What's the most insulting present you ever got?

January

Not insulting, but...

My Dad asked me a couple of months before my 18th birthday what I would like for it.
I replied a car and my dad just replied "ok" and I thought "omfg I'm going to get a car for my birthday, I wonder what I'm going to get...". So he kept it up, looking up cars online in my view and stuff like that and then then morning of my birthday handed my a little purple box and I was thinking "the key to my car is in here yaaaaaayyyyyy".

I opened the box and inside was a keyring... it was a little silver vw beetle with a clock in the top!!

I got my car

Khannie

adrieanne__x wrote: »

I got my car

OMFG! :eek:

Evil genius! :cool:

rainbowtrout

My birthday is at Christmas and I always had a birthday party, but never got an individual birthday present from my parents, I think their train of thought was that the party was the present ( and that I'd got a load of Christmas presents the previous day).. anyway on my 9th birthday I was very surprised to get a hair dryer off them. I was delighted to get an actual present, which was separate to everything else going on... only to have my mother let a roar at the general direction of my bedroom a few days later, asking where I'd put the hair dryer. Naturally I replied it was in my bedroom, to which I got the reply 'It's supposed to be in the kitchen press'... where the family hair dryer was kept, which had been on the way out for a few weeks, so my hair dryer was just the replacement. Oh and the receipt had been left in the box as well.

confusticated

A laundry basket for my 16th from my parents.


Reading above, I got off veeeerrrry lightly.

pikachucheeks

minidazzler wrote: »

I take it you have a very open family? Them gifts would send me running from the room!!!

I added in all the speech etc for effect - makes a good story, I think!

Well, I didn't realise how open my family were until that moment in time. Fair play to the parents for trying to be so ... liberal! I was mortified at the time though, as I'm sure you can understand!

To stay on topic, I'll tell you an insulting present my mum got, can't think of any more I've received!

My mum once got a gift, from a close friend she's had for years, of a pair of mink coloured Dunnes Stores tights that had clearly been taken out of the box, tried on and shoved back in ... Nothing says "Happy Birthday" quite like that!
:pac:

LadyE

For my 21st, I got shampoo and conditioner from my aunt. It wasnt even a brand named one (like l'oreal or one of those).

It was a cheapy brunnette shampoo and conditioner that made my head itch.

I saw it in her local chemist there about a week later for €2

Tupins

LadyE wrote: »

For my 21st, I got shampoo and conditioner from my aunt. It wasnt even a brand named one (like l'oreal or one of those).

It was a cheapy brunnette shampoo and conditioner that made my head itch.

I saw it in her local chemist there about a week later for €2

Eek, reminds me of an embarassing incident.

A group of my female friends and I decided to do a Kris Kringle one Christmas. The limit for the pressies was €10. I bought a nice (well I thought it was nice) John Freida Shampoo and Conditioner in a cute box set from Boots. (I had actually seen in it another chemist for €15 but it was on special offer in Boots.) Anyway, as we were exchanging gifts we were talking about how hard it was to get something nice for less than €10 and the girl who was getting the present from me joked "well as long as no one bought a bottle of shampoo or anything!". Cue laughter in agreement from the others and me mortified as she unwraped her present in front of everyone.

Lollipops23

my OH got me a Garmin for Xmas last year.....while he did actually put some thought into it(i had recently got my driving test) and we had been talking about going down the country for a weekend away.

have to say though, i was a bit put out when i first unwrapped it....it's not exactly a romantic present!!he then made me use it when i was driving him to work the next day...i proceeded to argue with the Satnav the whole way there: "Garmin Lady: Turn Left Me: You're wrong. WRONG!!!":o

Piste

Oryx wrote: »

And second - piste, are you suuuure? Sometimes like with bad breath, you can be the last to know.

The subsequent hours spent staring at my upper lip in paranoia put my mind at rest, believe me


As an aside, I don't think a gift has to be "romantic" to be a good gift, my boyfriend got me an amazing magic box what magically puts films and TV shows from my harddrive on the TV screen using magic. It was an amazing present and has given me hours of entertainment. I appreciate it much more than something like jewellery or perfume.

peepeep

When I was about 16, I insisted my mother didn't buy me any clothes for Christmas as I was 'experimenting' with my own style. Nonetheless, one of my Christmas presents was squidgy and definitely some sort of attire, but when I opened it, it was even worse than I could have thought: a metallic silver, sleeveless bubble jacket. With a collar. VERY Bianca Jackson from Eastenders. Oh, the shame!

