What did you give me that for????

Huge orange rubber gloves with bumps all over them. Supposedly, you use them to hold hot potatoes while you take the skin off before making potato salad. Thing is, I peel my potatoes first and the person who gave me the gloves knows that. Such an odd gift! Hideous-looking, too!

Along the lines of that I got the "Ove-Glove". It was particularly weird because I was like 10 and had no real use for it!

I was 12 at the time and my secret santa at school bought me a .39 balloon punch ball....way to go secret santa!

my step mom gave me a jean jacket when i was 17 and she had bedazzled it with the stuff you see on tv and then took my pants that my dad bought me and put gems and jewels on them. The next year she bought me hair extentions when my hair was over a foot long.. haha.. Oh yeah my exboyfriends mother bought me condoms and a *kitten* one year for xmas . On the card she gave me it said " just in case me son doesnt "do the deed" for you ' i was soo embaressed. :noway:

My dad used to go to a lot of estate sales and storage box auctions so one Christmas he gave me a phonograph, saying I can use it as ambiance in my bedroom :indifferent:

These are great posts! I can't join in as I've never received anything that was outrages or impractical.....

My Soon to be ex husband gave me an empty box our first christmas together... I was so mad because everything I got for him took alot of time and effort on my part... Worst thing is... I still married him.... Guess that is one of the many many many reasons for the EX part... :laugh:

What an *kitten*. :laugh: What was the symbol behind the empty box? I mean, did HE have a thought/ reason behind it?

No just that he had 13 gifts and his Mother (Huge momma's boy) is superstitous so instead of finding something else he did the empty box... Yes he is an *kitten*!!!

so he got you 14 gifts total and 1 was empty?

Yup.... At that time It was just the 2 of us we both have always had big christmas to do's but we also both moved across the US to texas it was going to be a sad christmas for me since my family was in Michigan (his came to visit) we both decided to give each other lots of little gifts. It took a long time coming up with good gifts for him and for him to do the empty box was disrespectful Wish I would have seen it sooner!!!

OMG! That is both funny and horrifying at the same time! :noway:

I was 16 just broke up from my first gf and my loving father got MALE blow up doll
He wrote a note saying "this way you can never feel lonely and you got someone to play football with"

HAHAHA

Too funny...I was just reading this thread and UPS showed up. A sweet lady in my church choir (I am the director) sent me a Popcorn Ball Decorating Kit for Christmas! lol 2 of them even! lol 16 Popcorn balls with icing, candy, and all sorts of goodis to decorate them.
Here's the funny part: I've been eating healthy for a year now....so, not like this is news to her. BUT, I don't even have kids! BUhahhahahah! What the heck am I going to do with 16 popcorn balls and 2 boxes of candy!? lol
I had a genius thought...called up my friend who teaches Sunday School at church this Sunday for Christmas....guess what the kids are going to be doing? Oh yeah...and I will be there helping them!
The cool part is that I actually think the lady who sent me this kit was really just trying to be sweet...her message says "Hope this brings out the kid in you! Thanks for all you have done for us this year!" So...I think she will be thrilled with how I choose to use her gift.
I just can't help but chuckle....A Popcorn Ball, actually make that 2, decorating kits for the lady who has spent the last year losing 45 pounds...*smh laughing*
I love Christmas!

I was 16 just broke up from my first gf and my loving father got MALE blow up doll
He wrote a note saying "this way you can never feel lonely and you got someone to play football with"

hahahahha!!! seriously can't stop laughing! lol

I was 16 just broke up from my first gf and my loving father got MALE blow up doll
He wrote a note saying "this way you can never feel lonely and you got someone to play football with"

HAHAHA!

Not me personally, but I had a friend who's husband got some blank VHS tapes and recorded workout videos off the TV then gave them to her as a gift :frown:

I was given a tshirt that said, "I beat anorexia"

HAHA sorry that just made me laugh. That is a horrible gift

OMG that is so bad!...and yet I laughed out loud. Sorry....that is a terrible gift!

A pair of pliers that fold up and fit in my pocket. :indifferent:

I was given something similar. Extremely useful gift, which I carry in my car, and which as proved itself invaluable many times. Perhaps tools are best given to those who are smart enough to use them.

when I was 15 or 16 my Grandma gave me a basket with pads, tampons and underwear. :noway:

Puberty is coming earlier with every generation. She probably thought she was "preparing" you for the time your period started.

My grandma gave me a tool for the car so you can cut the seatbelt or break the window if needed. Thanks for the doomsday thoughts.

Or maybe she thought it would save your life...

Shocking to realise what a truly ungrateful bunch of members we have on this site....

why was that necessary?

I've given some pretty stupid gifts in my life. Sometimes I look back and I'm embarrassed in retrospect. :embarassed: lol

my step mom gave me a jean jacket when i was 17 and she had bedazzled it with the stuff you see on tv and then took my pants that my dad bought me and put gems and jewels on them. The next year she bought me hair extentions when my hair was over a foot long.. haha.. Oh yeah my exboyfriends mother bought me condoms and a *kitten* one year for xmas . On the card she gave me it said " just in case me son doesnt "do the deed" for you ' i was soo embaressed. :noway:

What a great Mother! I would have kept that guy around just for the gifts from his mom!