The most dissapointing gift ever....

ambro25 · 03-08-2005 04:36PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

I know someone who got the same book from the same person two years in a row.

Well, funny you should post that.

The worst ever present I got was from a distantly-related family member on my (English) wife's side, "The Official 'I hate the French' Handbook"... for the second time after he'd offered it me the year before (both at Christmas).

I am French, and don't offend easily for any reason (which is why I'm not classing the first instance as the worst - guy's a barrister and an absolute w@nker anyway), but you see the predicament... Pity Xmas was at their place that year, I remember inadvertently breaking two of their finest crystal wine glasses, once I'd (decided to-) got legless enough to give him justification for buying the book in the first place

FinalWords · 03-08-2005 04:50PM

Hi Miamidancer. Check your private message thing. and thanks, thanks alot

joejoem · 03-08-2005 04:53PM

FinalWords wrote:

Hi Miamidancer. Check your private message thing. and thanks, thanks alot

:eek: someones in trouble! Is that the fella? Nice gift!

Its the same every christmas, clothes that I wouldnt dress my dog in. What the F is the problem with getting a voucher?

FinalWords · 03-08-2005 04:59PM

ex fella. we were good together. I never believed in valentines day. but i worte love letters to her non stop. millions of them. i wont say anymore. im shocked she is even on this site. i was informed by a friend when he saw what she wrote on some part of this site was very very very very similar to what happened to us.

LadyJ · 03-08-2005 05:00PM

Eh...Ok......

joejoem · 03-08-2005 05:03PM

Get over it

roberteboot · 03-08-2005 05:12PM

I remember a mate of mine got his brother a brand Ireland jersey for christmas(This was when he was about 13 or something so it was a fair bit of money to spend.Almost unheard of.He really went out on a limb trying to do something nice.The brother was about 16.).

Anyway what did his brother get him?The Coolio single Gansters Paradise.Which was already opened.

Id say he must have been fairly disappointed with that one.

zAbbo · 03-08-2005 05:12PM

FinalWords wrote:

ex fella. we were good together. I never believed in valentines day. but i worte love letters to her non stop. millions of them. i wont say anymore. im shocked she is even on this site. i was informed by a friend when he saw what she wrote on some part of this site was very very very very similar to what happened to us.

Man, she's been telling everyone, behind your back, how lousy you were, heart goes out to you to find out you were a useless boyfriend. Especially on a public forum, must be a real kick in the stones, how you feel about that?

CrowdedHouse · 03-08-2005 06:14PM

I remember Christmas several years ago my sister gave me a plastic case that holds files like you have in an office filing cabinet.At the time I said 'thanks very much' but to myself said FFS !

Several months later I actually started to use it,it had labels for the different types of household docs - car,bank,credit cards,insurance etc and now I can lay my hand on any doc like that I need in a few secs rather than searching cupboards and drawers for hours.
Funny how something I initially thought was crap turned out to be very useful.

Deadwing · 03-08-2005 06:57PM

bazH wrote:

Man, she's been telling everyone, behind your back, how lousy you were, heart goes out to you to find out you were a useless boyfriend. Especially on a public forum, must be a real kick in the stones, how you feel about that?

/baseball commentator voice
well baz hes gotta be feeling pretty down now, i mean finding out your ex hates you and then the double whammy of finding out she hated your valentines day presents, i gotta say ouch to that one baz! doesnt that beat all!

savemejebus · 03-08-2005 11:37PM

a €10 petrol voucher.

clearly lots of thought and searching through shops went into that purchase

cashback · 04-08-2005 01:51AM

Got a joke-book from a friend of my mothers called 'Men are a Joke'.
I'd say it cost about a euro and the jokes were so bad. And I'm a man.
What did I ever do to her?!

crazymonkey · 04-08-2005 02:13AM

Gf came back from America, with a bugges bunny wearing a american flag as a jacket, considering my feelings for the yanks this didn't do much for me,,,

weemcd · 04-08-2005 02:38AM

Some piece of sh1t like the book of kells from my uncle when i was like 10 was probably, suppose he thought id learn or something...

Hate in when people go for like a holiday and bring you a pen or a guiness hat to wear when you are like 6, why bother?

