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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 8, 2015 21:55:36 GMT -5
Just out of high school I saved my money and got my girlfriend a $100 bottle of her favorite perfume. What did I get? A f****** steering wheel cover that cost like $10 from Pep Boys. And the color didn't even match my car. That reminds me of how someone here once got a girl a gift, and she gave him a McDonalds coupon.
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Post by edgestar on Dec 8, 2015 21:56:45 GMT -5
There was one year one of my family members gave everyone a present, but me. I was kind of holding it together (I wanted to cry, because I was embarrassed, considering I had given him a gift), but when he told me his reason was that he gave to his nieces and nephews, and especially ones that have helped him in any way. That was when I started crying. My mom and my aunt were so pissed off. I wasn't mad about not getting anything, but if there wasn't anything for me, wait until I'm in another room or something!! I know they're kin and all, but can I still call them a douchebag? He doesn't talk to any of my family anymore
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 8, 2015 21:57:58 GMT -5
I know they're kin and all, but can I still call them a douchebag? He doesn't talk to any of my family anymore Okay then. -directed at him- You're a douchebag, sir.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Dec 8, 2015 22:13:10 GMT -5
Nothing. Then a year wait. Then half the present promised.
To explain, I got snookered into doing the store's Secret Santa thing one year. One girl insisted on getting me, two others said they should get each other since they worked the same shift, so the last two were part of a triangle involving me. Yep, a Secret Santa with five people. I should have just refused. At any rate, I ended up with nothing. Girl who had me said she had gotten me a $20 gift card of some sort, and somehow wound up throwing her wallet away at the store (Mickey D's) so she lost it. Got another one a month or so later, and apparently her sister took it and spent it. Fast forward a year, and she eventually got me a $10 gift card to Walmart. I now absolutely refuse to do any gift giving gimmicks. f*** your white elephants, your Secret Santas, your Yankee Swaps. f*** it.
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Post by Derk! on Dec 8, 2015 22:23:01 GMT -5
Can't think of anything that I would consider bad, but off the top of my head, I'd say the Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent album. But it was for a Secret Santa at work. And since the one who chose my name must have thought "oh, he likes Metal, then he'll love this"
Bleh. The candies she included were good, though.
Doing it again this year. I'll probably update this post.
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Post by Long A, Short A on Dec 9, 2015 0:03:57 GMT -5
My brother bought me a video game just because, but my aunt saw it and decided it was my Christmas gift from her. She didn't pay a thin dime for it and she didn't physically buy it either. I know everything my cousin got for Christmas that she didn't like because she always regifts it to me the year afterward. "At least I thought about you."
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Post by brody on Dec 10, 2015 13:05:23 GMT -5
Back in the 90's my uncle brought a small package for me and said "It's been in the cold, don't play it right away". I excitedly tore it open thinking it was a SNES game. It was instead a Grizzly Adams movie.
The movie was decent, but the momentary expectation crushed me.
I didn't do well in my later years as I developed into a weirdo and thus my family didn't really know what to get me. So I got a bunch of generic horror/ghost movies and books I never really looked at. This was despite the fact that I gave them lists, with stores and prices to help them out.
I'd say the best surprise I ever got was Mortal Kombat 3 back when that was still a really hot game. My brother stunned me good with that one.
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Post by brody on Dec 10, 2015 13:07:33 GMT -5
Just out of high school I saved my money and got my girlfriend a $100 bottle of her favorite perfume. What did I get? A f****** steering wheel cover that cost like $10 from Pep Boys. And the color didn't even match my car. That reminds me of how someone here once got a girl a gift, and she gave him a McDonalds coupon. I was with a girl for almost four years and only one time did I get a Xmas or Birthday present, meanwhile she expected diamonds and specialty cakes and such.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Dec 10, 2015 13:33:19 GMT -5
Christmases growing up are amazing with a grandma who spoils you. The method for choosing our presents was simple. Here's the JCPenny catalog, circle what you want. We always got just about EVERYTHING. The piles of presents were ridiculous. Things got weird when that method wasn't employed. My grandma knew I liked wrestling, and bought me the Chyna and Steve Austin porcelain dolls. I still have them in a box at my parents house. (Not my picture, I don't have The Rock) She also bought me an Undertaker throw blanket, which was actually pretty cool and hung on the wall of my room all throughout high school.
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Post by Cela on Dec 10, 2015 14:05:52 GMT -5
New mom.
Dad was off his meds and married a Thai taxi dancer he knew for three days. What's a taxi dancer you ask? Well, imagine a hooker, but instead of paying them to have sex with you, you pay them to dance with you jr. high awkward style.
Anyhow, I drove down to meet up with him to fly back to Chicago to visit extended family for Christmas break. I found out who this random gold digger was from his assistant who was driving us to the airport.
