Not a gripe thread, but what was your worst Christmas present seen or given?
I got a android tablet, will never ever use it...
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Not a gripe thread, but what was your worst Christmas present seen or given?
I got a android tablet, will never ever use it...
My 14 year old orange tabby starting to have bad kidney issues : ( Looks like I'll be giving him subcutaneous fluids twice a week to keep his fluids level constant. And the K/D (kidney-friendly diet) is not exactly cheap. I'm going to keep him going for as long as he's comfortable, though. He's been a fantastic cat- never scratched or hissed at anyone, serious hit with the ladies, etc. Love that guy.
This year I didn't get much, but I also won't complain about the things that I did receive.
As for the second part of your query, I would cite the "discount" brownell binoculars that my mom gave me some years back. They must have been dropped or something, cause when you look through them you feel as though you just got off a Tilt-A-Whirl.
That was a kaleidoscope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
Yes.....that's what you'll see when you look through it.
https://media.giphy.com/media/1gArwn...hNy8/giphy.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
I got a box of maple nut clusters from my mom, I hate maple.
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We had a cat with urinary crystal issues. Had him on prescription food for a while. We found better pricing and more flavor options on http://www.chewy.com. Was cheaper with delivery than buying from Petsmart.Quote:
Originally Posted by KestrelBike
A knife set I get for free for renewing my membership/magazine subscription. Oh well at least it will cut something
You guys are such pessimists. There's no such thing as a bad gift. Even if the gift itself is poorly thought out or useless it's the thought behind the gift that counts.
One my favorite gifts this year was this White Elephant gift we got.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4ussWLGj_hQ/maxresdefault.jpg
That's actually kind of cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I always get a five pound bag of Hot Tamales in my stocking. Takes a couple of months to work on that.
[Brimley]Beetus[/Brimley]
We gave one of those as a gift this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
A friend gave his stepson a beginners anal fantasy kit because he would not tell him what he wanted for christmas.
The best part was his aunt is a nurse and took every item out and explained what it was for
That's a tragic story. Why don't you send me that tablet so I can help end the misery that you must be experiencing.Quote:
Originally Posted by buckshotbarlow
We bought a tablet for grandma and it turned out to be a dud. Maybe yours is a little better and you'd like to sell it?Quote:
Originally Posted by buckshotbarlow
Since I received no gifts, I can't contribute to this thread.
My 6month old puppy decided to eat a nylabone on Friday night. He ingested it and it clogged him up. Enough that we took him to the vet on Saturday, they did x-rays, saw his stomach was full, waited 4 hours, x-ray again, still full. Administered peroxide to make him vomit, and he threw up 4 equally sized pieces of it that had been jamming up the works. $400 later he's back to normal. So not exactly the worst present, we got to keep a healthy puppy, but at the cost of $400 he sure has expensive taste!Quote:
Originally Posted by KestrelBike
Picture of the same kind of bone he ate:
https://www.nylabone.com/-/media/Ima...w/NX933P_1.png
My microwave broke for the 2nd time in 4 months. The house's gift to us.
I got a few little things if you want me to share... want a $25 chipolte card? I don't eat there.Quote:
Originally Posted by theGinsue
Best xmas card.. taken at thanksgiving with my family.. If you pay attention to my hand you'll notice the middle finger is flying... yep.. my aunt sent them out to everyone... THEN she noticed... bwahahahahahahahahahahaha
I got too much, wife kind of went off-script this year. Puppy print pajamas (returned), monogrammed hand towels (Regifted), two flannel shirts (returned), 55 ounce beer glass (returned).
My 16 year old, for White Elephant, put a 4 point deer antler shed in a box and wrapped it really nice.
Uh, Chipotle, no thank you. Chipotle is the gift that keeps on giving, long after you've consumed their "food".
I was never a fan of theirs, but after their health/cleanliness issues I vowed to never eat there again. To the company's credit [sarcasm], when they were going through the health crisis they did close down all of their stores for a whole 1/2 day for cleaning and training...yep, a whole 1/2 day. They recently came out saying their health crisis was caused by sick employees. Yes, employees at multiple restaurants around the nation were ill with the same sickness at about the same time; how convenient for Chipotle.
That's one you can't return - the deer don't want them back.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkCO
My sister's dog dropped dead a few minutes after they arrived.
Well, that's different. I suppose putting a bow on it at that point wouldn't have been too kosher; eh?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
ETA: Sorry, that was cold and heartless. I hearby chastise myself.
I'm not all that disappointed in the gifts I got from my wife ... well not any more than usual.
She LOVES to get clothes for Christmas and as such seems to think I love getting clothes for Christmas too. Keeping in mind we stick to a budget (this year was $65 each) so its not like she can get me guns or other toys, but it is kinda annoying to have to pretend to be excited by the two pairs of pants and two pairs of shoes she got me (even though they're nice and I like them ok, its just not what I really want for Christmas).
But to be honest, last time I was really all that excited about my Christmas gifts was when I was 12, and that's fine with me ... if we were to up the budget to where we could get stuff that would be exciting then I'd have nothing but anxiety over paying for it all.
Well that's a bummer ... puts a damper on the holiday spirit (and makes my complaints seem silly by comparison).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
I wrapped a fire extinguisher for White Elephant. I knew someone was going to think it was a bottle of wine.
Everything was great. My kids (well, my wife with their help) made a shirt with their hand prints [odd note -- the 3-in-February oldest's hands are only slightly bigger than those of his 8 month old little brother...], and my wife got me a gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings. Sis in law got me a 6x monocular. No complaints from me!
Kind of what I was thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Well, that is one thing we don't have to worry about...[Coffee]
My wife's pothead cousins invited themselves to stay at my house
Was it a Kidde extinguisher? Pre or post recall :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Irving
It's official, you win! You could have said "Merry Christmas- I got you guys some trespassing tickets!"Quote:
Originally Posted by KevDen2005
Good timing and placement.Quote:
Originally Posted by bellavite1
Good for chuckle and then another chuckle for those who will wonder.
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
I got a head cold, yay!
Was under the impression that if they are invited in, it's a civil matter and no longer trespassing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
She left me for a four whole days!
The invitation can't be from the trespasser...i.e. they invited themselves or let themselves in.Quote:
Originally Posted by CavSct1983
I didn't invite them. They just showed up because someone on my wife's side of the family told them about my gathering. They took it upon themselves to get too intoxicated on alcohol that I provided to drive and I didn't think I should let them go out and kill one of you guys.
Ah, that's the worst! Nothing like having guests you never wanted, and then you have to let them stay because you're a good person and won't allow them to drive intoxicated. Hopefully it didn't completely ruin your Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevDen2005
Don't you have a place you can store them at work? Just overnight.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevDen2005