Reddit, what's the worst gift you've ever received?

1. Once my Uncle gave me an expired fire extinguisher for Christmas. I tried to shoot it when I got home since it wasn't safe to keep anyway and it was empty.
   — Raging_Llama


2. For a secret Santa I received two of those free promotional tickets to the science museum that had already expired.
   — cweber56


3. For my 11th birthday, my grandma gave me several used and stained pairs of my younger cousin's tighty whiteys underwear, and those little wreaths you put on candles at Christmas time (my birthday isn't near Christmas). It was a memorable one.
   — tx486






4. When I was 10, a family friend asked what I wanted for Christmas. I was tactful enough to tell her, "eh, whatever, it doesn't matter. She said "What about Legos?" I was like "wow, that would be great!! Thanks!" She gave me a copy of Tiffany's Book of Table Manners. Apparently I did something to piss her off at dinner, still not sure what.
   — artformarket


5. Received a digital picture frame for Christmas from my boyfriend at the time, 2 years into our relationship. Turned it on, and it had pictures of him and his ex loaded on it... Regifting fail.
   — somethingprofoundish


6. When I was born my grandma gave me a bikini size 10. She never gave me another present after that, because she claims my parents were ungrateful bastards.
   — Burritosiren






7. A $20 gift card that only had $3.67 on it
   — kroontune


8. My mom gifted me toothpaste for winning this competition one year (it wasn't something big, it was at church but still). I didn't even want to do it but she really wanted to so I entered. In the end she gave me 8 tubs of toothpaste like those you'd buy in bulk at Costco. I was really baffling when I saw that and she happily took it back, saying: "if you don't want it, I'll have it". Yes she's a terrible gift giver.
   — Notagingercat


9. My grandmother got my 14 year old brother an N Sync CD. He was *not* into them at all. At the time he was really into R&B and rap. Apparently she went to some music store and asked the guy what kind of music 14 year old boys liked, and for some reason the dude handed her an N Sync CD. My brother is the most polite kid on the planet, so he thanked her and tried to put it away so he could return it. Nope - Grandma grabbed it back from him and opened it up. His face got redder as she tore the plastic off. She was dancing to N Sync and was like "wow I can see why you like them so much" as I bit my tongue to keep from laughing. Gotta hand it to my brother - he was super polite and thankful and never once let on that he was disappointed. And he was able to sell the CD to some girl he knew in school.
   — fwooby_pwow






10. My wife's grandparents didn't like me, possibly because we were living together before we got married. One Christmas -- maybe the one we were engaged, I don't remember -- they gave me a package marked "To Ed," which is not my name. It held a large old-fashioned portfolio-sized wallet -- you know, the kind about the size of a shoe. Leather, with a large bison embossed on the front. The bison was anatomically correct and appeared to be having a personal moment.
    — KenPopehat


11. At our Holiday gift exchange in 2nd grade, I got a used Halloween magazine. All pages colored, crosswords and puzzles done. I had my mum out shopping the previous Saturday for cool Hot Wheels and a nice Barbie for the 2 lucky kids who got my gifts.
    — PruTech