Worst/most useless Christmas present you ever received....?

It was back in the late 70's (showing my age now)  and my husband at the time's Aunty and Uncle came to our house for Christmas along with all my husband's family.

We were sharing the presents and this Aunty handed me a gift and said this is especially for you.

It was a plastic coat hanger. 

My husband got £20 from her which was a lot of money in those days.  Can you imagine how embarrassed I was...in fact I'm blushing as I write this.  I thanked her like it was the best gift anyone could ever receive and she never knew how upset I was.

I know we should all be grateful for everything we receive as a gift and its always "the thought" that counts but it struck me that she had forgotten me and couldn't think of anything else so wrapped up the hanger.  I think I would have preferred it if she had just given me a christmas card.

What was the worst or most useless Christmas pressie you ever got?

blue

I am going back when I was married to my second hubby and have to set this up for you, keep in ind I am telling this story to my "MOHER", (acting like I'm talking to her, okay) Mom, your not going to believe this but there was this kinda big box that said "open me last" it look like it was pots-n-pans and I keep saying to myself, so help me god if these are pot-n-pans I'm going to kill hem, who would ever give pots-n-pans to someone for Xmas? Well, the big box turned into an littler box and so on and so on, yes he playd a joke on me and there was a beautiful diamond necklace and earrings to match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's not over, my Mother wasn't saying anything and I didn't understand why? Well it was time for me to open my BIG BOXED present form who nother than my MOTHER, yep, I got POTS-N-PANS.......I wanted to DIE!

Oh Blue: What a story!!!  

It reminded me of a time I recieved a gift from my sister.

It was a single towel. Cheap in quality, and didn't match a thing I already had.

It was a gift that took no thought or time, and I will never forget it.

When I shop, ecspecially for family, I really try to put a effort into who they are and what they might like. Obviously, not all family is the same way.

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last year for christmas my girlfriend and i went to our best friends house to exchange gifts. We bought her a WII system she gave my girlfriend a really nice coat i mean really nice so when it was my turn i couldn't wait! I got two pounds of coffee!!!!!! i was so hurt you cann't imagine

Pots and pans - chain the little woman to the stove.  I really dislike "kitchen" gifts too.

omg Pam - a single towel.  Thats awful and from your sister too.  You must have been really hurt.

Oh and mamrone, 2 pounds of coffee.  Whatever were these friends thinking.

13- I had to take out the bad language.  Sorry.  But I truly understand how hurtful that must have been.

blue

My ex-boss (extremely wealthy elderly lady) gave me a used set of napkin rings.  At that time I was making 8 dollars an hour.  What was I going to do with napkin rings? 

I know they were used because I saw them on her table! 

She was also the queen of regifting.  Each year at the company christmas party white elephant exchange she would bring a gift she had received from one of us the prior year.  Talk about cheap.  Ugh...

lol...my bro in law and I used to give eachother the same Barry Manilow album (vinyl) each year.  He'd give it to me one year and I'd give it back to him the next.  Secretly I like Barry Manilow but wasn't going to admit it to him at that time!   

The older I get, and I am not old......the more I like simple gifts.  Bake me cookies and I am THRILLED. 

From my great gramma i used to get..
A 5 inch by 5 inch size pieces of embroided fabric..
always in a nice box, which seemed more expensive then the
gift, with a little bar of soap..
What i thought they were was barbie blankies and a pillow..
later i found out they were hankies and a bar of soap..
that she was hand embroidering little designs..
She was rich.. now i know why she was lmaooooo

This has never happened to me, but one Christmas I have younger sister one of those "twister" type can openers for Christmas. She took look at it then slid it across the floor back to the tree and said "I sure didn't need that!"

Now even I have trouble opening cans in this security concious times.

A week later at work, one older worker complained about this and so...She was THRILLED and said it was the best gift she'd ever received...

Three months later younger sister dropped by house looking for YOU KNOW WHAT and admitted she was having trouble with some cans.

I then politely (With glee) told her where it went..."But that was mine!"...

"Should have taken it home then" I replied..She doesn't talk to me now...No loss...

I just thought of another gift I got once.

I was opening it, and I saw tape on the bag that wasnt from the current wrapping. Yes, you guessed it, it was a "regift" I was getting.
        Inside? hahahaha......UGLY dish towels. .....hahahahahah

Why are all these people giving me towels of sorts. First a bath towel, and then dish towles.  >:(

    I think I used them to wash my car that spring just out of spite.

                                                                    PMM