were a gag gift but they weren’t :(

carol

A pair of used socks! What is that?!

Terry C

A fire extinguisher. And my cooking is really not THAT bad! Thanks!

braaisjo at gmail dot com

Kelly

For valentines day, I waited at home all day for my first boyfriend to come over so I could cook dinner. Was I suprised when I got a pint of Jack Daniels and a vibrator! I’d have to drink more than a pint to think that was romantic!

Melissa D

A guy I’d just started dating gave me a signed 8X10 glossy of himself! Seriously!

Jana

My dad got me two oil filters for Christmas. Just what a girl always wanted. ha

daonleebabe

My Husband bought me this monsterous frame with like 16 4×6 frames inside of it, it was HORRIBLE hahahaha

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Mary F.

The worst gift I got was an assortment for very cheap toys, which looked like they came from the 99 cents store. I couldn’t help but be a little peeved because it was for my daughter’s birthday party and I had fed their entire family of five and provided tickets to the zoo at the same time.

Qwerty

A can of SNOOSE! Yeah, well that’s NOT the WORST part: inside was a diamond engagement ring!
And what made THAT so bad? It was the only thing he gave me for Christmas but I had to GIVE IT BACK 8 months later.

Moral: Beware of small, round gifts from pseudo-cowboys!

Kathy

This year I got a Christmas ornament that looked like something my cat would cough up. That went immediately into the trash.

Many years ago, an ex boyfriend gave me an unwrapped bottle of cheap shampoo. Guess that was all he could find at the drugstore on his way over. Notice the “ex”.

Jodi

Old fudge!

Ursula A

Years ago I received a table trivet from my step-sister for Christmas. As if a trivet wasn’t a let down enough, it was used – purchased from a local thrift store. It was chipped on one corner and decorated with a red bird that carried the inscription, “WIC Conference, 1989.” As I opened it, she burst out laughing and gleefully announced that she had purchased it for 25 cents.

I still, to this day, have yet to figure out what possessed her to buy me used table ware.

Nancyjo

My well-meaning Mother in law knows we are Christians and apparently wanted to help us celebrate with religious statues by the Franklin Mint. Expensive statues of Jesus depicting biblical scenes. I love Jesus but not a big fan of statuary. Unfortunately our cat broke every one of them by wiping them out when she misjudged a leap from the floor to the shelf above where they were sitting. I never had the heart to tell her, but insisted that she not by such costly gifts and she stopped.

shellsok

A pair of boxers for my boyfriend- but they were not in the original packaging. Very gross and creepy.

Nancy C

A generic bottle of hand lotion for people with psoriasis. A hint from an in-law that I scratch too much, and another that my gift isn’t worth the name brand price for Christmas.

Lisa G.

Does having a rude, mean mother in law come visit count? Other than that the worst gift I received was from the Barbie doll looking mother in law listed above who got me a sweater 3 sizes to big because even though I’m actually only a size 7 she considers me to be fat and loves to mention to everyone how “big” I am and thought this very large sweater would fit me.

joni514

i guess the fact that i got 2 hand mixers this year

A Cowboy’s Wife

Well, for me, it was a big basket of food. Normally a great gift but for a fat girl, no. Please don’t encourage an already fat girl by giving her fatty food to make her more fat.

;)

lorene

A jar of home made pickles at my bridal shower from my soon to be husband’s grandmother.

RebaFan

a set of kitchen knives for our 1st Christmas together gift.

Kitt V,

It happened when I was about five, my mother has 13 siblings so that leads to about 30 something cousins. We were at my grandmother’s house and the kids were opening up gifts. My cousins had just gotten some legos, and barbies, and I was so excited to open up my gift. I quickly unwrap my gift to find I’d been given a towel set. I think my face showed how disappointed I was. But my aunt just smiled and said “You’ll grow into them.” To this day my mom teases me about those towels.

