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I love hearing bad gift stories, lol!  I just saw a story on Yahoo! about this, and thought I'd start a thread here.  I know we had a similar thread a few months ago, but I was wondering if anyone had anything new to share?  Any re-gifts, or anything? 

One of the commenters on the Yahoo! story said that she received a used nightgown with a period stain on the back of it... I think that takes the cake!

@LoveMySailor1018: Yess, yuck!  I would die if someone gave me that.  I could not play that off!

@tksjewelry: Haha, CVS has some good stuff sometimes! 

@KatyElle: Wtf?  Was it used? 

A cheap-looking watch from my in-laws. I NEVER wear watches because anything worn on my wrists gives me an all-but-instant rash on my wrist.

A popcorn tin and a basket of cookies -oatmeal raisin- ( I HATE oatmeal raisin and dont eat alot of sweets)

from another relative I recieved a lavender\rice microwave heat pad which isnt bad if it didnt have "mother, grandmother, LOVE, Children printed all over the material. Im NONE of these lmao..... I opened it thinking "ummm is this for me?!"  included in the basket was some homemade jelly that I really like and some Squash relish that looks absolutely disgusting and they know I HATE squash with a passion.  

@KatyElle: Yeah, it is the thought that counts.  When someone gives me something that I don't like, I just smile and act ecstatic, and usually end up finding use for it anyway.  If I know someone who would really enjoy that particular gift, I re-gift it to them (but ONLY if I know they'll love it, and ONLY if they didn't see me open it when I got it =P)

@jocember: Well, yes, three people really reduces your chances of crazy gifts.  Usually, it's distant relatives or co-workers who don't know your style that end up getting crazy gifts.

@All In: That is crazy!  I saw a similar story on Yahoo about someone doing that.  I can understand doing that to save money, but I'd dress it up to look like it came that way, at least.

@future_schu: Haha, they had those at Wal-Mart.  I got one for my stepdad because he LOVES nasty popcorn in those tins.  There was the Coors one and the Coca-Cola one.  He doesn't drink so I got the Coke one.

a willow tree "promise" cake topper from my aunt as a combined wedding/Christmas gift. I was warned by my cousin to expect it as a wedding gift since she got the exact same one one for her wedding last year (despite my aunt's message last month that she was working hard to find us the perfect gift several months after the wedding).

We're hoping we can return it at Mardel this month when our bible study picks a new book. At least some good can come of it. Why would we want a cake topper, especially one now? (for the record, no one in my family likes willowtree, creepy faceless people).

My present face has been pretty terrible this year. My cousin's is a definite winner. If it something really bad (creepy angel with dog statue, this year), she'll hold it up to hide her face.

My mom got me a Disney Princess mini-cupcake set.  It comes with a tiny cupcake pan, decorative frosting and sprinkles, and other Disney Princess cupcake utensils and stuff.  I laughed when I opened it.  I'll probably re-gift it to my little sister who is four.

@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: My FMIL is dying for us to use a Willow Tree cake topper and I'm like, "Huh-uh!"  I like the little statues, but not on my wedding cake.  I know a lot of people love them as cake toppers, but I just don't.  They're sort of rustic looking, and the other elements of my wedding are like cutesy-flowery stuff.

@mwitter80: Haha, well, hopefully it was to a store that you can get something you need/like.  There is actually a website that sells used gift cards with random amounts on them, so they could've gotten it from there.

@tksjewelry: I'm sorry but I did laugh .. amazing.. My FI normally does this for Valentines day .. its always the Pharmacy gift bag ... chocolates , magazines , other candy.. maybe a book .

@KatyElle: clipped coupon is a new low... new low.

@Pinksapphire: OMG I would have peed myself with excitement if someone got me a Disney princess cupcake set! I loooooove Disney princesses. My 21st birthday cake had Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Belle on it! I'm ridiculous, I know.

@KatyElle: That is low.  I just wouldn't give someone anything at all if I had to do that.  Christmas gets out of control with families.  Some families don't draw the line on who they're going to gift to, and end up feeling obligated to buy EVERYONE something.  I have resolved to only buy for children and our parents.  But, even the kid thing gets out of control.  I have five siblings.  My oldest sibling is 18, but she and I still buy for each other.  My youngest three siblings are really little.  I have to buy their "Santa" gifts every year, which always breaks the bank.  On top of the five of them, FI has a neice, nephew, and FCIL's daughter (who is like another niece).  So, it gets crazy.  When we have kids, we'll probably only get our parents something.

It's not terrible...okay, maybe it is. My mom got me this thing to cook bacon in the microwave. I thought it was a little dumb. And it's definitely disgraceful for a southern woman to be microwaving bacon! Haha. My FI and I actually picked up some bacon tonight so we could try it out and the bacon shrunk to like 1/3 or the original size. I'll probably never use it again unless I REALLY don't feel like pulling out the frying pan.