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My highschool boyfriend’s Mom gave me a pink sweatshirt with a puffy white cat on it. And asked me about it EVERY time I went over in the following weeks. Not sure if she REALLY liked the sweatshirt, or REALLY didn’t like me.
I once received a “banana protector” can you believe it.. I hate bananas!!!
But I would sure appreciate winning this prize pack as I dont even own a smartphone. I know I know probably the only one who doesnt…
Have an LG G4 and would love to have an G6. I wish I had a strange gift to tell you about but I’ve never received anything strange that I can recall so I suppose that’s a good thing but would have been helpful in order to win this
The strangest Christmas gift I’ve received so far is a stuffed poop emoji 🙂
A used Curnard shampoo and conditioner set from QE II cruise. Nice souvenir.
The strangest gift I ever received was a pair of nylons.
Christina cichon
I got a flood light one year as part of a Yankee Swap. Terrible present.
I put it in the Yankee Swap next year.
I specifically told my parents I didn’t need or want a watch. I got a watch.
I got a set of mounted points.
Now that I am in the industrial tool trade, I know what they are, but at the time I received them, I had no idea what they were, or what to do with them.
these are weird and funny at the same time. One year i received a set of shot glasses in the shape of a toilet.. lol
Most BIZARRE looking Sandcastle, it looked exactly like p#nis’s.
Was from a HIGH END resort. but it just looked WRONG
The strangest gift I ever received was a padded toilet seat. I had redone my bathroom and my boyfriend thought the padded seat would suit the new decor. Thank you for all of the great giveaways. Merry Christmas 🙂
Strangest gift had to be when my husband received a car cell phone holder from his sister….he doesn’t have a cell phone…lol
My mom got me this weird silk pidjama from Japan….
I received a soccer ornament one year. Never played the sport lol 😁
I keep getting chocolates for Christmas from my step children and they all know that I do not eat Chocolate, is this a sign or else they know that their Dad loves them and he will eat them??? Strange
Tickets to a hockey game.
self help books, strange and slightly upsetting to get.
My sister decided she wanted a bread machine so she bought me one ..go figure
My son gave me an iPhone.
My mother-in-law gave my young son some bus transfers one year. He was not impressed!
A stuffed dog radio
The O-town CD. I do/did not like O-town.
A white toaster… strange and boring 😉😂
The strangest gift I ever received was from a friend. It was a cow toilet tissue holder. lol
Thanks
the year I got nothing, apparently i was forgotten by everyone 🙁
it wasn’t one gift, but a combination of two from the wrong people. My boyfriend’s parents gave me a lovely gold bangle. My boyfriend however gave me bookends. He just couldn’t understand why I thought this was strange!
a friend got me a box of salt
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received was a sculpture of a man, all made out of snake skin, from my beloved Great Aunt.
I once received a chia pet that did not grow “hair”. It was a very weird, and then turned into a very sad gift. Thanks for the chance Tribute.ca!!
Strangest Christmas gift was a book of some Chinese history though it was illustrated poorly in comic book format. Really odd.
Mon pire cadeau de Noel adolescente est une lampe champignon blanche et noire, une pure laideur !
I remember i got a battery operated vacuum cleaner for computer keyboards – I never used it 🙂
A friend gave me a Freddy Kruger costume as a Christmas gift decades ago; still scratching my head about that one.
one year I received a golfing outfit. Green golf shirt, green golf pants. What made it strange is person who gifted it knew I hated green and wouldn’t wear it?
egg ornament for christmas tree
Our first Christmas together, my husband made me up a Christmas stocking. Along with the usual goodies like candy etc, I got a bottle of really cheap wine and a turnip. As I did not like wine and have never quite been able to find out why the turnip, yeah, it was weird.
I once received a basket with sample shampoo and conditioner packets that had been opened.
Tiny garden gnomes friends for my office plants……and I love them!
I once received a Snake fake gold necklace. It was really creepy
Roland Salvador – Fuzzy Handcuffs
I asked for an air popcorn maker. I got their old one from the 70’s, guess ‘new’ wasn’t implicit.
I have never received a strangest Christmas gift. My loved ones would never do that to me 🙂
I got a shoe horn from My Mommy! lol
At the time, I was like wtf?! But now I really need it & use it all the time. Plus, she passed away in 2011 so it has a lot of meaning now❤️
A pack of cigarettes from a friend of mine that was a smoker. Although I did not smoke. I guess it is true that some people buy gifts at gas stations.
a shower mat. yeah, thanks dad…its what i always wanted :/
I received a basket filled with opened packets of sample shampoo, cream and perfume.
This would be amazing, my husband would love this powerful device! The strangest gift I got was an external hard drive. ( it was useful at least )
As a child I used to receive parcels from England . There were always 2 things in there … English chocolate … and underwear . Go figure !
Socks that didn’t match.
I’m sure one has existed but I can’t think of a strange gift
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a picture of the gift inside a gift wrapped box, special ordered & delivery had been delayed. I never got that gift at all…lol
Once my uncle wrapped a brick for my very young brother & he was so upset & dissapointed & embarassed, especially when my uncle said, well kid let’s see you break that brick like you do all your other toys! Well my brother broke the brick!! Lmao
The strangest gift I received were wooden napkin rings shaped like watermelon slices. First of all there were only six, secondly I don’t entertain outdoors…so what am I going to do with them? Thanks for the great contest!
The strangest Christmas gift I’ve received is a pineapple shape candle
The gifts I received from my Grandmother just got stranger as she started to get dementia. From weird sweaters and housecoats, to things found around her house. I miss them.
My mom got my brother and I start wars toys ment for 8 or 9 year olds. We were 22.
Strangest gift I received was a garlic press! Thanks for the chance to win!
My strangest gift was a card……My husband waiting until Dec 24th of course and stopped at a little local store to get a card on his way home…..well they did not have any wife so he got grandmother and scratched it out and put Wife!! Only him! Winning this phone would sure make up for this!! Thanks for the chance!!
When I was 8 years old, my grand-mother gave me the ugliest hat! On top of it, it was a few sizes too big! What a disappointment!
Underwear
Funny I was just thinking about this earlier… my grandmother is a notorious regifter. One year she actuallu gave me a pair of “nice” underwear that no longer fit her… yikes. Safe to say I never wore them.
Shrimp deveiner… i don’t even like shrimp!
Strangest gift ever was a granny nightgown and a heating pad given as a gift together.
The strangest gift I ever received was a Brita from my husband. I do love my water but at the time we were dating so here I am searching for a ring in the brita when nope….it was just a brita LOL
When I was in my 20’s my mother’s boyfriend gave me purple polyester pants and a candy striped shirt. Laughed and Laughed.
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was underwear stuffed in paper towel rolls and wrapped. I’m not sure why they weren’t kept in the original package so it made me wonder if they were already tried on… eww!
The strangest gift was when I received some vintage adult magazines, as a teen I was happy, but it was an awkward situation…
#giveaway #12DaysofGiveaway #contest #LG well I just lost my phone so this would have been ideal….last week. However, I can’t be without a phone so had to replace it. The strangest Christmas gift I have ever received was a grey sweatsuit…not lulu lemon or bench but just a grey shapeless sweatsuit a size too big.
A multi coloured high top running shoe phone!
My mother in law gave me to combs for my hair that she purchased at a craft show. They were decorate with safety pins, feathers and beads (ugh!) and were SOOOO heavy they couldn’t possibly stay in anyone’s hair! (but who would want them too??)
When I was dating my ex, his mother gave me this gaudy pink t-shirt with a ridiculous quote on the front. This was after a couple of years of saying how much I hate the colour pink. The shirt wasn’t even in my size! Thankfully I used the size as an excuse to return it without hurting her feelings!
The strangest gift I ever received was when we were young and we decided to look in the closet where the gifts were. We found each and everyone’s gift. When it came to Christmas Morning. I received a toy truck. My brother received a doll. Then to top it off we went to Grandmother’s house to have Christmas dinner with them the day after. When it came to unwrapping our gifts from Grandma and Grandpa the first ones had a piece of coal then the second one was a carrot. Lol she found also but eventually we received the right gifts. All the time they we laughing at our expressions.
A bottle of moose meat
I received an empty rusted cookie tin once.
Light Bulbs!!! Then after opening them, I got the real present – Kenner easybake oven:)
Most awkward was a 101 Creative Romantic ideas from my sister in law, to be opened in front of my in-laws.
Um my friends gave me a million dollars.. that was strange.. no just kidding. But if they wanted to that would be supper awesome.
