Some people believe that you have to be happy about every single gift you get. Then, there are people who wholeheartedly disagree with that, most commonly those who have had certain gifts in their lives that disappointed them.If you’re curious what gifts left people so disappointed they dubbed them the worst they’ve ever received, this list is for you. Perhaps these examples will give you anideaof what kind of gifts people tend to not like. Or maybe it will simply just entertain you. Just like with gifts, the purpose of this list can vary depending on each person. So, however you take it is good enough, as long as upvote what you like the best!This post may includeaffiliate links.
Some people believe that you have to be happy about every single gift you get. Then, there are people who wholeheartedly disagree with that, most commonly those who have had certain gifts in their lives that disappointed them.
If you’re curious what gifts left people so disappointed they dubbed them the worst they’ve ever received, this list is for you. Perhaps these examples will give you anideaof what kind of gifts people tend to not like. Or maybe it will simply just entertain you. Just like with gifts, the purpose of this list can vary depending on each person. So, however you take it is good enough, as long as upvote what you like the best!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
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Doormat. Gave it to my boss, card explained it was so she’d have something else to walk all over and included my resignation effective immediately.
I don’t like one of my cousins so I gifted his kid a drum set.
Some say that every single thing in life is askill. From public speaking, writing, to math, communication – everything can be improved with practice and decline with neglect.Even gift giving can be considered a skill. So, that means that some people are naturally more “talented” at it, while others struggle with it more.Sometimes, unfortunately, this struggle of theirs leads to the gift receivers being disappointed in what they get. Before you say that being upset aboutChristmaspresents is not good or normal, let us contradict you. In reality, feelinglet down, in this case, is completely normal.
Some say that every single thing in life is askill. From public speaking, writing, to math, communication – everything can be improved with practice and decline with neglect.
Even gift giving can be considered a skill. So, that means that some people are naturally more “talented” at it, while others struggle with it more.
Sometimes, unfortunately, this struggle of theirs leads to the gift receivers being disappointed in what they get. Before you say that being upset aboutChristmaspresents is not good or normal, let us contradict you. In reality, feelinglet down, in this case, is completely normal.
Sent an exploding glitter dk bomb to an ex. Thousands of little ds all over the place. The note inside said ‘since you like strange d*k so much here’s a lifetime supply’. What’s funnier is that their tradition is for the whole family to go to mom and dads to open presents. She was quite irate when she emailed me about it and I just said laughs like an evil troll and you’re blocked.
A coffee table book of cats wearing wigs.
My MIL is a raging racist. She’s legit had panic attacks when passing Black people on the street because she thought they were going to rob her. That said, she claims to be liberal and a feminist and would never, ever admit to her racism.She’s getting a goody basket with tea from a Black-owned tea shop, chocolates from a Black-owned candy maker, and a candle from a Black-owned candle maker, and she won’t be able to complain about any of it and some good local businesses get paid.
After all, sometimes a thing you get doesn’t suit your taste or needs and you might struggle to see how you can incorporate it into your life. So, you might feel grateful, but also troubled that it wasn’t something you wanted.If you want some examples of what kind of gifts disappoint people, check out this list. In it, you’ll find people sharing experiences of getting things from vacuum cleaners to divorce papers: a wholespectrumof bad gifts.At this point, you might wonder how you could improve yourgift-giving skill, so the presents you give next Christmas (or any other occasion) will be better. Well, there are many things you can keep in mind and practice here.
After all, sometimes a thing you get doesn’t suit your taste or needs and you might struggle to see how you can incorporate it into your life. So, you might feel grateful, but also troubled that it wasn’t something you wanted.
If you want some examples of what kind of gifts disappoint people, check out this list. In it, you’ll find people sharing experiences of getting things from vacuum cleaners to divorce papers: a wholespectrumof bad gifts.
At this point, you might wonder how you could improve yourgift-giving skill, so the presents you give next Christmas (or any other occasion) will be better. Well, there are many things you can keep in mind and practice here.
