Strange gifts.

duckboy · 12-25-2005, 05:48 PM

So i got some strange gifts.

Not sure what if i should be offended, or remember the thought that counts.

Got 1/2 dozen old shirts that someone no longer wanted, some of which have stains, or are made for someone that has a body very VERY different from mine.

Got some old magazines.

Got an old worn out fishing vest with holes in it where the pockets go, some of which were repaired at one time, but now the holes have come back.

I guess i kind of feel like i got a bunch of stuff that someone didn't want to throw in the garbage, but they would have if they didn't have me to give it to.

That is kind of a crappy feeling.

I guess i'd rather get a card that said Merry christmas, than a bunch of things they were going to throw away.

stilly bum · 12-25-2005, 07:01 PM

I have an aunt in another state who sends weird gifts. One year my sister got 3 button covers and I got a stick of deodorant.

12-25-2005, 07:11 PM

My mother once gave me a dust buster that she had owned for about three years. Good thing she kept the box huh?

Jettin' Fool · 12-25-2005, 07:40 PM

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Got 1/2 dozen old shirts that someone no longer wanted, some of which have stains, or are made for someone that has a body very VERY different from mine.

Got some old magazines.

Got an old worn out fishing vest with holes in it where the pockets go, some of which were repaired at one time, but now the holes have come back.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?

I would have said something. Goodwill donations is not a gift. It seems more rude than anything else.

JF

STGRule · 12-25-2005, 07:50 PM

First couple questions.
1. What is the mental health of the person giving the gift?
2. What is the financial status?
3. Comination of the two?

If not, I think I might worry about their mental health anyway. Seriously. And not haha funny, but really look.

duckboy · 12-25-2005, 08:13 PM

Finanacial status is solid, very very solid.

Mental health...

They have always given this type of stuff, btu this year, it has been extra wierd.

I got a set of Walkie talkies from them, (after we used a set of new walkie talkies that i got specifically for a trip i went with them on the previous year.... now i have 2 sets...

I also got a radio that had to have been used, it was broken, Because they knew i needed a radio. (especially odd, since i brought a much better radio (and it worked on the last trip with them).

Maybe i expect too much, maybe they have lost it.

I do not know.

pearl · 12-25-2005, 09:12 PM

Actually I think it's kind of cool.

If everybody did this we wouldn't feel the pressure to buy Ipods, digital cameras and give out gift cards to Nordstoms.

Tell your gift giver thanks and move on. It ain't no big deal. Thank God it wasn't fruit cake

Anybody have a birthday coming up? I have a screwdriver and an old spinner I would like to give you :grin:.

alwyze fishin · 12-25-2005, 09:41 PM

duckboy
remember what its about you got something someone thought you needed i got a gift i am not ready to deal with my wife leaving me and taking my daughter six months ago and then my christmas persent finding out my dad has some most likely mager cancer and was asked what guns i wanted

Chromaflage · 12-25-2005, 11:46 PM

I've given some strange gifts. One year for Easter, instead of baskets, we gave each of our 4 kids their own bucket filled with cleaning supplies. We mixed some candy and eggs in with it, but now they each have their own scrub brushes, rubber gloves, dust rags and misc. cleaning solutions. The best gift I've ever given.

This year we filled the kids' stockings with personal hygiene products: tooth brushes, floss, nail care kits, etc. and also mixed in some candy. So now we will have well-groomed children and clean bathrooms.

Gifts from grandparents are always fun. One year I received the ugliest brown and orange plaid dress shirt that was appropriately matched with an equally disturbing orange and brown, pull-over argyle sweater.

Need I say more?

Consider the intention moreso than the gift itself.

CrF

MetalHead · 12-27-2005, 11:44 AM

Not that it was a Christmas gift but my Grandmother (god rest her soul) was a kick. She would call me and say Roy I got some fish sticks the dog wouldnt eat! you want them? I'd say sure grandma and go and visit with her and my grandfather for a while bring them home and throw them out my dogs wouldnt eat them either.
Boy I sure miss them

alaskan · 12-27-2005, 12:40 PM

Maybe they're trying to start a cycle gift. Keep all those "goodies" and wrap them up and send them back to them or some other family member next year.

We have a box of lifesavers that has been going around for the past 23 years. I sure hate to think what would happen if someone tried to eat them.

Abalone · 12-27-2005, 12:52 PM

Bill Monroe recieved some Fruit Cake !

I think there should be a law that all fruit cake must be dated when they come out of the oven.

No telling how old one might be.

Is there a Guineses book record of that ?

JustCallMeDave · 12-27-2005, 12:54 PM

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So i got some strange gifts.

Far more importantly, what did you GIVE for Christmas?

Radke · 12-27-2005, 03:11 PM

not know the relationship between yourself and the gift giver, is there any possibility you recieved personal effects of someone that you were close to, or somehow conntected to? I would think you also would get an explanation, but whatever.

Molly B · 12-27-2005, 03:27 PM

This is no joke, one year for Christmas my husband's parents gave him a bag of chips and store bought salsa.

Cohodependent · 12-27-2005, 04:05 PM

This year my Mom gave me a Chocolate Fountain! I opened it up and ????? Why would she give me a Chocolate Fountain? I am still scratching my head over this...

duckboy · 12-27-2005, 05:14 PM

Back in college, my roommate borrowed $10 on my birthday,

Then he went to 7-11 and bought me a can of Chunky soup, got himself a 6 pack and a pack of smokes.

What a birthday!

Steelie28 · 12-28-2005, 05:46 AM

I received an interesting little gadget this year. It's a tool for escaping a vehicle after an accident. Shaped as a small hammer, has a pointed metal tip for "breaking side windows with only a few hits", a retractable pin about an in long for poking and deflating the airbag, a "razor sharp" blade that "cuts thru seatbelts in one stroke", a whistle that takes about 90 psi to produce noise, and a red LED light on the butt end. Comes complete with holster and screws for mounting on the side of center floor console.

This for sure ranks up there with the best of them. At least if I'm lucky enough to survive a wreck, I have a hell of a chance of getting out of the vehicle.

Oh yeah, the bunny rabbit butt garden ornament we got as a wedding gift still has me shaking my head.

baltz526 · 12-28-2005, 08:21 AM

i received a 12volt cigerette lighter plug in, or utillity outlet, still has the tag on it.$4.70 the person who gave it owes me money, so i got them zip/nadda/nothing and i hope they where happy to get it.

ryleysmom · 12-28-2005, 02:40 PM

my grandmother always sends strange stuff and this year I got this little plastic led red light with a flimsy key chain holder, something you would not use or put on your keys as it will break.... I gave it to my son, he liked it. I also got a book that was hers that she says was one of her favorites and wants me to read it, Im sorry but she must have forgotten what it is like to have a 2 year old, I dont have time to sit down and read...
Oh well thought that counts!!!!