The strangest gift I ever received was a gift stocking filled with treats for a cat — I’ve never owned a cat. Thanks for the chance to win!!
Im pretty easy to shop for. I don’t think I’ve bad a bad gift!
Received a thigh master from my hubby. Wasn’t impressed.
The strangest gift was a mandolin which I cut my finger on and never used again.
When I was a bachelor, I jokingly told my sister and mother I used a bar of soap to wash my hair. They believed me. So I got shampoo for Christmas.
One year my boyfriend signed me up for cooking class.
Talk about an insult!!
My strangest Christmas gift was from an older relative. A pair of granny panties and a flower pot. I was in my 20’s. Hummm. Good for a laugh
I once got a Pig’s Bladder Balloon from a neighbor lady when I was a Kid
My strangest gift, would have to be my toosie…. it is not a onesie, it fits 2 people and we can hold hands in the middle. We cooked in it once, it was very hard because we both only have one arm free.
The weird Xmas gift I have got is a pair of non matching socks
Some kind of dremel tool from my husband…he uses it more than I ever have!
I received a pair of underwear that had one leg hole cut bikini and one leg hole cut brief!!
For my wedding I received a used bun warmer
The strangest gift I ever received was an empty box. Nice color
My great grandfather gave me the wallet that I had gifted to him the year before, lol.
A pumpkin gutter! Seriously, you add it to a drill…drill wasn’t included…useless lol
My strangest gift was a gift exchange from work where I got socks and nylons! Never participated in the gift exchange again after that!
strangest gift was boxer shorts 2 sizes too big
The strangest gift I’ve received was a homemade yarn embroidered plastic square… utensil container? It was cylindrical and had yarnwork flat tenticals coming out from the sides. Maybe it was a piece of art to display? I don’t know what it was or what it was for.
I would say a box inside of a box inside of a box and the smallest box was empty lol
Pauline Lafrance Montague. A box of cereal from my “secret Santa”.
an expired gift card… wasn’t cool!
The strangest gift was a non-gift. When I was 7, mom had to do catalogue shopping as dad was away and she did not drive. I had asked for a Mr. Potato Head. They were out of stock so there was nothing under the tree for me from Santa. My mom told me my list ‘blew away’. And when Santa found it, he would deliver the gift even if it was in January. If finally arrived, but was not a fun Christma for me when my 4 siblings all got gifts from Santa. Merry Christmas and thanks for the opportunity! #giveaway #12DaysofGiveaway #contest #LG
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a self-helo book. I thought I was doing ok at this life thing but guess not!
The strangest Christmas gift I have ever gotten is an elmo ice cream maker from my mom recently. I’m in my forties and I don’t have children so not sure what was going on with that.
The strangest gift I ever received was a travel coffee mug that plugs into the cigarette lighter of the car. The strange thing was it obviously came from a secondhand store because it looked like it was 20 years old. The box was old and beat up. I kept it for years because it made me smile. Lovely sentiment but I was afraid to plug it in and have sparks flying lol.
A can of Simoniz,LOL! Thanks :).
I have been very lucky and spoiled throughout my Christmas. I guess the goofiest gift might be a talking snowman. He is to be put in a bathroom as he says bathroom comments when you walk in, *(motion sensored)…”what ya doing..you look a bit flushed”. I now share him at work…lol
Popcorn kernels.
My strangest gift was a lint brush in a work gift exchange.
A bag of chips and a chocolate bar very strange gifts.
I received gift cards for stores that are not even in my area, so they were no good to me!
Strangest gift was a pet rock.
Te strangest gift I ever received was a BIG, HEAVY TURTLENECK SWEATER- not good when you’re having hot flashes!!! I gave it away!!
My sister give me sexy silk PJ one year. Totally gross! until i found out it was meant for her boyfriend…..But I kept it anyway. lol.
When I was a teenager, my brother-in-law bought me a toothbrush. Not an electric one, just a regular,everyday toothbrush. Needless to say, as a teenage girl,with so many choices out there, I was a little disappointed. I put on a smile and said thank you.
A gift I bought and wrapped myself that was to myself..🙂
Chocolates pretzels chocolate covered nuts etc from my husband. He didn’t know what to get me so he over dosed n junk food. Ughh.
My mother gave me a suitcase set for Xmas .. very strange indeed…didn’t take long to figure it out though lol
The strangest gift I received was an embossing stamp with a random incomplete message. It was left in my stocking. I have three theories, Santa hit the eggnog hard before delivering presents, he was appealing to my mystery solving side or we have been playing the longest game of hangman ever known.
The strangest thing I received was a tooth pick holder, shaped like an elephant! No idea why, I don’t use toothpicks or like elephants lol
Strangest gift…..a wooden elephant. Not strange on it’s own but the following year came a wooden armadillo from the same friend. She said she got it for my ‘collection’…but she had started the ‘collection’ for me the year before! Another friend added a wooden bird later that year.
My sister-in-law thought she’d be funny and gifted me a small 7 inch little Christmas stocking filled with a couple of black BBQ Charcoal as a joke. LOL got a good laugh out of it.
A hand knitted p***s heater from my mother, can you believe it.lol
My phone just died last week so sure could use a new one. Thanks Tribute for these yearly 12 years of giveaways contests and oh yeah, Happy Holidays everyone!
The ugliest of Christmas sweaters ever!! It wasn’t even something I wanted to donate to anyone!
the strangest Christmas gift I got was a coulourful mumu (caftan style dress) when I was about 30 from my Mother-in-Law! So usgly and definitely not age appropriate. Why????
I once got a big old jar of pickled eggs and bottle of wine from my corner store lol
I received a key in the mail to my house no return address needless to say we changed the locks
The strangest gift I ever received was a pair of used shoes dyed to wear with a new outfit.
I never received a strange Christmas gift
Jenn Meade – the strangest gift I ever received was actually two-fold. My gift was inside a box that had an in-shower coffee maker on it with the announcement that it helps to save time and use the hot water from your shower to make your morning coffee – this was obviously a gag box and when I opened it inside were tat-toupees (tattoo toupee) that you stick on your head to cover bald spots…. I had mentioned to my sister that I was losing my hair, it was thinning on top and you could see my scalp so she thoughtfully got me the temporary tattoos..lol and thus began our newest Christmas tradition on who can give each other the tackiest gift at Christmas 🙂
A plush teddy bear night lamp instead of a R/C car.
The strangest Christmas Gift I received came wrapped in a small square box – made to look like a jewellery box and was wrapped with a ribbon nice tied into a bow. I opened it up just after dinner as it was neatly put by my setting at the dinner table. When I opened it up I was surprised to see a CLAY WORM which you put in a planter to see if the soil is moist! Thank you Tribute.ca!
When I was a teen I received rather frilly underwear from an aunt whom I rarely ever saw. It was uncomfortable writing the than you letter – and the undies were too small.
A fruit cake
I received cans of salmon..a little odd?
The strangest thing i ever got for Christmas was a crocodile skin brief case with a lock and key from Italy.It looked like a purse but it wasn’t my friend bought it while she was there.😅
ok how about this.. a hand knitted peter heater ….lol
Sure could use a new phone as mine died just last week.
Thanks for the 12 days of christmas giveaways Tribute, amazing prizes again this year!!
Happy Holidays everyone!!
I received a yogurt maker. I would never make my own yogurt….yuck. I am pretty sure it was a re-gift.
a scarf with snowman on it
the strangest gift I ever gotten was weird socks
One year I was longing for this beautiful coat with a fur collar, Christmas morning I was so pleased to see a large rectangular box that looked like it would hold the coat perfectly. I opened it up as quick as I could and to my surprise it was a used VCR, lets keep in mind it was 1996. I am sure I showed my disappoinment, but the old VCR did get a bit of use! #funnynotfunny
a lump of coal
The strangest gift was a wedding present from my Uncle. Love him to bits but he is different. He is a scholar. My new husband at the time opened out gift in front of everyone and it was an oversized off the shoulder bag. It was real leather. It was huge. The leather is very hard. It has one of those flaps rather than a proper closing zipper or closure. Unfortunately we never had the opportunity to use it. It is way too heavy and bulky to be practical. But I have to say the bag totally reminds me of him. It is not a present we look at today and ask ourselves if we know who gave it to us.
The weirdest gift I ever got was a really ugly western scarf. Too make it worse it had plastic shiny beads. The colour was so loud I wondered if it was a joke. A quick peak cleared any doubt; they thought I would be delighted!
