Weird presents
It’s almost Christmas and we all know what that means – pretending to like weird presents. Weird presents (or rather horrible presents), as in presents that make you think, “You know what? You getting me nothing would have been a better present.”
First of all
To all the haters who think, “This ungrateful bitch, she should be happy that someone gave her anything,” you are absolutely right.
But I needed something to blog about, and this is what my weird brain came up with.
Enjoy the weirdness.
Weird presents that I’ve received
Our family always gives each other chocolate for Christmas. My parents also gave us money when we were younger. This year, like every other year, I will be happy with my presents (except that I’m getting fat).
I wasn’t always lucky to get good presents. I have received some strange presents in my time.
On my fifteenth birthday, we were visiting my grandmother. Just before we left to drive back to Bloemfontein, she gave me a two-litre ice cream tub and said that it was for my birthday.
In the car, I opened it and was quite confused by the content. There were a bunch of weird items, like doll hats, coloured rocks, old perfume (with a note that read: “Get well soon”) and three golf balls. Everyone in my family thought that it was hilarious.
One year my dad gave me a watch for my birthday. He gave it to me quite early and by “early” I mean in October (my birthday is early December).
That Saturday he got home from shopping with my mom and gave me the watch with the words, “This is for your birthday. Remember this, because I’m not buying you another present.”
I found out he bought it in a parking lot. Yeah, dodgy much? None the less, I liked the watch and wore it often… until it got stolen.
I deserve it
Maybe I deserve all the weird presents that I’ve received so far.
When I was about four years old, my oldest brother and I gave my other brother two bricks for his birthday as a joke. We put the bricks in a Weet-bix box and wrapped it.
My brother was very excited about his big and heavy present. When he started unwrapping it and saw his ‘present’ he started crying. Yes, I laughed, but I feel terrible about it now.
What to do?
What I’m trying to say is that if you don’t know what to get someone as a present, do what we do and give them chocolate …
… except if the person is a diabetic.
Festive meh.
Michelle
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Claire Lomax
I think the oddest gift I got was a book on psychology, I had no interest in psychology at all so couldn’t figure it out. Turns out the person had ordered from my Amazon wishlist but it was someone with the same name and not mine at all!
That Michelle Person
Aw at least they tried (even if it didn’t really work out) 🙂 A voucher might have been a better option.
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Helen
Chocolate is a great gift! I love getting chocolate for Christmas, birthday, or any day really! And we can give diabetic people sugar free chocolate. <3
The gift you got from your grandmother is great — she sounds like a fun, creative woman.
Regarding the watch your got from you dad — it seems odd to give it early but maybe he was super excited to give you that watch
I don't think I've ever gotten a weird gift. Well, I did get some underwear for Christmas when I was young but that was more embarrassing than weird lol
That Michelle Person
Agreed, chocolate is awesome.
I wouldn’t mind getting underwear or socks for Christmas, they’ve become expensive over here.
Thanks for reading 🙂
Della Driscoll
I love odd gifts as at least they’re memorable! I’m not sure of the weirdest gift I’ve received xx
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That Michelle Person
Thanks for reading 🙂
Jupiter Hadley
Weird gifts can sometimes be the ones that really stick out in your head! Though, I have never received anything as weird as an ice cream tub full of stuff.
That Michelle Person
If you haven’t received an ice cream tub full of weird stuff you haven’t lived 🙂
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Wildrose Healer - Karen
I love the chocolate idea 🙂
My mom gets us chocolate for every other holiday too. I think on that list you can add fuzzy socks, candy, and a starbucks gift card haha
Great post!
Karen | Pet Blogger
Wildrosehealer.com
That Michelle Person
Your mom is so cool for getting you nice things 🙂
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Cristina Rosano
I always settle for food when I don’t know what to buy people. The idea of the brick cracked me up! Thanks for sharing xx
That Michelle Person
Food is definitely the way to go 🙂
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Richie
Hi Michelle. The weirdest present I ever got was a 5-year diary. It was weird because it was from the same person that had bought me a 5-year diary the previous year! 🙂
That Michelle Person
That’s weird. Is this person very concerned about your future? 🙂
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Nikki - Notes of Life
I still get chocolates every now and then, and I’ve not been able to eat them for 10 years or more (Dairy allergy)!
I think the weirdest Christmas present I received was a roll of scented draw liner from my then boyfriend’s mum!
Nikki – Notes of Life – http://www.notesoflife.uk
That Michelle Person
I can’t imagine not being able to eat chocolate. And that does sound like a weird present.
Thanks for reading 🙂
Seema
Needs guts to write on such a weird topic. Hahah
That Michelle Person
I don’t think so – I’m just full of nonsense 🙂
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Nyxie
The oddest gift I ever got, and continually got each year for a number of years, was a toothbrush. My mother and father always used to get us toothbrushes and toothpaste in our stockings. Even now, at 28, I still get toiletries like this.
That Michelle Person
That is quite a strange gift. They probably want you to keep your pearly whites in mint condition 🙂
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Vinn
This is pretty hilarious! The ice cream tub idea can be an assortment of goodies if done better, perhaps. That brick gift is an unforgettable child memory. I still love chocolates!
That Michelle Person
I don’t mind an ice cream tub full of goodies, but maybe not from my senile grandma 🙂
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