Gross Halfwit · 04-08-2005 09:01AM

monkeyfudge wrote:

Tsk... The very idea of being disappointed at receiving an orangutan as a gift!

I've given orangutans as gifts on no less than 2 occasions.

I dont mind Orangutans per se but I really wanted a penguin and my folks knew it!

joejoem · 04-08-2005 09:16AM

MiamiDancer wrote:

Arent men just soooooooooooo stupid sometimes....

No word back from Miami, should we send out the search monkeys?

BizzyC · 04-08-2005 09:58AM

county wrote:

was that your main presant

from the brother in question.

I was 8, he was 16, bought him a shirt, got a £1 globe in return...

MiamiDancer · 04-08-2005 10:18AM

FinalWords wrote:

Hi Miamidancer. Check your private message thing. and thanks, thanks alot

FinalWords i think you most definitely have d wrong dancer! maybe you need to cool down a little bit :rolleyes:

joejoem · 04-08-2005 10:58AM

MiamiDancer wrote:

FinalWords i think you most definitely have d wrong dancer! maybe you need to cool down a little bit :rolleyes:

ahhh that could have made such a good thread. He should have called himself Dawsonscreek instead of final words

BizzyC · 04-08-2005 11:40AM

MiamiDancer wrote:

FinalWords i think you most definitely have d wrong dancer! maybe you need to cool down a little bit :rolleyes:

Must have been a good message if he needs cooling down.

Was that the worst gift you've gotten?:D

deedee lepoopoo · 04-08-2005 01:55PM

A Michael Jackson Doll, complete with rhinestone glove

. His clothes were even too small to put on Sindy. Totally useless.

Lola123 · 04-08-2005 02:25PM

MiamiDancer wrote:

Arent men just soooooooooooo stupid sometimes....

Yep. Do they not understand that they're supposed to make some sort of romantic gesture cos it's NICE as opposed to fobbing us off with "it's a stupid day". Scabby b@st@rds!

BizzyC · 04-08-2005 02:43PM

*Why are all women stupid?

See I can make generalisations aswell......

[size=-3]*I dont actually believe this, so relax.[/size]

Zukustious · 04-08-2005 02:57PM

A free sample of aftershave from my aunt.

joejoem · 04-08-2005 03:00PM

Why do women like going out for dinner all the time, am I the only one who thinks its a pain in the crevis? First you have to wait for ages then order then wait for a starter then wait for main course then try to get the attention of the waitress so you can get the bill, then put the money in the wallet and wait for the waitress to come over and take the money then wait for the waitress to bring back your money.............. I would much prefer to cook a big meal and enjoy it at my own pace. From time to time a meal out is nice.

LadyJ · 04-08-2005 03:01PM

joejoem wrote:

Why do women like going out for dinner all the time, am I the only one who thinks its a pain in the crevis? First you have to wait for ages then order then wait for a starter then wait for main course then try to get the attention of the waitress so you can get the bill, then put the money in the wallet and wait for the waitress to come over and take the money then wait for the waitress to bring back your money.............. I would much prefer to cook a big meal and enjoy it at my own pace. From time to time a meal out is nice.

I hate going out to dinner. I don't like people watching me eat. Makes me uncomfortable.

joejoem · 04-08-2005 03:07PM

LadyJ wrote:

I hate going out to dinner. I don't like people watching me eat. Makes me uncomfortable.

Me Too!

BizzyC · 04-08-2005 03:09PM

Actually, just remembered,

I gave someone a christening card with a car air freshener in it for their 21st.

Didn't know them all that well, and didn't know it was their b-day, so it was down to the nearest garage.....

Worked a treat actually, she thought it was hillarious..

Santa Claus · 04-08-2005 03:19PM

At the age of 10 I received a hair dryer off my parents for christmas.
as a 10 year old boy with short hair, I had no use for it whatsoever but I did put on a brave face.

I remember hearing my older sister who was 20 at the time giving out to them later that evening.

Santa Claus · 04-08-2005 03:22PM

On the valentines thing, I brought am ex away to a nice hotel, choccies champagne the lot one valentines day.....only to be called insensitive and have her blub her eyes out because her dog had died on valentines day when she was 6 (How the hell was I mean to know....and ffs that was 20 years ago, get over it woman) !

The most dissapointing gift ever....

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