Weirdest Christmas Gifts

[Barb Bouldrey]

Okay, ladies, share with me the most unusual Christmas gifts you ever received. I will start it off.

One of my sisters-in-law sold Amway and Stanley products. She would use her stockroom of products for her Christmas shopping for us.

1. One year I received a set of 3 jars of mustard...each a different type of mustard.

2. One time when we were home I commented on how good their cornflakes were. The next Christmas, Christmas was on a Sunday so we did not go home to family. We received our gifts from the family in the mail. That year she sent us a CARTON...10 boxes...of cornflakes.

I know...it is the thought that counts.

LOL

Barb

[Joanne Vergin]

Well, it wasn't weird exactly....
My MIL got me a light brite one year because I said my mom would not get me one. I let my kids play with it once and found out why after that, what a mess! :)

[Sheya Stephens]

I am new to NazNet... This is my first post.

The weirdest gift for me was Olive Garden Gift Certificate from my mom, when both my husband and I were on the Atkins diet. No carbs..pasta, etc. too funny.

[Robin Hatcher]

I am new to NazNet... This is my first post.

The weirdest gift for me was Olive Garden Gift Certificate from my mom, when both my husband and I were on the Atkins diet. No carbs..pasta, etc. too funny.

Welcome Sheyna! I hope you find lots of fellowship here. How did did you find Naznet?

I can't think of a weird gift at the moment though...

[Barbara Moulton]

Welcome Sheya...

I am tired and nervous, staying up waiting for my hubby to get home from his work at the group home. The weather is really nasty out there.

Tomorrow I'll be fresher so will probably be able to think of the weirdest gift.

[Barb Bouldrey]

Welcome, Sheya!!!!!

Barb

[Sheya Stephens]

I had heard about this site from other people. I have been reading the posts for some time now and would like to have more fellowship with others.

[Gina Stevenson]

Well, it wasn't weird exactly....
My MIL got me a light brite one year because I said my mom would not get me one. I let my kids play with it once and found out why after that, what a mess! :)

Lite Brite ... they're cool for adults, even, not just kids! :) Just think of the messages you can leave someone on one. :cool:

'Used one before in a display case as part of a Christmas display; forgot what I had on it, but I have pics around here somewhere. ;)

LATER: 'Back to "Welcome, Sheya!" ;)

[Barb Bouldrey]

Sheya,

Start a new thread and tell us about yourself. Put your picture on your post and tell us where you live.

Barb

[Barbara Moulton]

The weirdest Christmas gift was given to me many years ago in one of my churches. But as I came on line to post about it I hesitated. You never know with the Internet, who might be reading what you write and I wouldn't want to cause hurt, even after all these years. The gift was odd but given in love.

But I do remember getting a lottery ticket for Christmas once from someone who has now passed away. Even if lottery tickets weren't probelmatic for a Salvation Army Officer (which I was at the time) I thought it was a weird gift. The odds of winning are very small and if you don't win you have effectively been given a piece of scrap paper for Christmas.

[Vivian Cornwell]

I was a 5th grade teacher and I received seamed nylon stockings from a 10 year old boy. That was weird that he would give such a personal gift and also weird was the fact that I did not wear seams in my stockings. This was years ago before the day of pantyhose but seams had gone out of style.

[Alisa Stoll]

The weirdest Christmas gift was given to me many years ago in one of my churches. But as I came on line to post about it I hesitated. You never know with the Internet, who might be reading what you write and I wouldn't want to cause hurt, even after all these years. The gift was odd but given in love.

But I do remember getting a lottery ticket for Christmas once from someone who has now passed away. Even if lottery tickets weren't probelmatic for a Salvation Army Officer (which I was at the time) I thought it was a weird gift. The odds of winning are very small and if you don't win you have effectively been given a piece of scrap paper for Christmas.

But the wonderful state of Ohio is running commercials suggesting that everyone do just that - give lottery tickets for Christmas because they are so much fun! and just think of what the recepient could do with all that money!

Course they don't talk about the fun of merely receiving a piece of scrap paper for Christmas or what happens if Grandma wins but Mom and Dad don't (yes the little jingle encourages you to buy one for multiple family members).

As to wierd presents - I put up a tree and that's it but I have received Christmas mugs, a beautiful snow globe, wreaths, etc. that were all wonderful gifts but definitely not me. The wierdest one that I treasure most of all is a snow man salt and shaker set - it stays on my table year round and was given to me by my grandmother who has since died. The black hat/head is the pepper and the white body is the salt - it is pretty funny when the two are disconnected. My grandmother tended to give everyone the same thing (whether it was appropriate or not) so when I was helping my parents decorate their condo in Oct., my dad pulled their set out and called them family heirlooms telling me I could have them one day. While I agreed they were heirlooms, I already have my set.

Alisa

[Sue Pyles]

Welcome Sheya!

:cs02

The gift wasn't actually weird. It was different.
One year, many years ago, one of my second grade students gave me his father's wedding band for Christmas. His parents were divorced and he found the ring in the original flat, white gold trimmed box that it had come in .

I was impressed , but I had to contact his daddy to let him know what had taken place.
He told me to keep it. He thought it was a good thing for his son to do.
He considered that his bad memory had given his young son a good Christmas memory.

[Rosalie Ross]

How about hats!! My daughter Paula gave me a hat a few years ago that was the kind that you pull on, and it looks like small spaggetti, brown and gold. Boy is it warm and comfy and I have already worn it once this season. But I have thot more then once about giving it away. Now I just keep it in the car in case I need it! Very unusual, but useful once in a great while. She got it at Stienmart..and herself one also. (a few years ago).
--------------- Give thanks to God for His unfailing Love---------::q):

[Anita F. Henck]

My oddest gift was from an in-law (who will remain in my witness protection program and not be further identified). She gave me two battered yellow taper candles with successive mark-down stickers, showing a final price of 11 cents each, as well as two pairs of socks with the tags stamped "irregular" (and they really were)!

Now, I LOVE a bargain. So, I wasn't offended by the limited money spent. But, it seemed pretty tacky to leave the mark-down stickers on obviously beat-up candles. And, the socks had a seam that wasn't fully sewn so they weren't really wearable.

By contrast, a good friend (who shares my bargain fetish) gave me a package of cocktail napkins that were printed "The best things in life are half-priced". What made it really funny was that it had a 75% off sticker on it. She left the sticker on, due to the irony. I've kept them for just the right occasion!

Good thread!

[Barb Bouldrey]

That is really funny, Anita. The napkins idea was priceless.

Barb

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

We have a video picture of Dwayne's mother holding up a washcloth and soap a lady proudly gave her for Christmas.
It was when they were pastoring, and mentoring three grown people that were very simple, and needed to be taught to take baths. One lady must have decided that if Mrs. Hood loved wash clothes and soap so much, that's what she would give her for Christmas.

[Glenda Harvey]

When my youngest brother was around 10 (he was 8 years younger than me) He scraped all his money together and went to a 5 & dime to buy Christmas gifts for everyone. He bought me the worst smelling perfume immaginable. (I think it was probably old) He was so proud of his gifts and being able to buy something for everyone that of course I didn't let on and told him it smelled nice and even wore it a few times.