worst x-mas present ever recieved

[Polydor]

This thread is awesome ! lol

I normally get fairly good gifts, horse realted or not. Love the useful gifts the best and helps when parents are pretty good about getting what i want/need.

But grandparents got me my weirdest gift ever when i was 16/17. It was a christmas gift, box was a a decent size but very very light which had me puzzled. Opened it up to see something fuzzy , fur like. Ok really odd now. Took thing out …

dead cat …

ok not quite but pretty close! lol It is a fake cat in a curled up sleeping position . The hair feels almost real and overall the thing look real to a point where after we all were over the shock and puzzlement of it we would leave it on the couch or what not and totally freak out guests! lol

No note went with it. I like cats but not a die hard fan. Mom is allergic to them. Would take a dog or horse (of course! lol) over a cat ( dead or a life! hehe). Still a mystery on why they bought and gave it to me. It still somewhere around parents house but i do now have a big fat cat of the real life variety.

Other horse related gifts would be bulk feed or treat type feed in a variety of flavors from an aunt. I am horseless and always have been. So that went to the barn to feed to schoolies who ever i was riding at the time after lessons. Think it took a couple years to go through since i was feeding it as treats! Get the odd little kids /young teenage horse books from grandparents and i think one year i had about 6 horse calendars!

One year for b-day all of my friends gave me stuff totally off base. Very sad since i have known them for 15 + years and pretty much everyone of the 6 of them gave me stuff that i had noooo interest in. Everything from candles, little figurine horse statue that was soo ugly, and can’t remember the other stuff.

P.

[hedmbl]

[QUOTE=Sithly;3723600]
My MIL has an interesting variation on this theme. One year, she bought me one of these:

A nightmare in brown leather. Then the next year, she got me ANOTHER ONE. :eek:

Sadly, they both perished in a terrible accident.

.[/QUOTE]

Out of curiosity…is it this horse?:
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/hedmbl8/DSC02491.jpg

I got this leather evil horse from my grandparents a few years back. It scares me…alot. The dogs go CRAZY when I make it ‘chase’ them. I feel too guilty tossing it out but don’t want it in my room. Do you think anyone would buy it on ebay?!

[caffeinated]

I got one of those creepy leather horses a few years ago from the ex’s parents… I don’t even know what I did with it. I’m very happy it’s gone, though.

[fordtraktor]

One year my grandmother gave me a suede leather cape with a horsehead in a horseshoe branded into the back, surrounded all over with Native American images. The horsehead/horseshoe was at least 18 inches in diameter. All edges of the cape were covered in 4 inch fringe.

Shockingly, I have not gotten much use out of it. Of course, it is slightly better than the gas mask and syringe full of atropine my mom gave me when I moved to Boston for law school, in case of sarin gas attack.

[DressageGeek_Ribbon]

@2ndyrgal;3723382

That and the hand painted toilet brush holder with an original painting of myself and my horse at the time jumping a hedge. Don’t even ask.

Please please PLEASE post a picture of this. I think that sinks to even lower lows than I had ever thought possible.

[hedmbl]

[QUOTE=caffeinated;3723632]
I got one of those creepy leather horses a few years ago from the ex’s parents… I don’t even know what I did with it. I’m very happy it’s gone, though.[/QUOTE]

Okay…who made those things!!! And how did we all get one?!?

I think we might need a creepy leather horse clique :lol::lol:

[Sithly]

[QUOTE=hedmbl;3723629]
Out of curiosity…is it this horse?:
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/hedmbl8/DSC02491.jpg

I got this leather evil horse from my grandparents a few years back. It scares me…alot. The dogs go CRAZY when I make it ‘chase’ them. I feel too guilty tossing it out but don’t want it in my room. Do you think anyone would buy it on ebay?![/QUOTE]

YES! That is the horse! Yikes, even the picture is staring at me with malicious intent. shudder

I, too, felt too guilty to just throw them away. So I proudly displayed them on hubby’s bedside table … where he happens to throw his pillow every night in his sleep. Such a shame: the horses fell off the table and broke. There was nothing I could do but throw them away. :sadsmile:

I don’t know about the ebay thing. It’s worth a shot, probably. People collect the wierdest things.

