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What was the worst Christmas present you ever got (Bose and clothes not included)

post #1 of 51
11/15/01 at 11:16am
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A guitar.
I had hundreds of great things on my list that year.
And the pick me out a guitar!
Never ever played or learned to play it.
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post #2 of 51
11/15/01 at 11:39am
Nathan, What kind of guitar was it? Do you still have it? Worth selling?

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post #3 of 51
11/15/01 at 12:06pm
Quite a few years ago I received VHS copies of Dirty Dancing and Ghost. My family thought it was funny - I did not. Where is that barf smilie?

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post #4 of 51
11/15/01 at 12:11pm
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A guitar.

That's a fantastic gift. Guess it's a matter of opinion. I'm speaking as someone who, after 15 years of procrastination, is finally starting to learn how to play.

Anyway, my worst gift ever was a lamp that was shaped like a turtle with the bulb being under the translucent shell. Tacky even by my standards...and I have the Grateful Dead dancing bears up on my wall.

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post #5 of 51
11/15/01 at 12:29pm
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Dave--

It's an Alverez Accoustic..
Pristine condition comes with a gig bag..

I would sell it but..

My Dad who happens to be a musician (Has MANY degrees in music) would probably be againist it and selling it would probably offend him.

My poor Dad, He's a musician.
Not one of his kids is into playing.
Music doesn't pay.

Another terrible gift I got was a book.

I hate books, thats just about the worst present you can get, unless the book is about HT.

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post #6 of 51
11/15/01 at 12:38pm
Not my story, but a good one anyway...

My friend's Aunt is a little nuts and always sends really odd things, and one time for Xmas she sent my friend's mom a pair of used underwear that probably 2 or 3 people could fit in. They still aren't sure where she got them from as she is no where near that size!

Vanessa
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post #7 of 51
11/15/01 at 12:40pm
Last year my mother in law bought me... get this, a sterling silver plated... (drum roll) COMPUTER MOUSE!!

It's still in the box. I can't see using a mouse that I can see myself in, much less having to POLISH my mouse lest it get tarnished. Besides, it doesn't have a scroll wheel like my current mouse.

KJP
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post #8 of 51
11/15/01 at 2:36pm
There's a clear winner.... a giant glass thermometer - basically a glass tube with about 6 or 7 temperature indicators, which float up and down depending on the.... yadda yadda. Anyway its more tacky and shitty than it sounds, and is by far and away the worst present I have ever received. It went straight in the bin!
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post #9 of 51
11/15/01 at 2:53pm
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POLISH my mouse

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I received a box of Captain Crunch cereal.


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post #10 of 51
11/15/01 at 7:10pm
well,all i can think of the the wrapped up cat in "christmas vacation" my personal favorite christmas movie.

as far as personal crap gifts,i grew up out in the country and did alot of hauling fire wood,i got a pair of work gloves one year

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post #11 of 51
11/15/01 at 7:52pm
The biggest White Trash gift I ever got was from my Wisconsin side of the family: Two packs of cigerettes. I didn't complain because I smoked them, but come on.

The worst wedding gift I got was a CHECK for 10 dollars! I mean not even cash, but a damn check!

The funniest wedding gift I got was a mechanical blue bird that sang some blue bird song. It was by one of my groomsmen. Very funny. Especially since I set it for motion sensor to suprise the girl that was taking care of our cats. The funnier thing is that since I've been home from my honeymoon, I haven't been able to find that Singing Bluebird. I wonder what happened to it while I was gone.

The best wedding gift I got (next to our week long honeymoon at a Sandels in St. Lucia which was all inclusive and a present from my parents) was a check for 1000 dollars.

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post #12 of 51
11/15/01 at 8:17pm
In my family I'm the one that gives the lousy gifts. Back in '95 I got my dad a VHS copy of the 1985 Indianapolis Colts highlights and last year I got him a one of those big head figurines of some hockey player that I'd never even heard of.
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post #13 of 51
11/15/01 at 8:46pm
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My poor Dad, He's a musician.
Not one of his kids is into playing.
Music doesn't pay.

Another terrible gift I got was a book.
I hate books, thats just about the worst present you can get, unless the book is about HT.
Gee no music and no literature? Have a great life



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post #14 of 51
11/16/01 at 3:12am
My "worst" isn't anything eccentric or strange - heck, I'd enjoy something like that! Those kinds of gifts are unique at least. No, my worst Christmas present was some clip-on sunshades. We're talking bargain-basement quality here, folks. A piece of shaded plastic with a clip. I suppose why this stuck is the way it was presented; wrapped half-assed in some old wrapping paper, all crumpled and torn, not cut.
I know this sounds picky but this is the kind of memories that stick with you - the great ones.

I suppose the only other gift that even rivals that one is a scratched-still-with-the-used-CD-store-sticker-on-it copy of Morton Downey Jr. Sings. Yes, that's right. One of my friends actually had the nerve to pass this off on me.
Shite.

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post #15 of 51
11/16/01 at 6:17am
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Ric--
I'm a big reader actually..
Love Science Fiction and Original's like "Moby Dick" and "David Copperfield"

As for music, I listen to TONS of Classical and Opera.

