"Its a bowling ball" "It say's Homer"

[Sniktch]

On sexy underwear: I love it. I don't think it's a crap gift. I wish hubby would get me some of his choice, as long as he gets the size right. It's a gift both of us would enjoy.

So is your wish list gonna include sizes this year or do I have to dig through your drawers?

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

Crappiest gift I ever got was from my twin brother.

He bought me a pair of tennis shoes, knowing good and damn well I haven't worn tennis shoes since I was 13. He asked me why I didn't wear them, I told them, he told me to give them to him. I told him to get bent, and gave them to someone in my platoon.

He was literally one of those people that bought things he wanted, and knew he could probably get back, for gifts, as well as complaining when he didn't get the things he wanted.

 

[PirateMary]

So is your wish list gonna include sizes this year or do I have to dig through your drawers?

You didn't get my email? Everything I want and deserve is on that list and if you purchase me just one thing not on that list you can forget about ever digging through my drawars again.

 

[Sniktch]

You didn't get my email? Everything I want and deserve is on that list and if you purchase me just one thing not on that list you can forget about ever digging through my drawars again.

How 'bout I just give you the house to yourself instead?

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Two years ago:

Me: "Cool! Star Wars d20! Thanks! I... hey.. this means I have to run it, doesn't it...?"
Star Wars-loving Gift-Giver: "MUHAHAHAHAHA!"
(Open up next gift. Star Wars Alien Book) "It's a conspiracy!"
Second Star Wars-loving Gift-Giver: "MUHAHAHAHAHA!"



And it was a fun campaign that will restart someday.....

a perfect example! (I don't think a Homer Bowling Ball is automaticly a "crap" gift, btw. It could be something your SO, parent, sibling or child will enjoy very much.... When you let them use it that is. )

 

[MonkeyDragon]

Closest I've ever come is convincing my mom to give my dad the food dehydrator he wanted because I wanted to make jerky and dried strawberries.

My dad once gave me a keyboard because he wanted to play with it. But I'd mentioned in passing that I'd like it, so it's not so bad

 

[Hypersmurf]

Goodness... this was just the way things were done in our house!

My mother and father share most of my tastes in books, movies, TV series (they introduced me to gaming, and I was raised on TOS Star Trek, Lloyd Alexander, Piers Anthony...); it made birthdays and Christmas really easy. The next book in the series I'd been waiting for? Give it to Mum for her birthday. If I'm really lucky, Dad would give her a book as well, and then it was just a matter of convincing her to read his book first (leaving mine available).

From memory, Mum gave Dad season 1 of SG1; I gave Mum season 2; they gave me season 3...

It's interesting... since I've been away from home, presents have had less of a 'communal' feel to them. It's harder to pass a book around quite so casually when you're living halfway across the city.

-Hyp.

 

[Crothian]

One of my friends is really into Superhoreos comics and RPGs. He's the best of our group to run such a game so the year Mutants and Mastermind came out, he got a copy from so he could read it and hopefully run. So, fast forward three years, I think I've given himn every M&M book that has come out...and we've yet to see a game of it. Aty this point its basically a running gag.

 

[JediSoth]

I have to say, I've never done this. In fact, I used to refuse to buy my friends any gifts that I personally wanted, just because I didn't want to feel jealous that they had it and I didn't.

JediSoth

 

[Bront]

note, giving your SO sexy undies automaticly counts.

So, buying sexy undies for yourseld and giving them to your SO isn't a present?