Every year, magazines, newspapers and television shows run a feature on this year’s hottest gifts for Christmas. Almost inevitably, by the time the next year has rolled around, everyone has forgotten what the hot gifts were for last year.
However, people will always remember the worst gifts they ever got at Christmas. Try as you might, you cannot ever forgot these things. They sometimes haunt your very dreams.
So, I did a highly researched, extensive and scientific survey to find out which were the five worst Christmas gifts ever. Well, I asked a few friends and family anyway. It turns out that these are the very worst gifts:
1) Socks. I’ve no idea what possesses normally sane, rational people to buy socks at Christmas. But they do. If you are one of these people, think for a moment. Everyone has socks. They don’t need more. Get something else.
2) Second hand Clothing. Look, second hand is second hand. Even if it is vintage Dior. This is something you got at a charity shop or that you didn’t want anymore. Either way, it’s not a good gift. Must try harder.
3) Cleaning Products. Men, this one is for you. Particularly newly married men. Buying your other half a vacuum cleaner is a bad idea. Let’s make it simple – don’t buy anything related to household cleaning. Otherwise you will end up alone.
4) One Year’s Gym Membership. This is just cruel. And insensitive. You really don’t want to send the message to your loved one that he or she needs to lose weight. And no one ever uses gym memberships, even when they’ve bought them themselves. So this one is out.
5) Makeup. Another mistake made by men. Do not buy your wife or girlfriend makeup. You’ll get it wrong. You’ll buy the right brand, but the wrong shade or the right shade but the wrong brand. Or something. No matter how hard you try, it will be wrong. Makeup should only be bought by women.
One step further than even these terrible gift ideas, I was surprised to find out that one of my – vegetarian – friends was given a cook book entitled ’50 Ways To Cook Chicken’. Better than that, another friend was given facial hair lightening creme and finally, a male friend was given nose hair trimmers.
So, this Christmas, when you find that you are slightly disappointed with your gifts, look on the bright side. You could have got one of the things that was listed in this article.
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