Funny bad gift site

Ed, Ego and Superego · January 04, 2011, 03:53:18 PM

http://whydidyoubuymethat.com/
My wife's uncle gave us a dollar store flag for our wedding, then stole all the candy from the buffet table.
-Ed

Paquita · January 04, 2011, 04:06:27 PM

I take offense to this site! I would absolutely LOVE a framed desk photo of David Hasselhoff with puppies. Some people just have no taste.

I have also given and received the cat butt magnets as gifts and I love them.

Flick James · January 04, 2011, 05:15:18 PM

My wife received a gag gift via a White Elephant gift exchange at her work's Christmas party. It was a gift pack of Jones Soda, but the flavor were things like "Asparagus Soda" and "Turkey and Gravy Soda." It was hilarious. It even came with a spork. This gift pack is now several years old, never been opened, and keeps getting regifted through the family. I think my brother-in-law received it this past Christmas.

Ed, Ego and Superego · January 04, 2011, 06:04:03 PM

Quote from: Flick James on January 04, 2011, 05:15:18 PM
My wife received a gag gift via a White Elephant gift exchange at her work's Christmas party. It was a gift pack of Jones Soda, but the flavor were things like "Asparagus Soda" and "Turkey and Gravy Soda." It was hilarious. It even came with a spork. This gift pack is now several years old, never been opened, and keeps getting regifted through the family. I think my brother-in-law received it this past Christmas.

You know Paquita, you might be ontosomething< I have always wanted to try the Jones Turkey Soda.

Mr. DS · January 04, 2011, 06:29:19 PM

Funny stuff, actually I got something this year I could have easily contributed to this site. It was a wine bottle holder that was in the shape of a guy who was a fisherman. Imagine a stretched out fellow that looks like the tinman from Wizard Of Oz that holds wine in his abdomen and there you go. I successfully got rid of it.

Ed, Ego and Superego · January 04, 2011, 07:00:55 PM

Bad gifts are sort of forgivable, its the super cheapskate ones that get me... "Box of paperclips" style of thing.
-Ed

Mr. DS · January 04, 2011, 07:29:09 PM

Then I remember one year getting this ghetto looking video game that attaches directly to your TV via dubbing cords. It was a racing game and the controller was a wheel. The graphics looked like something Atari 2600 ate and threw up.

jimmybob · January 04, 2011, 07:37:19 PM

Who wouldn't want a Cheech Marin's head weed stash? That's an AWESOME gift! a lot of this stuff is really cool.

people are ungrateful

-Jimmybob

Mr. DS · January 04, 2011, 09:57:59 PM

I personally have given some odd gifts in the past in secret santa situations but they were intentionally awful such as;

Fake Dog Poop
Electronic Nose Picker (finger with cord attached)
Fat Women Porn
Obsessive Compulsive Action Figure

I really get more of a kick out of items people give in a serious manner that are just plain useless of awful.

ImaginaryFoot · January 05, 2011, 03:26:32 AM

4 years ago my oldest sister gave me for Christmas a reindeer jelly bean dispenser. You pushed down on its head, it pooped out a small black licorice jelly bean

Trevor · January 05, 2011, 03:41:32 AM

Quote from: A Man Called Ed on January 04, 2011, 03:53:18 PM
http://whydidyoubuymethat.com/
My wife's uncle gave us a dollar store flag for our wedding, then stole all the candy from the buffet table.
-Ed

The site appears to be down right now.

Mofo Rising · January 05, 2011, 04:52:43 AM

I love all the awful stuff on this site.

The worst gifts are those given to you by somebody who spent all of two seconds buying something from the local Walgreens.

The really awful gifts here have at least the redeeming quality of somebody at least trying, albeit with wrong-headed intentions. I love this crap for the same reason I love bad movies. I don't have much sympathy for those complaining about their gifts. Oh, I'm sorry, you weren't feted like you expected? How dare somebody buy you something you don't love?

I've had a lot of bad gifts in my life, but to complain about something somebody gives you, even if it's beyond awful... the self-obsession here is not pleasant.

Trevor · January 05, 2011, 05:56:32 AM

Two that made me laugh:

QuoteFrom candysfamily: My husband just unwrapped this stunning resin creation, Meercats. From his mum. We have no idea why. Really why? And we will have to keep it, because she will ask us where we put it if it is not seen on display. Why give us sh*t she'd never have in her home?

From Lori: Worst gift I ever got was this creepy frog bag. It actually unzips along the back and I guess you're actually supposed to use it as a purse. I don't know if it is a real frog that's been hollowed out or what the hell it is, but it's disgusting! Why would I want to unzip a frog's a***ole to get my cell phone out? I hate this thing!

RCMerchant · January 05, 2011, 06:57:26 AM

I love the look on the poor womans face!

I love this painting! It would defintly be hanging on my wall!

Sleepyskull · January 05, 2011, 10:19:08 AM

If I had one of these, it would be the centerpiece on the dining room table or somewhere prominent in the living room. Maybe on top of the piano.

Side note: I like looking at the bad gifts, but a lot of people are overreacting.