“Unwrapping Regret: 35 Hilariously Horrible Gifts That Came with a Side of Debt!”
First up are memberships of any kind. “Unless they’ve explicitly told you that they want to try said membership,” she says. “Imagine getting a gym membership somewhere that you didn’t ask for—think about how you might respond. This is not limited to gyms. I love to work out, I’d love a membership, but that’s only because I’d ask for it.”
My ex-mother in law gave me a used broken tape dispenser for Christmas one year. My kids even remember this. Another year she gave me a very oversized deep purple sweater. Dragged my now ex-husband and made him wait in line to return/exchange it. Waited over an hour in line to find out it was a clearance item and only worth $1.75. Even he was a bit taken back at the time. Meanwhile sisters in law would get $100 gift cards, luxury items, and actual items off their lists we gave her for ideas. The woman is an awful human being-not because of her poor gifting of said items. Those are just minuscule examples of her poor demeanor.
Worst gift ever?
It was my 18th birthday and I was at boarding school. I got a package in the mail and you know how that is if you’ve ever been away from home.
I eagerly opened it and the list was as follows:
1. A selective service draft registration card. My family knew I was adamantly anti-military.