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Growing up every year during the day time on Christmas Eve we went to a family(including extended family) party for my Mom's best friend and there was a relative there that gave me one of those giant Popcorn Tins full of Caramel Popcorn every year...I hate Caramel Popcorn.  This was during the childhood years where Christmas gifts were supposed to be fun and exciting and kick ass toys, I just always remember hating getting those damn popcorn tins every year. 

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1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

For me, it was a gun wrack.  My girl bought it for me.  I told her that I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.  What am I gonna do with a gun rack?

Better question, is the girlfriend still around?

Worked with a guy, and his wife bought "him" one of those little white foo-foo dogs.  He named the dog "Chainsaw," because that's' really what he wanted.

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The first time I met my father in law, my wife (then girlfriend) and I got hotel rooms for us and my future in-laws at The Turning Stone Casino.  We exchanged gifts after dinner, and my Father in law gave me a box full of random car maintainance stuff (e.g., lock de-icer, windshield washer fluid, brake fluid, zip ties, etc...).  Still don’t quite know what to make of that.  He is now been deceased 7 or 8 years.  Great guy.

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11 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

The first time I met my father in law, my wife (then girlfriend) and I got hotel rooms for us and my future in-laws at The Turning Stone Casino.  We exchanged gifts after dinner, and my Father in law gave me a box full of random car maintainance stuff (e.g., lock de-icer, windshield washer fluid, brake fluid, zip ties, etc...).  Still don’t quite know what to make of that.  He is now been deceased 7 or 8 years.  Great guy.

He obviously thought you didn’t take good care of your vehicle ?

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1 minute ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

He never met me before.  Maybe my wife told him ?

 

I honestly struggle at putting air in my tires and filling up my windshield washer thing ?

 

Well I first was gonna say he obviously didn’t think highly of you lol 

 

which is cool because nobody would be good enough for my daughter either lol

 

i would have bought you a fleshlight ?

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2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

For me, it was a gun wrack.  My girl bought it for me.  I told her that I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.  What am I gonna do with a gun rack?

How much you want for that gun rack? 

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A girl I had been seeing for about three weeks got me one of those multi-frame things you put photos of your family in and hang on the wall...all with photos of herself except for one which was the only photo of the two of us that existed.

 

Anyway I saw her for a couple more months but she only ever got my burner phone number.

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10 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

In recent memory I’d say a photo of myself.  I have a big head as is and this shot just magnified that issue.  The thought was nice though

 

The same relative gave me a Bills hat I always though the same XMas ?

You realize how hard it is to find a a ‘3XL’ hat?...?

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4 minutes ago, LeviF91 said:

A girl I had been seeing for about three weeks got me one of those multi-frame things you put photos of your family in and hang on the wall...all with photos of herself except for one which was the only photo of the two of us that existed.

 

Anyway I saw her for a couple more months but she only ever got my burner phone number.

 

Probably the right move there, Levi.  Sounds like a strange bird.

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1 minute ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

Probably the right move there, Levi.  Sounds like a strange bird.

 

That she was.  She did a lot of the stereotypical crazy girl things: got mad when she saw my sister's name come up on my phone, showed up at places I told her I'd be with my friends, flipped out when she caught me hooking up with another girl, expected me to text her "good morning" every day, that sort of *****.

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10 minutes ago, LeviF91 said:

 

That she was.  She did a lot of the stereotypical crazy girl things: got mad when she saw my sister's name come up on my phone, showed up at places I told her I'd be with my friends, flipped out when she caught me hooking up with another girl, expected me to text her "good morning" every day, that sort of *****.

 

Psycho.....?

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I shouldn't complain because my in-laws are actually pretty great, all things considered, but their gift giving skills could use some work--namely, every year by October sometime, they badger me into giving them a Christmas wish list (and I mean badger), and I inevitably look up what I emailed the year before, and basically cut and paste the same list over and over. Then on Christmas, I get something completely off the list. I mean, not even close! Like clockwork, and it's nothing I would've asked for. But again, please don't take this the wrong way--they are great in-laws and if this is the most I can complain about them, then I feel like I'm doing pretty good :) .

2 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

The first time I met my father in law, my wife (then girlfriend) and I got hotel rooms for us and my future in-laws at The Turning Stone Casino.  We exchanged gifts after dinner, and my Father in law gave me a box full of random car maintainance stuff (e.g., lock de-icer, windshield washer fluid, brake fluid, zip ties, etc...).  Still don’t quite know what to make of that.  He is now been deceased 7 or 8 years.  Great guy.

That's a classic. Coincidentally, my wife's grandmother, the first time I met her at their family Christmas party after dating my wife for about 4-5 months at that point, gives me a ratchet set, saying everyone there was getting a gift, including me as the new guy. I'm probably even worse with tools than you are Johnny, trust me. My wife and I still laugh about it to this day as the set collects dust in the garage...but the thought was nice! She was a sweetheart right up until her passing several years back.

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6 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

For me, it was a gun wrack.  My girl bought it for me.  I told her that I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.  What am I gonna do with a gun rack?

 

If your girl’s rack was disappointing for you, maybe someone else would enjoy playing with it?   ?

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When I was younger, around 10 I think, my parents got me a hard hat with a rotating light on top. I think I only wore it once, that Christmas morning. It was like this pic but yellow. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Party-Hats-Fireman-Hat/dp/B01G8MBD4U/ref=asc_df_B01G8MBD4U/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309813568978&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1913840288314658462&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9051925&hvtargid=pla-568921425024&psc=1

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When I was a kid, I asked my folks for a new pair of pants and something to play with.

They kept asking me what else I wanted, and all I could think of was a new pair of pants and something to play with.

 

Christmas morning came and I opened up my gift... a new pair of jeans with the crotch cut out of them.

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On 12/23/2018 at 11:09 AM, ShadyBillsFan said:

I just saw a commercial for this

 

Flushin Frenzy 

 

 

 

 

That’s so wrong.  

Did you see the early Better Call Saul episode when he was considering patent law....and the talking toilet? 

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This not received, but given.....a great big metal CocaCola sign to my wife so she can hang it in the garage. I made a mental note when she mentioned wanting one months ago. Odd as hell, but I get points for remembering. Sadly, though I ordered in November, and it was shipped a week ago, it’s not due to arrive until Thursday. So instead I got her a case of Coke, which she doesn’t drink, as a placeholder. 

 

Nothing says Merry Christmas more than a case of sugar and caffeine! 

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It sort of begs the question if someone gives you something you don't like or won't use tell them or not.  You never know how people will react if you dislike their gifts but you don't want to keep getting the same thing.  Guess just depends on the dynamics of the friendship/family  

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My grandmother was the worst gift giver. She'd scour bargain racks and get us all like 100 things that all sucked. We'd have a competition every year for worst/best gift. My all time favorite had to be a flag pole with no flag. I think that was for one of my brothers so I can't technically claim it as my own.

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