Sara Denhart

The worst gift I got was a leather jacket that was in red from my boyfriend’s parents.

kohndr

Worst gift was from my old boss, it was a diet book!!

hofma2

A troll with light up red eyes. Thank you so much for the opportunity!

Michelle Simons

A wrapped up Mayo jar full of worms in water from my goofy brother.

Marcia Strickland

A brown leather jacket.I hate leather.

Carolyn G

I did a Christmas swap once and the person sent me hotel soaps and shampoo. I couldn’t believe it.

Carolyn g

I did a CHristmas swap once and the person who had me sent me some hotel soaps and shampoo. I couldn’t believe it.

Tammy OHagan

I grew up a poor Farmer’s Daughter. I respected and really appreciated EVERY gift , so I would have to say.. none… I’ve never received a horrible gift.

aksun23

Worst gift was a maternity sweetsuite from my hubby. Nope, not pregnant. Was he hinting I am getting fat??

Michelle B

The worst and most embarrassing gift I ever received was pig ears. Yep bloody fresh and gross from the market and wrapped in beautiful paper to hide them. My brother thought it would be an inside joke because I always told him his room was a pig sty. But instead of just a few people that year my mom invited everyone from work and our family and my new date. There were about 60 people there and I was so mortified. I’ll never live that down….

Karli

My boyfriend of many months gave me a fake silver bracelet with my name inscribed on it. Unfortunately, he did not know how to correctly spell my name (he spelled it “Carlie”) AND the inscriber did such a poor job that his cursive writing looked liked it spelled “Garlic.”

Alecia Gibson

My worst Christmas gift this year was a Santa hat with a Jeff Gordon 24 on the front. I’m a huge Jeff Gordon fan but what am I going to do with a Santa hat?

pbkup

My husband made me a redneck birdbath with our trash can lid, duct tape and pc pipe. It leaks and not really well thought out but it’s the thought that counts.I told him I liked it

mom2nji

My MIL gave us a used hand held Shark Vac that was dirty!

KiKi

I would have to say that the worst gift I got was some organic carrots and crackers…One of my coworkers a male waited to late to get me a gift and got be a bag of organic carrots with a bow on top of it..A very big bag at that..When I can not even eat carrots because I have braces on..Too funny…and he got the crackers out of a gift basket that was delivered to the office..

LBirk

A friend put together an Italian gift basket with all the ingredients for a fun dinner. Great, right? Wrong. All the items had expiration dates from at least three years before. An obvious regift.

rdeming

looks good in pink. Show me the pink.

Dolores

At a gift exchange I got a memo pad with some of the pages gone, the kind you hang on your fridge.

Hannah B.

It has to be the engraved desk set that my boss gave me after making a great ceremony about it beforehand. He had spelled my name wrong and it was truly *his* mistake, not the engraver’s, so I had to grin and bear it, acting very appreciative. And, no, I never told him about the error, just kept using it, figuring it was not worth losing my job over!

jmahurin40

yucky cookies

Sand

I was given drink mix that was Seventeen years old! It was a gift from a friend that frequently purchased gifts from thrift stores & garage sales.

Cherie R.

The worst gift I ever received was from my now husband before we were married. He stopped off at a stand someone had set up in a vacant lot to buy me a last minute gift. He purchased a stuffed animal in a basket. To begin with the poor stuffed animal was suffering several bald spots after being removed from the basket, leaving the basket hairy, but worse was that we discovered it to be covered in some sort of live bugs. I don’t know what they were and it’s probably for the best.

Catherine

A delicious plate of homemade goodies given to be after I had previously announced my intentions to lose some extra weight.

Chrysa

I once got one of those ultra-tacky Christmas sweatshirts with appliques, sequins and jingle bells!

Melanie Miller

fruit cake

Suanne Giddings

My ex was a sportsman. His greatest pleasure was hunting and fishing. He went on a fishing excursion and ended up catching a shark. I received a sterling necklace with three shark’s teeth attached to the chain. He proudly told me it was a sign of good luck. Well, it was good luck for me because shortly after that we divorced.

