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What's the worst Christmas present you ever gave?

Frank Black · 2011-11-24 10:02:24

OK - you see something in the shops and think it looks nice, maybe a bit zany, perhaps you'd even had a couple of drinks at the time, maybe it was Christmas eve and the shops were about to close. Whatever the reason, you've given someone a present and then watched with horror as they've opened it in front of you and you…

24-11-2011 10:02am

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Frank Black

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OK - you see something in the shops and think it looks nice, maybe a bit zany, perhaps you'd even had a couple of drinks at the time, maybe it was Christmas eve and the shops were about to close.
Whatever the reason, you've given someone a present and then watched with horror as they've opened it in front of you and you realise that yes, you've actually gone into a shop and paid money for 'THAT'.

I once gave my girlfriend a cardboard clock for our first Christmas!!??.
I clearly remember the look of puzzlement on her face as she looked at it and then gamely tried to look happy.

We did get married many years later and I've always tried to make an effort with presents as I'm still haunted by the cardboard clock.

Anyone else got any admissions?

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#2 24-11-2011 10:04am

hoorsmelt

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Dishwasher salt for the Grandmother.

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#3 24-11-2011 10:04am

chin_grin

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Isn't there a f*ckin' forum for all this?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1295

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#4 24-11-2011 10:09am

RachaelVO

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Whats with all the christmas present threads...

I kinda reckon one would suffice

or indeed

======> Christmas Forum

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#5 24-11-2011 12:06pm

emeraldstar

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I gave socks to my dad one year.

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#6 24-11-2011 12:15pm

foxyboxer

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Me to Brother1: here's 50 euro.

Brother1 to Me: here's 50 euro.

Me to Brother 2: here's 50 euro.

Brother2 to Me: here's 50 euro.

:rolleyes:

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#7 24-11-2011 12:19pm

some random drunk

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A dildo. To a girl in the work kris kindle. I thought it was hilairious. She didn't.

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#8 24-11-2011 12:22pm

cml387

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some random drunk wrote: »

A dildo. To work in the girl kris kindle. I thought it was hilairious. She didn't.

Fixed your post

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#9 24-11-2011 12:25pm

John Doe1

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An appointment to the post-natal abortion clinic to a guy i didnt like.

*this might be a lie*

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#10 24-11-2011 12:39pm

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Gave a guy cat food.

He didn't have a cat.

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#11 24-11-2011 1:00pm

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Nothing, the only people I give presents to is my nephews, the rest of them can feck right off, humbug to all of it.

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#12 26-11-2011 4:36am

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I gave an ex-girlfriend a gift voucher to a really posh hotel for a night. When we arrived I got drunk, climaxed after 30 seconds and fell asleep.

In my defence the thought was sound.

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#13 26-11-2011 6:16am

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Gave my neice and nephew two gunnie pigs..............one male one female. The kids loved them, the brother and sister in law hated them, I knew they were male and female but no one else did: the results were brilliant............

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#14 26-11-2011 6:20am

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My company.

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