With Christmas approaching, and my own indecisiveness about Christmas presents, I thought I would list the worst presents to receive this holiday season:
The Snuggie - "Gee thanks, I have always wanted to wear a garbage bag but hey it has sleeves." After receiving blankets on three different Christmas' this is all I need, sleeves.
Anything used - This should be obvious, but just as bad is giving a new item that is two years old. FYI if you are going to give someone a blouse, remember to take out the safety pin from between the buttons which is a dead give away that the item has been worn.
Socks - Everyone can buy their own socks, and would probably prefer that to receiving it as a gift. I don't care if they have a Santa Claus and toe slots.
An obvious knock off item - I received a knock off Burberry scarf the same year I got a real Burberry purse and wallet. I wouldn't have objected wearing the scarf had it not been paper thin with a coarse texture
Giant anything - Jewelry, chocolate, crayons/pencils, remote controls, sun glasses, these are all fine for gag gifts, but not for serious gifts. One year I got a huge pair of dangling cross earrings along with a giant cross necklace...The power of Christ compels me
Odd items - You know the ones that were bought on sale at Big Lots that show no real thought or effort, for instance a set of metal brain teasers
Jenny Craig gift certificate - Nothing says love like weight loss...no really, unless the person has asked for it specifically this gift is a definite insult
Anything with the price tag still attached - Really? I feel this only happens when the gift was bought at the last minute and there was a rush to wrap.
Now for the list of good gift ideas
Gift cards - I stated my love for them in a previous Christmas post
Toys - I still enjoy toys or electronic gadgets
Personalized gifts - an engraved pocket watch or glass items are nice to receive
Electronics - Who wouldn't like a new iPod, need a new pair of head phones, or an electric turkey timer
Books or Movies - Who doesn't like movies? But make sure the movie will be enjoyable to the recipient and don't give the L word to your grandmother. Similarly books are a good idea, unless they are books like The Secret or The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (books my mom keeps asking me to read).
Remember to check your voice mail frequently, I on the other hand rarely check my voicemail and so I had a collection of 11 messages, one being from the human resources department at DreamWorks regarding an internship
#1 - Skoobs, gotta love em'. I think their benefiting the household more than us!
ReplyDelete#2 - Note to self: Please make sure the person receiving the gift does not intend to return the gift, only to find that the item is like 2 seasons to late!
#3 - I don't remember this one.
#4 - Hahaha QuikSliver, Rozzy, O'Feil.
#5 - The Power of Christ compells me... to wear it with my shirt! Haha, that necklace was pretty cool, I think I had more fun with it than you ever did! :P
#6 & 7 - No significant gift comes to mind, but I'm sure this happened :P
Oh and Mom's list of books have piled up!
She's been trying to get me to read these, and yeaaah I don't think so :\
haha the Secret is the biggest load of crap I have ever read in my life.
Let me just summarize it for you.
"If you think positive thoughts, positive things will come to you".
:)
Even in this recession, this years Christmas sounds promising. :P
Haha not all of the items I listed are related to our past Christmas' they are just in general bad gift ideas.
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