5 days ago
19 Bad Gifts People Received That Scream 'You Don't Know Me'
Recently, u/webmasterleo asked r/AskReddit, "What's a gift you've received that made you think, 'They don't know me at all'?" We thought we'd share some of the top responses.
"My mother used to gift me jars of Nutella every time I went to visit. I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. She is aware of this."
"My stepmother had very specific taste and didn't value the thought put into little gifts from work clients, neighbours, and well meaning friends."
"A self-help book titled How to Be Less Awkward in Social Situations… It was given to me at my own birthday party."
"When I was a teenage girl, my grandma gave me size 24 men's camo cargo shorts and faux seal fur mittens."
"My grandma's best friend, my very sweet aunt Sally, bought and mailed me a book of Middle Eastern love poetry as a random 'just thought of you' type present, not for my bday or Christmas or anything. The book is in print... I'm completely blind... I regifted it to my Nana last Christmas and she loves it."
"Wine at my bridal shower. I was four years sober at the time."
"My high school boyfriend (back in the '90s) bought me an outfit from a store he knew I liked. At the time I was about a size 6/8. He bought me size 16 (not that there is anything wrong with that, that outfit would actually fit me now). I exchanged it and we never discussed it. I don't know if he was clueless about sizes, just didn't care, or looked at me and told the sales lady, 'give me the biggest shorts you've got'."
"My grandmother gave me a bible one year for my birthday."
"Sorry if you are reading this, honey. My husband got me a vacuum on Mother's Day. I don't care that it was on sale and the sales lady made it sound like it was a good idea."
"A rolling pin! Like, WTF college boyfriend that eventually became my husband?!"
"My boyfriend in high school got me lingerie for Christmas. The top was like a 36C. I was 5'1' and maybe 104 pounds. I didn't even need to wear a bra, my boobs were so small."
"My aunt gave me a closet organiser for Xmas when I was 11 or 12. Satin with little pocket things all over. And beautifully embroidered with 'Annemarie' – that's not my name, or anyone in our entire extended family's name. Same year my brother got a single Mars Bar gift wrapped from her. He got the better gift."
"My sister-in-law once gave me a nice pen, with her initials engraved on it."
"Little dissolving tablets to flavour alcoholic beverages. I don't drink."
"Two separate birthdays: 1) A gift card for a steak house (I'm vegetarian), 2) Set of XXL pyjamas (I'm a small)."
"My ex gave me an ironing board for my birthday – note that I said 'ex'."
"An aunt gave my daughter an NFL team blanket when she was eight. She didn't watch football or even know any teams and this team was 1,500 miles away! Oddest gift ever."
"My mother got me an electric leg razor for my 15th birthday. I wanted a jacket from the local professional baseball team, but she decided that was too manly, and I needed a 'girl' gift."
"For the last three years my mom has given me these inflatable rafts, like the kind you float down a river in or pull behind a boat on the lake. I don't live near a river and I don't own a boat."
H/T to u/webmasterleo and r/AskReddit for having the discussion!
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