Jill Myrick

The worst gift that I ever received was the same three years in a row.
Once I turned 10 my parents no longer bought me presents but instead gave me a stocking with a fifty dollar bill.
This might seem great to some but having to sit and watch my older and younger sister open their gifts was horrible.
I would have rather had three small gifts that cost 1.00 each to open than that fifty dollar bill.

Twinkle

One of the worst gifts I received was a girdle in size 6 (whose needs a girdle at size 6!!!??). That wasn’t so bad but I was pregnant with my first child. The comment that followed had me flabbergasted : “Well I noticed your getting a belly, probably because you can’t leave the dining table!” I was size 10. GRRRR

Elaine

I received a rock from my mother in law that, in fact, was a rock off my own front porch. She wrapped it really pretty and brought it to me personally and said, “I hope it’s not broken.” You could say she has a sense of humor.

I have to admit she did get me another gift because she gets all the girls the same thing (not rocks thankfully). But she was sure proud of my ROCK!

trish

THIS YEAR! i got an unpainted PLASTER converse shoe and a pr of flippers from the thrift store. oh and i thought this was pretty kewl tho, ass cheek salt and pepper shakers!
now in the past i got a regifted recipe book inscribbed TO the ppl that gave it to us. and a broken mirror. (both from sister in laws!)

Betty C

At an office gift exchange I received an elastic string with 3 plastic beads on it. It was supposed to be a bookmark. Ugly!!

Robin Wilfong

My worst gift would have to be a big box full of pads and tampons

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sal williams

Last year, from my uncles’s new wife, I received a really boozed up fruitcake – it just reeked of bourbon – which was double boxed…the inner box had been date stamped for 1993,’96 or ’98 – I couldn’t make out the date clearly. I’m not sure it was intentional so I gave it back this year soaked in rum…let see who can take a joke…..

oulori

a travel alarm clock and oyster crackers

jen gersch

a grapefruit

jen gersch

a spoiked grapefruit

Janet Jordan

The worst gift I ever got was a few slices of fruit cake. Yuck, I hate fruit cake. Much less than a few dried up pieces. You would think They would have least made a whole cake to give out as gifts. Thanks for hosting the giveaway.

Heather C

I received a broken and chipped coffee mug…and never in my life during those college years did I drink coffee. I still wonder, to this day, what that dude was thinking, or IF he was thinking. Jerk.

Laura Emerson

In front of everyone in the family my mother in law gave me a small hair trimmer and mirror. She said it was for that little mustache forming under my nose!

JennyO

A few year’s back I received a single piece of wrapped Ferrero Rocher candy that had been a part of a larger box of candy. As I opened it, the recipient told the story of how they knew I just LOVED this candy, and so they bought it for me. And tried a piece. And loved it. And managed to not eat the last piece so that they could give that one for me.

Samantha Pruitt

this was a Chanukah present from my aunt’s (who’s not related to me) mother. She got me this incredibly ugly wool sweater, even though we’re Jewish (she is too) it had these dancing reindeer on it with christmas trees around the neck and little jingle bells on the sleeves! It even had a reindeer tail on the bottom in the back!!! it was the ugliest thing i’ve ever seen. On top of that she included some reindeer antlers! She said that she thought it was right up my alley (???)

teechbiz

I received a used vacuum cleaner.

kathy

My worse gift was from an office grab bag where the person who picked my name cut out magazine articles on how to tame unruly toddlers for me!

Sharold

A Yellow Sweatshirt with big flowers on it….

Roseann Kies

The worst gift ever was a stinky bottle of perfume!

Melissa

I got my worst present this Christmas, and all I have to say is two words, “Fish Plates”!

