worst x-mas present ever recieved

[PletchersMom]

My worst gift ever…Many, many yrs ago my grandmother would give me “breif” style underwear (and I was 10ish). My brother would get the cool gifts from her, but nope…not me…freakin . See, im still mad at it…I do think she did try, but not hard enough!

My best gift EVER for christmas…my horse. My husband knew I fell in love with this horse at the barn (never rode the horse either), so he called the horse owner, worked out the details, purchased him for me and then lied to me to get me to the barn that nite only to find this beautilful horse standing in the was stall with a sign on him saying “Sharon, He’s yours”. I am still utterly speechless that he did this for me. And that was 3 yrs ago now. Every time I see my boy, I think of what an awesome husband I have to even think of doing something like that for me…Gotta love my man!! He’s the BEST! :D:D:D

[Dapple_Dawn_Farm]

a toilet seat for the barn with my and my horse’s name engraved on it…

[Arizona_DQ]

[QUOTE=classicsporthorses;2055610]

His worst fault in all of this is that he can’t wait for Chrismas, or any gift giving ocassion for me to actually open a wrapped gift so I always get mine weeks early and/or know every gift I am getting.[/QUOTE]

Darn, I thought I was the only one who had a husband like that!!!:lol:

Not a gift story, but when I was in my 20’s and home on leave from the Army, my aunt remarked how happy I looked. I told her I got something wonderful, so she asked if I finally <sigh> got a boyfriend… I looked at her in shock and told her I had just bought my FIRST horse…:winkgrin:

[foundationmare]

Ding Ding Ding

We have a winner! Dapple Dawn Farm got the much coveted engraved, personalized potty seat!

[Hunter_Mom]

MIL got DH and SIL Jupiter Jacks as an early gift this year. If you’re unfamiliar, they are a wireless transmitter so your phone goes through your car radio. Maybe not totally stupid, but DH works for a cell phone carrier, and gets gadgets free or at 60% off!

My worst ever gift - a crossword print sweater. I don’t like crosswords! DH’s aunt was going to give me and DD both braided western reins once, but didn’t. Just as well - I think they’d be considered unconventional tack in the hunter ring!

[Arizona_DQ]

[QUOTE=pony89;2876436]
Keep that handy, those things are awesome! We use them all the time for camping, cross country skiing at night, when the power goes out, or any time that you might need a flashlight and still want both hands free. We don’t even use regular flashlights anymore.[/QUOTE]

I use mine to pick up doggy poop in the dark among other things! DH is buying me a new one this year for Christmas - uh, he is one of those who canNOT keep anything secret… (Guess I never have to worry about him doing a Tiger Woods on me ;)…

[Arizona_DQ]

[QUOTE=Gray Horse H/J;2885038]
I’m pretty sure I’m guilty of giving my old trainer HER worst gift ever! I was about 12, and my mom thought this would be so great. I got her one of those baseball hats that says “Because I’m the trainer, that’s why.” on it.

I canNOT believe I actually gave her that. She never once wore it and I don’t blame her.

But oh lordy, that hat…[/QUOTE]

Uh-oh. I bought one for my trainer and she wears it all the time!!!

[BlueEyedSorrel]

[QUOTE=superpony123;3735681]

my dad is by far the worst about gifts, though ! get this…
one year, a long time ago for christmas, he gave my mother a sink.
no, not even the sink…he CLIPPED THE PICTURE OF THE SINK OUT OF A MAGAZINE, BECAUSE HE DIDNT ORDER IT QUICK ENOUGH! :lol::lol: it made my dad’s mother cry because she thought that my mom would leave him for such an awful present (it was a pretty ugly sink!) :lol::lol::lol::lol:[/QUOTE]
And I thought my dad was the only one who did stuff like this! Except in my case, he got her a dishwasher…installed on Dec 22, right in the middle of the holiday festivities.

My father is incapable of coming up with ANY ideas for xmas gifts for my mother. Every.single.year. I ask him what he’s getting Mom for xmas and he says, “I have no idea” and then suggests work boots for gardening. He is forgetting the year he actually got Mom boots for xmas and it was not a very merry holiday. Mom does garden, but is otherwise not very outdoorsy. She likes to bake, likes to cook. Thant’s her hobby, and she’s as passionate about it as I am about horses. Does it every occur to him to pay attention to what kitchen gadget Mom is currently covetting? Of course not:sigh"

I think, OK, you’ve been married to this woman for nearly 40 years, had 3 children together, run a business together, been through the proverbial good times and bad together…and you can’t come up with a single GOOD idea for a thoughtful gift.

