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Worst Christmas Gifts Ever
Sure, it’s the thought that counts, but our Facebook fans have received some hilariously weird Christmas presents, including everything from painfully tacky sweaters to half-eaten goodies!
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“One year my mother gave me a light pink rabbit fur poncho. 1) I have not worn pink my entire life. 2) I am allergic to rabbit and my mother knows this. And 3) Um... it was a PONCHO! I will never forget that my girlfriend, who was with me when I opened it, casually took it away from me and said, ‘Friends don't let friends wear ponchos.’"
- Victoria S. Gartrell
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“It was a cardboard banker’s box with firewood and a garlic braid inside. I am completely serious.”
- Cristina Gonzalez
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“One Christmas, my now ex-husband gave me a nicely wrapped Macy's box with 4 extra-large bags of beef jerky inside and some cash!”
- Kristen Howland
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“A student gave me a large statue of a naked fertility goddess! That was awkward—I taught 4th grade.”
- Heather Robison Prussia
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“A mouse candle. The mouse was glued to a real mousetrap. When you lit the candle the mouse appeared to be melting... So gross yet funny, all at the same time.”
- Andrea Tsang
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“Roll-on deodorant and 2 bars of soap. Wasn't quite sure what my grandma was trying to tell me…”
- Lynn Lafferty
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“A ton of Vegas souvenirs: coffee cups, drinking glasses, a chip & dip set with dice all over them. Vegas is cool but not that cool… And it wasn’t even my trip.”
- Julie Hanson
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“Fake hair — so bad that it looked kind of like Barbie hair. And it came with a hairbrush that couldn't brush even it... and a furry hair ponytail holder. Yep, it was bad.”
- Christi Tipton
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“A gift card from my wacky grandma that only had $1.24 on it.”
- Melinda Mosley
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“One year a student gave me a one-pound box of See's Candies chocolates. When I opened it, half the chocolate was missing and one had a bite taken out of it.”
- Irene Jara Peters
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“My sister gave me back her birthday present 5 or 6 years later. Not so bad right? Wrong! She had never even unwrapped it, and it was personalized.”
- Marie Garner
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“I was pregnant and got pants-extenders. I was well aware that I was getting bigger but just didn't want a Christmas gift to remind me. They were the complicated button kind, too.”
- Jennifer Curcia Marisi
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“My grandma gave me a hot pink shirt with cats on it from a garage sale with a 25-cent sticker still on it AND a stained, nasty stuffed animal. I was 13.”
- Tracy Hagen-Christenson
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“A really nice container to hold knitting supplies. It would have been a great gift if I knit...”
- Erin Miller Gable
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“A tin of flavored popcorn that had clearly been purchased years before.”
- Brooke Heywood
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“Giant granny panties with HIDEOUS floral prints and a can of Wind Song. Nothing says love like shopping in the grandma aisle for an 18-year-old...”
-Jen Babine
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“Size 14 pajamas. That would have been great, but I'm a tall size 4. Husband's grandmother didn't understand that I'm tall, not large. Love her anyway, though.”
- Tori Horne
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“A broom and dustpan. True story.”
- Diona DeHaven Mower
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“Bras and panties...from my parents! Talk about mortified!”
- Pamela Benden
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