My husband is so pround of the dinner service for 14 people that had of all things, “a marlin fish jumping out of the water on them”!
I thought it was a joke at first, but no…the horror was real! (gasp)

Veronica Garrett

12 rolls of Scott Towels. Imagine paper toewls.

susan p

I was in a family gift exchange last year and got nothing! (I had someone’s boyfriend and he was in a fight with the family or something…)

tanya

A utility sink for the laundry room. Seriously.

rlgrady

My worst gift was a thighmaster 4 days before I delivered my son. It was from my husband. No jury in the world would convict me…..(as long as 1 – just 1 – woman was on the jury)

Carol

The worst gift ever was something that was given to many people before it made it’s way to me. My Aunt gave a sweater to my mother who gave it back saying it was the wrong size. In turn my Aunt rewrapped it and started giving it to people who got stains on it, put a cigarette hole in it and others had eaten in it. Each gave it back because it was ugly, and by this time a piece of trash. Frugal and not thinking straight, she rewrapped it and presented it to me.

feath

I recieved a packet of soup mix, don’t get me wrong I love soup and too cook, but come on its christmas

Elizabeth

It was a two cans of meat substitute and I’m not even a vegetarian.

lussy

I RECEIVED A SIZE SMALL SWEATER & I AM DEFIANTELY AN XL-VERY WEIRD!

Mary

Hands down – the absolute WORST givf I ever received was a pair of USED socks – i kid you not!!!

Charlotte

Gadd, these are terriable!!!! I got a tin of candy that I could not open because it was rusted shut>> when I did opened it, it also had dead ants inside>> MY SISTER RE-GIFTS! We don’t exchange gifts anymore…

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

Christine

Worst gift I ever received was a re-used Christmas card that I had sent a few years before!

S. Carter

A very nice pen but the problem was that it was obviously regifted since it had the givers initials engraved on it. I imagine she never really opened it to see that and I didn’t say anything.

Marcia S

I am an art teacher and must have a gazillion art books. One year for Christmas my husband gave me the book “Art for Dummies”. He said when I opened it that he didn’t think I was a dummy, he just likes the For Dummies series. My feelings were hurt all the same.

demmi

leftover cookie from a function they attended 2 weeks ago

TGEmpress

In the interest of full disclosure it was given to all the women in the house on Christmas eve, but that doesn’t make them any better. House slippers made of maxi pads… that were decorated. And then I had to take a picture with them on my feet. Ewww, I am still shuddering.

Michelle

A “Parasite Pals” Lunch bin, it said something like “when your tummy tickles, it’s me inside” and had a picture of a “cute” tapeworm. I guess it could work as a great diet tool :).

louiseb130

A 12 pack of Bud Light (I’m a 57 y.o. woman)!

Renee We

Christmas flowers came in a box looking droopy and when I lifted them out of the box the petals fell off.

heather

received nothing.

kathy pease

crotchless panties..and it was embarrassing as hell

Jan

I wanted a cowgirl outfit when I was seven. My father (who did not live with us) gave me a Hop-a-Long Cassidy outfit for a boy! I couldn’t believe he gave me something meant for a boy complete with holster and guns. I thought it would be a fringed skirt with boots and a hat. I did wear it once but I was a very feminine little girl and a black outfit with long pants Wow! not me.

Jillian

My worst gift ever was a high school musical book bag.

Debra

wow. the worst ever was the time that my parents went to hawaii for xmas, and did not take us kids. i was 12, and my siblings were 13 and 16. No problem tho – they’ll bring us some great swag, right? No – we got t-shirts that they’d clearly picked up at the airport on the way home. And, mine was way too small! We laugh now, but I could have been the original author of those t-shirts that say ‘my mom went to —, and all i got was’.

