worst x-mas present ever recieved

[OverandOnward]

[QUOTE=BatCoach;8434489]
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To her credit, I told her all I wanted for christmas last year was for her to embroider my horses’s name on his cotton day sheet (see what I did there? turned the non-horsiness into a strength!) She went above and beyond and basically did a portrait of my horse on his sheet with her embroidery machine. Its almost too pretty to wear![/QUOTE]

That is so sweet! She is really, really trying … in your shoes I would treasure that sheet and make my horse wear it proudly, no matter who saw it. :winkgrin:

[tbchick84]

Perfume…I’m a tomboy. It was given to me by someone who knows me very well, so I still don’t get how she thought it was a good gift for someone who doesn’t even own a dress.

[vxf111]

[QUOTE=ChasPonyCat;8433468]
HOW. How did they possibly think a neck sweat was a brow band?[/QUOTE]

The kind of clueless customer service you got back when State Line Tacks were inside PetSmart!!!

[MuddyHalter]

BatCoach
My MIL is a very hit or miss gift-giver. She’s not just non-horsey, but we are pretty much on different planets. She is trapped in a 1950s domestic goddess mindset and never really understood my tomboy, outdoorsy ways.

Fortunately, her off-the mark gifts were not restricted to just me, she once gave a bread machine to my husband on his 26th birthday. Because what 26 year old man doesn’t want to spend hours in the kitchen baking fresh bread LOL? Add to that the frequent books pushing her political agendas on us and you get the idea.

You just described my MIL to a tee. Given the current political climate, I’m especially afraid to see what this year’s books will be.

[Pippigirl]

[QUOTE=zoehesed;2053634]
ummm…we just recieved a GIANT like 4ft long TROUT pillow from my hubby’s brother.

Is that bad enough??? What do you DO with something like that???

Edited to add something horsey… my Dad’s SO…bought me a “helmet”…it was about 2mm thick…fake velvet…and had an elastic band for a chin strap…that wasn’t removable…Couldnt sell it, couldnt give it away, couldn’t return it!!! I have NO earthly idea where she got IT! (and I don’t really like her either anyways so it made it that much worse…)[/QUOTE]

lol! A 4ft long trout pillow actually sounds pretty cool!!!

[BatCoach]

[QUOTE=OverandOnward;8434683]
That is so sweet! She is really, really trying … in your shoes I would treasure that sheet and make my horse wear it proudly, no matter who saw it. :winkgrin:[/QUOTE]

It took a few years into our relationship, but we are getting along much better. Chock it up to maturity, and now she has more daughter-in-laws to spread her expectations too ( I was the first).

I took a tons of pics of my horse in his fancy sheet that she made him. It really is a beautiful gift. Now that we moved closer to her, she likes to come out and see my horse, and I appreciate her efforts to bond and of course I am happy to show off my horse to her. I even took her along on an errand to the tack store so she can see what real horse equipment looks like. She now calls my horse her ‘grand-horse’ and I love it!

[dappled]

I had someone hand-sew me pillow cases covered in horsey prints. Upon first glance they’re not so bad… kind of cute, even. But I can’t bring myself to use them! The worst part is that I’ve known this person for a few years and she made them for me at least 2 or 3 Christmases. I feel especially awful knowing that she hand-made them.

[Mukluk]

Lucky for me, I have received nothing but wonderful presents. In my family we exchange lists of exactly what we want including links to the site to purchase. As we send large lists (more than anyone would actually buy for us), you don’t know exactly what you will get. Past xmas loot from several Christmases past: Lovely wool cooler, lovely show bridle, wonderful argentinian riding boots. Biothane bridle, biothane breastplate. I have the best Santa!!! And sometimes a nice surprise. I also buy family members exactly what they want- or surprise them with something that is easily returnable should they not want it. Best way to do xmas in my opinon.

[Trakehner]

My ex-BIL gave me a pair of women’s britches and a woman’s sweater (very clearly women’s style and fit). It was his subtle comment of real guys not riding. The next year we got a horrid pewter rabbit with clam shell eyes…it looked like it’d come alive during the night and kill the family.

[Rallycairn]

Whenever I think of this thread, or it appears at that special time of year, the story in post #51 is usually the one I think of! Though there are some really bad ones, like the pair of socks while everyone else got good stuff, etc.

[Classicgal]

Not my story but I love it. An aged aunt gave her nieces a piece of expensive silver every event, eventually giving them a nice set. Their mother made them write thank you notes. The one telling me the story said she wrote “thank you for the dirty old spoon”. Her mother let her send it and it became family folklore.

[Classicgal]

Ha, the scooby doo slippers reminded me of something. My husband had a building he rented space out and one tenant was a shoe dealer. He brought home these weird looking slippers that were marked $250 on the sole. No way were those slippers worth even $25. He gave them to me as a joke at XMass. But our dog just loved them as a chew toy. We used to constantly joke about his $250 toys! They lasted for years, maybe were worth a lot, lol!

[cschattner]

Oooh I got a good one.
Slip on horse head slipper socks in bright pink.

My high school graduation my mom gave me a grossly deformed horse wall hanging metal decoration piece w the $5 price tag still on it. I wanted to punch her in the face so bad (long list of bad blood between us)

My dads fiance gave me boxes of shampoo/conditioner in glitter and pink varities. Not too bad for someone without dermatitis on her scalp that is so bad I am limited to selsun blue and NO CONDITIONER because I will literly rip my scalp off to the point of bleeding all over the place. Also the amount she gave me would last someone years.

All of that stuff ended up at goodwill this year when I was sure I was safe to dispose of it.

[RacetrackReject]

So, any updates?

I don’t have a particular gift, but I do have an ex that would ask for gift ideas or lists, then not get a single thing on the list and say something like “I didn’t know what to get you”. Really? You asked for a list, I gave a list with items of all price levels, I even have an Amazon wishlist.

[Jealoushe]

Last year my bf at the time got me a really nice pendant and sweater…which I thought was a nice gift. Until I found out he got his ex gf the same thing…the same day, at the same stores…and thus began the trail to me finding out he was cheating on me with her.

This year I am returning the favor to him…he goes to trial on the 12th and I am the key witness - enjoy your life in prison, Merry Christmas…which also happens to be his Birthday

[tbchick84]

Perfume…I’m a tomboy. I don’t even own a dress no less wear perfume.

[Wicky]

My former FIL gave me and my then fiance matching Cartier watches - which failed within the month and then when we tried to get them fixed, we discovered that they were fakes. FIL laughed - he knew it when he got them on the street. And he was quite well off.

But I have to go to a Yankee swap in two weeks, and was thinking that I can pick something up in Santa Fe where I have to go to a conference. Maybe a tarantula in lucite? Well, I’d like it (and then chuck it at the second ex-Mr. Wicky for the win!)

[ladyj79]

Secret Santa final gift: Moldy fruit basket…try smiling through that one.

[Argo]

A onesie.

[ASB_Stars]

[QUOTE=Jealoushe;8958260]
Last year my bf at the time got me a really nice pendant and sweater…which I thought was a nice gift. Until I found out he got his ex gf the same thing…the same day, at the same stores…and thus began the trail to me finding out he was cheating on me with her.

This year I am returning the favor to him…he goes to trial on the 12th and I am the key witness - enjoy your life in prison, Merry Christmas…which also happens to be his Birthday :)[/QUOTE]

OMG! :lol: :lol: :lol:

You MUST share the rest of the story- as best you can. This is just too good! :yes: