Readers Respond: What is the worst gift you’ve ever received?
When it comes to gifts you think the other person put a lot of thought into it.
But what about those gifts that you open and think “what on earth is this?” Makes you wonder why they even bought it for you in the first place – or could it even be some form of regift?
It got us thinking in the office about some of the worst gifts we’ve received – and they are quite embarrassing, from a set of earrings that sparked an allergic reaction, to receiving a DVD of a wildlife/penguin movie that came free in the Sunday paper.
So we decided to ask our readers what is the worst gift they’ve received and the answers are SHOCKING.
Check them out below.
Debbie Van Den Dungen - Face cream that was 18 years past its use by date. I kid you not.
Rory Oldman - I gave my mother a Led Zeppelin album, she played it every day till I was sick of hearing it, just to make a point!
Kay Jeffery - Disappointingly, a wedding gift from the people we had given it to six weeks prior to our wedding. I recognised the small tear in one corner of the box it came in. Only I knew the tear in the box was there.
Lyn Colefax - One Christmas, my ex-husband presented me with a set of eight vinyl records of Monty Python, taped them, then returned them for a refund. Kid you not.
Susan Kingston Shelley - Hubby gave me a cooking appliance for Christmas many years ago which I just pushed aside in disgust….my young sons said “didn’t you like the present from Daddy?”. I asked them if they would like text books for Christmas, they got the idea.
Laura Plummer - Popcorn maker from my husband I do not like popcorn but he loved it.
Heather Gem - I got regifted wine glasses that had obviously sat in someone's kitchen for years as they had a layer of grease on the box.
Gay Sharran Gold - My paternal grandmother would give us one of her cracked plates or cup and saucer every year. I suppose it was better than throwing them in the garbage bin! My sister and I have both laughed about it.
John Tymmons - My wife received a bed jacket on unwrapping and found a ticket “ this is your free gift for spending more than $40”.
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