http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345 A unnamed staffer here at the Bakersfield Californian/Bakersfield.com handed this little gem over to me the other day for our Free Stuff blog. This cookie jar was apparently given as a gift to this employee. I guess it just didn't match their decor. Now while the employee didn't complain about the gift, it certainly triggered the 'bad gift' alarms for a lot of us here. Any gift is obviously a good thing. When someone is willing to fork out some cash or effort to buy/make something for you, it's always nice. So with that proviso, I invite you all to share your best tale of your worst gift (given or recieved) and you might just win this beautiful cookie jar. You've got until next Monday to get your story in. As usualy, the rules are here. A unnamed staffer here at the Bakersfield Californian/Bakersfield.com handed this little gem over to me the other day for our Free Stuff blog. This cookie jar was apparently given as a gift to this employee. I guess it just didn't match their decor. Now while the employee didn't complain about the gift, it certainly triggered the 'bad gift' alarms for a lot of us here. Any gift is obviously a good thing. When someone is willing to fork out some cash or effort to buy/make something for you, it's always nice. So with that proviso, I invite you all to share your best tale of your worst gift (given or recieved) and you might just win this beautiful cookie jar. You've got until next Monday to get your story in. As usualy, the rules are here. en-us Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:36:57 PDT I really don't want the beautiful? cookie jar.&nbsp; The worst gift I ever received was a tie with the Golden Gate bridge on it with lights flashing on the bridge.&nbsp; I even wore it once just for laughs... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100908 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100908 I really don't want the beautiful? cookie jar.&nbsp; The worst gift I ever received was a tie with the Golden Gate bridge on it with lights flashing on the bridge.&nbsp; I even wore it once just for laughs... My brother and I enjoy giving each other horrible things.&nbsp; He once got me a Bobble-Head Jesus for my birthday.&nbsp; I once got him a creamer that was shaped like a cow and the milk came out of the cow's nose.&nbsp; He outdid me on that one by using it to dispense strawberry syrup.<br /> <br /> Don't tell him, but I've got my eye on a wallet that looks like bacon for his next birthday.&nbsp; :) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100917 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100917 My brother and I enjoy giving each other horrible things.&nbsp; He once got me a Bobble-Head Jesus for my birthday.&nbsp; I once got him a creamer that was shaped like a cow and the milk came out of the cow's nose.&nbsp; He outdid me on that one by using it to dispense strawberry syrup.<br /> <br /> Don't tell him, but I've got my eye on a wallet that looks like bacon for his next birthday.&nbsp; :) <p>I love cows!! LOL&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The worst gift I was ever given was scarlet fever.&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; When I was ten, I went (with my parents) to drop a relative off at LAX.&nbsp; While we were waiting at the gate, this was before the days of&nbsp; &quot;homeland security&quot;, I started talking to this really nice gentlemen from Nigeria (he spoke English).&nbsp; Well, right before he was supposed to board the plane, he handed me two, $1 bills.&nbsp; They were the bills left over after he had re-exchanged his money to go home. &nbsp;He also gave me his&nbsp;address so that&nbsp;I could write to his daughter (who was my age)... my mom&nbsp;wrote our address down for his daughter.&nbsp; .&nbsp; I was thrilled!! We went home and, within a couple of days, I got REALLY, REALLY sick.&nbsp; Fever of 105.&nbsp; Strep.&nbsp; Rash.&nbsp; Seizures.&nbsp; The whole nine yards.&nbsp; I was quarantined with scarlet fever.&nbsp; On day three, when the health department was trying to decipher where I'd picked up this illness, it came to be known that others, in Southern California, had it and our common contact was the guy from Nigeria.&nbsp; *boggle*&nbsp; The health department took my money and it tested positive for this mutant strep.&nbsp; The cash changer and a concession stand operator were the other two cases.&nbsp; The health department contacted the man, because we had an address and they were able to get a phone number, and he had been sick while he was here on business.&nbsp; So, yeah....worst gift I ever received: $2.&nbsp; Kept me out of school for a month and made me sick as a dog.&nbsp; </p> <p>...but, I still have a Nigerian penpal. ;)</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100946 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100946 <p>I love cows!! LOL&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The worst gift I was ever given was scarlet fever.&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; When I was ten, I went (with my parents) to drop a relative off at LAX.