It was like an ugly Christmas Sweater!
I honestly am not sure anyone would wear it. Yikes.
I once got a box of cereal for Christmas. Not even a festive box or anything, just a normal box of Cheerios.
An empty wicker basket that was tiny! Like the size of my hand. I don’t know ow what they thought I would put in it but I think you are meant to use the basket as the holder of the proper gift.
An old textbook
I once received a used socket set but the handle was missing. A bunch of sockets but no way to use them.
Cheap perfume and socks from a boyfriend in highschool. Broke up right after
The first year I moved in with my boyfriend his mom got me a Glass jar with a lid… strange and cheap.
My sister gave me dryer lint vacuum attachment. No one quite knows what to say when someone gives you a dryer lint vacuum attachment!😂
potato chips
My Mother in law gave me a weigh scale for Christmas!
My first Christmas with my new in laws and large extended family.Gift exchanging time came up I tried to stay in the back not expecting anything. When the youngest niece 3 shoved a gold wrapped package into my hand and excitedly said open it! Now all eyes are on me (I noticed my Mom in law twitching?) Inside this golden package were the largest underwear I have ever seen. Not sure who they were meant for lol but my little niece was very proud and spread them over the footstool like a table cloth. Welcome to the family.
My Mom used to leave us gifts of meat – a nice ham, a particularly meaty package of bacon, etc. Always chosen and given with LOVE.
Weirdest gift I ever got was a grapefruit.
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a ‘Summers Eve’ gift set 🤣🤣🤣
My mother in law gave me 1.99 can opener – nicely wrapped. That’s it – nothing else
One year it was nothing for Christmas
Mr. Potato Head ?
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received, NO LIE!, was from my next door neighbour who owned a funeral home. I guess yearly they would receive ornaments from
various suppliers and they re gifted several to me. Now, I have no problem with
re gifting but….
My late great Aunt used to give me and my sisters revealing lingerie which could make for a good laugh on Christmas morning!
A gift card that was not validated, so worthless
It might not be strange but a few years ago I got a gift from my mother-in-law that I had previously got for her the year before so she regifted it back haha
A unicorn head to mount on my fireplace😆
The strangest gift I ever received was two paper mache pigs, I have no idea why I don’t collect anything like that, funny thing I kept them because they were so hideous as a conversation piece.
my dad gave me pyjamas that were triple my size when I was 16 – I was so upset and cried for days 🙁
Jingle Bell musical socks.
Strangest gift: a large can of tomato sauce from my aunt. (a gag hiding the real gift)
Grinch underwear.
Foam curlers.
The strangest (and laziest) gift I ever received was a half eaten box of chocolates… and not half the box, half of almost every chocolate!
A ski jacket that must have been in the reject bin. I couldn’t get my hand through to the other side. It was all twisted inside. Helly Hanson go figure.
The year I got 3 microwave ovens, don’t tell everyone the same thing when asked what you want for Christmas 🎄
The strangest gift I ever received is a bubble gum machine that takes nickels.
A teletubbie
a set of hangers? i didn’t even need any….
Bubble bath from my mother-in-law. We had a stand up shower. My husband told her I was too big to bathe in the sink. The next year…more bubble bath 😂
A CHIA Pet from my Dear Mom. LOL!
I got a box of chocolate that i didn’t like and they knew the one that i like
A piece of plastic joke poop, it was a running gag with my uncle for years
An ugly sequin evening bag
One year at Christmas I received a used electric razor. It had hair all over it, it was really gross.
I once got a box of various figurines – little dogs, an angel, a bird etc. They was no theme or connection – they were utterly random.
I once received a lamb for Christmas!
I just velvet hair scrunchies through a secret Santa yesterday from work! lol. It was super strange because it somehow was at the top of my wish list of a site my coworkers and I used. I am almost certain I did not put it there. Why? Because I am a 38 year old guy with very short hair! lol
I will conclude with that the “gift” is in the giving not receiving; I am grateful to be alive today.
The strangest gift I received was a Betsy-Wetsy doll. You could put water in a baby bottle, feed her and she would wet her pants. Probably accurate-that’s what babies do, right? also probably the reason I never had children.
Weirdest gift was a visit from my parents when i had told them not to come
That would be a talking ice cream scoop given to me by my husband.We still laugh about it , many years later!!
I received a silver decorative bowl from a coworker.
The oddest Christmas gift I have received was a large blown glass vase almost the size of a coffee table. Someone went to a lot of work to make it and someone thought of me and bought it…what do I do with that? (:
barre de son ou ecouteur sans fil
A paper shredder 🙂
A set of toothbrush with the matching toothpaste.
One Christmas, I received a bottle of the “hottest” ever sauce. Never tried it.
Hmm,I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a strange gift. Thank goodness.
I cherish and love everything I recieve 🙂
Thank you for the chance to win a new phone. I’d love to be upgraded. I’ve had my Galaxy S4 since it came out!
As a child a turning globe!?… but while on a cruise gift exchange some New Jersey Lottery scratch tickets and I’m from Western Canada!?
The strangest gift I ever received was a pack of AA batteries. I thought at first they had bought me something that required batteries and were tricking me -nope literally just bought me batteries.
One year for Christmas I received a ceramic dog that my Grandmother had poorly painted. I was about 16. I think she got the dog at the dollar store and then decided to try to paint it? I have no idea why she thought I would want this? My brothers received painted rocks (try explaining to a 7 year old why he’s getting a rock for Christmas) and my Mother (this was her mother-in-law) received a muu-muu (my Mother is not a big lady) so I guess I shouldn’t feel badly. Another year we all received sweatshirts where she had ironed on various fabric designs and used the puffy fabric paint to bedazzle it. That was an interesting Christmas as well.
And interesting question… Nothing strange comes to mind… but the most odd/interesting thing I ever received was one of those Rocket kits. I had never had one before or expressed interest either, but for some reason my brother just got me one for Christmas one year.
a ceramic hand to hold rings, creepy looking
I’ve Nevers Receiver à étranger gift
rubber frog in my sock! I hate frogs and they have a picture of me screaming !
a picture of a fish for a wedding present
A pink paisley flannel shirt – which I (loyally) wore – since it was a gift from a loved one. I finally admitted I didn’t like it and stopped pretending after a year or so…
The strangest Christmas gift that I ever received was a screaming rubber chicken.
Never received a really strange gift.
literally nothing. 😉
A lump of coal in my stocking…I was shocked to say the least.
I got a PedEgg (it removes dead skin for the feet)
I received a tool kit from my brother to fix cars. I didn’t even own a car at the time. Must have been a good sale, and I have no idea how to fix a car haha
Along the same lines of this prize actually, I once received a iPhone replica that was a flask. Sure it probably seemed like a good idea, but the stickers and bulkiness just shouted knockoff – plus I had to drink out of my phone antenna, which is something very strange to see!
I received a used curling iron one year… 🙂
I received a small box in the mail, no return address, with used AA batteries in it! This was mailed to my address over 25 years ago, and to this day, I still do not know who sent it and why!? Strange or what!?
That would be the fabric remote control holder that drapes over the arm of a sofa and features a large, stuffed cat’s head.
Ugly sweater.
A raccoon brush. I was 19 at the time. It was the type of thing you’d give a 5 year old.
Flannel pajamas from Mariposa from my new boyfriend (now husband)…just thought it was funny.
I received a wooden decoration with three cows standing on top of each other, but I have grown to love it.
No present at all. Instead we were read a Xmas story.
The strangest Christmas gift I received was a barbie doll after I had grown out of them for two years.
A used bowling ball! 🙄
Got a $10 GC that had $6 used on it already.
1980 Office gift exchange, I got a horny pet toad! Still having it! 😉
The strangest gift ever received was a bottle of hot sauce … don’t like spicy food !!
My strangest Christmas gift I received was a rock fountain from my dentist emloyer called “The drooler”
It actually did drool😀
A man cologne. ..mixed up the gifts DEC 19 HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE 🎅🎁❤
Chantelle Muise – a sexy red lingerie nighty from my best friend
A spider ornament–I thought it was weird until I read the story about its origins. Now I love it and give them as gifts!
I got the book “Final Exit”. They were trying to tell me something? I kept the book. It still might come in handy.
It was called an electric neck massager but it looked like a small d**do.
I got a toothpick dispenser, it was weird.
Last year I received Durian flavoured Coffee. It tasted awful.
When I was a teen my best friend gave me a box full of fire wood. In the middle was a silver necklace
The goofiest gift ever was a small box with a comb and a handful of peanuts in the shell …. DUH !!
