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What is the best or worst gift youve ever received? Or best or worst youve given to someone...

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Worst: Socks.

No one's replying to a thread named "Presents"?! :(


ok well my worst gift was a dried jalapeno pepper necklace. :confused:

No one's replying to a thread named "Presents"?! :(


ok well my worst gift was a dried jalapeno pepper necklace. :confused:

hmm, I dont know, sounds like a hot item to me! :D

My best present is going home to see my family, :)
My worst present is not getting to stay as long as Id like. :(

best was :fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle:

Worst ... I seem to remember a tonail clipper set ... or a wind up alarm clock

it was christmas day 1988, i was 13 months old and santa brought us my ickle sister, it was the best and worse present i ever got

I'm not sure what my best was........

But the worst was a barbie nightgown, recieved when I was like 13........it brings back nightmares. :(

Okay, my older brother gave me a silly, dumb gift one year not too long ago - a cheap digital watch with a plastic base that looked like one of the pillbug-shaped robots from The Phantom Menace.

I had a watch. I was not into Phantom Menace, or any of the Star Wars movies - except perhaps the first one, back (in theaters) in '77. The watch didn't tick me off, it was just an oddball, 'what-am-I-gonna-do-with-this-thing' kinda gift. My brother chuckled mightily.

So, later that year, I had a birthday party, and a neighbour gave me...how do I describe this? A boxful of weird figurines. There were a dozen figurines made of plastic, all from the classic horror movie era, all painted in a black & white monochrome colour scheme. To write it makes it sound kinda cool, but each of the figurines came with seriously oversized heads. WTF?

It was as though the figurines were made with two different kinds of people in mind - my neices and nephews go in for the disproportionate look - but they wouldn't have a clue as to any of the characters featured ('Creature From The Black Lagoon', 'Mutant from This Island Earth', etc.). Anyway, I had no idea of what to do with this really big box full of kitschy, black-and-white horror movie figurines. They were just too cutesy, and didn't really fit in with my fab-o colourful digs.

I tried finding them a home, but kids didn't 'em, adults didn't want 'em, so...then I remembered my chuckling brother...and I 're-gifted' them right out of my house, and into his...

Best: The 8 piece drum kit I bought myself yesterday.
Worst: Hmmm ... not sure I've ever been given a bad gift.

Best: The 8 piece drum kit I bought myself yesterday.
Worst: Hmmm ... not sure I've ever been given a bad gift.
Yeah free things are hard to classify as “bad” sometimes

Best: Um... my dog, I was only an one year old, but we got him at Christmas. :D

Worst: Gosh, I don't think I would rememebr a bad gift, ask me after the holidays... ;)

For years I was subject to recieving socks, socks, and more fucking socks from a Aunt of mine, each Christmas without fail, and I was sick of it.

So after one Christmas I confronted her about it and demanded better presents for Christmas, and let me tell you! She duly obliged.

Now each Christmas I get from her gift vouchers that get me alot of CD's and the like.

Yes I was ungrateful! Yes I was rude! But look where it got me, an Aunt who obeys my demands for QUALITY Christmas gifts - expensive gift vouchers.

Of course, money would be nicer.....she can afford it. I'll tell her that this year.

*Sniff*

Worst: Socks.

I gave someone socks once, and they were nice socks. Do not underestimate the power of toast.

Or socks.

best gift ever: front row seats to the opera

i just revised my worst gift ever...i think i had blocked it from my mind...

anyway, i was 20 and for xmas my dad hands me this box and tells me "i got you the trilogy for xmas". i'm stoked...i think the box is holding star wars movies....the real ones, back when they were re-released on VHS (pre-dvd days)...i open the box and what is inside???


three aladdin movies. no darth, no luke, no hans. just freakin' aladdin.

worst. gift. ever.

I used to hate getting socks, but now I try dropping hints that a few pairs of nice socks would be well-received.

Go figure.

Worst: Generic transformers. They weren't even fucking Go-Bots.

Okay, my older brother gave me a silly, dumb gift one year not too long ago - a cheap digital watch with a plastic base that looked like one of the pillbug-shaped robots from The Phantom Menace.

I had a watch. I was not into Phantom Menace, or any of the Star Wars movies - except perhaps the first one, back (in theaters) in '77. The watch didn't tick me off, it was just an oddball, 'what-am-I-gonna-do-with-this-thing' kinda gift. My brother chuckled mightily.

So, later that year, I had a birthday party, and a neighbour gave me...how do I describe this? A boxful of weird figurines. There were a dozen figurines made of plastic, all from the classic horror movie era, all painted in a black & white monochrome colour scheme. To write it makes it sound kinda cool, but each of the figurines came with seriously oversized heads. WTF?

It was as though the figurines were made with two different kinds of people in mind - my neices and nephews go in for the disproportionate look - but they wouldn't have a clue as to any of the characters featured ('Creature From The Black Lagoon', 'Mutant from This Island Earth', etc.). Anyway, I had no idea of what to do with this really big box full of kitschy, black-and-white horror movie figurines. They were just too cutesy, and didn't really fit in with my fab-o colourful digs.

I tried finding them a home, but kids didn't 'em, adults didn't want 'em, so...then I remembered my chuckling brother...and I 're-gifted' them right out of my house, and into his...

LOL....i'd have liked to have seen those!

When I was a little kid once, I couldn't figure out what to get my Grandma for Christmas, so I was out shopping with my other Grandma and she suggested I get her underwear, because "everybody needs underwear." So yeah. I got my Grandma underwear for Christmas once.

Best gift ? 3 week holiday to america plus spending money :)
Worst gift ? i dunno, personally i love getting socks, especially the cute little penneys/primark ones with all the characters on them an stuff...but i spose it was when i got a book that wasn't up to my reading standard as a 12/13 yr old... i was highly insulted!!

did you guys not click the link that came with my question? :(


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did you guys not click the link that came with my question? :(


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Yeah, but it's kind of outclassed by all the other forms of Japanese weirdness we've seen recently. The blowup dolls which are being hired out as hookers, the manga style robot walking machines for disabled people, etc.

Yeah, but it's kind of outclassed by all the other forms of Japanese weirdness we've seen recently. The blowup dolls which are being hired out as hookers, the manga style robot walking machines for disabled people, etc.


oh my....well....that explains it alright.

Worst present:

The sister I always fought with took the time to carefully wrap up some dog shit. The rest of the family seemed to think it was gut-burstingly hilarious when I opened it.

Best present:

Kick-ass video card or Breyer horses

Worst present:

Nothing. From my parents. Who had obviously spent a lot of time getting my sisters presents. But I'm not bitter *runs away crying*

Best present:

Probably the same actually. Or maybe the Dollars trilogy.

Best gift I ever got was a heavy bag. The worst was a lousy holiday themed sweater.

I used to hate getting socks, but now I try dropping hints that a few pairs of nice socks would be well-received.

Go figure.
I'm with you on that. If I get nothing but sox this year it'll be a good year.

When I was a kid my family would only have a tangential understanding of what I was into or up to (that hasn't changed, really) so they knew I played the sax so they would get me the most ridiculous things just because they had musical notes on it. The one that stands out is thes sunglasses with musical notes on the lenses.

When I started 'smokin'' the pipe I bought was a chamber pipe with musical notes on it. It entertained the hell out of me to think that that was the pipe my family would buy-"He likes music, he likes pot-lets get him a musical pipe..."

But really, free stuff is free stuff. Even if you don't use it someone thought of you for at least a second and bought you something rather than getting a 'burger, so I can't really complain.