With the holiday season upon us, presents are on top of many people's minds.
When it comes to the receiving end, a survey from November found that 43 percent of Americans would be the happiest if they got money, making it the most desired gift this year.
But not all letters reach Santa in time. A few days ago, Redditor Leading_War_5847 made a post on the platform, asking everyone what's the worst thing they found under the Christmas tree, and it already has nearly 15,000 replies.
From a bottle of shampoo to a case of toilet paper, here are the ones that earned the most upvotes, or sympathy, if you will.
Image credits: Leading_War_5847
#21
I asked for a Ring doorbell and received the cheap version that is a "decoy" ring doorbell.
It doesn't function in anyway except hang out by the door.
Next year I'm buying what I want for myself and wrapping it up and putting it under the tree.
It doesn't function in anyway except hang out by the door.
Next year I'm buying what I want for myself and wrapping it up and putting it under the tree.
140points
#23
I didn’t get a Christmas gift…again. Nothing. Seriously? My husband promised ski lessons last year that never materialized. This year he claimed (on Christmas Day morning) that the new coat I bought on sale two months ago was my gift. Sigh. 😔
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119points
#24
I keep getting kitchen appliances every year, despite making it very well known I don't have a square inch of countertop space to spare in my kitchen.
112points
#26
Nothing. I got nothing for Christmas this year at all.
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110points
#27
My in-laws usually give us a gift card to my favorite restaurants (a group with a seafood place, an Italian place, a BBQ place, etc) and a note that they'll babysit the kids so we can have a date night. I look forward to it every year.
This year, they gave us a certificate to go to a religious couples retreat. We are not at all religious.
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110points
#28
Not me but my husband... his mom got him a tshirt with an ugly monkey in an army uniform on it, weird but whatever, that is until she told him she got it because she thought it looked like him. 😂
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109points
#29
I once got a beard trimmer only to discover that it had been used and put back in the box with curlies!
107points
#31
My sister got a book from my grandmother titled “Proper Etiquette.”
She proceeded to tell her in front of the whole family that “She’ll be more likely to make the boys stay after reading it!”
My sister just smiled and carried on.
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95points
#32
I got a REALLY nice whiskey set from the MIL. Four tumblers, 12 bullet ice cubes, a decanter, and a high priced bottle of whiskey.
I don't drink.....
94points
#33
The same holiday set of s****y body wash I’ve been throwing away since I was like 17
Edit: to stop the notifications the throwing away bit was for dramatic flair- it’s already in the donate bag with some other well-meant but not useful to me gifts that I’ll donate next week.
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94points
#35
My grandparents gave my parents a framed picture of a random little boy and nobody knows who it is
Edit: no it’s not the one that came with the frame
92points
#36
My son bought me a gallon of WD40. A gallon! Of WD40!
I looked him straight in the eye and said, “this is the most alpha present I’ve ever received”
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92points
#37
A bird house made out of bird seed.
The premise of the gift is for the birds to eat themselves into homelessness?
85points
#38
A couple’s massage from my sister. My divorce is almost finalized and I’m not seeing anyone.
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82points
#39
I asked for a jigsaw puzzle that had 300-1000 pieces.
I received three jigsaw puzzles with 100 pieces each.
81points
#40
My brother gave me a bright orange wallet. Because you like orange so much, he said while flashing the wallet I gave him a few years ago. It's red. He's colour blind.
80points