Chia Pet – that is a wierd gift
A used frying pan. It was a mixed up gift. Someone got my gift and I got an used gift
Strangest gift I ever received was a fish you mount on the wall that sings Don’t worry be happy! I do not fish, do not eat fish and basically am not a fish person at all. Must have been a re gift. Not as bad as my husband thou who once got a Willy Warmer…yep a little knitted warmer for his junk.
a pet rock
Some one gave me a grey wig/toupee on year.
A used face cream
I got a dried up old Carrot one year
The best gift I got was my necklace with a cross from my mom …it’s my all time favorite thing
Socks
A Clapper clap on clap off device… just weird!
The strangest gift that I have ever received was a Bugs Bunny tie.
Bingo Dabbers
My mother getting me an itchy wool sweater when she knows I’m allergic.
A homemade table centre piece which was a log of wood with some xmas decorations glued on it and it fell apart quite quickly
A homemade table centre piece which was a log of wood with some xmas decorations glued on it and it fell apart quite quickly
I received a box of used books.
The weirdest gift I got (from an ex boyfriend) was….he gave me his old, used, banged up camera! And, to top it off, he bought a brand-new camera – for himself! What a terrible gift. Thanks for the chance!
I once received a plastic Santa and reindeer.
Can’t say I’ve ever been given a strange gift. However I did participate in a used gift exchange game and my gift was a box full of kinder egg toys (no chocolate….just the toys)
The weirdest gift I’ve ever recieved for Christmas was a box of Q-Tips. Guess I have a bad time listening or something :s
A box of chest nuts!
I once got a puzzle of Burt Reynolds laying naked on a bearskin rug covering his area with a cowboy hat. Giddeyup!
scissors
A rabbit. I had to return it .. but a baby bunny.
Just before we were married my husbands grandmother, gave us a Christmas present. Inside the box was a jar of pickles and some socks. No explanation – nothing.
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received was a pair of fundies.
15 dollars in pennies in a box…it didn’t make ‘cents’ because pennies were already obsolete
A bath bomb. I don’t take baths
A toilet brush.
The worst gift I got at Christmas was from my aunt in England. I was about 18 and she sent me a kit to make a necklace with plastic bits. Suitable for a 10 year old. I guess she couldn’t imagine me grownup. The thought was wonderful though.
A stuffed gorilla.
A change holder for the car that calculates how much you put in…But not when you take out … Useless
A pair of men’s shoes that were actually for another person and mistakenly given to me.
When I was young I got a spy novel that my mom meant to give to my dad!
The strangest Christmas gift I received was bath salts that obviously had been opened and some used/gone. Not sure how that happened ! 🤔
Diamond ring
One year I got a Furby. Fail!
One year I got a tin of cocoa for a Christmas gift!
a small ceramic dish upon which you dispose of the used tea bag. 49 cents.
The strangest gift I ever got was a box of mixed nuts – but I’m deathly allergic to peanuts!
I can’t recall any strange gifts I’ve received!
I guess I have been very lucky over the years – not one strange, unusual or unwanted Christmas that I can recall…
The worst gift I ever got was a vacuum cleaner. I hate vacuuming and so why would I want a Vacuum?
A secret santa gift that was some sort of bag – not sure what exactly it was for.
A vintage pearl beaded evening purse that didn’t open.
I got a decorative spoon
I got an open bottle of booze
A tool set, the one with all sorts of socket wrenches. I am so not a tool kinda gal.
A chia pet
A assortment of tea bags. I hate tea and never drink it
My strangest Christmas gift was a bottle of hair dye – guess I had too much grey coming through
The strangest gift I received is a pair of lights bulbs !!!
A box of gift wrap, when I was twelve. Gee, thanks lol
a box of socks
I got what I believed to be a strange gift. Before the Harry Potter mania, my aunt got me the first 3 books in the series. Bright, colourfull, childish looking books!! I was 27 years old!! I thought she was crazy!! But, as everyone now knows……they were amazing!!! and I went on to read the whole series, even lining up at midnight for the final instalment. Ya never know, eh?!?
The strangest Christmas Gift I received was a coffee gift set. I didn’t drink coffee at the time!
a necklace
underwear!
a book of cat poems!
I was 12 years old young girl and received a man’s xl sweater from a relative…lol!?!
A box of heart shaped Valentine chocolates from grandma for Christmas. Chocolates were not for sale yet and Valentines Day was months away….must have been from last years stock or …who knows from when???
One christmas i got one of those free tshirts from a case of beer as a gift
One christmas i got one of those free tshirts from a case of beer as a gift
Daniel Schneider. I don’t I ever had a strange Christmas. They were all very nice to be together with family, food, memories and of course presents!
A travel book to Europe and I was going nowhere! Guess they thought reading about the destination would satisfy my travel bug!
A fancy towel set as a shower gift. What made it strange was the strong scent of cedar… you could tell it had been stored for years and then regifted.
The oddest gift I’ve ever gotten was a homemade basket of jams… THAT I MADE FOR THEM THE YEAR BEFORE LOL!! Talk about a re-gifting error. Thanks for the all the giveaway – Merry Christmas!
okay, this is going back a few years – but I lived in an apartment and had a neighbour who was eccentric – I received a bicycle hand pump as a gift – I didn’t own a bike.
was last new yeara, i fell down the stairs and ended up in the hospital.
The strangest gift I ever received is a Unicorn air freshener. I really cannot describe the scent but happy to have received it.
Thanks for the this generous 12 days of giveaway🤞🍀 and Happy Holidays 🎄🎅🏽🎉
The strangest Christmas gift I received was a tiny screwdriver. As it turned out, it came in very handy when the screws came out of my glasses!
it was a weird K-tel exerciser that attached to a door knob and had 2 ropes with 4 loops
Cactus
Hubby was working out of town & never got home until Christmas Eve so he went Christmas “shopping” at a gas station on the way. I believe I got an air freshener, window scraper, candy & lotto tickets, lol. It’s the thought that counts I guess!
A pack of playing cards from the local Dollar store.
The weirdest gift I ever got for Christmas was a Domo toaster from my brother. So odd because he knew I didn’t really eat sliced bread and I have no other Domo memorabilia. Anyway, a G6 would be awesome upgrade for my half decade old LG! Thanks!
Sorry I misread the question. Daniel Schneider. The strangest gift I ever received was? Well honestly every gift I ever received was good. I guess I haven’t ever received a strange gift.
My strangest gift was a deluxe snow clearing brush for my car when I already had two other brushes.
A can of motor oil. I don’t own a car.
We got this piece of fabric that had flower seeds woven into the fabric and you were supposed to cover it with dirt and flowers would grow. We received this from my husband’s aunt, the box was pretty beaten up, it looked like it was 20 years old and it had been regifted, needless to say we didn’t ‘plant’ our fabric seeds!?!
well I could name a few non mentionables but I can’ t for everyone to see. But when you have lots of family members with different tastes. sometimes its a toss up on what you will get. But we all have a good laugh an a great time..
The strangest gift I ever received was a realistic looking fish from a craft show. We hung him up behind the bar and called him “Stevie Walleye.” He had different outfits for different occasions- ie sunglasses, Santa hat…
I just received an android smartwatch for Xmas and it will not sync with my old iPhone 4 . Winning this phone would put the icing on my Xmas pudding. Strange that I get a smart watch that I cannot use.
I got a shovel…….still wondering why??
My ex girlfriends Mom gave me Balut wrapped in a box ! I couldn’t say no but I couldn’t eat it.
I’ve never gotten a weird gift that I can remember.
I was super goth and my aunt and uncle got me a pink Roots sweater
Still waiting!
Weirdest gift I’ve ever received was an Indigo blanket 6 years back. I never sleep with a blanket so it was no use for me at all!
A used coffee maker
A stuffed doll mounted on a plaque
I got an electric potato peeler.I do a faster job doing it by hand.
A block of Cheddar Cheese
I got a bottle of rum one year. I don’t even drink.
A huge bag of veggie chips.
A big wrapped box, I opened it and got a nail clipper.
The strangest Christmas gift was a box of seashells.
I never really enjoyed getting socks. When you need them, that’s something you should get automatically.
My secret Santa gave me a used tub of Body Shop lip balm and a box of Icy Square chocolates. I figured out who he was by the end of the day because his little sister was complaining in the playground that her chocolates were stolen in the middle of the night.