Wait – you know who will buy that, right? Some well-meaning but clueless person who has a horsey relative they know would JUST LOVE to get it for Christmas. And thus the cycle begins anew!

[caffeinated]

I have no idea on the leather horses.

I think I shall email someone who sells them and find out. If I get a response I’ll let you know!

[hedmbl]

[QUOTE=Sithly;3723654]
YES! That is the horse! Yikes, even the picture is staring at me with malicious intent. shudder

I, too, felt too guilty to just throw them away. So I proudly displayed them on hubby’s bedside table … where he happens to throw his pillow every night in his sleep. Such a shame: the horses fell off the table and broke. There was nothing I could do but throw them away. :sadsmile:

I don’t know about the ebay thing. It’s worth a shot, probably. People collect the wierdest things.[/QUOTE]

I think the best part is the obviously perfect conformation (not to mention those soul-less black eys!):
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/hedmbl8/DSC02490.jpg

WTF? It looks like a halter horse on crack with broken legs! (Please don’t judge my obviously dusty side table ;)…I’m scared that if I disturb it it will seek revenge in the night :lol:). My roomate named it Diablo and claims it stares at her when she’s in the family room studying.

[Sithly]

[QUOTE=hedmbl;3723665]
I think the best part is the obviously perfect conformation (not to mention those soul-less black eys!):
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/hedmbl8/DSC02490.jpg

WTF? It looks like a halter horse on crack with broken legs! (Please don’t judge my obviously dusty side table ;)…I’m scared that if I disturb it it will seek revenge in the night :lol:)[/QUOTE]

Dear god, it is winking at you with its right eye. :eek:

[hedmbl]

[QUOTE=Sithly;3723654]

Wait – you know who will buy that, right? Some well-meaning but clueless person who has a horsey relative they know would JUST LOVE to get it for Christmas. And thus the cycle begins anew![/QUOTE]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
YES!!! I’m going to list it ASAP with big, attention-grabbing text of how it is the perfect for any horsey relatives! But do I really want to inflict the creepiness that is Diablo on another person?

[caffeinated]

I shouldn’t be allowed to google after 9 pm.

http://www.indian-handicrafts-exporters.com/leatherware/index.html

all KINDS of leather animals! And the descriptions sound straight out of engrish.com

https://www.giftbargains4u.com/Leather-Horse-With-Saddle-And-Harness_p_180-2062.html

http://www.handicraft-builders-hardware.com/leather-animals.html

or, take one cheap leather horse. paint like zebra. Double value instantly!
http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260297702466&indexURL=

and, if you want to know not only where they come from, but how they’re made, check this out.

Musical Tour of Leather Animal Figurine World

And if you can’t get enough, this page has a faq with all the details. (they even name each one in their horse collection. Including “sir cool skip” which looks a whole lot nicer than the REAL Sir Cool Skip…

(OK, now I’m feeling sort of bad for losing the creepy leather horse )

[hedmbl]

[QUOTE=caffeinated;3723694]
I shouldn’t be allowed to google after 9 pm.

http://www.indian-handicrafts-exporters.com/leatherware/index.html

all KINDS of leather animals! And the descriptions sound straight out of engrish.com

https://www.giftbargains4u.com/Leather-Horse-With-Saddle-And-Harness_p_180-2062.html

http://www.handicraft-builders-hardware.com/leather-animals.html

or, take one cheap leather horse. paint like zebra. Double value instantly!
http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260297702466&indexURL=[/QUOTE]

Sweet Jesus. There’s a fleet of them! :eek:

[BostonEq]

[QUOTE=hedmbl;3723629]
Out of curiosity…is it this horse?:
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/hedmbl8/DSC02491.jpg

