It was one of those big plastic fish that sings 'Don't Worry Be Happy' when you press a button. She got it from a dollar store near her place in Tampa and it broke after like 3 uses. I've been regifting it to different family members every year since then and nobody has noticed yet, has anyone else had a gift that just keeps getting passed around?
I was helping clean out her closet last weekend and found a stash of those tiny soaps from a trip she took in 2006. She had a whole system, melting them in the microwave and pressing them into a flower mold. I always thought she was this crafty soap-making genius, but nope... just a really thrifty traveler who hated wasting anything. It kind of ruined the 'thoughtful gift' magic for me. Has anyone else discovered a family gift secret that made you laugh and feel a little lied to?
My aunt gave me a monogrammed blanket last week with the wrong initials - she used my ex-boyfriend's initials instead of mine, and we broke up 3 years ago. When I opened it at dinner, my cousin laughed and said 'the tag says return to sender' and everyone stared at me. Has anyone else had a gift come with a weird reminder of something you wish you'd forgotten?
My aunt handed me a candle shaped like a garlic bulb last Christmas, and it smelled like burnt rubber mixed with old sweat... Has anyone else gotten something that clearly sat in a drawer for years before being passed along?
I was cleaning out my closet yesterday and found a box of random soaps from my aunt. She gives me soap for every holiday, birthday, and random visit. I decided to actually count them and hit 23 bars total, some still in plastic wrap from 2019. There's a cucumber melon one that smells like pickles and a charcoal one that left black stains on my sink. Has anyone else gotten stuck with a suspicious amount of soap gifts?
For Christmas two years ago, my uncle handed me this little pouch all serious, saying I'd need it when the grid goes down. I laughed it off until last month when my power was out for 3 days after a storm in Portland. That can of Spam and the spork actually came in clutch when I was too stubborn to leave my apartment. Has anyone else gotten a gift that seemed ridiculous but ended up being useful in a pinch?
It was some guy named Bob from a show nobody under 60 remembers. I regifted it to my neighbor who actually thought it was a tribute to his lawn ornament collection.