Chocolate Easter bunny that’s been frozen for almost 10 years
I don’t think I’ve ever received a really bad one 🙂
I once received for Christmas one of those plastic singing fish that you mount on the wall and it turns and sings when you go by. Why, why, why?
Ivory soap
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a perfume bottle that was already open and probably used too
One Christmas I received a long sleeve, button up shirt…not so bad. But it was bright yellow with big, black stars all over it. I wish I had held in to it for a chuckle now. I’m pretty sure it went out with the Christmas trash.
I received from my boss a re-gift I think, of bath gel and soap products that you would give to your mother. I couldn’t use it, not my taste in scents so I threw it out.
The strangest gift was a steam, heating dish for a buffet. I never entertain. I saved it for a year, used it once and donated it.
An black elephant so hugly
I received wooden blocks… as a 20 year old? >_>
when I was very small I received a hockey stick taller than I was while my oldest brother received one that was half his size.
A christmas we have play a game with each one a used gift that we don’t need anymore
I got re-gifted a gift I had given the year before. It hurt my feelings a little, but I liked the gift so, whatever.
One Christmas I got the Hannah monatana mall madness board game, I’m a boy and I was 19, thanks parents
One Christmas I got the Hannah monatana mall madness board game, I’m a boy and I was 19, thanks parents .
One year I received a rice cooker- not strange but not wanted either!
Going out for dinner to a fancy restaurant on Christmas Eve.
The strangest gift I got was some sex toys.
I don’t think I’ve received any strange gifts – I’ve been pretty lucky that way!
Titanic CD
I don’t really have any super strange Christmas gifts to be honest. Although I did get some pretty ugly sweaters when we were kids!
Chinese food cookbook which my husband wanted me to see him buying because he had a nice surprise gift for me otherwise.
Hmm, strangest gift would have to have been a box of wall sockets.
A snowman made out of a stick.
I got a brown guinea pig in a small box under Christmas tree. I hate brown! I was like how will I like this little guy, why is he brown?? And then he was the sweetest guinea pig ever! And I loved him so much!
Earings because my ears are not pierced!!!
I once got a picture frame made out of pottery from my daughter… It was all crooked and cracked… More funny than anything
I received a book on dieting/fasting. I did not appreciate it 😀
I’d say getting this crystal chip and dip bowl set when I was 12 from my Grandma..
I received a gift basket that had a different name on it! Can you say regift? It was so awkward!
Ugh…a tarantula. ..I freaking loathe spiders. ..they took it back and got me gerbils. ..lol. Peaces ~! ! ~ xoxo
A giant inflatable chair lol.
Regifted stuff!
I received a Whip Cream dispenser one year from a so – called ‘friend’.???? Weird huh?
I got a santa on a sleigh and I don’t celebrate christmas
Once I was given a box of chocolates and 2 were missing. Lol
got this set of fancy dishes for hosting it was all stuff I didnt need nor would I use it and wasn’t a lot just some
I received a few baby books when I was a teenager. It was the year my dad died and there were 5 of us and I was the oldest. I believe they mixed up the tags but I was sure surprised and I was the butt of jokes for awhile from my brothers. The gifts came from a local school in the city, but they didn’t know us personally. Thanks for the great contest 🙂
My husband bought me a vacuum and not even the cool robot one that cleans for me #12daysofgiveaways #TributeCA
My family bought me a cat radio/speaker.
My stepmom gave a portable cd player that played MP3s burnt onto a disc thinking that was the same thing as an ipod because they both played mp3s. She bought it on sale 8 months before Christmas so it couldn’t be returned either…LOL
A freaking Coriander , from my in-laws , but excuse me how do act excited about getting a coriander for a Christmas present.But I did I put my brave fake face on and smiled through the whole lovely Christmas Dinner I made them all ,lol 🎅🎄🎁🎄🎅
A poster of a TV show I don’t watch.
Don’t know if it’s considered strange but I was not impressed when my ex gave me a vacuum! 😞
An astray but I dont smoke
An ashtray… Used! I don’t smoke. This was many many years ago.
well, we weren’t married very long and my husband and myself and our new baby, drove 2000 miles to see my family. All my husband got from my family was a little singing Christmas Tree which we never used because it scared our son. The eyes would open wide and the tree would shake. The other kids hated it too. It still remains in a closet under the stairs and that was like 27 years ago.
The strangest gift I ever received for Christmas was a bunch of chipped , somewhat obviously second hand ornaments from one of my teen-age son’s girlfriends ( years ago ) . I later found out that she was from a very poor family and she had done the best she could. At the time though, I was a little confused if it was sincere or a joke. I took it at face value and thanked her. I’m so glad that I did.
A bible with my first & last name on it and my last name spelled wrong.
The strangest gift I have received was an inflatable pool. I lived in an apartment
A DVD of a TV show that I had never heard of and never watched
the strangest item I received was baby onesies, which is odd because I was unattached at the time and clearly not expecting a baby any time soon
Theda Stoppel, I think the strangest gift I ever received was a hair brush (and nothing else) from my husband….fail
I was once given a coffee maker and I don’t drink coffee, but the person that gave it to me does.
Probably a “Pooper Scooper” at a group function.
My strangest gift was a mustard color sweater with feathers on it
napkin rings and newborn baby booties for my 18 month old.
In an all girl gift exchange , I got an expensive bar of soap for a man. ? I put it in the towel drawer as it smelled so nice.
No lie. We did a Secret Santa at our school in elementary; and unfortunately and regrettably, I received a used plush doll as a gift. Needless to say I was sad, mad and embarrassed in front of the entire class. When I confronted my classmate about it, he simply lied and said it wasn’t used, when it obviously was. You should of seen the guilty look on his face.
Blender
I once got a Samurai Cat cookie jar, it was one of those Secret Santa exchanges at work where you get a number and pick a wrapped gift from the table. (I passed that one off on someone the next year.) Happy Holidays to all, I hope I win this for my son, his phone needs repaired! Thank you Tribute.ca
I received a second hand, too-small-for-my-size t-shirt from a coworker during an office gift exchange
Bethany Cowley – strangest gift i received was a fur purse!
I have never received a strange Christmas gift, but I did receive a very odd ‘clown candle’ from my husband once for Valentine’s Day…we still laugh about it! 😉
A credit card holder that was a freebie from a casino.
I once got a set of baking utensils which I didn’t need in the least as I already had some that I didn’t use!!! and they knew it! not sure whether to call it strange or thoughtless, I guess both! Don’t have a phone so this one would be the perfect gift for me!
I got granny panties for a Christmas gift
I received a Christmas t-shirt from my step mom that was a kids size 12 needless to say it wasn’t even close to my size…did she even look at the size?!?! Lol
None yet!
Une carte-cadeau expiré
Sad, but true. One year I didn’t receive anything.
The strangest Christmas gift I ever got was finger hand gloves! Little multi fingers, that attach to each individual finger!? Absolutely alien…and frankly disturbingly horrific! 🙂 I used them twice…once while driving, and waving to a kid at a red light.second time was in the dark in a movie theatre. Both times were an EPIC fail. Finger hands are bad idea!! 🙂 🙂 lol
The strangest gift I ever received was a Kindle Fire from my hubby on my birthday, because the previous Christmas he had given me a Kindle so I was like huh???
Strangest gift I ever received was a second-hand pink nightgown, which had been worn by an elderly woman who’d passed away the week before it was gifted to me.
A Montreal Canadians watch . Go Leafs go .
A fishing rod and I do not fish
The strangest gift I ever received was a T-Shirt with a monster on it. This was a very scary gift. I returned it back to the store and got a credit and never told the person who got me the gift that I did this.
My husband bought me a lace pant suit. You had to see it to appreciate how awful it was
Chocolate shaped poop.
A tee shirt that was child’s size .
homemade bath bombs that were filled with cat hair – so gross.
A fruit cake .
An extension cord for a phone .
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a car detailing set…
i got garlic roaster for Christmas. i never think about it and i don’t know what to do was……
a lump of coal
An old school fountain pen, but no ink or instructions. No idea how to put the parts together.
The strangest present I ever received was a bright green satin blouse that was not only ill-fitting for my build but also didn’t suit my age. I got it when I was 20 and it looked like something someone in her 40s would wear.
My weirdest gift was a bunch of plastic bananas with a fake bee attached. It was meant for hanging, but it went in the garbage pretty quickly. Fortunately, the friend never asked about it and the presents got better thereafter.
A sexy nighty at an office Christmas party
Elaine Douglas
A used toque, I’m serious!
