These gift fails bring a whole new level of comedy to the holidays, proving that sometimes the best presents are the ones that didn’t quite work out!
“I Received This Gift From My Crush”
“Got My Nieces (3) This Tent For Christmas. One Ran Away And One Started To Cry”
“My SIL was like “we have one of those, it’s the time-out tent”.”
“This “Gift” For Employee Appreciation”
“Most Of My Gifts Are Stuck In A Distribution Center, And Have Been For Over 2 Weeks. Guess My Brother In Law Gets This”
“Merry Christmas, Here’s Your Gift!”
“I sent my sister a stockpot and claimed other home goods for Christmas (she just got an apartment and has nothing for her kitchen).
She came home to find her package looked like it had been run over. The guy at the front desk who took the package in said the delivery driver seemed supremely uninterested in the problematic package. Getting it refunded and a new one sent over, hopefully in better condition and in time for Christmas.
Bonus cat in pic too. Say hello to Star!”
“My Husband Got Me Some Gifts To Help Challenge My Ocd In Small, Manageable Ways”
“I don’t know what I find more upsetting – the lopsided notebook or the lack of alignment on the dots of the die.”
“At The Bottom Of A Plastic Cup”
“A gift my daughter received… why make/sell/buy this if it can’t be used?”
“Today Is Teacher Appreciation Day. Our Principal Told Us She Left “Surprise Treats” In The Lounge As Our Gift. These Are The Treats”
“My favorite is the leftover snack from her Southwest flight.”
“After Working 3 Positions And Managing 20 Employees, Here’s My Work Christmas Gift”
“Christmas Gift From Sister In Law: Handmade Soap With Real Legos Embedded In It. They Slowly Start To Emerge The More You Use It. Can Wait ‘Till The First One Falls Out Mid-Shower”
“Growing Up My Parents Refused To Ever Get Me Dolls Or Accessories, I’m In My 20’s Now (No Kids) And They Have Decided To Buy Obnoxious Doll Stuff Each Year And Laugh In My Face”
“This was this year’s “gift”.”
“Husband’s Christmas Gift From My Sister”
“For the record, he’s not in prison and hates Spam.”
“My Boyfriend’s Mom Regifted Me This Blanket For Christmas That I Had Recently Gifted Her For Her Birthday”
“A Fine Example Of The Unlucky Luck I Have, I Won A $250 Gift Basket… That No One Realized Was Supposed To Be Refrigerated”
“It’s filled with fancy oils and rotten artisan cheeses. On the plus side, I have a new pet, Mary Jane Rotten Cheese.”
“My Dad Celebrated His 60th Last Night, A Majority Of His “Friends” Brought Bottles Of Wine As A Gift. He’s Been Sober For Over 26 Years”
“Did This Annoyingly Difficult Prize Puzzle Just To Find Out After That It Was Used And The Code Had Already Been Redeemed”
“Received this puzzle as a Christmas gift. The puzzle was pretty bad quality and that made it really hard to do, but it was a fun concept and promised you could win some cash prizes, including a million dollars! It was in a sealed package, but we found out after that it came from a bookstore that sells used books and games, and they shrink wrapped it. When we finished it and scanned the code, it had already been redeemed. Worked on it all day and joked we would end up with the lowest prize of $1, but we didn’t even get that, ha.”
“The AirPods My Sister Got Me As A “Gift””
“Made My Husband Pick Out His Own Mother’s Day Gift For His Mom This Year. It’s A Beauty”
“4 Of My Coworkers Quit Last Week, So Corporate Handed Out Gift Bags. Corporate Clearly Thinks We’re Kindergarteners”
“For Christmas 2019, My Boss Gifted Us With 1 Work From Home Day In 2020”
“My Gift From Secret Santa. I’m Allergic. Yes, They Knew”
“Just Got My Valentine’s Day Gift. Thank You Shari’s Berries And UPS!”
“Employee Appreciation Gift”
“This was what our company gave everyone for employee appreciation week. A rock. I’ve been here 4 years and haven’t received a raise since 2021 (not for lack of tryin!). a rock.”
“The Best Thing In A Gift Bag My Friend Received From His Employer”