&nbsp; While we were waiting at the gate, this was before the days of&nbsp; &quot;homeland security&quot;, I started talking to this really nice gentlemen from Nigeria (he spoke English).&nbsp; Well, right before he was supposed to board the plane, he handed me two, $1 bills.&nbsp; They were the bills left over after he had re-exchanged his money to go home. &nbsp;He also gave me his&nbsp;address so that&nbsp;I could write to his daughter (who was my age)... my mom&nbsp;wrote our address down for his daughter.&nbsp; .&nbsp; I was thrilled!! We went home and, within a couple of days, I got REALLY, REALLY sick.&nbsp; Fever of 105.&nbsp; Strep.&nbsp; Rash.&nbsp; Seizures.&nbsp; The whole nine yards.&nbsp; I was quarantined with scarlet fever.&nbsp; On day three, when the health department was trying to decipher where I'd picked up this illness, it came to be known that others, in Southern California, had it and our common contact was the guy from Nigeria.&nbsp; *boggle*&nbsp; The health department took my money and it tested positive for this mutant strep.&nbsp; The cash changer and a concession stand operator were the other two cases.&nbsp; The health department contacted the man, because we had an address and they were able to get a phone number, and he had been sick while he was here on business.&nbsp; So, yeah....worst gift I ever received: $2.&nbsp; Kept me out of school for a month and made me sick as a dog.&nbsp; </p> <p>...but, I still have a Nigerian penpal. ;)</p> <font size="2">I REALLY do not want the cookie jar,but in the cow theme: I was around 9 months pregnant,at the "ship with full sails" stage.My sister -in -law stenciled a row of black and white cows,with huge bright pink udders,acoss,you gussed it,the upper chest area of a sweatshirt.They (the family) were uncomfortable with my choice to breast feed~ but I chose to laugh,accept it in good spirits.It alos gave me the idea to call myself"The Drive -in-Dairy Queen". Any woman who has breast fed will get that!</font> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100952 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100952 <font size="2">I REALLY do not want the cookie jar,but in the cow theme: I was around 9 months pregnant,at the "ship with full sails" stage.My sister -in -law stenciled a row of black and white cows,with huge bright pink udders,acoss,you gussed it,the upper chest area of a sweatshirt.They (the family) were uncomfortable with my choice to breast feed~ but I chose to laugh,accept it in good spirits.It alos gave me the idea to call myself"The Drive -in-Dairy Queen". Any woman who has breast fed will get that!</font> Spouse #2 used to collect cows.&nbsp; When you have a collection like that people keep giving 'em to you for birthdays, Christmas, or just because they found it in a thrift store...We got a complete set of cow dishes one year. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100954 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100954 Spouse #2 used to collect cows.&nbsp; When you have a collection like that people keep giving 'em to you for birthdays, Christmas, or just because they found it in a thrift store...We got a complete set of cow dishes one year. <p>This is blatant prejudice against cows.&nbsp; *crosses arms and pouts*&nbsp; I hope that cookie jar throws of the shackles of it's bovine oppressors and finds a loving home.&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>;)</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100959 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100959 <p>This is blatant prejudice against cows.&nbsp; *crosses arms and pouts*&nbsp; I hope that cookie jar throws of the shackles of it's bovine oppressors and finds a loving home.&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>;)</p> My father's mother didnt like me, so when Christmas or birthdays would come around my brother would get this very nice gifts (stuff he asked for), while I would get a pack of pens (,99cents) repeatedly. My parents finally step in after a couple of years and told her if she cant treat her grand children equally then dont buy anything. She just ignored them http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100962 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100962 My father's mother didnt like me, so when Christmas or birthdays would come around my brother would get this very nice gifts (stuff he asked for), while I would get a pack of pens (,99cents) repeatedly. My parents finally step in after a couple of years and told her if she cant treat her grand children equally then dont buy anything. She just ignored them <p><strong>while I would get a pack of pens (,99cents)</strong> </p> <p>Ouch.&nbsp; But, you could've turned it on her and wrote glorious manifestos about how evil she was. :)</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100980 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100980 <p><strong>while I would get a pack of pens (,99cents)</strong> </p> <p>Ouch.&nbsp; But, you could've turned it on her and wrote glorious manifestos about how evil she was. :)</p> I don't know about the worst gift, but worst <em>present</em>........