#TributeCa
Julieanne Troyer—-
Strangest gift I ever received was a bag of shredded coconut and a box of tissue paper
I got a Rubber Ducky from my Uncle….I was 30.
Nothing, lol, such a fibber. Received too many to mention. But if nothing else, always were a good laugh. And now we are able to watch these faux pas over and over. 😉
I received a ceramic gecko one year. I wasn’t sure what to do with it.
Zombie head Chia pet
I had 3 cats when I was young and my dad always gifted me everything and anything that looked similar to them, from pillows, clocks, figurines etc. I find it cute now that he’s passed.
The strangest gift I ever received was a tiki monkey statue made of coconuts. I’m not joking at all – it even had giant plastic googely eyes and a grass skirt. Freightening!
The strangest gift I received was a used bottle of cologne!
Hi the strangest Christmas gift I received was a book on how to deal with divorce when I’m not in a relationship and I have never been married! It also came in a ‘congrats’ gift bag. Clearly, it was a recycled gift lol 😂
When i was about 9, i received a building kit from my aunt with a mini hammer and nails. Was weird at the time when all i wanted was dolls.
A notepad of paper made from animal dung.
My sister gave me a rubber chicken 🍗
a Merry Birthday get nothing for christmas cause my Bday is in December
I do not think I ever received a strange Christmas gift. We circulate a Christmas Wish List to our family in November so we usually have a good idea of what each person wishes for. Maybe if someone ever gave you some underarm deoderant it would be strange. Are they trying to tell you something.
Chocolate body paint. I am allergic to chocolate and am a bad artist. Why did theu even bother? Do theu even know me?!
Hi get nothing Merry Birthday. Don’t get a birthday gift or a Chrismas gift either one or the other sad Bday in December
The strangest gift (though quite funny) was a Boyfriend in a Box. It was everything I needed to convince colleagues that I had a new boyfriend – A bio, pictures to put on my desk, notes to attach to flower deliveries, telephone message slips etc. It was given to me by a colleague to get everyone off my back for being single! Thanks for the chance at this awesome prize!
I received a used hair dryer for a Christmas gift.
Strangest gift was a shirt 3 sizes too big. Lol
I have received lots of regifted stuff over the years
Weirdest gift was a record and I don’t have a record player.
The strangest Christmas gift that I have ever received was a box with 4 wire hangers!
I never got a strange gift.
The strangest Christmas gift I received was a calculator. Still using it though haha.
I got a green rotary phone
wrapped in a box filled with
pop rocks last year. Very odd
as the second gift was a
Nintendo switch and games.
A roll of toilet paper and a box of tide laundry soap. Roll tide
I don’t remember a really strange gift but I am sure if you asked any of my kids, they would be able to tell you something strange that I gave them and thought was wonderful and they would really like. Moms just don’t always understand what is good.
The strangest gift I got was a singing fish plaque during a secret Santa game!
ONE towel – not even a set.
I got a clothing steamer once from my boyfriend of 5 years. He said it was because I knew I wore clothes…
My boyfriend decided that on our first Christmas he would give me one of those ugly cheapo tea kettles. He is still a horrible gift giver, and after 31 years of marriage I still hope for something great.
Merry Christmas and safe New Year 2018
An office chair.
Safe holiday for everyone
A crystal ball
An ornament with the previous year’s date.
The strangest Christmas gift I’ve ever received was an Ancestry DNA test
I received a white shirt with flecks of green and a pinkish flower pattern. It was a Christmas gift from Dad. Dad was colorblind.
the strangest gift I ever received was a ceramic pickle in a box….I think I was supposed to hide it in the tree….weird
I got a bowling ball because my GF wanted to join a league
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received was a glass ball. I never did know what I had to do with it or what it did. So I just put it in my flower garden and when people asked what’s that for….I honestly could say….I don’t know
I once received a very very expired box of chocolates…like 2 years expired! Eeek. Thanks for your generosity Tribute, wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday season!
I got a secret santa gift once of Pert shampoo and conditioner… back in uni
A cabbage patch kid when I didn’t play with dolls to begin with. Plus I thought they were the ugliest thing.
A dog
I think the strangest gift I got was when I was a kid and my grandparents gave me a bike for Christmas,it was cool but of course I couldn’t ride it till the summer. My birthday is in the summer, it could have more made sense to give then
This phone would be a crazy gift to win. Good luck everyone!!
The strangest gift I ever received was a moose calling horn at a work gift exchange. I don’t hunt, I don’t have a husband, I’m not outdoorsy, what exactly was I going to do with it? I ended up re-gifting it the next year, lol!
This year at our secret santa I got a Star Wars PORG mug. Now why would you give someone that for Xmas. I think it was either a gift they wanted or someone gave it to them and they re-gifted. Do you want this thing attached to your face while you drink your coffee. Think about it? My phone is an I-5 and could use an upgrade.
The strangest gift I’ve ever received is a re-gifted rice cooker; re-gifted 3x’s as it had remnants of 2 other types of gift wrap in addition to mine. Oh well, I do love rice and I decided to finally give it a home….hee hee. As a huge movie lover, I want to say thank you Tribute for this amazing contest and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and good luck to everyone!
My husband gave me a jar of horseradish. It was his way of saying I was feeding him too much chicken and fish, and not enough red meat. He certainly got my attention.
One Christmas I received an electronic ice scraper and at that time, I didn’t have a car. Was a definite regift. Cheers.
My husband gave me a CD for a teen once.
The weirdest gift I ever received was a salt and pepper shaker from my husband-Not sure what the message he was trying to give me was
The strangest was a selection of expired foods. It included a meat pate which is funny since I’m a vegetarian!
I got my old aunt’s Persian lamb fur coat
A duck piggybank
In the 90’s my parents gave me my own phone line for my room as a gift. Yay! But the phone they gave me.. No! Was their vintage red 70’s candlestick rotary phone (where you hold one piece to your ear & hold the stick to talk in the mouthpiece). Well as a teen that was the most awkward thing ever to talk to my friends using that! And embarrassing when friends came over. Not cool, mom & dad!
A leopard skin thong…and I don’t wear thongs.
One time my dad took me out for a ham sandwich.
I don’t even eat ham!
When I was working at a daycare – we did a gift exchange between the employees – we had a limit of $ 25 back then – I received a box of cookies – the person who had my name put no effort in the gift – just happened to be at the grocery store & picked up a tin of cookies – my boss later gave him hell for it but It didn’t bother me – another time my boss at where I presently work gave a joke gift as he always does at Christmas time when we do a gift exchange – well that year I chose the special gift as he called it – well the gift contained mini birthday candles in the shape of a man’s body part that I don’t want to mention but I’m sure you get the picture – I turned bright red – I was a good sport about it for they warned me not to do it – in the end he gave me a bottle of wine because I was a good sport about it.
Strangest gift was one of those singing fish. My father in law would love this phone.
I got a mouse taxidermy kit, but no mouse was included. It was a reproduction of a kit made in Victorian times. I haven’t used it yet…
Strangest gift was two music CD’s together. One Nat King Cole, and the other ZZ Top. Talk about opposites!!
The strangest gift I’ve received so far was back in my early 20’s when my gf’s mother gave me all of her pennies. Must have been a couple thousand pennies, and rolls, plus a case of coke cola. Maybe it was the aunt and no gf’s Mom…hmmm. Gift cards didnt become a big thing till a few years later;)
The junkyest hand mixer like from the dollar store. & already had a great one!
Empty gift card… ouch
I received wooden blocks that I was supposed to paint myself, since I was not very artsy, I gave them to a kid instead!
Once I got a night dress on christmus theme on it of odd size. It is very big than my size I never wore it. That’s a big surprise for me the one who gifted me this knows my actual size.
I got sugar free chocolate! Strange gift, no sugar restriction here.
I got a rock in my stocking – but that isn’t really too strange as I collect rocks and have had them gifted for birthday presents as well! Thanks for the fabulous giveaway!
A hat with Christmas lights in it
Tipsy wine glasses
I got a bottle of cooking sauce and jam..that I had gifted that person the year before! SMH…
I went to film industry party, I got a gift bag with lots of things in it, one of them was a lipstick vibrator. I thought it’s just a lipstick until I twist open it haha. I gave it to my Ex, she told me once she went through airport checkpoint, the lipstick vibrator turned on by accident. She was so embarrassed!
I actually received a shovel one year for my birthday. Not what I was hoping for.
