One Christmas I gave my then-boyfriend of several years satin sheets. He gave me a power drill. I found out later that he wrote people in his CHRISTMAS CARDS that we had broken up, long before we actually did. Talk about your Christmas spirit...
Several months before my grandmother died, she and I went through all of her old photos. As I scanned them to my computer hard drive, she identified everyone in the pics. Having those images of my family is a gift that I could never replace... seeing the look on her her face while remembering her life is a treasure.
I have a friend, and she gave me a pair of bedroom slippers that look like fish. They are pretty ugly, but I wear them a lot and my kids think that they are pretty funny.
The oddest gift I ever received was a baby rat. Really. My husband knew that I was interested in rodents, and out of the blue he got me a sweet little ratty from a local pet store. Most women wouldn't be very happy to get a rat as a gift, but I was delighted. A few days later we went back to the store and bought a second rat as a companion for the first. We named them Ben and Xanthippe. Although they were male and female, they never produced any offspring. They lived happily for several years in a large terrarium furnished with cedar chips and rat toys.
OMG,back a few years ago I collected antiques an old items,things I could decorate my house with,I as always looking in windows of shops,One Christmas my husband had a big gift for me,he was so excited,an I was too until I opened it,OMG,that man had gone an bought me a porcelene(cant spell) Chamber pot!!!! I didnt know what to say,where in the world would you display that??Everyone KNOWS what it was used for,I smiled an said thank you,what do you say,cant take it back because he bought it at a antique shop an it he thought he did so good,so I put it back in the box an put it in the closet,I hoped he would forget,OH NO,he had me get it out an show it to friends an family,he never had a clue that I was so embarred to for people to KNOW he bought me a poop pot for Christmas,he did ask a couple of times why I kept it in the closet,DUH,I told him I was afraid it would get broken,he paid a lot of money for that thing,but peopleeeeeeeeee! pooped in that!!!! Been 15yrs,its still in the closet!
A rack of ribs prize ............I'm a vegetarian.
A toilet seat made of clear lucite with a $1.00 bill in the top and the entire thing seat and top filled with US coins. All told it added up to $18.45 when I counted it up. Was a conversation starter. Given to me by my boyfriend after a business trip to Las Vegas and I hadn't the heart to tell him I didn't like it so I kept it on my john for the 4 years we were together then removed it when we broke up. Now everybody is asking where it is (in the back of my closet) and do I want to sell it.
A box containing 100 pamphlets for Rogaine. I am a female and am NOT balding.
