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My aunt gifted me a chia pet shaped like a cat turd last Christmas

I opened it in front of everyone and just sat there holding this brown blob with a chia logo on it. She said it was funny and I should grow grass on it for my desk. I watered it for three weeks and all I got was moldy green fuzz that smelled like a wet basement. My coworkers kept asking if I was growing science experiments next to my monitor. I finally tossed it in the break room trash and nobody even noticed. Has anyone else gotten a gift that was clearly just a joke with zero effort?

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loganl22•6d ago

My aunt gave me a scented candle that smelled like literal fish

I opened it at Christmas last year and the whole room went quiet. It was supposed to be some kind of ocean breeze scent but it was pure anchovy. She said she got it from a craft fair downtown and thought I'd like it because I live near the coast. I kept it on my shelf for six months just staring at it. One night I actually lit it to see if it got better. It did not. The smoke made my cat hiss at the candle. Has anyone else gotten a gift that was so bad it felt like a prank?

c/bad-gift-hall-of-fame

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