The strangest is probably a set of cookbooks…I don’t cook
Bread machine from husband the year I lost 35 pounds.
would love to have an G6
One Christmas before we had kids my ex husband bought me all new kitchen appliances. I had asked for jewellery and lingerie. Oh well, the appliances did come in handy.
strangest gift I got was from a couple of good friends and they got me a book of how to tie 101 rope knots. still can’t tie one !
Nothing strange – always good gifts.
I actually recieved a basket of dog toys and I dont have a dog lol
The strangest Christmas gift that I have ever received was a homemade Dalek. I like Doctor Who but the person who gave (and made) the gift says that they don’t like it.
A can opener and I had a can opener.
home haredweargift card frome my co-workers
I once received a box of truffles for Christmas and was very excited until I opened them and discovered they were discolored, dried out and old! Way past their expiry date! Quite a disappointment 🙁
I received a Toronto Maple Leafs clock and blanket one year, I’m definitely not a fan of that team…
The strangest gift I ever received was a mop and bucket
The strangest Christmas/Hanukkah gift I ever got was a cheesy sequined ugly Christmas sweater as a gag gift from a gift exchange at work. Needless to say, I was not impressed and vowed never to participate again.
Amie Gaudet
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received was a teddy bear with a bag attached to it and inside the bag was a pair of sexy underwear. Why was this so strange? Well, I was only 13 ….. and the gift was from my Grandfather. I was totally creeped out!!!!!!!
I once received a tie for Christmas. It was strange because I received the identical tie the previous year from someone else.
I once got a really ugly lamp for my bedroom.
A self-help book on how to be a better individual.
As a teenager my boyfriend at the time gave me the star of David necklace because his name was David.
An expired gift card, hubby and I went to try and use it and ended up having to pay out of pocket when the gift card was declined because it had expired.
Fuzzy socks that were ugly.
A pair of men’s slippers, which were obviously too big as I’m not a man lol
Fruit cake. I don’t think anyone is wishing for fruit cake…
The strangest gift was a package of “Moose Poop” – chocolate raisins – along with a plastic moose pooping
dispenser! (similar to Snowman poop – marshmallows)
My mom once got us a Wii Fit but we didn’t have a Wii so we couldn’t play it at all! I appreciate her efforts though! Thanks for the chance, this would help me give her an amazing gift for Christmas!
A box filled with small bags of potato chips.
What an incredible prize, Tribute….thank you so much for another chance! Now, I can’t remember if this was for my birthday or Christmas (and sadly, I can’t even remember all the details either)…..but when I was a kid, my Grandma gave me a shirt and shorts that were an “interesting” ORANGE color…..and not only that, but they were completely covered in a spirraly pattern all over (with all “multi-colors (yeah, seriously). No offence to my Grandma (rest her soul)……but I NEVER wore it (for obvious reasons)…..except to show her and the family that same day :)……and I THINK it ended up going to the Salvation Army (those poor people who had to figure out what to do with that ugly set). Oy vey! 🙂 Oh the memories we have, right 🙂 🙂
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received was Christmas toilet paper! (red and green candy canes!)
HHHmmmm.. the strangest gift I’ve ever received… I once got a bottle of eggnog bourbon/whiskey/rye. I couldn’t even get behind it, because milky bourbon makes me a bit…. nervous. I also HATE egg nog. I’m not good at Christmas’ing LOL
I received a weighing scale 4 as a christmas gift 4 years ago. I know they mean well…
The strangest Christmas present was actually given to my mom – it was a mop!!??? Who wants a mop for Christmas?
The strangest gift was a chia pet from my daughter-in-law. I had once said I thought they were creepy.
Banana protector & spork. I don’t like bananas & don’t camp or pack lunches that require utensils.
(As a child), My Christmas stocking was filled with vegetables as well as fruit.
My husband and I received for our home bar away to bring in the Christmas cheer a Santa urinating alcohol into a shot glass.. ya!😁
I received a “green vegan” smoothie cookbook from the guy I was dating at the time. I wasn’t Vegan, nor did I own a blender.
I received a bird cage – no birds, just the cage.
Not exactly a present but I received a funeral card at my wedding. Odd
Got razors one year from my mom and made a big stink about it. “Why do women have to shave their body hair anyway?!” – budding young feminist me
an old friend gave me a used bonnet style hairdryer like from the 60’s, when i plugged it in it almost caught fire!
A pack of 2 makeup sponges …
The strangest gift I received was a 5lb 3D body fat model/replica from my secret Santa. I was a pre-med student at that point so I guess it kind of made sense… or where they trying to tell me something? I’d like to think it was the latter.
An empty gift card
Handme down, old funky jewelry from my grandmother.
A darth vader toaster
I think I got a roach clip in a fairly big box as a present from friends one Christmas, and was told that they had actually got me to wrap it.
Sorry, I don’t remember receiving any weird/strange gifts for anything(Christmas, birthday) or maybe I have blocked the memory. Regardless, that phone would be a WONDERFUL win for me. Although I do have a cell, it is not a smart one. I refer to it as an “elder” phone, just like me “elder” and this would bring me into the 21st century!
Chocolate brussels sprouts
I’m not sure whether it was the underwear that was 3 sizes too big or the pickled herring (like my maternal grandfather, I don’t like the taste of seafood)!?!
Strange gift!! A mitten with an ice scrapper attached to it!!!
Christmas 1994 I received a Flattop action figure from the Dick Tracy movie. This was like 4 1/2 years after the movie had come out and I had never brought it up in any conversations or even seen it pop up on any of the 3 channels we had. I am left to believe Grandma wasn’t trying that hard that year and scooped it from a clearance bin from who knows where.
an eagle decanter rolling around in a ski doo boot box
I cannot say. I have received really great gifts and appreciated every one of them.
A Bobby the brain wrestling toy.
One year I had a long lost toy from my youth.
Chantilly Lace perfume.
Shoes two sizes too small
The strangest gift I ever received was my name spelled out in pinecones. It was the year our family decided we had to make a gift for the person whose name we drew. My dad drew my name and for my gift he went out into the yard and collected pinecones, made the letters of my name, shellacked them, and then glued them to a piece of wood from the garage. Just what everyone wants, a sign with their name in pinecones!! 😉
Lol I got an action figure of mini me from Austin Powers that makes the eeee noise he makes in the movies for my secret Santa a few years ago
An agenda dated a year prior then the one we were in!😀 I guess the person did not know the year we were in. Hopefully, that person’s memory has improved to the present date!
The strangest gift I ever received was for my wedding shower in August. It was a basket filled with teas, mugs etc which was wrapped in Christmas cellophane wrap and on the bottom was a card saying Merry Christmas )to the person that had given me the gift).
I received at re gifted Christmas gift 8 months after Christmas for my wedding shower. Bizzaro.
A harmonica which I never asked for or could play at all – Did not learn as was learning guitar
The strangest gift I ever received was an IOU that never came!
When I was young we got in our stockings wrapped up onions, potatoes and oranges!! At least it wasn’t coal! HO Ho Ho Ho !
When I was about 12 or 13 my grandma got me a pop up book, like for babies. Enter me please.
A calendar from the wrong year.
Strangest thing I received was a box filled with those popcorn styro foam things and a rubber ball in it saying….. congratulations Trixie! I think it was meant to go to someone else or to a dog!! but was in a group of gifts wrapped for me for a house warming party!! lol. No name tag as to who or where it came from… weird.
One year I received a hamster.
an ugly sweater I have had in my drawer for 6 years as I can’t bring myself to throw it out.
The strangest gift I have ever received was a little rubber lizard from a kid that I didn’t know in elementary.
Kind of a strange tradition but I get clementines from my dad every year.
A toilet roll. Not a roll of toilet paper but the thing you put thru it to fasten to the wall.
I was once given a box of soap.
Snow Shoes. Everyone else got skis and I got snowshoes.
A box of Chocolates…outdated by two years and melted….wondered how many times that got re-gifted before I received it!
I never really had a strange Christmas or any other holiday. My life isn’t that exciting for things like that to happen.
A shoe polish kit…..what can I say…….thats a Grandma for you, when wanted me to make a good impression, I guess. I love her dearly though and did take pride in my shoes.
Strangest was a pair of boys’ pyjamas when I was a little girl. The aunt who sent the gift mixed them up.
A crocheted toilet paper cover. I was about 8 years old.
Chocolate expired over 6 months ago, along with expired tubs of coffee.
A weather station from my husband, every girls dreams of this???
A can of corn.
One year a friend gave me a tin of pickled beets…. It became a running joke for the next couple of years.