When I was younger, someone gave me a present of a banana-shaped soap (for the life of me I can't understand why). That was the worst present ever as my younger brother tried to eat it and was burping up bubbles for the rest of the day.

Also, last year my brother and I decided to buy my father a joke present for his birthday. We presented him with a brand new, neon pink spacehopper and pretended it was his real present and that we were all really excited about it. He was so so disappointed and visibly pissed off that we didn't wait long before letting him in on the joke and giving him his proper present, which was a wok set. He still hasn't forgiven us for that!

Amy33

A book called "If I'm so wonderful, why am I still single?" Mind you, it was quite interesting, apparently I have a wall around my heart..

Tupins

trish990 wrote: »

A book called "If I'm so wonderful, why am I still single?" Mind you, it was quite interesting, apparently I have a wall around my heart..

LOL

Rob_l

Being born just shortly after Xmas, meant every year i got the worst present from uncles aunts and grandparents.

That present was my Xmas and birthday present rolled into one which funnily enough was usually exactly the same as the present my brother got just for it being Xmas.

Amalgam

Male, over eighteen at the time. Christmas presents. Got good laughter out of both items since, with the person that gave them to me, but at the time.. slightly nonplussed.

See attached.

strongbluebell

After crap year and being very close to divorce I got box set of The Waltons from my OH for my birthday..
And what's worse he didn't get the irony. He thought I'd really like it.:eek:

Salome

trish990 wrote: »

A book called "If I'm so wonderful, why am I still single?" Mind you, it was quite interesting, apparently I have a wall around my heart..

I LOL'd out loud at work when I read this one .

skywards

The worst was also the funniest. A top from Israel with disney characters. Granted, 10 years later, I still have it. Who else has a top with disney characters from Israel?

Xiney

My mother once bought me a t-shirt with mickey mouse on it.

not only that, but it had a button in the middle of the shirt that if you pressed it played music.



wtf. never wore it. that woman is an expert waster of money.

Dumb

Xiney wrote: »

My mother once bought me a t-shirt with mickey mouse on it.

not only that, but it had a button in the middle of the shirt that if you pressed it played music.



wtf. never wore it. that woman is an expert waster of money.

That seems class.

Better than this anyway.

Piste

Xiney wrote: »

My mother once bought me a t-shirt with mickey mouse on it.

not only that, but it had a button in the middle of the shirt that if you pressed it played music.



wtf. never wore it. that woman is an expert waster of money.

Oh wow that t-shirt sounds so cool! I go wild for kitsch stuff like that.

misssaucie

Was anticipating/expecting "the ring" at Christmas after 5 years with my lovely man. Came downstairs that morning full of excitement and gel nails to find a turqoise blue Tiffany gift bag under the tree... with a small enough box inside to know it wasn't a necklace etc...nearly peed myself with excitement... I opened the box with visions of what type of diamond would be inside, wedding venues in head, type of dress came into mind as I opened the box... ... it was a charm for my charm bracelet !!! oh what a land back to earth!!!

Blush_01

I got a bed for my birthday and christmas combined when I was 14. (Birthday is a few days before Christmas). My sister (whose birthday is on christmas day) got 4 impressive presents which she loved.

It's hard not to react badly.

I hate your typical christmas gift set from places like Boots. So this year I got one from my mother, sister and brother. My dad just gives us money to spend as we like.

Dumb

Blush_01 wrote: »

My dad just gives us money to spend as we like.

That's usually best although sometimes people don't like doing that in case you stash it away. They seem to want to give you junk.:pac:

taram

Wow, I never realised so many others were stuck with the birthday and christmas together problem, I swear I will plan my births well in advance to land miles from December

Asked for a new harddrive, wanted maybe 500gb, left out extremely detailed picutres and prices and everything they needed...I got a 4g USB stick, this was my main christmas present from my parents, I know it's the thought that counts but

I once got a used cake spinner from my aunt, all crusty icing on the side, turned out to be tons of fun though, I used to stand on it and spin around :P

jane86

I can't remember the present but for my 16th Birthday my Mam gave me a card that had my sisters name tip-exed out and mine written in!