<br /> <br /> Several years ago, I got my brother a Sega Genesis video game. The things were small, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, or perhaps a small wallet.<br /> <br /> Well, the previous year, he thought he would be funny and wrapped a present (to me) in duct tape. So I took his video game cartridge and placed it into a box barely large enough to contain it. And I wrapped the box entirely in duct tape. <u>Solidly</u>, so that no edge showed. I wrapped that box inside traditional wrapping paper, so that it looked like a standard Christmas present. Then I took that present and placed it in a slightly larger box, which I then wrapped in a solid layer of duct tape. And then encased that inside another layer of wrapping paper. On and on, slightly larger box encased within duct tape, then wrapped with wrapping paper.<br /> <br /> I stopped at the 12th box. <br /> <br /> Some of the boxes nearly collapsed because the duct tape was wrapped so tightly. I went through an entire roll of tape (the full-sized roll, not one of those &quot;economy&quot; rolls), and part of a second roll. The whole package weighed about ten pounds when finished.<br /> <br /> Took him a full hour before he got to the game. <br /> <br /> Even though it was the top game he wanted that year, it was kind of a letdown after the effort he put into opening the thing. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100982 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100982 I don't know about the worst gift, but worst <em>present</em>........<br /> <br /> Several years ago, I got my brother a Sega Genesis video game. The things were small, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, or perhaps a small wallet.<br /> <br /> Well, the previous year, he thought he would be funny and wrapped a present (to me) in duct tape. So I took his video game cartridge and placed it into a box barely large enough to contain it. And I wrapped the box entirely in duct tape. <u>Solidly</u>, so that no edge showed. I wrapped that box inside traditional wrapping paper, so that it looked like a standard Christmas present. Then I took that present and placed it in a slightly larger box, which I then wrapped in a solid layer of duct tape. And then encased that inside another layer of wrapping paper. On and on, slightly larger box encased within duct tape, then wrapped with wrapping paper.<br /> <br /> I stopped at the 12th box. <br /> <br /> Some of the boxes nearly collapsed because the duct tape was wrapped so tightly. I went through an entire roll of tape (the full-sized roll, not one of those &quot;economy&quot; rolls), and part of a second roll. The whole package weighed about ten pounds when finished.<br /> <br /> Took him a full hour before he got to the game. <br /> <br /> Even though it was the top game he wanted that year, it was kind of a letdown after the effort he put into opening the thing. <img alt="" src="http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archives/images/a%20christmas%20story.jpg" /><br /> <br /> / does not approve of this blog topic http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100984 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100984 <img alt="" src="http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archives/images/a%20christmas%20story.jpg" /><br /> <br /> / does not approve of this blog topic <p>Possummomma, have you ever heard the epic &quot;Cows With Guns?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;He was a scrawny calf, who&nbsp;looked&nbsp;rather woozy, no one suspected he was packing an Uzi.&quot;&nbsp; </p> <p><a href="http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/cowswith.htm">http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/cowswith.htm</a></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100992 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_100992 <p>Possummomma, have you ever heard the epic &quot;Cows With Guns?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;He was a scrawny calf, who&nbsp;looked&nbsp;rather woozy, no one suspected he was packing an Uzi.&quot;&nbsp; </p> <p><a href="http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/cowswith.htm">http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/cowswith.htm</a></p> When I was expecting my oldest boy, a friend of mine who worked at the jewelry store next door to my office came over near closing time. He was bearing what I thought was a thoughtful gift: a pint of what looked like pistachio ice cream from the ice cream parlor down the mall. The place was famous for making unusual flavors of ice cream, and I should have been suspicious, but I opened the lid and dug in while my friend watched, smiling. But on the first large bite, I discovered that it was not pistachio, but DILL PICKLE-flavored. The stuff tasted so horrible that I promptly lost my dinner in the trash pail next to my desk. My friend said he did not understand, since pregnant women were supposed to like pickles and ice cream. I nearly belted him in the teeth. I can still remember that awful taste! I could not eat anything dill for years after that. