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What's the most hillarious gift(s) you've ever received for the Holidays?
A few years ago DBro gave me gift Certificates for Dominos Pizza to be specifically for his sleep overs at my old apartment. I thought it was sweet and creative for an 8 year old. He even included a note saying he'd be mad if they were used any time other than when he slept over.
DSis one year gave me a trinket box that said "Best Grandma" on it. Besides smiling and thanking her for it, I laughed so hard on the inside that it said Grandma(I wasn't even a mom then yet) instead of sister. It was still a sweet and thoughtful gift, but one couldn't help but laugh.
DH's Grandparents tested out a game they got him and accidentally switched it with a Frying Pan and sent him the Frying Pan. He was clueless at the time on what to do with it.
Sooo... What's the most hillarious gift(s) you've ever received for the Holidays?
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One year I was home from college and I saw a HUGE box under the tree. Well
my DM never put names on gifts so we wouldn't try to figure out what was in
there. Well when we started opening gifts she gave me the huge box and told me
it was something that I really wanted and talked about. I'm thinking tv but when
I opened the box everyone started laughing. It was a huge box of toilet paper!
I had told my DM about my dorm mates and how much toilet paper they seem to
go through since we would take turns buying it. There had to be 50 rolls in that
box. I was so
When I got back to school, my friends thought it was such a great gift. Yeah but
when it's you getting it.....not so much. Now we laugh about it.
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I don't have hilarous, just traumatic. When I was about 13, I received 6 pairs of pajamas for Christmas. Every ding dang relative that sent us gifts decided it was my year to get pjs. After opening the second package of pjs, my family started to laugh. Once I was on the 4th set of pjs, I could tell they were all beginning to hold their breaths, probably waiting for my tears! I may have received one or two other gifts from my parents, but honestly, I could not get past the pjs. (One set was even risque- from an aunt and uncle!)
This is one of my classis Christmas stories, so who would expect me to have to relive that again some 30 years later! Yes, my lovely DH, bought me 5 pairs of pajamas a few years ago - and had absolutely no idea how terribly wrong that was!!! (Um, yeah, at least this time they could all be taken back, unlike when I was a kid and they were from different states and unknown stores.)
I don't have hilarous, just traumatic. When I was about 13, I received 6 pairs of pajamas for Christmas. Every ding dang relative that sent us gifts decided it was my year to get pjs. After opening the second package of pjs, my family started to laugh. Once I was on the 4th set of pjs, I could tell they were all beginning to hold their breaths, probably waiting for my tears! I may have received one or two other gifts from my parents, but honestly, I could not get past the pjs. (One set was even risque- from an aunt and uncle!)
This is one of my classis Christmas stories, so who would expect me to have to relive that again some 30 years later! Yes, my lovely DH, bought me 5 pairs of pajamas a few years ago - and had absolutely no idea how terribly wrong that was!!! (Um, yeah, at least this time they could all be taken back, unlike when I was a kid and they were from different states and unknown stores.)
Oh no! That would be traumatic Christmas! I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you.
Oh there was a year that we were in Chicago and my cousin asked for "Rear End" covers for his 1969 Camero. We all knew there was a surprise gift and a note from the aunt and cousins that gave him that gift. Besides the parts for his car with light up boxers. It was a Christmas we all have never forgotten.
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When I was about six years old my Great Aunt bought me a wicker bin in the shape of a frog! You would put your rubbish through the frogs mouth! I was mortified at the time, not really a great present for a six year old. She passed away about four years ago and now every year my family reminisce and laugh about the frog bin, we think fondly of her and her awful presents.
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Awww... The Frog Rubbish can, Ican see at the age of six where you wouldn't find it funny at the time, but later on would find it hysterical.
I know this year DH mentioned a month ago getting me something that wouldn't go under the tree(I won't say what since it isn't appropriate for this site) and he did get a dropped jaw, 20 shades of red, and a "That's not exactly a Christmas Gift, please don't waste any money on it" reaction from me. That probably wouldn't be classified as hillarious, but on the mortifying list of Christmas Gifts!
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I have a kinda funny thing...... When my oldest was about two and could not really understand Christmas; anytime someone asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he would say a 2-liter of coke. (we don't typically allow soft drinks at home). So for fun, we put a 2-liter in his stocking that year! We have done a variation of that every year now..... I now have 5 kids and they have grown to expect at bottle of coke or sprite or something in their stocking. I'm sure if someone saw it, they would think it's wierd/funny....... but that's where it started............
I have a kinda funny thing...... When my oldest was about two and could not really understand Christmas; anytime someone asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he would say a 2-liter of coke. (we don't typically allow soft drinks at home). So for fun, we put a 2-liter in his stocking that year! We have done a variation of that every year now..... I now have 5 kids and they have grown to expect at bottle of coke or sprite or something in their stocking. I'm sure if someone saw it, they would think it's wierd/funny....... but that's where it started............
I think that is awesome! Some of the best things are "inside" family things like that, both at Christmas and always.
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