Michael's post was funny, but also got me to wondering 'What was the crappiest gift you've ever received?' Mine was the last Christmas gift I got from my ex-husband. Money was a little tight and we had been involuntarily separated for 22 months off and on ( I was military and he was a truck driver). We had just PCS'ed to Fairbanks, Alaska and our vehicle had been stolen enroute. He gave me a cheapo set of silverware! Then he had the nerve to be offended when I told him he sucked.

Sorry, Kristel, I just couldn't smile and say thank you to that.

So what was the crappiest gift you ever received?

Some people just don't get it.
I am allergic to many parfum, so in a gift exchange I got sented bamboo sticks!

They forgot the benadryl to go with it

Lol! Oh no. I'm really picky about fragrances so I can understand. It seems like people always get me stuff that smells like alcohol and soap. Yuck!

I can't recall getting much that I couldn't find SOME use for, except maybe once. I guess the worst thing was probably a baby-blue sweatshirt from Walmart with a rhinestone heart on the front. To say it 'wasn't me' is a significant understatement. I smiled and said "thank you", then wore it for the day (people who knew me well did everything they could not to laugh in the gift-giver's presence). Thereafter it hung in my closet for a couple of years and it was ultimately donated.

My ex used to get me strange things. Probably the most memorable was the year he bought me a wooden, hardware-store step-ladder that he monogrammed with a Sharpie. Another year he bought me a Green Mag-light (but he remembered green was my favorite color). We're still friends and I still use both gifts, so it's all good.

"Probably the most memorable was the year he bought me a wooden, hardware-store step-ladder that he monogrammed with a Sharpie. "

snort


Is it a nice monogram? Twirly letters and all? More than one color Sharpie?



Do you have any pictures where you're standing on it wearing the rhinestone shirt? If not, why not?

I think it would be even more special if I was holding up the flashlight in an especially fetching pose (think "Statue of Liberty").

The 'monogram' which was underlined with an attempt at poetry, was done all in black in Tommy's typical hen-scratch cursive (which made it more endearing somehow). It read: "When life has you down, step up! Love, Tommy".

I think he tried, I really do

Lol! Yes, where is this photograph? Wow! If he really tried, I would definitely cut him some slack, but my ex never tried. He could have gotten me some books and I would have been thrilled as I'm a voracious reader.

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I think it would be even more special if I was holding up the flashlight in an especially fetching pose (think "Statue of Liberty").

The 'monogram' which was underlined with an attempt at poetry, was done all in black in Tommy's typical hen-scratch cursive (which made it more endearing somehow). It read: "When life has you down, step up! Love, Tommy".I think he tried, I really do

I dunno Kristel, I was feelin the love with that step ladder- rather creative. The Walmart sweater, not so much, and the mag light is useful.

Bet you never got an oscilloscope??

Hmmm I'll second the crappy soap one add to the smell that I was allergic to it. My ex got me this huge thing to hang on the wall of wolves but it was distorted, a wide picture was made narrow. That thing is STILL sitting in a consignment shop downtown. LOL

Hubby had an ice auger wrapped up for me under the tree one year.

We don't do much ice fishing, never did. I don't mind getting out in the cold but just sitting around waiting for a fish to bite, in freezing cold temperatures, is a bit much for me.

It sat in our shed for years when I just happened to look out one day and saw this thing emerging in the hand of one of Bob's buddies. He'd offered it up to him for the weekend. And although I'd only cranked it a couple of times (Bob was much better at it) I did have a sort of stupid bond with it.

I couldn't pass up this opportunity at true ownership. I went out and said... Hey, where are you going with that? Bob piped up and said....He's borrowing it for the weekend, what's up? I said...Really...you just go around lending out MY Christmas presents anytime you feel like it.

The look on his buddy's face was priceless. Oh shit...Didn't mean to cause problems man. Don't worry about it.

I gave it a minute for Bob's brain to register as he gave me the dirtiest look and I burst out laughing. I told his buddy if it works for him and he brings me back a fish he could have it.

I got the fish and haven't seen it since.