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12-22-2005, 04:18 PM
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Gifts... What were they thinking?
What are some gifts that you've gotten that made you think "wtf"?
One year my mom went jewelry box crazy. For some reason she bought ALL of us jewelry boxes. I got like 2 or 3 that I don't even use. They were nice but it was kinda like "umm...."
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12-22-2005, 04:36 PM
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When my husband and I moved into our last house, we threw a housewarming party. Someone from our synagogue gave us a ceramic teapot that was made to look like a table set for Friday night Sabbath dinner. The thing is fugly! (Actually, I think I know what she was thinking: "Yayyy, I finally got rid of that horrible teapot that Aunt Sadie gave me twelve years ago!"  )
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12-22-2005, 04:42 PM
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The crystal flute that I really wanted...3 years ago.
Yes, I was a music/flute major, my freshman year of college...3 years later as a vocal major I didn't really have much use for a flute anymore. Thanks mom.
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12-22-2005, 05:00 PM
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I've gotten a ton of CRAPPY Christmas ornaments. Despite me frequently mentioning that I don't have a lot of storage, every year, I can expect some more fugly ornaments, or wall hangings. One of the worst was a wall hanging. It was about 12 by 14. It had a snowman with a corncob pipe in his mouth. On a sled. And said Noel at the bottom. 
Is it religious?
Is it secular?
Who knows???
All I know is that this year, I took it to Goodwill and donatated it.
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12-22-2005, 05:28 PM
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Underwear. Granted, I was about 9 years old, but come on...surely it would've occurred to my grandmother that a kid would not want to open a package of underwear in front of all her relatives. Right???
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12-22-2005, 07:22 PM
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Guess it depends on the Relative giving the Gifts doesnt it?
Do They Need This or not!
Had a Crazy Aunt that gave Me Bikini Briefs for Christmas! She just laffed and Said Remember When We Went out to see My New Boy Friend! You are My Fav. Hell She was Married!  My Mother Was Embarresed to beat Hell, but My Aunt and I were Close! 
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12-22-2005, 10:54 PM
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My ex-boyfriend from freshman year bought me thongs from VS. My dad wasn't very happy when I opened that present in front of the family.
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12-22-2005, 11:03 PM
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My mother gave me a necklace that looks like it came from the Mr. T collection. "I pity the fool!"
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12-22-2005, 11:31 PM
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Last year from my aunt I got a hat from here hometown of Ukiah California and a twenty dollar gift certificate to sonic. The Sonic certificate would be nice except we don't have those in my state 
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12-23-2005, 12:11 AM
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When I was 13 my dad's mother sent me a vinyl (ok, plastic!) purse that looked like demin. I had to smile and say thanks! I got home and dug through every pocket of that thing thinking "this is a joke, there has to be money in here as the real gift"
Oh I can't tell you how HORRIBLE it was!!!
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12-23-2005, 01:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by AlphaFrog
The crystal flute that I really wanted...3 years ago.
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Haha - are you talking about the one with the pink, white, and green painted flowers? Comes in a walnut case? I knew about three flute players in high school who were drooling over that.
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12-23-2005, 01:23 AM
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My dad's wife did the shopping one year and got me a silver hair brush, comb, mirror set, like the kind my grandmothers had on their dressers. I ended up taking it to a gag gift/white elephant gift exchange. I think I was only 30 or so at the time. Was she trying to tell me that I'm an old lady???
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12-23-2005, 02:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
Underwear. Granted, I was about 9 years old, but come on...surely it would've occurred to my grandmother that a kid would not want to open a package of underwear in front of all her relatives. Right???
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haha.
how about being 16 and really overweight, and instead of it being your grandmother, it being your uncle?
and how bout the underwear being from the disney store?
yeah, i didnt think you could beat that.
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12-23-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally posted by RedRoseSAI
Haha - are you talking about the one with the pink, white, and green painted flowers? Comes in a walnut case? I knew about three flute players in high school who were drooling over that.
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That would be the one...only I have the "Carolina" one that has sailboats & stuff on it.
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12-23-2005, 12:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by tld221
how about being 16 and really overweight, and instead of it being your grandmother, it being your uncle?
and how bout the underwear being from the disney store?
yeah, i didnt think you could beat that.
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