Worst Xmas present..

that you received? I got given an electric drink stirrer....why???

 

To stir drinks with..

 

I got the gayest bobble hat you'll ever see

 

Leather Tie Case.

Greaaaaat

 

Sound like a bobble hate crime.

 

And what's wrong with a spoon

 

I got a Pizza Hut Gift Card. Now, don't get me wrong, I do enjoy ordering from Pizza Hut, but it appears to be for the restaurants only, and not for delivery.

 

One of those really tiny box of celebration chocolates, in which you only get one of each sweet. Having just a tiny taste of each one is a bit of an f you

 

A tie. I don't wear ties. Thankfully they still have the receipt.

 

Socks.

 

My dad in all seriousness once gave my uncle a library book checked out from the library and due back in two weeks.

 

Unlimited ice cream!!!!

 

Are your libraries free over there?

 

Christmas Pudding flavoured fudge, absolutely disgusting.

 

There traditional, shouldnt be in this list. I got 10 pairs lol.

 

I got some Blu-Tack one year which I felt took the **** in terms of thought put into buying something let alone a lack of self-respect by my mother (who gave the 'present' to me) towards herself as how did she at any point while wrapping the sodding thing think 'Yeah, this is what he needs/wants' without thinking it was actually a **** thing to give.

This year she gave me a head light - a torch with straps to hold it close against my forehead.
I've never shown any interest in wanting a torch, hand-held or head-strapped, so I do wonder if she's suffering from a quite common condition of not having a ****ing clue as to what to buy someone she's known all her life so give them any old cheap piece of crap.

Out of spite, this year I decided to give her a strain of the common cold I've been holding onto for a while. **** YOU *****!!

 

I got one of those last year. It's been nothing short of brilliant for diy, getting things from the backs of cupboards etc. Also good for cyclists.

 

I had one of those years ago when I was a milkman, brilliant for those dark early morning deliveries, especially when people left out notes, it kept my hands free and I could actually see what the notes said :sign15:

 

I can't get enough of them. I would have one in every room, the shed and the car and one for my coats.

 

I got this ice scraping mitt from my grandparents (see link)

http://www.gadgets.co.uk/item/ICESCRAPER/Ice-Scraper-Mitt.html

De-icer has always worked fine for me. Plus, it hasn't been icy this winter to use it (I was on holiday earlier this month when it was icy). My grandparents have a good talent for providing me with presents which just clutter up my flat. Occasionally they will pull a good one out of the bag, but that's normally once every 5 years or so.

Oh, they also got me some real grandad slippers as well. So I make that 2 pretty poor presents this year. Still it's the thought that counts isn't it?

 

It is the thought that counts. De-icer is nasty stuff for the environment. Use your scraper, far more satisfying.

The last present my gran (no longer with us) ever bought me was a vacuum cleaner for my car. She was 80 or so and struggled all the way home with it from Halfords. It was a great idea for a present as I had bought my first car not long before. Unfortunately the vacuum ran off a cigarette lighter connection and the car didn't have one. I never had the heart to tell her.

What I dislike is those manufactured especially for Xmas gift packs. You know things like Boxed pub quizzes. A can of Guinness and a glass costing twice what you could buy them separately for. No thought has gone into buying something like that for someone, it's almost as if you have to buy someone a gift rather than you want to. Maybe I'm getting old and miserable but I'd rather spend time with people, maybe have a restaurant meal, than spend hours slogging round the shops and eventually getting something that is not wanted.

 

Yes, most of them. Now that I think of it, it was a brilliant move..

 

You ghastly little oik.

 

You can never have enough pairs!!

 

I had all great gifts , no crud

 

This 100%. Those types of presents are surely exclusively designed for work Secret Santas. I don't mind if some ***** from accounts buys me a pint of jelly beans, but if someone in my family thinks that I want a personalised golf ball washer then they are dead to me.

 

My mum brought a goat for a family in Africa this year, I thought it was a wind-up and she had been reading the forums and fallen for one of Liz's trolls!

I would actually rather she did that though than spend money on crap like a beer and glass set, which I have most likely nicked from my local anyway.

I got an oven glove with 'keep calm and cook' on. I detest that phase, I know the reason behind it but why does every crap piece of merchandise have it on now! Does me in!

 

Much better than 99% of the crap that's passed around at this time of the year. If everyone spent £20 on fighting poverty instead of buying a piece of tat for someone that doesn't want it, it would make such a huge difference. I didn't buy presents for my brothers this year, and instead made a donation to UNICEF.

Let's face it, if there's anything worth £20 which I want, I'll buy it. No need for someone else to guess what I want, wrap it and give it to me. I'd rather they donated some money to something worthwhile.

The same goes for the mountain of food which most households waste each Xmas. Instead of buying 20 boxes of biscuits and quality street, maybe people could buy a present for a poor child who would otherwise go without.

 

Could be worse. It could be YOLO.

 

[video=youtube;KcqinGqHQCg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcqinGqHQCg[/video]

*contains some offensive language.. watch with caution*

 

I think the reason that so many people get 'bad' Christmas presents is because people have come to expect gifts.

Instead of wanting to get someone something, it's almost rude not to. As a result, people end up with crap presents because people will often buy a present because they feel they have to, not because they think the person will like it.

 

Do you want the tie? It's shyte so would suit you perfectly.

 

My brother and sister in law forgot me - AGAIN

my sister got me an "executive" desk top table football game that is about the size of a mouse mat. Pointless

 

It's got to the point where I don't know what I want, so I ask for things I need. Never am I as delighted as when my Mother gives me Lynx, Sensodyne and Tresemee. Got to keep my long locks looking beautiful.

 

Lynx is B.O. in a can. Don't believe their sexy adverts and buy a proper antiperspirant instead.