Sherrie

A really tacky, broke, poorly painted figurine.

sea

A diamond. I know what you are thinking, who can she whine about a diamond. Fact is, I feel very strongly about not supporting the mined diamond industry due to thier worker treatment, environmental harm, monopolistic practices and false scarcity. My dislike of the diamond industry verges on hate. I’d prefer mozanite, lab diamonds, or CZ. My SO, who I have talked to at length about my feelings on diamonds,got me a diamond necklace. We had a big christmas fight over it.

bev

A Humpty Dumpty cookie jar. I had it for years, since my husband gave it to me and I didn’t want to hurt his feelings and get rid of it. It was ugly, though.

janice

One year @ work, I got a sweater that had been worn and it smelled like a dirty body.The sweater was beautiful but had to toss it because of the odor

freakdujour

I received a tin of Cocoa that expired on 01/01/01…that’s right, eight freaking years old…

lorchick

When I was somewhere between 8-10 yrs old there was a HUGE box for me under the christmas tree. I was so excited because i figured it had to be AWESOME. It was saved for last (my parents always did this with the gifts they were excited about)… and it was a set of Children’s Encyclopedias. I wanted to cry I was so dissapointed… I tried to fake it happy b/c lets face it, i’m a sweetheart (lol) but I don’t think they bought it. But honestly?! Encyclopedias? Really!?!

viviann

THIS YEAR I GOT THE WORST GIFT EVER.IT WAS A PURSE THE COLOR S..T.HE KNOW IS LOVE DIFFERENT STYLES OF BAGS.BOT THIS ONE SO UGLY,IM GONNA GIVE IT TO MY MOTHER

Sheila K.

The first Christmas after our marriage (we were married a week before Christmas) my now ex-husband gave me a plastic dust pan. The last Christmas together he wrapped a large box really pretty, which is really something for him, and so I saved it to the end in excitement. When I opened it up my face dropped — it was a pair of hipwader boots so that he could go fly fishing. Ever the gentleman — not!!!

chazvgo

My mother in law made my husband and I a blanket, that was uneven and ugly. On top of that she always wanted to see it every time she came over so I couldn’t throw it away :)

Gianna

A polka dot sweater covered in pom poms..

Cindy B.

The worst gift I ever received was a jar of strawberry jelly from a student. It was opened, was sticky on the outside (as in multiple drips down the side) and contained a bonus layer of mold. Yum-o!!!

lor

My roomies and I decided to do a $20-or-under gift exchange. The girl who got me was super excited and going on that she had gotten me the PERFECT gift- it was a CD from some old obscure artist I’d never even heard of, and one of the songs on it was supposed to be funny so she thought i’d be psyched. It was just ridiculous because it was so the complete opposite of my taste and i was literally awestruck that she honestly thought she got me the perfect gift…

Kelly

I just received my worst gift ever this past Christmas. It is a book called “You Know You’re Over 40 When…”. The problem isn’t that I’m not over 40, as I’m 41, it’s that the book is for a MALE! And to make matters worse, it was from my own mother!!

berta

A mason jar filled with a string of multi colored Christmas lights. Beyond tacky!

M

I had Secret Santa at my school. I gave a $50 American Express giftcard. I received nothing. It seemed two people had my character, so the other girl got my gift. And I got nothing. Worst gift ever!

Leanne

i once got a movie from my dad. who had given me the same movie for my birthday a few months before.

gina9359

I dont care about the gifts its not calling me up to wish me a merry christmas that bugs me the most from my family and friends.but most all of the time i usually do not get anything for christmas so i get over it..

Timothy Sternberg

Worst gift ever? One year my wife rather well to do grandmother gave me an Avon $1.99 roll-on men’s deodorant in a small brown lunch bag.

Amethyst

I believe it was a nativity scene with a clock in the middle( no baby in the middle), and another time someone gave me tampons. How inappropriate.

m

a spatula

Jo

I got “one” tube of avon moisture handcream from my daughter. Six years in a row.

Karen

The first year I was married, my mother-in-law gave me the Fit or Fat Target Diet book and the Jane Fonda workout video.

Aggie

Reading some the comments made me LOL! And I thought my relatives (MIL especially) were bad:
Used extension cord (go figure)
Individual boxes of: Apple Jacks, Lucky Charms, Mac and Cheese (at least it was Krafts).
A gold pleather lame bag with beading.
Old fruit.
The kicker? she re-gifted, same day, earrings we gave her to my SIL – we were sitting right there.