What normally happens is Dad gives me or one of my sisters his credit card and says “Just get your mother something nice.” Then at xmas, Mom thanks Dad profusely for the gift we picked out and then thanks my sibs and me privately for saving her from getting boots…

BES

[caffeinated]

@Dapple Dawn Farm;4557886

a toilet seat for the barn with my and my horse’s name engraved on it…

hahahahahahaaaa!

hheeee… wow.

[Trixie]

What normally happens is Dad gives me or one of my sisters his credit card and says “Just get your mother something nice.” Then at xmas, Mom thanks Dad profusely for the gift we picked out and then thanks my sibs and me privately for saving her from getting boots…

This is what my dad does. Hands me the AMEX, tells me to get her “what she wants.” MUCH simpler for all involved.

[mkevent]

This year, I just found out I was going to be the recipient of a really good bottle of red wine but the giver ended up opening it at their last party! Why would you tell me that?!!

Oh well, I prefer white anyway…

[tm1]

@mkevent;4558046

This year, I just found out I was going to be the recipient of a really good bottle of red wine but the giver ended up opening it at their last party! Why would you tell me that?!!

Oh well, I prefer white anyway…

Oh, this makes me so sad, because no one really appreciates how good a bottle of wine is at the END of a party!!! :eek: :lol:

[Grataan]

[QUOTE=dressagetraks;4557752]
Years ago, I was the proud recipient of “a bit.” Yep, a relative decided to give me “a bit” - and did not realize that these come in sizes, styles, functions. He went down to the local Western store and studied their wall o’bits with awe, then finally, of course, decided that if they came in variety, bigger and flashier must be better and more “high status.” :eek: Wrapped the thing up proudly and gave it to me, a dressage rider, for Christmas.

What do you say when opening something like that?[/QUOTE]You say "thanks, my internet friend Grataan’s husband rides cutting horses and he would love to have this " and then you send it to meeeee

[ChocoMare]

@Dapple Dawn Farm;4557886

a toilet seat for the barn with my and my horse’s name engraved on it…

How very, very wrong :no:

[McVillesMom]

OK, I got one this year (worst present, that is)…

Hubby’s grandma means well. She really does. She’s a sweet old lady (I think she’s 90 now) and tries very hard. So this year I get a box from her at their family’s gift exchange. It’s a shoebox sized box, and very heavy. I open it to find a hideous carousel-themed wind chime in lavender, pink, and assorted other vomit-inducing colors. I would have liked it when I was about 6. I am nowhere near 6. I don’t even REMEMBER 6.

Oh well, at least it wasn’t religious themed plastic canvas projects this year…

[caffeinated]

I admit to searching for “engraved toilet seat” just to see where on earth one would get such a thing. While I found plenty of links, I also found this:

Do People Really Pay $50 For These Things?

I thought I’d share. In case someone else wanted to spread the joy by giving an awful gift this holiday season.

[lcw579]

@Hunter Mom;4557959

MIL got DH and SIL Jupiter Jacks as an early gift this year. If you’re unfamiliar, they are a wireless transmitter so your phone goes through your car radio. .!

OMG! Isn’t that the last infomercial Billy Mays did? My youngest loved Billy Mays and would be so excited should the Jupiter Jacks make it under our tree. :lol: Oddly enough, it is just the sort of oddball gift MY MIL would purchase so hope springs eternal. :winkgrin:

[AppendixQHLover]

OMG…

My step-b is notorious for getting me stuff that I have no use for. One year I was particularly broke. They didn’t seem to understand the fact that paying more mortgage was far more important.

SO…that was the year the Red Sox won the World Series for the 1st time. So…they sent me newspapper clippings and a used dunkin donuts cup. I would have been happier if they just got me nothing.

For birthdays and Christmas they spoil my brothers rotten. me…nothing.

[lcw579]

I’m almost afraid to ask…

Why the used Dunkin Donuts cup? Did a player drink out of it? (she asks hopefully…)

[AppendixQHLover]

[QUOTE=lcw579;4558220]
I’m almost afraid to ask…

Why the used Dunkin Donuts cup? Did a player drink out of it? (she asks hopefully…)[/QUOTE]

No…because they forgot to wash it.

I was so shocked when I opened it I didn’t even know what to say.