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
KATZ (Rexall & PharmaPlus) Ontario – ONTARIO only
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.)