Really Bad Gift » Birthday

13 Going on 30

submitter — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:27:39 +0000

Not only are they seductive for the hubby (he can hardly contain his laughter – I look like a beached watermelon) but this clearly is the perfect gift from my Godmother to mark my right of passage into my mid-adult years. All that’s missing is the Barbie doll!!! SERIOUSLY?

Beard Head

submitter — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:36:09 +0000

My wife always wished I could grow facial hair but I have been blessed with a baby face. Facial hair is not going to happen. This year for my birthday she bought me the Beard Head. I hated it and it looked really stupid on me. I ended up giving it to my brother who actually looks good it in. He always had the ability to pull off the stupid look.

Walgreens Flu Shot Gift Card

submitter — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:55:28 +0000

I can’t believe someone actually gave me a Walgreens Flu shot gift card for my birthday. Gift cards are already a bad gift in my opinion but getting a gift card for a flu shot that is even worse.

Holiday Decorator’s Toolvest

submitter — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:06:09 +0000

Yes, the Holiday Decorator’s Toolvest is actually a real item and not an April Fool’s joke. My kids got it for my birthday because they thought I like to decorate the house for the holidays and this would help me with the chore. What would actually help would be if they offered to help me with decorations instead of making me look like a one giant tool!

Brief Safe

submitter — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:47:48 +0000

I got the Brief safe as a gift for my birthday. The brief safe is supposedly a security tool where you can place valuables in and since they appear to be heavily soiled no one in their right mind would look or dare touch. I thought it was a gag gift from my friend but I later found out from his wife that my friend actually purchased one for himself. LOL!

Christmas Birthday Boy

submitter — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:42:45 +0000

I am a Christmas baby so I am used to birthday parties full of dual purpose gifts…happy birthday and merry christmas on the same present. When I was ten my Aunt and Cousin arrived at my party two hours late. She handed me an unopened and unwrapped pack of white athletic socks with a used star wars figure taped to the side with scotch tape. My Cousin later admitted they forgot about the party and she took the socks and present from his room on the way out the door. Hoth rebel commander and six pairs of socks. Happy birthday kid!

Non-functioning Planetarium

C. S. Magor — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:41:45 +0000

I actually gave this gift rather than receive it. The poor recipient was my three-year-old son. On the box it looked cool, and while I wasn’t expecting miracles in the price range (it was on sale for about $50), it did expect a few distinguishable constellations.

What I got was a piece of garbage that probably cost about 20-cents to produce. The little flashlight light-bulb produces approximately enough lumens to project a recognizable star field on a piece of paper held a few inches away. It made me wonder where it was supposed to use the thing.

As you can see from the picture, I have tatami mats under foot, because I live in Japan. The houses/apartments here do a lot with a limited amount of space. I tried it in my bedroom, which is a six mat room (9 foot x 12 foot) and in my tiny 4 1/2 mat guest room (9 foot x 9 foot) with no success.

When I turn the thing on, all I get are little blobs of oddly shaped light and disappointment.