Needless to say, extended family was less than pleased with this development, and he ended up flying home early with her rather than face them shaking him by the face. Three days ahead of schedule... without me. Luckily, the rest of the trip, family treated me like a person who just had his dad marry an asian hooker on Christmas. It was especially amusing when they all got drunk and aired their grievances against him to me.
A few months later, Dad realized the magic had gone out of the relationship when he woke up from a nap to find her holding a kitchen knife to his throat and laughing.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 14:19:29 GMT -5
I've been pretty lucky, but there were a few that I was like....wtf.
When I was in high school my dad saw me playing a golf video game, so he bought me a set of golf clubs (used, from the second hand store, but still a decent starter set). I didn't have the heart to tell him til years later that playing golf irl is boring as heck to me. I mean, his heart was in the right place with that one, but the takeaway was meant to be "I like video games," not "I like golf." I dunno.
More recently I put a couple pair of boxers on my Wishlist that were specifically made by a company that manufacturers out of the US and ethically sources their stuff. Any one who knows me IRL knows that I'm particular about where my gifts come from if possible. I just feel better if they come from somewhere where the employees were paid a decent wage, just my personal preference, I generally don't preach about it BUT - the GF got me these two boxers that looks similar to the ones I wanted but they were made in Malaysia and Bangladesh. I looked at the tag and was like, "WHAT THE f*** is this nonesense?!?" in my head. out loud I was all, "Oh,..cool, thanks so much!" oof.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 10, 2015 14:49:48 GMT -5
Fake tan.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 10, 2015 18:06:16 GMT -5
Christmases growing up are amazing with a grandma who spoils you. The method for choosing our presents was simple. Here's the JCPenny catalog, circle what you want. We always got just about EVERYTHING. The piles of presents were ridiculous. Things got weird when that method wasn't employed. My grandma knew I liked wrestling, and bought me the Chyna and Steve Austin porcelain dolls. I still have them in a box at my parents house. (Not my picture, I don't have The Rock) She also bought me an Undertaker throw blanket, which was actually pretty cool and hung on the wall of my room all throughout high school. These are somehow kinda nifty and horrifying at the same time.
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Post by ibdude on Dec 10, 2015 21:25:25 GMT -5
My aunt got all of her nieces and nephews seatbelt covers one year. They were little animals you slipped over the buckles. Yeah. That reminds me of that Tiddy Bear (that's the actual name) commercial I saw on YouTube one time lol.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 21:32:18 GMT -5
I once got soap on a rope. the look of pride on my parents face as I opened it really sold the moment for me. one has never truly experienced Christmas disappointment until you have received soap on a rope.
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Post by Porky's Butthole on Dec 11, 2015 2:00:33 GMT -5
I once got soap on a rope. the look of pride on my parents face as I opened it really sold the moment for me. one has never truly experienced Christmas disappointment until you have received soap on a rope. Were you about to go to prison? Mine: A 12 pack of beer. From my mother. Normally, I'd be just fine with a 12er. But it was Milwaukee's Best. Light.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 11, 2015 5:03:27 GMT -5
I once got soap on a rope. the look of pride on my parents face as I opened it really sold the moment for me. one has never truly experienced Christmas disappointment until you have received soap on a rope. Were you about to go to prison? Mine: A 12 pack of beer. From my mother. Normally, I'd be just fine with a 12er. But it was Milwaukee's Best. Light. Maybe it's her way to put you off of booze.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2015 5:18:22 GMT -5
It was 1998 I think.
My very first gf, bought me a Playstation 1!! And WCW Nitro!!! Great huh. I bought her a portable cd player and a few cds she wanted.
Now for some very odd reason that I still don't understand, she also bought me a 6 pack of underwear.
Did I forget to mention that we were at her parents house that christmas and had only been dating for a month. The looks I was getting from her whole family...yes several cousins, her aunt and uncle and her parents was the most uncomfortable I've ever been.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 11, 2015 5:20:43 GMT -5
It was 1998 I think. My very first gf, bought me a Playstation 1!! And WCW Nitro!!! Great huh. I bought her a portable cd player and a few cds she wanted. Now for some very odd reason that I still don't understand, she also bought me a 6 pack of underwear. Did I forget to mention that we were at her parents house that christmas and had only been dating for a month. The looks I was getting from her whole family...yes several cousins, her aunt and uncle and her parents was the most uncomfortable I've ever been. In their defense, they might have just as uncomfortable, what with you trying them on. Should've waited.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2015 5:38:27 GMT -5
I once got soap on a rope. the look of pride on my parents face as I opened it really sold the moment for me. one has never truly experienced Christmas disappointment until you have received soap on a rope. Were you about to go to prison? . Nope. I was like 14. To this day I have no idea why I got that two years in a row.
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