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101089 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101089 When I was expecting my oldest boy, a friend of mine who worked at the jewelry store next door to my office came over near closing time. He was bearing what I thought was a thoughtful gift: a pint of what looked like pistachio ice cream from the ice cream parlor down the mall. The place was famous for making unusual flavors of ice cream, and I should have been suspicious, but I opened the lid and dug in while my friend watched, smiling. But on the first large bite, I discovered that it was not pistachio, but DILL PICKLE-flavored. The stuff tasted so horrible that I promptly lost my dinner in the trash pail next to my desk. My friend said he did not understand, since pregnant women were supposed to like pickles and ice cream. I nearly belted him in the teeth. I can still remember that awful taste! I could not eat anything dill for years after that. <p><font color="#0000ff">At Christmas time, my family used to exchange what we called &quot;Santa gifts.&quot;&nbsp; The tradition started with my great-grandfather and continued until about ten years ago.&nbsp;It seemed to lose steam after some of the most hardcore &quot;Santa gift&quot; givers passed away. &nbsp;Occasionally the gifts would include such pranks as you described, Mattloch.&nbsp; More often than not, however, a &quot;Santa gift&quot; would be something useless or down right gross.&nbsp; Some actual examples were:&nbsp; a knitted candlestick holder; swim goggles that had the plastic lenses popped out; a pair of sunglasses that my sister thought she had lost, only to find out she had dropped them when she got out of her car, and when she found them later they were covered with bird poop; the ceramic mouth impression from one of my siblings who had braces; the staples from my father's cancer surgery; and an industrial size can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup.&nbsp; </font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff">The latter was a favorite that got passed around year after year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sometimes that year's recipient would hide the can of soup in another family member's house only to be discovered months later.&nbsp; That happened to me once.&nbsp; My brother came to visit one February.&nbsp; A few months later while&nbsp;I was doing some thorough house cleaning, moving furniture around, etc.,&nbsp;I found the can of soup behind the sofa.&nbsp; What a laugh I had!&nbsp;&nbsp; The original can was rumored to have been put in my grandfather's casket by my father.&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff">Some years ago I was shopping at Costco, and to my astonished surprise they had industrial sized cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup!!!&nbsp; I bought enough cans to send one to all of my siblings, my mother, and even went so far as to send one to myself.&nbsp; I mailed them via UPS and for the return address I wrote &quot;Santa Claus, North Pole.&quot;&nbsp; When everyone opened a gift Christmas morning to find a huge can of mushroom soup, the accusations began to fly.&nbsp; But since everyone had received a can, no one could figure who the culprit was that sent them.&nbsp; I could honestly say I had received one, too!&nbsp; My brother went so far as to call UPS and try to trace the package, but all they told him was their records showed the sender was &quot;Santa Claus.&quot;&nbsp; I almost got away with fooling everyone until my mother asked my son, who was around 4 or 5 at the time, &quot;Bobby, did you send Grandma this big can of soup?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Oh, no, Grandma.&nbsp; Mom bought those at Costco.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; BUSTED.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101109 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101109 <p><font color="#0000ff">At Christmas time, my family used to exchange what we called &quot;Santa gifts.&quot;&nbsp; The tradition started with my great-grandfather and continued until about ten years ago.&nbsp;It seemed to lose steam after some of the most hardcore &quot;Santa gift&quot; givers passed away. &nbsp;Occasionally the gifts would include such pranks as you described, Mattloch.&nbsp; More often than not, however, a &quot;Santa gift&quot; would be something useless or down right gross.&nbsp; Some actual examples were:&nbsp; a knitted candlestick holder; swim goggles that had the plastic lenses popped out; a pair of sunglasses that my sister thought she had lost, only to find out she had dropped them when she got out of her car, and when she found them later they were covered with bird poop; the ceramic mouth impression from one of my siblings who had braces; the staples from my father's cancer surgery; and an industrial size can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup.&nbsp; </font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff">The latter was a favorite that got passed around year after year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sometimes that year's recipient would hide the can of soup in another family member's house only to be discovered months later.