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HOLIDAY GIFTS

Shanus — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:42:00 GMT

What's the strangest holiday gift you've ever received?

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Shanus — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:58:45 GMT

What's the weirdest gifts you've received?

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chrystaltree — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 18:24:30 GMT

Someone once gave me a gift certificate for tap dance lessons at a local dance studio. For one...lol I assure you anyone who knows me knows that I am not a tap dance type of girl. Sompe people thought it was a "fun" gift but if that was the case, I think they would have given me a certificate for two so I could have fub with a friend. I assume she re-gifted some type of promotional gift certificiate.

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clangle — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 19:54:01 GMT

I had a boyfriend who bought me a pair of shoes. Bright purple vinyl low-heel pumps. This was the mid-90's. They were ugly as sin and I could not for the life of me figure out why he bought me SHOES. Still can't.

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MickD — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:03:37 GMT

I got a secret Santa gift of a pair of hot pink men's boxer shorts with glow-in-the-dark condoms with happy faces on them....the gifter had a strange sense of humor....I actually wore them though....

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Burnsite — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:08:56 GMT

Too many to list, but I still love the holidays, including the part where some of the gifts are weird.

Years ago I got one gift that. . . well, I couldn't figure out what it was. So I put it away hoping time would solve the riddle.

But there is no way of asking the giver of a gift _what_ the gift was. Wonderful elder relative, and the only enigma I ever received from her.

I sent a tea towel from France to the widow of one of my early mentors. (She married an American but had grown up in France.)

She wrote back thanks for the "scarf." I think this problem of "gift-incomprehension" might be more common than we think.

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ECBG — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:20:56 GMT

I was once given a set of handmade canisters by my stepmother with the remark "You'd better like these, they cost enough!". They were much too modern for my house and the print on them didn't agree with me at all.

When I cleared my life of everything toxic, the canisters were part of the clearing as she was.

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chloe66 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:45:26 GMT

I once got a pink net swan toilet paper cover!! I was 20 yrs. old and single...a gift from a co-worker!!

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colliegirls — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:46:22 GMT

@Burnsite wrote:
Too many to list, but I still love the holidays, including the part where some of the gifts are weird.

Years ago I got one gift that. . . well, I couldn't figure out what it was. So I put it away hoping time would solve the riddle.

But there is no way of asking the giver of a gift _what_ the gift was. Wonderful elder relative, and the only enigma I ever received from her.

I sent a tea towel from France to the widow of one of my early mentors. (She married an American but had grown up in France.)

She wrote back thanks for the "scarf." I think this problem of "gift-incomprehension" might be more common than we think.

That reminds me of when Bernice on Designing Women wore her "tree skirt" gift to work! Too funny!!

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missy1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:54:37 GMT

Size 13 underwear from my granny. We both fit inside them.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:59:59 GMT

A large men's umbrella!

I stopped by (at her office) to see a friend I hadn't seen since she was sick, and she was surprised to see me. I think she re-gifted something that was in the office, probably given to her boss.

Since I'd received very nice things from her over the years, this was clearly an off the wall response. LOL

By the way .... it was a very good umbrella and I actually used it a few times before it was stolen!

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colliegirls — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:02:12 GMT

My husband bought me a velvet thong one year. Good grief! I thought my kids would never stop laughing and screaming.

It is one of those memories that none of us will ever forget or ever stop laughing about when we think about it.

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LdyBugz — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:19:32 GMT

A skirt and blazer that my sister-in-law had sewn. It was the most hideous, bright, neon orange color! You had to sheild your eyes to look at me because it was so bright! I only wore it once out of guilt to a family function.

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Elvita — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:25:53 GMT

A fur coat. I live in Florida.

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Mary Bailey — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:33:32 GMT

a mis-shapen hand knit scarf & hat from DH's stepmother, she proudly declared "I only paid $5 for it!"

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Daisy Sunflower — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:58:16 GMT

@LdyBugz wrote:
A skirt and blazer that my sister-in-law had sewn. It was the most hideous, bright, neon orange color! You had to sheild your eyes to look at me because it was so bright! I only wore it once out of guilt to a family function.

@LdyBugz Are you sure she didn't do it on purpose? Maybe she laughed to herself when you actually wore it to a family function.

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Katcat1 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:08:20 GMT

I know they say that it's the thought that counts but I received from a young associate lawyer an ornament his wife made. The thing is it was not pretty or cute. I think he could have bought a box of candy or something on that order. To me it was an insult. Obviously, he did not know any better nor did his wife. I believe he now has about 5 kids. I wonder what he is giving this year.

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LdyBugz — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:53:19 GMT

@Daisy wrote:
@LdyBugz wrote:
A skirt and blazer that my sister-in-law had sewn. It was the most hideous, bright, neon orange color! You had to sheild your eyes to look at me because it was so bright! I only wore it once out of guilt to a family function.
@LdyBugz Are you sure she didn't do it on purpose? Maybe she laughed to herself when you actually wore it to a family function.

@Daisy Sunflower You know, maybe she did! LOL!!!

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lOVETOSHOP — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:53:37 GMT

Years ago, I was a secretary in a brokerage firm. Our manager was very cheap and one year he bought all of the secretaries in the office chia pets for Christmas...you know, those sculptural planters that hold grass seed that grow?

We were all so disappointed and cursed him behind his back because we knew he could have afforded to give us something nicer...even a $10 gift card to a coffee shop would have been more appreciated!

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morning glory — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 05:51:58 GMT

One year my mom gave me a large jar of peanut butter all wrapped up nicely with a bow and a gift tag.

And that was all I got from her.My brother got a nice gift. A shirt and tie and a nice wallet and his wife got a costume jewelry necklace from Macy's. I never forgot that.