Ronni

About ten years ago, my sister-in-law (who was an Elementary School teacher), gifted me with a recycled Christmas Santa figurine. What a wonderful gift for a forty-something mother of two! Did I also mention that Santa could be wound up to play “Jingle Bells”?

lace

I once received a purse that could only hold a cell phone. It was made specifically for that purpose. It had an extremely long shoulder strap and at the end was this little tiny boxish thing to put my phone in.

Naomi

Last year, my husband gave me the same brown mary jane Crocs that I had worn for my entire pregnancy. Hey, he got the size right and I must have liked them for at least nine months… but then this year he got me brown Crocs with furry liners. He really shouldn’t have bothered!

sheila carter

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Grace A W

A Chia Pet shaped like Shaggy from Scooby Doo from my father. I’m twenty years old and never once liked Scooby Doo or houseplants, if you can even call it that.

Danielle

The worst gift I have ever received was a huge loaf of fruitcake.

lcutcliffe

Hi,This year I got a pair of jumper cables from my boyfriend. Incredibly useful, maybe…but jumper cables!

Bing

The worst gift I got was a pair of pierced earrings from my mother-in-law while she knows my ears are not pierced and I have no intention to have them pierced.

Sherry B.

My well-to-do sister-in-law gave me an absolutely HUGE pair of granny panties for Christmas one year! I mean these things would have wrapped around me three times; I am a very small woman. As embarrassed as I felt when I unwrapped them in front of the entire family, I couldn’t help but also feel badly for her. They were obviously a pair of her own and she had given them to me instead of buying me a present. I think that it made her look really cheap!

Christina

For a gift, my bf at the time brought me a DVD action movie that he knew I hated but that he himself had been wanting to see! He said we’d be very happy eating popcorn and watching it together! The worst part was when he told me that he hadn’t even bought it but had found it discarded (or lost) in the street that morning but wrapped it up “beautifully” for me!

Quanda

The worse gift I received was a black plastic dress belt that was 3 sizes to big!

Rochelle K.

My worst gift ever was during a secret santa I received a box of assorted chocolates, which, for a normal person would be great, except I happen to be both diabetic AND have a nut allergy. Since I don’t have a death wish, this was definitely a crappy gift.

Valerie

I have a unique gift. My 95 year old former neighbor who is the sweetest woman in the whole world, gave me something she valued. I thanked her very much and went home to show my family the gift. It was a bottle of Prell shampoo circa appx. 1975. It was solid, not liquid from age. My husband wants to use it as a paperweight…..very funny.

OldGirl

A sweater that was the wrong size and when was returned to the store it came from, was scanned to
reveal a cost of $13.00. The had never seen the merchandise so I couldn’t even do an even exchange!

Vanessa

For Christmas when I was 12 my dad got me a Dr Laura book about the worst things that women (and by association, me) do to screw up their lives.

Karen

a freaking boy’s bike when I was 9 so I could pass it down to my little brother when I outgrew it.

Foxxyb80

As an adult I received a box of 5 Jumbo neon colored crayons and 9..not 10 dollars from my Grandma. First off, I haven’t used crayons since I was in elementary school, and they weren’t even Crayola, they were some no name dollar store crayons. It took everything inside me to not laugh and thank her politely.

Roo

I received for Christmas from my ex-husband a dress that I had tried on for him while on a shopping trip. It was clearance item, he forgot to put it under the tree and had not wrapped it. This was our first Christmas. Should have seen the writing on the wall.

Angela

The worst gift i recieved this year was a used candle, a used journal and pen set and a pair of used earings. My sister in law came up w/ the idea of playing a game called white elephant. similar to dirty santa but each person brings wrapped used items from home that they no longer want. I gave half a bottle of nice perfume and a good movie. Ive decided next year ill regift the gift i got this year and hope that the person that got my perfume and movie will do the same!