Que teenage hormonal rage... :mad:

Gerry81

LadyE wrote: »

For my 21st, I got shampoo and conditioner from my aunt. It wasnt even a brand named one (like l'oreal or one of those).

It was a cheapy brunnette shampoo and conditioner that made my head itch.

I saw it in her local chemist there about a week later for €2

haha, christmas just gone I got shampoo as part of my present from my dad and his wife, I've been shaving my head for at least nine years.

x in the city

kelle wrote: »

Right, it was my birthday yesterday - I am now 39. A lot of miles on the clock I know, but I look and feel a lot younger. Sure, last weekend I was at a nightclub dancing till 4am! I'm fitter and slimmer than I was at 20.

Anyway I was pleased to have people telling me yesterday that I look nowhere near 39 - that was enough of a birthday present for me!

Until I arrived home from work today to find a card and a present from my mother-in-law. The present? Olay anti-wrinkle provital tinted moisturiser for mature skin!!!!!! FFS, this stuff is for over-70s!! I'm tempted to ask her did she leave her new moisturiser behind by accident. But I'll just have a rant on Boards instead!

So what's the worst birthday present you ever got?

my gf got me a t shirt the other day with a monkey holding dynamite or something and his other arm blown off

with the heading

"im a slow learner"

wtf

I was like..

ummmm ooooo kkkkkk

she said it was a joke as im aloof and crazy and etc but still. its not a t shirt i will exactly wear. she posted this from germany via fed ex and also included a tie which was more presentable

but still the t shirt really took the biscuit

Rockery Woman

My husband has 34 nieces and nephews and all of them give him presents every year.... usually horrible pound shop aftershave. Its really stinking stuff and he cant understand why I wont let him use it and I chuck it away about easter when its forgotten!:D

Hazys

My dad is some romantic, flying my mother all around the world, wining and dining her, on anniversaries and on her birthday.

For their anniversary 3 years ago he took her to Brussels* on her birthday, one year he took her to Switzerland** and just last year, he whisked her off for a weekend in NYC***!!!










*Just happened to be a Bruce Springsteen Concert on that weekend
**Just happened to be Munster's first rugby game in Switwerland that weekend
***Just happened that Bruce Springsteen was playing in Madison Square Garden that weekend

krudler

***Just happened that Bruce Springsteen was playing in Madison Square Garden that weekend

And? seeing The Boss play in the The Garden would be class, bowling ball named Homer present or not.

krudler

I love that my parents never buy me gifts, I honestly cant remember the last thing they bought me, it must have been 10 years ago. I get money every christmas and birthday, its fcuking great

I'm a good present giver though, I bought my ex a doll that she had as a child but her mam gave away to charity or binned it or something. Came up one night when we were talking about childhood toys and she always hated the fact she lost it, I found the exact one on ebay and bought it for her, she was delighted.

Hazys

krudler wrote: »

And? seeing The Boss play in the The Garden would be class, bowling ball named Homer present or not.

Damn right, i travelled down from Boston to meet them too...unbelievable gig, best i have ever been to.

They also went to the gig the 2nd night also.

Sonz

For my 22nd birthday, I got to mind my parents house while they went to France for 3 weeks lol...

SadieSue

My mother in law got me a gray scarf. Sounds nice right? Alas its like one of those shawl type scarves that old women wear on their heads.

On my 30th my oh got me discount store brand chocolate that was on special.

dammitjanet

My sisters mother in law one year gave her a second hand jigsaw for Christmas (it was even missing pieces).
What made it more insulting was the mother in law posted me a present too (sis used to bring me with her as back up when she'd have to stay in their house for holidays) and it was a stunning jewellery box!

krudler

I hate this idea that "its the thought that counts", thats true but in the sense that the present actually means something to the person getting it, not some throwaway, last minute piece of junk. I'd rather someone spent a fiver on a dvd of a movie that I like than spend 20 quid on some Boots giftset with Lynx in it, a. becuase I'm pretty sure Lynx is what Satans arsecrack smells like and b. becuase I'd be happier getting something that means some bit to me.