&nbsp; That happened to me once.&nbsp; My brother came to visit one February.&nbsp; A few months later while&nbsp;I was doing some thorough house cleaning, moving furniture around, etc.,&nbsp;I found the can of soup behind the sofa.&nbsp; What a laugh I had!&nbsp;&nbsp; The original can was rumored to have been put in my grandfather's casket by my father.&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff">Some years ago I was shopping at Costco, and to my astonished surprise they had industrial sized cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup!!!&nbsp; I bought enough cans to send one to all of my siblings, my mother, and even went so far as to send one to myself.&nbsp; I mailed them via UPS and for the return address I wrote &quot;Santa Claus, North Pole.&quot;&nbsp; When everyone opened a gift Christmas morning to find a huge can of mushroom soup, the accusations began to fly.&nbsp; But since everyone had received a can, no one could figure who the culprit was that sent them.&nbsp; I could honestly say I had received one, too!&nbsp; My brother went so far as to call UPS and try to trace the package, but all they told him was their records showed the sender was &quot;Santa Claus.&quot;&nbsp; I almost got away with fooling everyone until my mother asked my son, who was around 4 or 5 at the time, &quot;Bobby, did you send Grandma this big can of soup?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Oh, no, Grandma.&nbsp; Mom bought those at Costco.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; BUSTED.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Color..so far yours is the best.&nbsp; :-) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101132 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101132 Color..so far yours is the best.&nbsp; :-) <font color="#0000ff">We were a warped family, Nancy.&nbsp; What else can I say?</font> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101133 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101133 <font color="#0000ff">We were a warped family, Nancy.&nbsp; What else can I say?</font> <p>I have to vote for Possummamma and her scarlet fever.</p> <p>Mattloch, have you read the story about the two brothers who kept regifting the same pair of pants year after year, but each year, the wrapping became more bizarre and more difficult to get into?  If not, go to snopes.com and look up "Panting in Anticipation".</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101217 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101217 <p>I have to vote for Possummamma and her scarlet fever.</p> <p>Mattloch, have you read the story about the two brothers who kept regifting the same pair of pants year after year, but each year, the wrapping became more bizarre and more difficult to get into?  If not, go to snopes.com and look up "Panting in Anticipation".</p> Somebody gave me an Urn as a wedding present.&nbsp; I thought that was pretty tacky.<br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101295 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101295 Somebody gave me an Urn as a wedding present.&nbsp; I thought that was pretty tacky.<br /> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Right decor?  Right cookie jar. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101309 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101309 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Right decor?  Right cookie jar. <p>Many years ago, my youngest daughter was very carefully counting all the presents under the Christmas tree.  How many for who and so forth. She was always trying to compete with her older sister in the "how many did you get?" category.  After several years of this, I decided to teach her a lesson.  I "name-tagged" all the gifts opposite.  Her's were her sister's and vice versa.  You shoulda seen the look on her face Christmas morning, when I told her.  The "I've been had" expression was priceless!! </p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101337 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101337 <p>Many years ago, my youngest daughter was very carefully counting all the presents under the Christmas tree.  How many for who and so forth. She was always trying to compete with her older sister in the "how many did you get?" category.  After several years of this, I decided to teach her a lesson.  I "name-tagged" all the gifts opposite.  Her's were her sister's and vice versa.  You shoulda seen the look on her face Christmas morning, when I told her.  The "I've been had" expression was priceless!! </p> Hmm worst gift ever had to&nbsp;be the hand-held electronic bass fishing game my husband, then boyfriend gave me on our first Christmas.&nbsp; I don't fish, I don't even eat fish, why on earth would I want to play a bass fishing game? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101353 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101353 Hmm worst gift ever had to&nbsp;be the hand-held electronic bass fishing game my husband, then boyfriend gave me on our first Christmas.&nbsp; I don't fish, I don't even eat fish, why on earth would I want to play a bass fishing game? One year for x-mas one of my aunts who most of us hated got a roll of toilet paper.  