Worst Christmas Present For You?

Oh my, 13 fruit cakes, that is alot, hahaha! I don't mean to laugh but wow, 13??! Poor you. What did you do with it all? I bet the birds would have loved that.

Some people actually do, my Aunt is one of them. I could never stomach them.

I always thought that fruitcakes as gifts was a joke. Who actually likes them?

I don't hate you for it, Capt. You were honest about it is all. I wouldn't want three of most things like a book even if it is a bible. I don't have one so send one to me. The Athiest probably gave it to you cause he didn't want it.

Maybe you did hit a nerve. Not sure. I haven't been well and maybe I am just taking things wrong. Sorry if I was offensive. Didn't mean to be.

Usually when growing up at Christmas, from when I was about 13+ or so until I was about 25 my dad would be drunk and everyone would be upset with him, making the holiday void in my mind anyways.

Also see my response to #6 above. I must have hit a nerve with you somehow celtic, I sense you are very, very angry with me from your current responses in this discussion and another one? I'm sorry if I hit a nerve of some kind, dear.

So are all of the Josef Original's figurines worth something? Inquiring minds want to know. I have several of them that were given to me as a child that I don't really have a use for any more and if I can make some money from them, that would be all the better. I used them to decorate in my room when I was a little girl and now that I'm grown they don't really have a lot of relevance in my life.

I did resell some of the ones I had for more than what I paid for if you can get them for $1. or so at the garage sales and they getting more rare to find at those as well. Right now I don't know whose buying them and eBay has been so bad with everything as far as bids with the economy and the changes they made, it's just hard to tell. Keep those JO's and they might have some worth on them later on down the line again. I am keeping most all of the antiques that I can't resell right now due to the lousy ecomnmy, and looking at it as if I finally get to have some of the things I had to sell in the past.

I usually don't tell the person if I think that they are bad gifts, I keep it to myself. When I was about 17 and 18 my older Aunt on my father's side gave me two of the same Josef Original's figurine's in the month of my birthday, in a row (on 2 Christmases that is) and I didn't really care for them. But they were valuable and at the time I didn't know it but kept them anyways for a long time. I then saw on eBay several years ago that they were selling for a nice amount of change so I looked for them at garage and estate sales from then on and have resold many. These days eBay isn't like that though. That same Aunt said to me (when I was a teen) when I gave her a gift of a figurine, "Oh another dust collector." which I thought was really rude. So I have not been the only one who thought of a gift being "bad". I didn't have to give her anything either, I was a teen and didn't have any money hardly. She was the one who had a ton of money. She ended up having colon cancer after that and we found out about all the money later on.

I do, I am just asking in general if you didn't like something. Not meaning to seem greedy. I wouldn't ask for a gift ever especially if someone couldn't afford, for example. Cheers back at ya.

Oh I have seen those things before and wondered if anyone really wore those. I think maybe her mind was going and she needed some help. I'm glad your mom offered to help her with that. That was good of you to donate them to Goodwill. I have given away alot of stuff to them over the years.

Well, that certainly wouldn't have been some kind of nice present. Presents can come in all shapes and forms. Usually when growing up at Christmas, from when I was about 13 or so until I was about 25 my dad would be drunk and everyone would be upset with him, making the holiday void in my mind anyways.

Hahah, I guess they put alot of thought into those gifts, ey? Sheesh. They could have at least realized what your interests are. instead they probably regifted you some of the stuff they didn't want and it was very obvious.

You're lucky then, but most people have and it's nothing to be secretive about. I got a hand me down once too now that you mention it. I'm not sure if it was for a Cmas gift now or not, I can't remember but it was something that people wear that is not normally gifted to another one cause of the nature of the gift and it was obvious that it was used before. One of my Aunt's gave that to me.

I would prefer cash too unless they really know of something I'd like to have, such as something to do with computers and needed it badly. I am a computer geek, LOL. Well, I can be...

I totally get what you mean here. I'm the same way w/ thinking like that.

Yes, if they knew I needed or wanted it then yes I wouldnt mind. But when you see they wasted all this money and you simple give it away. I usually give people cash as I would rather see them buy what they want.

Awwww. When you're in those lower level grades you really can get upset about things like that, especially when everyone around you are showing off what they got that iss "cool" to them. Wearing huge socks was never on the top of my Christmas list as a kid either.

But if you give gifts then you must want them too. I am sure some people have a hard time getting them. Most I know won't have a problem but maybe they will feel uncomfortable cause they are embarassed or something. Oh we have one of those George Forman grill things here and we use it for hamburgers only. I would love to try steaks and other foods on them though. But they are picky eaters here. I like the way you put it, as if you were buying him a dress, LOL. I guess he's the one doing the cooking at your house?