What was your worst Christmas gift ever?

[JAHV76]

I know the saying is "It's better to give than receive" but I was curiously what was some of yours. One year I received a lava lamp that didn't work.

[arch stanton]

My wife and I attend a small Filipino Born Again church in Bahrain. Last year they gave electric shavers to all the men. Remember this is a Filipino group. I'm the only one in the place with anything resembling a real beard. This shaver is like a torture device. A whirring "blade" that pulls out every hair individually. At least the trimmer attachment works.

[Stradling]

My dad bought me a girls sweater one year. I couldn't help but laugh.

[Tank]

My dad bought me a girls sweater one year. I couldn't help but laugh.

But it looks nice in your avatar.

Edited December 15, 2013 by Tank

[Spirit]

My dad bought me a girls sweater one year. I couldn't help but laugh...

 

 

... and wear it.

[St1ck]

A flannel with eeyore stitched in. I broke up with her a couple weeks later.

[Brandon]

Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas cd and one of those portable cd cases, but it was vinyl with the cheap flame design like you see on those bowling shirts dudes like the band Lit wore that you get at hot topic.

[vlad27]

When I was a kid I got a t shirt that Said "Prince" on it in purple fuzzy letters - purple sleeves too . My grandmother said " this is for you you are my little prince " problem was it was a shirt for the artist Prince and it was very purple and fuzzy

[happybat4]

I got christmas light pants and red shirt that said fruit cake on it

[TeemuTrout]

Socks.

[Tank]

I get coffee mugs from kids at school. I don't drink coffee. They've never seen me drink anything other than ice water and an occasional dew.

[Brandon]

Mugs for teachers is one of those things parents make their kids give to their teachers. It's always the mom that makes bags for the neighbors, always want to do the secret Santa, and just make sure that everyone has gifts from them or their family.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Subscription to AW.com.

[DowningRules]

One Christmas, when I was about 14, I was all hyped up when I saw my name on a shiny Nordstroms box under the tree at my dad's.

 

Neither my mom or dad played the brand clothing game. Clothes were from Sears or Penney's (there used to be one at Fashion Island back in the day...the Newport Coast iranians would puke in their $2000 purses if they knew they were having lunch in the former basement of a JC Penney's!), so the Nordstrom box was a big, bold move

 

My mom, especially, was all about the g'damned 'Cambridge Classics' from Mervyn's. 

 

I really looked forward to Christmas day when I could finally see what I got.  I was pretty stoked at first when I saw it was a grey Polo sweater.  This was the '80s, so it was a win.

 

But this sweater felt a little off, like it wasn't soft like the legit Polo stuff at Nordstroms or Bullocks.  And the tag was weird. 

 

I shoulda known something was up when I opened the box and the little sticker that served as a seal to bind the tissue paper wrapped around the gift had been torn.

 

A few days later, I went to The Price Club, now called CostCo.  I spotted a table with a stack of about 200 of those crappy Polo sweaters.  But I was still stoked enough.  A little disappointed that my dad tried to pull a Gary Gaetti on me, but whatever.  It wasn't a Cambridge Classics.

 

I had a thing about washing all my clothes before wearing them for the first time.  Threw that sweater in the washer.  Then the dryer.  It shrunk up something fierce.  Wouldn't have fit Billy Barty.  Or David Eckstien.  I showed my mom...she laughed her ass off.  The Polo sweater wasn't meant to be.  I've learned to keep my hopes down ever since.

[HaloMagic]

occasional dew.

"occasional dew"= 6 a day

[Brandon]

I couldn't imagine. If I remember correctly, Mountain Dew is the worst soda out there, chemically speaking.

[Stradling]

One Christmas, when I was about 14, I was all hyped up when I saw my name on a shiny Nordstroms box under the tree at my dad's.

Neither my mom or dad played the brand clothing game. Clothes were from Sears or Penney's (there used to be one at Fashion Island back in the day...the Newport Coast iranians would puke in their $2000 purses if they knew they were having lunch in the former basement of a JC Penney's!), so the Nordstrom box was a big, bold move

My mom, especially, was all about the g'damned 'Cambridge Classics' from Mervyn's.

I really looked forward to Christmas day when I could finally see what I got. I was pretty stoked at first when I saw it was a grey Polo sweater. This was the '80s, so it was a win.

But this sweater felt a little off, like it wasn't soft like the legit Polo stuff at Nordstroms or Bullocks. And the tag was weird.

I shoulda known something was up when I opened the box and the little sticker that served as a seal to bind the tissue paper wrapped around the gift had been torn.

A few days later, I went to The Price Club, now called CostCo. I spotted a table with a stack of about 200 of those crappy Polo sweaters. But I was still stoked enough. A little disappointed that my dad tried to pull a Gary Gaetti on me, but whatever. It wasn't a Cambridge Classics.

I had a thing about washing all my clothes before wearing them for the first time. Threw that sweater in the washer. Then the dryer. It shrunk up something fierce. Wouldn't have fit Billy Barty. Or David Eckstien. I showed my mom...she laughed her ass off. The Polo sweater wasn't meant to be. I've learned to keep my hopes down ever since.

Welcome back DR.

[HaloCory22]

The "F@ck Yu, we got Pujols" shirt I got last Christmas.

[Taylor]

No one has mentioned Victor's mom yet?