She was very upset and just left.  No one would say where it came from but it did from someone, we just never gave out who it was from as the wrapping paper was different than everyother one. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101367 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101367 One year for x-mas one of my aunts who most of us hated got a roll of toilet paper.  She was very upset and just left.  No one would say where it came from but it did from someone, we just never gave out who it was from as the wrapping paper was different than everyother one. For some.. Worst Gift ever.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> For me... Just the picture of the gift made my day so much better.&nbsp;&nbsp; http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101407 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101407 For some.. Worst Gift ever.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> For me... Just the picture of the gift made my day so much better.&nbsp;&nbsp; <p>My husband and I were still young married and were on a tight budget one year.  Anyway, I had asked him to pick me up a deodorant because I was out.  The day of my birthday, he came home with the deodorant, put it in front of me and said "Happy Birthday!".  I didn't really get upset because I knew we had very little money in our checking account.  Three days later he came home with a $1500 paint ball gun.  Beat that.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101561 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101561 <p>My husband and I were still young married and were on a tight budget one year.  Anyway, I had asked him to pick me up a deodorant because I was out.  The day of my birthday, he came home with the deodorant, put it in front of me and said "Happy Birthday!".  I didn't really get upset because I knew we had very little money in our checking account.  Three days later he came home with a $1500 paint ball gun.  Beat that.</p> One year my grandmother bought me a birthday card and put some money in it for me, unfortunately she gave it to my brother to take home to me.&nbsp; To say the least, he took the money and threw the card out the window on the drive home.&nbsp; I'm not sure if that counts. lol http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101569 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101569 One year my grandmother bought me a birthday card and put some money in it for me, unfortunately she gave it to my brother to take home to me.&nbsp; To say the least, he took the money and threw the card out the window on the drive home.&nbsp; I'm not sure if that counts. lol <p>I had been with my boy friend 10 months at the time and it was our first&nbsp;xmas together.&nbsp; I helped him shop for all his xmas gifts for his family and when xmas day came he hadn't bought me anything.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101572 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101572 <p>I had been with my boy friend 10 months at the time and it was our first&nbsp;xmas together.&nbsp; I helped him shop for all his xmas gifts for his family and when xmas day came he hadn't bought me anything.</p> <p>My mother in law gave me a shower curtain for Christmas--we have enclosed showers.&nbsp; I took it back to Montgomery Wards and got $4.00-true story-the worst gift ever.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101578 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_101578 <p>My mother in law gave me a shower curtain for Christmas--we have enclosed showers.&nbsp; I took it back to Montgomery Wards and got $4.00-true story-the worst gift ever.</p> This week's winner is possummomma with her story about getting scarlet fever from two $1 bills. Congrats.<br /> <br /> I have been assured by our judge that the fact that possummomma actually WANTED the cookie jar had nothing to do with the final decision. Honest. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_103743 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_103743 This week's winner is possummomma with her story about getting scarlet fever from two $1 bills. Congrats.<br /> <br /> I have been assured by our judge that the fact that possummomma actually WANTED the cookie jar had nothing to do with the final decision. Honest. For Valentine's Day I got the &quot;Roots&quot; miniseries on VHS when my wife (I'm black and she's white, btw) and I were dating in college. It wasn't the worst but it was quite interesting and unexpected, to say the least. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_103864 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_103864 For Valentine's Day I got the &quot;Roots&quot; miniseries on VHS when my wife (I'm black and she's white, btw) and I were dating in college. It wasn't the worst but it was quite interesting and unexpected, to say the least. <p>When I was 7, I bought my brother a pair of gray Puma soccer cleats, that I thought were so cool. My brother, who was 14, &nbsp;was not impressed but my mother made him wear them to school, anyway. We laugh about that to this day.