But man,
I got this book when I was 14, and it was about airplanes!
I later found that book under the childrens section at the library!

Nathan

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post #16 of 51
11/16/01 at 11:08am
I know you said not to include clothes, but this one time, when I was young, my aunt bought me a pack of underwear. The thing was, they were multi-colored...yellow in the front and brown in the rear. She wasn't laughing when she gave them to me, so I doubt it was in jest. I wish I would have kept a pair just for laughs.

Bruce

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post #17 of 51
11/16/01 at 11:19am
Bruce: What's the big deal about those? All of mine end
up that way.

My worst gift was at a family christmas party when I was
probably 11 or so... each person chose a name to give a
gift to... my damn stupid cousin got me. So while all of
the kids were busy playing with their new toys they just
got, I sat there having to pretend that I actually liked
the stupid-ass painted football plaque that she found at
a garage sale. I've never quite gotten over that... and
now I have this twitch.....
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post #18 of 51
11/16/01 at 11:36am
11/15/2001
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I hate books, thats just about the worst present you can get, unless the book is about HT.

11/16/2001
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I'm a big reader actually. Love Science Fiction and Original's like "Moby Dick" and "David Copperfield"

Nathan, I'm confused. Are you a "big reader" who hates books, or did you just have a change of heart overnight?

Also, you should give the guitar a chance. I saved for an entire summer when I was your age for a guitar, so I can't imagine how you could let something like that just sit without even learning to play it.

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post #19 of 51
11/16/01 at 11:50am
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Whrn I said "I hate books"
I meant that I only hate them as presents.
Sorry to confuse..
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post #20 of 51
11/16/01 at 1:23pm
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yellow in the front and brown in the rear

Are you sure they weren't USED underwear??

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post #21 of 51
11/16/01 at 1:42pm
I got one of those stupid meowchi toys...totally pointless! It doesn't even move!!

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post #22 of 51
11/16/01 at 3:42pm
I'd want an acoustic guitar for christmas!

Im getting a Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal for my Bday on the 29th...

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post #23 of 51
11/16/01 at 4:02pm
We always get crappy presents at Xmas, its a tradition with my nutty mates, and I always look for something useless to get them, they know I'll be binning the present as soon as they leave.
I think this Xmas I'll have a rubbishbin ready at the door and my friends and relatives can drop the presents in when they arrive.

Useless presents have included big fat books on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' oh hell no!, I mean no one watches that rubbish, especially on our forum, and totally uncut videos of all 9 Friday the 13th movies, eeeek quick where's the bin?

I recently bought 'She who must be obeyed' a tequila lollipop with dead worm inside, the silly billy won't go near it let alone lick it, the creepy looking worm must have put her off, I'm very disappointed, why do I bother?
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post #24 of 51
11/16/01 at 4:22pm
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.... a giant glass thermometer - basically a glass tube with about 6 or 7 temperature indicators...

Sweet! I've thought about getting one of those. Damn, when's the garage sale?

I'm with NathanP on the book thing. I love books, too, but not from other people...they don't have a friggin' clue.

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post #25 of 51
11/16/01 at 5:14pm
Forgive me for straying off topic, but I just had to put in my two cents.
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Music doesn't pay.
Granted there are more effective and sure ways to make millions, but it is a great way to make some extra cash. Besides, what else can a person do where you get paid to have fun, be adored by chicks, and receive one hell of a rush (better than any drug I've ever done) playing on stage in front of a bunch of people.

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post #26 of 51
11/16/01 at 5:40pm
A guitar... That was the best gift I ever got. Now I have 7 guitars and owned a few others that I have sold over the years.

The worst gift I ever got was probably a JVC CD changer. I was really hoping for a DVD changer that year and I thought I had it pegged. I was so anxious to open it and saw it was a CD Changer. I had to conceal my disappointment and try not to look upset. I used it for a year and sold it.

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post #27 of 51
11/16/01 at 8:37pm
Kevin, I agree with you about playing live. I did it for 10 years with various bands and have even been asked for an autograph on a snare skin! No drug could ever replicate that feeling of playing live and having people beat each other up over your music. Good god I need to get back into a band. The most "famous" show I ever played was my band opened for Days of the New in Grand Rapids. What a rush, even though I hate that band.

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post #28 of 51
11/16/01 at 11:08pm
I got a rock.

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post #29 of 51
11/17/01 at 8:02am
a pack of playing cards!!

I win


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post #30 of 51
11/20/01 at 1:37am
One year, for a birthday (sorry to stray off topic a bit) I got a copy of Cinderella from my Grandmother... which some of you may like, but I had just turned 13 (I think) and thought it rather odd, especially since I had two younger sisters (who were much more excited about it than I was). Not a terrible gift, but one of the oddities that sticks out in my mind.

One year my sister got this small little "boom box" that was just a radio and was probably bought from a dollar store or a Liquidation Center for no more than $10. If she was 5, it might of been an ok gift, but she was 16ish.
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