My mother-in-law gave me a vacuum for Christmas the same year she gave my husband a Wii.So I give her a membership to the Arbor Day Foundation, and they mail her *so many trees.*I love them. They do great work. Nobody can complain about you being political when the donations are for a charity that’s all about trees. But they are aggressive about putting trees in your hands for you to plant. It’s one one tree. It’s 5-10 trees. And you feel bad if you don’t plant them. So I give my mother-in-law a sense of panicked responsibility for Christmas.
Divorce papers. By my Lawyer disguised as an elf.
I have a sister in law that gives the absolute worst gifts. She finds out you have an interest in something and then beats it to death for every occasion a gift needs to be given, or regifts you things she got for free.This year her adult daughter got a puppy, so we are gifting her all sorts of things themed to get being a dog Grandma. A sign, a key chain, a license plate border, and a cling for her car window. All bought cheaply.
For instance,realizingthat the gift doesn’t have to be life-changing or extremely expensive. In reality, a gift can be something fun and/or nice that somehow accommodates the person’s interests and needs, but it doesn’t have to grant their deepest wishes.With thepricefactor, sometimes you can buy the priciest thing you can find, but it could be way off of what the receiver actually wishes for. In fact, a meaningful gift sometimes can barely cost anything, but be something that sparks communication, deepens your bond or simply means something to the person who’s getting it.
For instance,realizingthat the gift doesn’t have to be life-changing or extremely expensive. In reality, a gift can be something fun and/or nice that somehow accommodates the person’s interests and needs, but it doesn’t have to grant their deepest wishes.
With thepricefactor, sometimes you can buy the priciest thing you can find, but it could be way off of what the receiver actually wishes for. In fact, a meaningful gift sometimes can barely cost anything, but be something that sparks communication, deepens your bond or simply means something to the person who’s getting it.
My in-laws, who are quite comfortably well-off, gave my wife and I a pen last year. A pen imprinted with the name and phone number of my mother-in-law’s side photography business.Aw, you didn’t have to…. no, seriously.
My SIL who is a traveling nurse in FL gave me a burned copy of a Monte Python movie. 1. I already had the entire collection. 2. It didn’t even work, as I kept that copy at my BF place and went to watch it. I bought her her favorite and frankly expensive perfume that year and every year before. She ran out and was expecting her bottle the next year. Nope.
I have made it VERY CLEAR, DO NOT give me a vacuum cleaner, or any other thing that may be used to clean the house!! Christmas gifts should be personal!!My husband, Terrance, on our 2nd Christmas together, gave me a vacuum cleaner. I damn near threw it out of the closed window!! When Terrance realized his error, he tried selling it to me. It was self propelled. I had to put it in gear, because it had a transmission. Oh yes, he tried. I looked at him, fuming and said, “ I didn’t get you a hammer!!” He’s a contractor. Needless to say, he got me a VERY nice gift, the day after Christmas.
Keeping a list of gift ideas is also a good idea. Well, not only keeping it, but updating it every time a person mentions something that later can be turned into a present. So, when the occasion slowly starts to approach, maybe you will already have something to give or at least maybe will be inspired to think of something new.If these tools don’t help, you can also try to question whether you can check any of these boxes with your gift:Introducing them to something they wouldn’t themselves;Getting a nice version of something they already want;Making them feel seen.Yes, they might seem a tad obscure, but when you apply thesequestionsto a certain person, they make more sense.
Keeping a list of gift ideas is also a good idea. Well, not only keeping it, but updating it every time a person mentions something that later can be turned into a present. So, when the occasion slowly starts to approach, maybe you will already have something to give or at least maybe will be inspired to think of something new.
If these tools don’t help, you can also try to question whether you can check any of these boxes with your gift:
Yes, they might seem a tad obscure, but when you apply thesequestionsto a certain person, they make more sense.