Either that or I'm just an awesome present giver-outer :pac:

Darlughda

After waiting patiently and faithfully for my new boyfriend to come back from from his hols, he brings me a world cup south africa vest and shorts.


Should I just dump him?

krudler

Darlughda wrote: »

After waiting patiently and faithfully for my new boyfriend to come back from from his hols, he brings me a world cup south africa vest and shorts.


Should I just dump him?

Could have been worse, he could have brought you a vuvuzela..

Hackysack

I've been given a brick by a friend before.

I loved it.

I returned the favour and got the gift giver a McDonald's Hamburger for their birthday.

tommy21

Gerry81 wrote: »

haha, christmas just gone I got shampoo as part of my present from my dad and his wife, I've been shaving my head for at least nine years.

Maybe they were trying to tell you something?:pac:

tommy21

Darlughda wrote: »

After waiting patiently and faithfully for my new boyfriend to come back from from his hols, he brings me a world cup south africa vest and shorts.


Should I just dump him?

Maybe he brought back a goalie outfit for himself and you have to try and score?

tommy21

My mother's best friend brought my sisters and I Christmas presents about ten years ago. Both sisters got beautiful jewellery, one sister a watch, the other a necklace. I opened up my wrapping and discovered a cylindrical tube containing Mark's and Spencer's finest chocolate buttons. I was 15 at the time.

Darlughda

krudler wrote: »

Could have been worse, he could have brought you a vuvuzela..

HA! At least I could have had fun with that, standing outside the neighbours' house, the one with the yappy dog that barks 24/7.....

tommy21 wrote: »

Maybe he brought back a goalie outfit for himself and you have to try and score?

Sure he knows I excell at handball

tommy21

Darlughda wrote: »

Sure he knows I excell at handball

touché

Catari Jaguar

Xiney wrote: »

I got "Life Strategies for Teens" the self help book written by dr phil's son for my 16th birthday from a neighbour.


Who the hell buys an unsolicited self help book for someone for their birthday!?

I bought that book! I love that book! Changed my life...

Catari Jaguar

On topic, last year one of my friends got me a Tascher book of nude buff gay males in various artsy poses (that my Dad saw when he came up the next day and was horrified that anyone dare show his 25 year old daughter a penis!), double whammy gift - she also got me the book "The Beauty Myth"...

Scarinae

A few years ago my extended family decided that we'd do a secret santa for Christmas, partially because each person would get good presents rather than a load of cheap tat and also because a few members of the family had fallen on harder times financially. Basically, each family anonymously put some money into the kitty, and it was divided up so that a set amount would be spent on each person (turned out to be €60, you can get pretty good presents with that, I was in charge of getting presents for the names my family drew from the hat and I got some awesome stuff)

Anyway, Christmas day arrived and my present was a bottle of perfume in a Jo Malone bag. I was a bit disappointed on first sight because I very rarely wear perfume, as most of them smell like alcohol to me - I prefer more natural scents - and I also think that buying perfume for other people is a bit hit-and-miss.

Still, I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and tried some on my wrist. Weirdly enough, it was green. Hmmm. This is when I started to get suspicious. The perfume bottle was in a bag, but not in a box - surely perfume usually comes in a box?! When I got home, I looked up the name that was on the bottle (incidentally, not Jo Malone). Turns out to be a cheap department store perfume you can only get in America. Also, there was weird green discolouration around the nozzle and the perfume had begun to turn green.

So basically, someone in my extended family gave me some cheapass secondhand perfume that was obviously years out of date, tried to disguise it as being a designer perfume by putting it into a bag, and had pocketed €60 :mad: If that's not insulting, I don't know what is. I know exactly who it was as well, and my opinion of them has significantly dropped since, to put it mildly

Pandoras Twist

My mam gave me a suitcase for my 17th birthday, so I could move out.

I was still in school at the time.

sunflower27

I got a Christmas present off a friend once that was really heavy, cement door stop. It was a frog - and no, she didn't make it

jokettle

Hackysack wrote: »

I've been given a brick by a friend before.

I loved it.

I returned the favour and got the gift giver a McDonald's Hamburger for their birthday.

Did you name your new pet brick?

I got a bar of used soap once; this is why I hate school/work place KK.

And the soap was pink with glitter. Sigh.