Buying the perfect gift is often a lot easier said than done, but buying a truly terrible, uniquely horrible gift is, in many ways, harder. Most folks can still make use of almost anything or, at the very least, sell what they don’t like. But getting someone an item that is actually insulting in its own special way takes talent.
A woman went viral after asking the internet what the worst Christmas gift people have gotten, so we gathered the best replies. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own tragic examples in the comments down below.
#21
I copier/printer/fax machine. I didn’t have a computer at the time, but they had just bought one.
15points
#22
My x mother in law got me maternity clothes. I was not pregnant 😬
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15points
#23
an 0 balance gift card to Sephora. I told them it was empty and they didn't do anything either
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15points
#24
My sister in law gave me a bag of flour because “I loved biscuits so much”. I don’t even like biscuits. Still used the flour though
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14points
#25
I received a crock pot from my boss. I could tell it had been used cause it had dried food on the bottom if it. Yuck! I threw it away.
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14points
#26
Told my ex how I’m EXTREMELY picky when it comes to perfumes and that I have to smell and choose them myself. Guess what he bought me for a bday gift?
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13points
#29
I was once gifted a trash can. From my now ex-mother in law. Everyone else got iPads, video games, makeup, etc. I got a plastic black trash can with the goodwill sticker still stuck to the bottom. 😀
13points
#30
My ex gave me a chip of paint from a coach bus he was working on because it’s expensive paint and therefore expensive gift.
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13points
#31
My grandma gave me one pound weights and then asked for them back about six months later
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13points
#32
A old used beanie baby and a card from my mother in law that said “sorry I disappoint you”
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13points
#33
my mom tried to give me life insurance for my 27th bday, but with her as the beneficiary, not my wife... "happy birthday, if you die i get money" 🙃 i refused to sign the forms. so she gave me eagle-engraved real silver boullions instead. equally weird.
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13points
#34
I once got hair clips and slippers. They were cool but I wear a size 10 and the slippers were 7s. And I’ve never worn hair clips in my entire life 🙃 pretty sure they were extra pieces of junk my mom got with her shopping addiction
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13points
#35
I had three separate people go in on a five dollar gift card from Best Buy for my Birthday.
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12points
#36
my bf bought me king size sheets for my bed except I had a queen size bed. He had a king bed. He bought me sheets for his bed because I slept in it sometimes. 🤦🏻♀️Married him and accepted he is the worst gift giver ever
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12points
#38
my grandmother gifted my dad the sleep apnea mask my grandfather was wearing when he passed away in his sleep. 😆 🤣 😂 only because my dad also uses sleep apnea thought he could use it.
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12points
#39
A handmade coupon for a homemade dinner once a month, from my mother, for Christmas, for both me and my wife. I was in my 40s. Didn’t even get one. She claimed it was because she was broke. Turns out she was giving money to her drunkard, deadbeat neighbors.
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12points
#40
My grandma was a doozy when it came to gift giving. For one birthday, she gave my mom (her daughter in law) a menopause pamphlet from her doctor’s office. For one Christmas, she gave me a single mitten. Just one, and I never received the other one. Meanwhile, she always gave elaborate, lavish gifts to the relatives she liked more. We could always tell which people were her favorites. 😐
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12points