What is the worse prize or present you have ever Won/Got

Specialun · 29-11-2013 10:22AM #1

I won a bag of turf once. I also won a hairbrush in this weird country fair raffle a few yrs ago.

Kettleson · 29-11-2013 10:26AM

When I was about 12, I went to a Whist Drive in the town hall run by the Woman's Institute. I got top prize. It was meant to be a Christmas Hamper, but when they seen who had won it, they gave me a candle in a tin holder instead.

A sh1t prize, and a sh1t thing to do, but the lesson was invaluable.

IK09 · 29-11-2013 10:27AM

My brother got me one of those LOTTO keyrings, the one with the little balls that move around inside and help you pick your lotto numbers. I was 14, I couldnt even do the lotto.

He also got me the Guinness Book of Records 1998. It was 2001.

2 of the worst Birthday presents I have ever got.

camel jockey · 29-11-2013 10:32AM

Won EUR200 in a work draw, gave it to charity.

Bought a ticket for a GAA club draw to win a car with 2 work colleagues (think it cost EUR 50 or EUR 100 for the ticket). The ticket before ours won the car, it was another work colleague, he got 20k for the car I think.

Duggy747 · 29-11-2013 10:34AM

I was forgotten about one Xmas, the family were opening gifts for each other when it was realised that nobody actually got me anything

Didn't matter, I guess, all anyone ever bought me was just those toiletry bags with shower gels in them anyways. I must have about 6 or 7 of those bags lying about. :pac:

whomitconcerns · 29-11-2013 10:35AM

A prize of a water filter for winning a pub quiz once...never used

camel jockey · 29-11-2013 10:36AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I was forgotten about one Xmas, the family were opening gifts for each other when it was realised that nobody actually got me anything

I wish they had some photos of you that day. You must have been disappointed. Priceless.

Hobbes · 29-11-2013 10:38AM

Worst present. A visiting relation gave me a bottle of water as a present. It wasn't even anything fancy, it was a bottle of water they took from the hotel on their breakfast table.

Plazaman · 29-11-2013 10:43AM

A mad aunt gave me a pair of socks for Christmas once, they were the most gaudy looking pieces of shít I ever seen. The worst was I was making fun of them on Christmas day in front of the family and put them on. I felt something sharp at the bottom. It was a toenail :eek:

They were promptly burned and I spent the rest of the day with my feet soaking in a basin of Dettol.

carfiosaoorl · 29-11-2013 10:48AM

Last Christmas my ex's mother gave me all nicely wrapped up a rubber squeaky pig. The tag on it said toys for dogs

evil

Grayson · 29-11-2013 10:56AM

A biography of naploeons youth.

And shower gel.

starskey77 · 29-11-2013 10:58AM

a last minute purchess i got the wife a hoover big mistake

peekachoo · 29-11-2013 11:01AM

I won an award a few years back and was told I won 250 euro with it.
250 euro to donate to a charity :pac:

FatherLen · 29-11-2013 11:02AM

When I was a child, my school had a table quiz and raffle to raise money.
I got one of the winning tickets in the raffle but it was quite late into the raffle so everything good was already taken.
I got a uniform......

A school uniform.

cantdecide · 29-11-2013 11:04AM

I got a key finder (you whistle, it beeps) for my birthday recently. I'm kinda torn because I was shocked I got anything but jeez, what an uninspired present. I'm not know for losing my keys either, they're always in my pocket...

Chris Martin · 29-11-2013 11:05AM

Bird feeder balls...
2 massive cans of shaving cream (2 for 1.49) tag left on and 3 pack of jocks (Small) I'll have that shaving cream til I die, could shave a family of gorillas with plenty left over for next generations...

Generally get pretty decent ones,
Hand out a few novelties but always with a main one as well...
If I'm going to a last minute party and decide to pick up a card, have to buy a pen as well and usually leave that in the card as well and buy them a drink in there...

Brother last year got Weightwatchers Flavoured Water (After Sell By) keyring and neon socks off other brother... Eventful Xmas morn..

Frank Black · 29-11-2013 11:11AM

A €50 voucher for the Tropical Medical Bureau at a charity raffle.

Seriously - WTF?

cantdecide · 29-11-2013 11:19AM

Frank Black wrote: »

A €50 voucher for the Tropical Medical Bureau at a charity raffle.

Seriously - WTF?

If it's any consolation, I hope you get a tropical disease.

Not a nasty one of course

whitewave · 29-11-2013 11:28AM

A desk. For Christmas when I was a child....

Grayson · 29-11-2013 11:30AM

I won a set of hair straighteners once.

I'm a bloke and I'm bald.

Thankfully when they realised who'd won it they offered mr a cash alternative.

meh whatever 55 · 29-11-2013 11:31AM

My uncle was coming home from living in South Africa around Christmas lastyear, gave me a present of a pack of 5 pairs of socks, I got more use out of them than any other present I've gotten in a while...

Seachmall · 29-11-2013 12:22PM

When I was about 16 my dad bought me a skipping rope for my birthday. That Christmas he bought me an electric nose hair trimmer.

I was pretty confused and dissapointed with both presents but several years later I still use them which is more than I can say for the other more entertaining presents I've received in the past.

IK09 · 29-11-2013 12:27PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I was forgotten about one Xmas, the family were opening gifts for each other when it was realised that nobody actually got me anything

Didn't matter, I guess, all anyone ever bought me was just those toiletry bags with shower gels in them anyways. I must have about 6 or 7 of those bags lying about. :pac:

Meg?

Quin_Dub · 29-11-2013 12:35PM

My sister came to visit me a few years ago and the only thing she brought with her was a bar of After eight chocolate (not a box).

She handed it to me , I then realised that it was already open and about 2/3rds of the bar was gone.. "I got hungry on the drive down" was her response to my WTF expression....

BTW - At the time , she owned a newsagents...

Kettleson · 29-11-2013 03:03PM

FatherLen wrote: »

When I was a child, my school had a table quiz and raffle to raise money.
I got one of the winning tickets in the raffle but it was quite late into the raffle so everything good was already taken.
I got a uniform......

A school uniform.

Bet your parents were chuffed tho.

mrsbyrne · 29-11-2013 03:14PM

Specialun wrote: »

I won a bag of turf once. I also won a hairbrush in this weird country fair raffle a few yrs ago.

I also won abale of briquettes.

gobnaitolunacy · 29-11-2013 03:16PM

Board games, for two or more players...nearly every year...for an only child in the middle of the sticks.

gobnaitolunacy · 29-11-2013 03:23PM

cantdecide wrote: »

If it's any consolation, I hope you get a tropical disease.

Not a nasty one of course

I can't think of any 'nice' tropical diseases one could contract...

silly · 29-11-2013 03:26PM

a toilet brush

silly · 29-11-2013 03:27PM

A box of taytos...from the local shop at a local event that were out of date 2 days later. I ate them all. There was about 50/60 bags in the box!

wandatowell · 29-11-2013 03:27PM

I won a foot cleaning set.

What is the worse prize or present you have ever Won/Got

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