My wife had a boss that she absolutely hated. Years ago he made the local newspaper on some fluff story and my parents, unaware of the hatred, mailed us the article with his big dumb smiling mug. Since they, my wife and I take turns hiding the newspaper clipping somewhere unexpected. like taped to the bottom of her mouse, or tucked inside my phone case, or in the weird pocket in her purse she never looks in, or stashed with her hygiene products, or in her coat pocket, or at the bottom of her car console etc.Well, guess who’s getting a giant custom mousepad this year…
My SIL would buy very boring and cheap gifts for my kids. I don’t usually care very much about the actual gift, we have other family members who aren’t well off, and I usually respect that people do what they can.However, my brother has a very good job, and earns way more than anyone else in the extended family. It wasn’t even the cost as we had a agreed limit, it was the effort, and to be frank, my SIL is a cheapskate.So, while I was buying her kids art sets and Lego, usually quality products brought on sale, she’d buy cheap t-shirts, towels, socks and the like in return.Eventually, when the kids were in thier late teens, I went all passive-aggressive and just brought the same gift she gave the next time. So, if she brought towels for my kids one year, I’d buy towels for hers the next year.That lasted 2 years. Suddenly, she no longer wanted to exchange gifts. I still genuinely believe that she has no clue why the quality of presents dropped.Edited.
I got my parents squatty potties. I knew they wouldn’t use them, but I wanted them to know I thought they were constipated.
Even if this doesn’t help, you can always turn to Google and research what kind of things are trending this year; maybe even askChatGPTfor help. Then, keep an eye on how people react to the things you give, make mental (or physical) notes of those reactions and use them as a starting point for next time. As we said in the beginning, gift giving is a skill, which requires time and work to be good at it.
A cat mug with point ears perfectly placed to poke you in both eyes as you drink or stab you in the cheeks if you drink from the other side.My mom wanted a new mug for Christmas and frankly I was pissed at her.
I crocheted a blanket with the ugliest yarn I had. Now they can’t get rid of it, because I hand made it for them, but it’s a real eyesore.
My brother was notoriously cheap when we were teenagers.One year, I gave him an apple core, 11 pennies, and a broken pencil.
This is kinda cheating, because it always turns into a popular item…but I stole the “Cheap Date” gift idea from some reddit thread. You go to the liquor store and get the cheapest bottle of wine they have in stock (picked up one for $6). Then go to your local super walmart and get a sleeve of ritz crackers, off brand cheez-wizz, and a movie from the $1 bin. No need for wrapping paper, just use the paper bag from the liquor store and draw hearts all over it.I’ve done this at 2 office holiday parties that did the whole white elephant thing. My boss won it one year and she said the wine was actually pretty good.
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Freaking sweat pants!!! And it wasn’t just sweat pants, I was a teen, and my mom forgot to get me a Christmas present. The first year she forgot about me for Christmas, I got a set of speakers, because she already had them, and never had them hooked up to her to in her room, so she thought I could use them. They weren’t very compatable with my sound system in my bedroom. (I had a good system, and those dinky things couldn’t compare to what I already had.) But sue gave them to me, because sue forgot about me.Second year in a row, she gave me her old sweat pants, because she forgot about me again, and grabbed some old sweat pants from her drawer and wrapped them up for me. They were too big for me.I’ve lived in the same house as my mom my whole life, and she forgot that she didn’t get me anything for Christmas. I think I would’ve rather not gotten anything that year, or even socks would’ve been better.
I’ve posted about this before, but my Grandma gets everyone insane presents so every year I get her a dog toy and she still hasn’t figured it out even though some have squeakers.
My dad’s mother (a truly terrible excuse for a human) had a habit of giving the absolute worst items as gifts to my mother (who she hated) and then later to me and my sibling. She was fully aware/mentally capable, just spiteful.Some of her best were:* Soiled towels* Two very dated dressing gowns that smelled like literal decomposing flesh* My personal favourite to receive as a 7 year old was a row of hooks (plain wood with about 4 brass hooks, 5 inches long for keys I assume) and a single small copper cupboard door handle shaped like a coffee cup.
