What's the worst Christmas Gift you ever gave?

For my own sanity......

Published on December 29, 2005 By Rightwinger In Humor

I know we’re several days past the Christmas gift-giving season, but I just have a question for everyone, and be truthful:

What is the worst, stupidest gift you’ve ever given your boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse?

Dig deep now, and really be honest, no matter how embarrassing or goofy. The reason I’m asking is this: we were out to dinner with some friends the other night, and the subject turned to what we got for Christmas. One thing led to another, and the wife dredged up (again) a present I gave her for our first Christmas together-----5 years ago! I have to hear about it every year at some point in the Christmas Season. Sometimes multiple points.

Now, I whole-heartedly admit that this gift was less than romantic. But, in my own defense, let me add that, at the time, we’d been together for barely over 3 months.
As I related on another thread, she likes frozen dinners, frozen pizzas and things of that nature….and, I’d noticed that the kitchen in her apartment was less than well-equipped. So, with these things in mind, I got her a….

toaster oven.

Yes, that’s me, the romantic old softie. A toaster oven. Hey, it was 3 months! I barely knew her! I wasn’t even sure we’d be together the next year!
Well, here it is, 5 years later, and I’m still hearing about that damn toaster oven. I’ll probably be hearing about it 50 years from now, too. Forget that on successive Christmases I’ve gotten her jewelry (which she promptly lost), some nice clothes (which she took back) and perfume (her favorite is ‘Ghost Myst’--- relatively hard to find around these parts, for some reason), among other more romantic amenities.
Yet, I still have to relive the horror of the toaster oven. Every year-----it’s getting to be like our own little version of "A Christmas Carol" or "It’s a Wonderful Life".

So, what’s your offense? Your worst. Lay out all out for us. Make me feel better.

Please.

Comments

Texas Wahine

on Dec 29, 2005

I don't think a toaster oven is a particularly bad gift, although perhaps it was a bit too soon to spring an appliance on her. At least the thought behind it was sweet.

I'm lucky that my husband has always been good at gift-giving. I can't really think of anything he's given me that I thought was really crappy.

I don't know whether I'm a good gift giver or not, but as far as my husband goes, I've gotten better over the years. The worst might have been a Playstation RPG-maker game. It was a neat idea, and he appreciated the thought, but the game sucked. Really sucked. I don't think he ever played it.

Rightwinger

on Dec 30, 2005

At least the thought behind it was sweet.

---Tex

Thanks. I thought so, too. Guess I was wrong, huh? I've since been told to saty away from the whole Housewares section of any store, unless something in particular is requested.

Playstation RPG-maker game. It was a neat idea, and he appreciated the thought, but the game sucked. Really sucked. I don't think he ever played it.

As I'm not a gamer (I own a Playstation, but almost never play it), I have no idea what this even is.
But, at least it was something he would have ~~seemed~~ to have liked, even if it turned out to be a terrible game. That's not your fault.
Kind of hard to get a terrible toaster oven, you know? I gave her something she didn't want and never even considered needing, and I'm still paying for it. +LOL+

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