I got this leather evil horse from my grandparents a few years back. It scares me…alot. The dogs go CRAZY when I make it ‘chase’ them. I feel too guilty tossing it out but don’t want it in my room. Do you think anyone would buy it on ebay?![/QUOTE]

AHHHH!!! I had that one too!!! Also from my grandma… I kept it on a shelf high up in my room so I wouldn’t have to look at it. Creepy. :eek:

[tikihorse2]

[QUOTE=caffeinated;3723694]
I shouldn’t be allowed to google after 9 pm.

http://www.indian-handicrafts-exporters.com/leatherware/index.html

all KINDS of leather animals! And the descriptions sound straight out of engrish.com

feeling sort of bad for losing the creepy leather horse )[/QUOTE]

Oh lord, I’m scared now. And what the hell’s a “Neelgai”? Sounds likes something out of Harry Potter!

I have some memorable gifts. One SO gave me, a DEFINITE non-seamstress, SCISSORS. SCISSORS. I’d rather cut off both hands than sew anything more than a button–and when it comes to a heavy winter coat, off the coat goes to the tailor! I’m not your mom, buddy, who was scarily like June Cleaver (and who died of alcohol-related pancreatitis, incidentally–and she hid the alcoholism VERY well. I never, ever saw her take a drink, or smelled it on her.)

Or the SO’s sister who decided she knew me better than I knew me and completely ignored the list I’d provided. Bought me the ugliest cheap-ass polyester sweater I ever saw, GOLD-COLORED cheap earrings from CLAIRE’S (and I NEVER wear gold ANYTHING), and ugly cheap imitation scrunchies–the kind that pull your hair out.

Last bad gift–the SO who thought he was Mr. Big Shot Sexy Man. Bought me a “gold by the inch” bracelet–again, I NEVER wear gold, I’m NOT really a jewelry person (especially bracelets, except my watch and Medic Alert!), and it came in a bashed-up CARDBOARD box lined with TISSUE PAPER!!! Then, he had the nerve to say he wanted to take me to Victoria’s Secret for my birthday! NO!!! I’m past the fancy lingerie stage–and anyway, that’s more a gift for HIM!!! I want things I want for Christmas and my birthday, not what OTHER people want, or think I should want!

And to keep it horse-related, I’d love some of the nice hunt- or horse-related stuff you see in the catalogues. Or at the expensive tack shops. One year, a friend and her hubby got me these berry-flavored horse treats (no, I didn’t taste them), a pink mane comb (really sturdy!), and a pink clutch bag with pink gloves and pink lip gloss inside for me. One of the best gifts I’ve ever got!!

Kim

[mkevent]

LMAO!!!
Thankfully, never received the creepy leather horse with demon eyes but my MIL has one and it really freaks me out!!! It’s definitely something from the Night Gallery (along with the rocks that ate faces which made me terrified to ever go hiking again!). It is so funny when something annoys/bugs you and you suffer in silence for years only to find out that you’re not alone. Turns out (at least 30 years later) that my brother hated my mom’s chicken cacciatore as much as I did-it was the veiny rubbery chicken legs that totally grossed us out-and I find out my aunt hated cleaning my mom’s heavy iron casserole lid with the 16 iron spikes that you could never really totally clean around but spent at least 15 minutes trying!(and I love my mom!!) Just when you think you’re the only weird one…

[amastrike]

[QUOTE=JoZ;3722864]
I exchanged gifts with friends for about 10-12 years and EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR I got some sort of humorous cat crap. Once, I think, there was a dish that was actually attractive, but most was just utter crap. Like “101 Uses for a Dead Cat” or “The Cat Menopause Book” (when I was about 30).[/QUOTE]

Hey now, 101 Uses for a Dead Cat is a good book!!

@MsM;3723492

So she brings it to my room while Im asleep and places it at the foot of my bed facing me. I wake up and see that it has followed me to my room! :eek:

I seriously almost wet my pants laughing at this!