My mother spent a lot of time at yard sales as I was growing up. We (my 6 siblings and I) often received used gifts on various occasions as a result. I never realized how odd this was until one year, when I was about 13 years old or so, I got a box filled with yard sale clothes. It was nothing new to me, so I didn’t immediately think much of it. A lot of it was decent stuff, so I simply said, “Thanks,” and continued on with opening my other gifts.The next day, while going through everything and trying it all on, I came across a pair of classic “Whitey-Tighties!” If that weren’t bad enough, on the inside of the waistband, scribed in permanent marker, was the name, “VANCE!” And if that weren’t bad enough, I wore them! Don’t judge me! I was 13, had no money, and I had to wear whatever was in the old underwear drawer that was clean. Hey…there were no skid marks at least, and I’d often tell the story to my friends when I had them on, flip the waistband outward to show the evidence, and we’d all have a great laugh.Good times, really. Loved my Mom…with all her flaws and all! And I certainly never went without even in our poorest of times!
I gifted my aunt a chocolate teapot. Like an actual teapot made of chocolate.
A half-empty bottle of perfume I found in a drawer, wrapped it up and pretended it was a ‘vintage’ scent. They loved it… until they realized it was the one I got them last year.
My mother in law bought me Oakland athletics women’s gardening gloves.I’m a male that hates baseball.
I spent all the money on a gift card from my ex and then gave it back the next year in a new sleeve that said it had $50. He acted really excited.He never noticed (never tried to spend it) and we were together for 2 years after that when he cheated on me. I don’t feel bad now but I regretted it while we were still together.
Not sure about given but I received coal from my little cousins one year 😂.
Ok, this was a birthday present, but one of my buds had given me a plaid shirt the previous year, pulled it off my closet rack, rewrapped and regifted it to me. He laughed and laughed.
My stepmother and I are engaged in a Cold War surrounding the worst Christmas decorations we can find. She buys me something ugly, I try to top it. I think she’s currently winning.Unfortunately, I think she’s just that tacky and likes the abominable creations I find at local craft shows. It helps my peace of mind to think of this as an ugly war, though, and allows me to ignore the fact that she thinks I’ll like poinsettia doilies or melting snow man statues.
Some goofy dinosaur earrings that were supposed to be a gag gift for a quick chuckle. The recipient didn’t like them and seemed to be reading into me giving him jewelry as a romantic thing. He awkwardly pretended to like the gift, and then spent several months lashing out at me to put me in my place and make sure I knew he was uninterested.
My former roommate had a habit of getting me Christmas/birthday presents, but somehow mysteriously losing or breaking any that I gave to her. (I found out later that she didn’t want any gifts from me because apparently she felt sorry for me because I made less money than she did.)So I just broke one of her wineglasses one day when she was at work, boxed it up, and wound up giving it to her as a present, to be passive-aggressive about it. I just pretended I’d somehow, accidentally, broken it in the box without realizing it.I don’t think she even realized that it was one of her wineglasses. She had a fair amount (plus she broke them all the time too, since she was an alcoholic).
We used to have a mentally ill sociopathic sister-in-law who we would give generous Xmas gifts to, but she only put any time or money into her side of the family. I always felt that she bought out Xmas gifts in those little knick-knack bins next to the cash register at clearance stores, things like a golf ball mounted on a piece of felt.One Xmas she gave my wife a one dollar jar of cold cream, and gave me a sack of jelly beans. When I reminded her that we were on a no-carb diet, she shrugged and said “Oh well, you can give ’em to your clients.”If I ever see her again I will ask whether the shitty and horrible gifts she always gave us were just indifference or if she was actually trying to be insulting.
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