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I once got tickets for "The Chippendales"!!
Luckely they were fake, I was already trying to say 'thank you,sis' in an friendly way with a happy on my face.
Never wanna see a bunch of plastic oily guys taking there clothes off! Bwaaark!!!

Plastic guys suck.

Why such post?

I have just one answer that was always true to me: bad presents are presents from peeps who do not feel me.
One of them is my mom, another is my dad. This is sad.

But my girl is always right, I can always say Bingo:)
(we had 10 years this year)

A plunger.

Tom liked to give out crappy gifts. He thought it was funny. He though we thought it was funny too. Actually, I don't know that he cared what we thought. I certainly don't care for him any more (due to other reasons, not just the plunger).

Well, if you want a thread on best Christmas presents, then perhaps you should start one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Stop him Hande ...

As for good gifts, if you have good contact with a person then you can expect that he will catch your needs and interests frequency, and make you valuable gift.

I do not think that is always true. Perhaps for you it is, sorry for your sad mom & dad story (trust me, I'm in the same situation, I to have a mother that sucks!) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/memad.gif" alt="" /> Maybe we can talk about our lost childhood? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />
But even my big sister who I love so much could not give me the right present.(I know, I sound really ungrateful and spoiled, but believe me I'm not) Maybe some people don't have any inspiration or no money. In my case, that's the thing. When I'm out of cash, I tend to MAKE my presents. Never heard of the sockbunny? My idea!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shhh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />

please don't be harsh on people who give lousy gifts. most of the times, well according to my experience, they are just lousy at picking gifts eventhough they care. to tell u the truth, i feel that i am one of such people. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />

& galadriel, i do make special cards for people i care for, especially when i have totally no idea on what to give. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

well, back on topic; the worst xmas present is not receiving any xmas call at all from very close friends. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> i am a simple person; all i want most of the time is to be remembered & appreciated. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/xmassmiley.gif" alt="" />

This is true (in general, not just you <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> ). It really depends on the source of the gift. Someone who knows you well should be able to get you something you can appreciate, even if it's not perfect. Perhaps, more to the point, you know what they meant rather than just looking at the crappy gift they gave you.

One thing that really helped me was a female friend of mine. She took me lingerie, perfume and jewelery shopping one day. She wasn't shopping for herself, she took me to teach me. (I was a naive boy whom she felt the responsibility to train.) The advice she gave has been invaluable in selecting gifts for people, and not just in lingerie, perfume and jewelery, but anything that requires a personal touch. Thank you Jenny! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Janggut
Good words my friend, seriously very good words.


HandEFood


Hande, I want a lesson also <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />

pyjamas :s I don't wear pyjamas! I'm a dirty [nocando] <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Since all in my family writes wishinglists everybody knows what everybody whants. And since most of us have pretty bad imagination (I usually buy chokolate. To everyone...) we buy what's on the list. And therefore we allways get what we whant, and therefore we're never suprized. (Hey, KOTOR <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasEek.gif" alt="" />! Exactly what I whanted! I can't believe you knew I whanted this! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/xmassmiley.gif" alt="" /> I'm so very suprized!) And that's why it's so difficult to remember any bad presents. Maybe it's the one time my friend was about to give me my gift. And he gave me this parcel. It was kind of soft, which I said, so my fater said: "It's probably the underpants <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />" (it's the usuall joke in our family, nobody whants underpants, so we joke about everything being underpants). I said "no way!" since noone never get any underpants. Except me that very time... Because it WAS acually underpants that my friend had lieing around, so he gave them to me. I've never used them...

Übereil

Draghermosran

What about fluffy shaggy slippers <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

As a child I caught “Rocky Mountain Spotted” fever and was sick from Mid. December until the beginning of February.
Two of those days I had a Temperature of 107 deg. and was hallucinating because of it.

I missed the whole Holidays. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />

That was my worst gift. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />


Kyra_Ny

Nice guys,you did your homework!
HandEFood--> Nice friend you have there, she takes you out to learn you shopping??? Maybe she was handing out hints for nice presents for herself? And if she didn't it was a very nice and unselfish gesture of her! (Please correct me if I make mistakes in my English!)
Egin--> no comments sorry... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/xmassmiley.gif" alt="" />
Draghermosan--> no pyama's? Not a nocando if you're looking like Brad Pitt or Antonio Banderas. My hubbie likes it if I were no pyama's though, hmmm...
Übereil--> You better buy your chocolates in Belgium, we are famous for our chocolates you know, especially in our beautiful city Bruges <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/idea.gif" alt="" />
And when I got my baby, I set up a birthlist to, but no one has bought me anything I needed from that list.So wat's the use? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />
Underpants: we all believe you, if you say you never weared those underpants... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
Kyra--> Rocky Mountian Spotted fever? Never heard of it! But I guess you looked like the Rocky Mountains? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Acually, I buy my chocolate in the first best supermarket (only the best for MY family )...

Übereil

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Here's a little info about "Rocky Mountain Spotted" fever if anyone is interested.
Rocky Moutain Spotted Fever


Kyra_Ny <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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Belgian chocolates are the best <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" />

Press quote about <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> :

"The next great Belgian import, after beer and chocolates!" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

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@ galadriel & lynn =>

I do know I bought myself a $75.00 US Dollar Valentines gift of Belgium Truffles once and then had them Air Shipped to me here in California.
Oh my, were they the best Chocolates I have ever had in my life!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
The Chocolate was so rich and good they made my eyes glaze over in pure chocolate euphoria!

I do have to agree here, Belgium Chocolates are the best. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />


Kyra_Ny <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

Lynn, are you shure? Have you tried ALL kinds of chocolate? I don't think you can get belgian chocolate here in Sweden <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />. I'll have to take your word that it's good, and whait until I get there (next time, we whent through it five years ago on our way to England).

Übereil

@ Kyra. Great idea of you to buy chocolates from Belgium!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" />
It's good for America to know Belgium for these things and not only for our horrible people like Dutroux.
Thank you America! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" /> with American flag (Union Jack,right?)

@ Lynn, I must say that chocolates comes before the beer,unless it's beer like Rodenbach or Belle-vue! Getting thirsty allready? Haha <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />