Some people just don’t have a clue, especially around the holidays. ALL of us have opened a “What were you thinking” gift at some point in our lives, and today we have pulled some of the best WORST gifts ever from our writers to act as a general guide for the future.
We asked our moms “What is the WORST gift you ever received” and here are their responses
“A dollar Store Beach Towel”
“The smallest, ugliest vase from my cousin for my wedding. Oh and I found the card inside, addressed to her….for her wedding”
“Last year I got cheap store-bought cookies in a cheap distressed wood box from my in-laws. I regifted both to my kids as soon as I opened it…and even the kids wouldn’t eat the cookies. They have also given me two sets of cheap sheets.”
“A scale. From my MIL”
“Art. Really bad large framed art for my wall.”
“Long story short….my dad gave my mom a pic of her pregnant with me. Naked. In the 70s. She showed it to my husband. He is now afraid of Christmas.”
“A massive light show Santa from my future MIL. Dollar store style. Shudder”
“We got a box that had 10 paper napkins and 2 ugly candles in it as a wedding gift.”
“A couple years ago my grandmother got me a 25 pack of blank cd’s and one of those tupperware lazy susans… She did ALL her christmas shopping at one store”
“My MIL gave my husband and I matching Joel and Victoria Osteen self-help books for married couples. Not only are we completely non-religious, but it was probably our 1st or 2nd year as a couple”
“A hymn book with someone else’s name engraved in the front cover.”
“A kettle, from my husband, two months after we got married”
“My mother in law gave me a GWP (gift with purchase=free) tea pot from Shoppers Drug Mart for Christmas one year. And a card with a rat on the front of it for my birthday too.”
“My husband got me an ironing board! Maybe in hopes I would start ironing his shirts. Bah! As if. Oh and in my stocking he gave me an extension cord so the iron would always reach! WTF?”
“The video cameras rolled as I opened a two for one special on fake plastic engagement rings from my bf. Followed by a ring holder from my unknowing mother for the school ring she bought me”
And make sure you don’t fall into the Bad Gift Category and just grab them an ITunes card. It doesn’t matter if they use it for Music or Movies, Apps or Games. . . it is sure to be a hit!
AND… From now until December 12th, if you buy a $50 iTunes gift card you’ll receive 50 bonus Air Miles!
The offer runs now until Dec 11 in Sobeys Atlantic
The offer runs now until Dec 12 in Metro Ontario, Safeway, KATZ (Rexall & PharmaPlus) Ontario, and Lawtons.
Check the local stores (by province) that are hosting this cool offer!
Metro Ontario – ONTARIO only
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Safeway – Alberta, British Columbia , Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
Lawtons – Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI
Sobeys Atlantic – Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI
AND, because we still aren’t 100% confident that you won’t give a terrible gift, we have one for you! ENTER below to win yourself a $50 ITunes Giftcard! You could pass it along to a “hard to buy for” friend. But we’ll probably stuff it in our own stocking (if you won’t tell, we won’t tell). That’s one way to make sure that we all have a happy holiday!
And for all you giveaway addicts, while you CAN enter across multiple blogs, you may only win on one blog. The contest is open to residents of Canada excluding Quebec, and must be 18 years or older.
(Disclosure: We are part of the Blackhawk Holiday Gift Card Blogger Campaign with Mom Central Canada and some of us (but not all…which is why we are so crabby about crappy gifts) receive special perks as part of our affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are our own…which should have been obvious by the amount of complaining we just did.)
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My worst gift was from my husband it was a truck jack and I had a car so it didnt work but sure worked fine for his truck
The best ever was our puppy Lily…5 years ago! 🙂
I received the ugliest Christmas sweater ever that was about 8 sized too big.
I got a fire extinguisher for Christmas… kind of weird but thoughtful in case there was a fire in my house
worst gift ever was for xmas/birthday (birthday dec 23rd!) from my uncle…i was 16, and he got me an ant farm…complete with bug catcher O.O
The worst gift i ever got was from a ex, it was the key to his house he tried to pretty it up lol sad!!!
the worst birthday\christmas ever ugly pj s and the slippers were worst
Worst gift ever received was a pair of bright yellow corduroy pants
A cheap gold handbag from my MIL I’m not a flashy person and it’s so not my style lol but that’s the only one it could be worse. My best is my early Xmas gift this year a new computer that I haven’t had time to set up yet but I’m looking forward to having it all up and running hopefully by Christmas or the New year
A subscription to Match dot com and I was married at the time.
An ugly Christmas sweater was the worst present ever, far too big, too!
My husband accidentally got me a maternity shirt for our first Christmas together…worst gift ever!
I really wanted a cat for Christmas one year so my mom gave me a lame dollar store cat that was missing an eye. Still not laughing.
broken laptop
That would be a toss up between a vacuum and a set of dishes with geese on them.
worst gift…17 years ago, the man I was dating/living with bought me a CASE OF BEER. I was pregnant with his child at the time. So, ya. I think that counts as the worst give of all time.
My cat had died the year or so before and my parents did not want another cat. I did. I was now in grade 12 and we only got one present for Christmas, that year I got a stuffed cat with stuffed kittens attached to it. So disappointing.
Worst gift was a stuffed present that actually sang “I am the Worst Christmas Present Ever”
Haha, I laughed at the Joel Osteen books one. That would not be nice.
Ummm, I got a photo frame from a very special boyfriend. It wasn’t what I had in mind.
my birthday is 2 days after Christmast, once I was given a pair of pants for xmas with the matching shirt as the birthday gift… they were both a hideous orange stripe that I never wore!
In university, my boyfriend gave me tickets to see a big stage show – I was excited – until I found out I had a major exam the very next day. The show wasnt going to work. So, he went with another female friend without me. He INSISTED he got me a gift, and it wasn’t his problem it didn’t work out for me. The worst part: I kept dating him for 2 more years!
Hahah it’s funny to read the responses here. Some gifts quite awful!
I really can’t recall any bad gifts, well none that have stuck out anyway. My husband always receives the same gift from his dad each year. Black dress socks in a 3-pack. He has at least 21 pairs accumulated from all the years – some still in the package!
My best gift was a piece of jewellery.
Cheers.
The worst gift I received was a fish tank shaped like a bubble gum dispenser
Worst gift was plain white socks!
My ex-husband gave me a dishwasher once for Christmas. he said “how many other husbands out there love their wives this much?” And was so proud of himself. I wanted to stuff him in it.
I keep a little black funeral dress around for just such an occasion. See what happens if he gives me an appliance.
Worst gift I got was a candy dispenser.
One year a man I was dating asked me to marry him after dating for 4 months……. I said no
my ex got me a tattoo i never got.. but he got his…
best gift I ever got was from my kids…pretty little heart necklace that says I love you mom
The worst would be a really ugly sweater I got
I got a snow shovel
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Well, I got an itunes gift card… I don’t want apple’s software on my machine because it’s a mess of insecurity and spyware… I do not own an iphone because I like my hardware to not be locked down… so I basically have a gift card with little or no use to me. A visa gift card, or a gift card to a restaurant or specific store is a far, far better gift idea.