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_103865 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_103865 <p>When I was 7, I bought my brother a pair of gray Puma soccer cleats, that I thought were so cool. My brother, who was 14, &nbsp;was not impressed but my mother made him wear them to school, anyway. We laugh about that to this day.</p> <p>LOL!!&nbsp; I shall place the cookie jar in a place of honor. :)&nbsp; Thank you. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104148 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104148 <p>LOL!!&nbsp; I shall place the cookie jar in a place of honor. :)&nbsp; Thank you. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Yikes..I won a book and haven't had a chance to get down to get it.&nbsp; Is it too late? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104155 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104155 Yikes..I won a book and haven't had a chance to get down to get it.&nbsp; Is it too late? Unfortunately for you, you already owned&nbsp; signed copy of Mein Kamph, right? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104157 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104157 Unfortunately for you, you already owned&nbsp; signed copy of Mein Kamph, right? He's baaaaaaaaaaack. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104159 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104159 He's baaaaaaaaaaack. <p>My husband of 15 years bought me a set of beginner's golf clubs for my birthday.  I HATE golf... I've NEVER golfed, don't like to watch it on TV, and certainly have never displayed any interest in learning how to golf.  What you must know about my husband is this... He's cheap; he will only likes to buy things that are "On Sale". </p> <p>The set of clubs he bought me was a JUNIOR SIZED set... meaning they were for KIDS!!  They were sale priced at 60% off and although it was a good bargain, they were a set I could NEVER (and would never) use!  Oh, it's not that I didn't try to be good spirited about it... I actually went to the driving range in attempt to learn to use them but because they were WAY too short, I ended up throwing my back out horribly on my first swing!  I came home, tossed the bag of clubs onto the ground in front of him and told him "TAKE THESE BACK!   IF YOU WANT TO WASTE MONEY BUYING THINGS THAT ARE USELESS, THEN BUY YOURSELF A BOX OF TAMPONS... YOU'LL GET AS MUCH USE OUT OF THE TAMPONS AS I WILL GET OUT OF THESE CLUBS!"</p> <p>He couldn't return the clubs because they were on sale...  so for HIS birthday I gave him a beautifully wrapped box of Tampons!  To this day, neither of us have used the birthday gifts we gave each other that year!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104896 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_104896 <p>My husband of 15 years bought me a set of beginner's golf clubs for my birthday.  I HATE golf... I've NEVER golfed, don't like to watch it on TV, and certainly have never displayed any interest in learning how to golf.  What you must know about my husband is this... He's cheap; he will only likes to buy things that are "On Sale". </p> <p>The set of clubs he bought me was a JUNIOR SIZED set... meaning they were for KIDS!!  They were sale priced at 60% off and although it was a good bargain, they were a set I could NEVER (and would never) use!  Oh, it's not that I didn't try to be good spirited about it... I actually went to the driving range in attempt to learn to use them but because they were WAY too short, I ended up throwing my back out horribly on my first swing!  I came home, tossed the bag of clubs onto the ground in front of him and told him "TAKE THESE BACK!   IF YOU WANT TO WASTE MONEY BUYING THINGS THAT ARE USELESS, THEN BUY YOURSELF A BOX OF TAMPONS... YOU'LL GET AS MUCH USE OUT OF THE TAMPONS AS I WILL GET OUT OF THESE CLUBS!"</p> <p>He couldn't return the clubs because they were on sale...  so for HIS birthday I gave him a beautifully wrapped box of Tampons!  To this day, neither of us have used the birthday gifts we gave each other that year!</p> A tradition in my family is to open a gift on Christmas Eve. We know that the box is always pajamas but this particular year my mother bought me this red and white striped,fuzzy set with feet and a flap in the butt. Now, first off, I have always been PLUMP! I had the chicken pox and my hair was in french braids so I had pink dots all over my head and face and the p.j.'s just made me itch even worse.So...wasn't preety at all.WHy do parents do these things to kids? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_170352 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FreeStuff/10345/#c_170352 A tradition in my family is to open a gift on Christmas Eve. We know that the box is always pajamas but this particular year my mother bought me this red and white striped,fuzzy set with feet and a flap in the butt. Now, first off, I have always been PLUMP! I had the chicken pox and my hair was in french braids so I had pink dots all over my head and face and the p.j.'s just made me itch even worse.So...wasn't preety at all.WHy do parents do these things to kids?