09 Jan 13 People Reveal Their Christmas Gift Horror Stories That Will Satisfy Your Inner Grinch

Christmas is often dubbed the most wonderful time of the year. While it is a time for spending with your loved ones, let’s be real, you’d be a liar if you said you didn’t look forward to receiving presents – whether it’s a new gadget or concert tickets you’ve been eyeing up for months.

Families and friends typically put a lot of effort and money into getting each other the perfect gifts. But, as we all know, sometimes we receive shoddy presents that make us, quite literally, wish and say “Aww, you shouldn’t have!” as we force our lips into a big, fake, festive smile.

We might all be able to relate to the experience of receiving a bizarre present, but the good people of Reddit have recently revealed their Christmas gift horror stories that will make your worst present look truly glorious. Even the snow shovel my 88-year-old grandma bought me…

1. Grandmas really know how to get it wrong

“It was from my Grandmother. I unwrapped it and it was a little tin box. I opened the box and there was a fake gift card there, like an indication of this is where you put the gift card. And I just looked at her like… ‘What is it or whats going on?’ And she goes ‘It’s a gift card holder. You can put all your gift cards in there.’ And I just started laughing saying ‘Noooo, you are supposed to put a gift card in here to give to someone!’ It was really cute though. Bless her heart.”

– ShekhMaShierakAnni

2. This is why Christmas gifts should always be personalized

“This wasn’t my gift, but it was the most awkward situation ever. So a few years ago my grandma had her legs amputated. Don’t feel bad. Since then, her health has improved a ton. Anyway, last Christmas my Aunt bought her socks. It was so awful.”

– datcat2

3. Coal would have been more useful

“A fairly distant relative once gave me three promotional (freebie) vouchers for a clothes shop I didn’t really like. Each gave £5 ($6) off a purchase, per £50 ($66) spent. Fifteen-year-old me didn’t have enough money to be spending £50 ($66) on clothes in one go, and the vouchers had actually expired on December the 23rd.”

– sammie-chi

4. Oh well, I guess he got something he liked!

“I had left some video games in my mom’s room, she found them and assumed my dad had bought them as Christmas gifts for me. So for Christmas, I got… my own games.”

– tom13dm

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