I’ve only been riding for 2 Christmases (this Christmas will make 3). First Christmas, I made a whole list of things I wanted, separated by store (Dover and SmartPak) and ranked. They got me the bottom items from the lists :rolleyes: . A Likit, a longe line (and not even close to what I wanted–I asked for one of the flat cotton ones, I got a round braided line with a chain… it has since been donated to the barn, and I bought my own). The thing that made me saddest was that they didn’t get me the bareback pad that I really really REALLY wanted. I thought I had made it absolutely, positively, 100% clear that I REALLY WANTED THAT BAREBACK PAD. I ended up buying it myself… ordered online Christmas evening. Still makes me sad… I was crushed. Although, my dad did surprise me by getting me really really nice clippers. I don’t think I made a list last year… not like my parents buy me what I want, anyway. They end up getting me a couple trinkety horse things, and then give me gift certificates to clothes stores, with a note saying “the horses thank you for taking such good care of them!” Noooooooo!! Why do people not understand that a gift for the horses IS a gift for me??? My grandma is much simpler… I just take her to the tack store, pick out what I want, and she delivers it on Christmas day .

Maybe I’ll tell my mom that if she hasn’t gotten me anything yet, then just give me a gift certificate to SmartPak. Which means she’ll give me GCs to Old Navy and stuff, instead, because obviously Christmas is about buying what you want, not what the recipient wants. (I don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but come on… when you ask someone what they want, and they provide store names, phone numbers/websites, item names/descriptions/numbers, can’t you just buy what they want? If you don’t want to give what the person says they want, then just don’t even bother asking them in the first place. That’s what really gets me.)

Also, the fact that when family members give me t-shirts, they ALWAYS give me extra-large shirts. I wear a unisex size MEDIUM. I may be fat, but I’m not THAT fat. It’s kind of insulting, really.

sigh This is why I hate gift-giving/receiving occasions.

[DressageGeek_Ribbon]

Don’t you hate when you give someone a list with incredible details like that and they still get you something so obviously wrong? Because then, you can’t even reassure yourself with “it’s the thought that counts.”

I have an older brother who’s been going through some tough personal and financial times. One of the things he loves is Dunkin Donuts coffee - there are probably 75 of them in a 20 mile radius of where he lives (in the northeast). So when he needed an extra lift, I’d go online and order a giftcard for him, and have them send it directly to him, as they are no DDs here for me to buy. Which I thought he knew, as at the holidays it has always been a joke that I have to wait to get back to the northeast to buy them at a store for him. Not that I’ve ever even had DD, to my knowledge. I just buy him the giftcards.

So. What did he get for my birthday this year? You guessed it. A gift card to …Dunkin Donuts. I guess I could make the 1000 mile trip to get to one.

I’m just waiting for the opportunity to regift it back to him. Heck, maybe I should just get him a Dover or Horseloverz or SmartPak gift card?

[Donkey]

[QUOTE=fordtraktor;3723636]

Of course, it is slightly better than the gas mask and syringe full of atropine my mom gave me when I moved to Boston for law school, in case of sarin gas attack.[/QUOTE]

Are you serious :eek:

[amastrike]

LOL, DressageGeek, you should just hold onto it until you have a conference in the Northeast or something and use it then. But I do think giving him a Dover gift card would be fabulous!

The sad thing is, I think my parents really thought they were getting me what I wanted. Never mind that the velvet show helmet was #1 on the Dover List (while the Likit and longe line were numbers 5 and 6) and the bareback pad was #1 on the SmartPak list (don’t even remember what was at the bottom of that one). The longe line I’m sure was purchased at a local feed store. My dad probably thought he was being so clever–get me something I wanted, AND support local business. Which normally I’m totally down with. Except the longe line I wanted and the longe line I got were totally different. sigh

PSA to all non-horsey friends/family members/loved ones: you don’t know horse stuff. Trust me, all longe lines/saddle pads/reins/whatever are NOT created equal. Substituting will likely not work in your favor!