A set of plastic mugs and a used shirt from my aunt :/
I did a secret Santa exchange and received a dirty, used tshirt and half used trial sized bottles of shampoo and conditioner.
I got a blank VHS tape one year from my best friend!!
A pair of suspenders. Not something i ever wore or ever will. lol
Soap candy. It is totally disgusting but some people like them!
I received a funny looking desk lamp one year!! 🙂
Toothpicks
Season 5 of The OC. Hadn’t seen any of the previous seasons…..guess it’s the thought that counts…
A big can of 48 fluid ounces of fruit cocktail. Two things wrong with that, first of all I don’t like the stuff and second what the heck is a single person going to do with that.
Aren’t the strange gifts the fun ones?, lol. Too many to mention 😫
The strangest Christmas gift I have ever recieved was a can of sardines.. 😏
When I celebrated Christmas at my girlfriend’s home in Scotland it was a weird experience. There I found that their Christmas carols had different words, different music. They even had a weird name for New Years’s eve “Hogmanay”. Got engaged on Christmas eve and the weirdness never stopped. The now inlaws got all silent and cried. Their baby girl was moving to Canada. I was happy when next year we celebrated Christmas and New Years in Canada.
(PS-My favourite scottish saying was at new years when my wife asked everyone to grab a hooter and bring in the new year. Hooter is a scottish term for the horn you blow air through that makes a tooting noise.)
The strangest gift I ever received when I was 13 was a red jacket with a big Elmo on the back
A live eel.
When I was six years old I received a pizza cutter. You know that round one. Was in a big box thought it would be a doll. Was taken away by my grandma she was afraid I would cut my self. No replacement though. age Seven Earrings when my ears where not pierced next few years were some broken used items. But Christmas was always special. Day to spend with family.
Strangest gift I ever received was a fuzzy, bright pink coat.
I received a stretched out sweater but it still had a price tag on it so I don’t what happened there!
My old journals from when I was a little kid
One year, I got a plant for Christmas and I don’t really like plants
I once received a gold sequin mini-dress that was four sizes too small and cut down to the belly button.
Lingerie from my older sister when I was 15!
One weird Christmas gift I recieved, would have to be a bottle of tyonel from my boyfriend’s mom last year!
a scratched record
The strangest thing I received for Christmas was a bathset that smelled awful. The smell was lavender and so strong I couldn’t believe it. The friend who gave it to me must have been playing a prank on me!
The strangest thing I got for children was underwear.
a broken wrist watch from an aunt.
the sticker for my license plate
The strangest gift I ever received was a pair of skis. I’m not athletic and certainly had no interest in skiing! They sat in my garage for years until I finally got rid of them.
A bathing suit so that I would have “something to aspire to.”
I got an awesome shaker set, with glasses and everything needed to make cool drinks.
But I don’t drink!
Adult diapers
A singing fish
A gaudy plug in electric plant.
A gift card to a store that isn’t in my city and they don’t accept gift cards online
A broken cd
A bottle of wine — because I don’t drink!
One year I got a toilet seal kit for Christmas. He thought it was a gag-gift Christmas! Not funny!!!
5 gallons of rug shampoo to go with the shampooer. The next year received a diamond pendant
I love re-gifting, but once received something that still had the tag from the previous giver.
Another set of mugs – I already have about 25!
The strangest gift that I’ve received for Christmas was a shotglass with a blink led at the base.
I treceived a giant “Mason Jar” filled with elbow macaroni in the office secret santa exchange.
Strangest gift Ii have received I guess would have to be shampoo and conditioner .
A yellow polka-dotted dinosaur toy that squeaked.
The strangest Christmas gift I received from my cousin is snatched potato with turkey, packed as lunch 🍽
At a used gift exchange I got a set of coasters
Expensive shampoo.
I was (and still am) bald.
Thanks mom.
A pink dinosaur
Strangest gift I received was a 50 Shades of Grey series box set. Needless to say I donated that boxset a year later.
wrapping paper
a pair of jeans 8 sizes to big.
I would LOVE this!! I’m sooo tired of my husbands hand me downs and my phone is freezing lately.
The strangest gift I got was a tiny piillow that a pet owner (I’m a vet tech) gave me from their guniea Pig lol
growing up we were poor and my mom always got a hamper with toys and things one year there was a nicely wraped present i wanted it so bad my mom was freaked when i opened it. it was a jock strap i thought it was a cool mask my mom had fun explaining no its not mask a very interesting Christmas story was told that day.
The strangest gift I ever received was a modern calendar, in the shape of a ruler, with no months on it.
Sodas with gross taste like gravy or meat pie.
The strangest Christmas gift I ever received was pillows. I had a lot of pillows and didnt really think I needed any more.
An 80s oversized acid washed denim jacket, in 2015.
I received a coffee cup warmer.
Strange or just lame, not sure, but I once was given some ugly, mismatched, second-hand costume jewelry from a wealthy relative. Really ugly plastic stuff. I don’t think she liked me lol
I received a box of canned soup
The strangest gift I got for Christmas was those Grandma looking like sweaters
My oncle decided to be funny one Christmas, when I was 6 years old, and wrapped in a big box, some potatoes and toilet paper…I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!!
An inflatable bowling ball!
A couple of years ago, someone gave me a sewing book. I can’t stand sewing though.
I don’t drink alcohol and a boss once gave me a bottle of Baileys, unwrapped on my desk without a card.
I once got a box of cookie cutters that had obviously been used.
The strangest gift I’ve received for Christmas is soap on a rope.
One year, I got two diet books from my boyfriend. That didn’t go over especially well. Now he asks specifically what I want.
It wasn’t really all the strange, but I got a make-up mirror, way before I started wearing make-up!
My friend gave me a sweater I gave her last year.
One year I received a women’s XXXL hoodie… I was 10 years old and could’ve probably fit in one of the arm sleeves!
One of my cousins gave me a pet rock. (It was literally just a rock they wrapped).
The strangest gift I ever received was an ugly bath robe 2 sizes too big.
A friend once gave me a hug for Christmas. That was pretty strange.
I got cookbooks when I live with a Chef!
At a christmas party gift exchange I received toilet paper.
Once I got clothes that were gently used and they looked like somebody just rooted through their closet and said here you go.
the strangest Christmas gift you’ve ever received was definitley a box within a box within a box within a box within a box within a box within a box and inside the last box which was a cereal box was NOTHING at all !
Some cheap drugstore basket with awful perfume
Big box of dog supplies – toys,food,dog bed etc. I don’t have a dog but I do have a cat
a Barbie doll with a broken ankle
a wooden duck was my strangest gift
The strangest Christmas gift I received was a crystal ring holder in a secret Santa bag
A sewing machine but I don’t sew haha!
Strangest Christmas Gift would be a pair of Christmas tree earrings from my son….strange but wore them the whole day!
hand-held scalp massage tool
Sherry Doucet when i was 45 my late husband gave me a Barbie doll
The weirdest gift I was ever given was a bare naked Indian doll from my boyfriend when I was a teenager.
The strangest gift I ever received was from my Grandmother when I was 7 years old. A Wooden shoe candle holder that had been spray painted gold, and 3 pairs of large plus plus grannie panties ~ they covered the entire mid section of my body LOL Merry Christmas !!
Kangaroo scrotum change/coin holder
A few years ago, my work Secret Santa printed some random recipes off the Internet and put them in a work envelope for my present. I like to cook, but puhleeze…
The shoe horn/back scratcher my Grandma gave me when I was young. Told me I’d need it when I got older and, now that I’m older, she’s right!
I’d love to win this for my mom since she doesn’t have a smart phone or phone that really works. Strangest gift received would be an electric can opener
Strangest gift would be a big ceramic pig that is about 18 inches long by about 9 inches wide. Had a slice in the top to drop coins in, but no way to get them out. It’s so darn odd I’ve kept it haha.
3-in-1-Oil??? Seriously!!
Home made cookies that tasted like s**t
Spreadable coffee espresso marmalade
Home made cookies that tasted so bad
A tin of butter cookies
Marlene Unruh a pair of HUGE round brass earrings, what ever was he thinking!
Strangest Christmas gift I received was a pair of slippers that could be used to dust the floor. It was a dual purpose product haha!
I can’t think of a strange gift but I can think of a gift that made me think the person who gave it is strange because she’s supposed to be a close person in my life but she just gave me a card once that she printed from her computer onto a regular piece of paper with nothing inside and no gift attached to the card either.
A large jar of Olives because I loved olives. It was in 1974 and they didn’t have Costco then and I had never seen such a big jar of olives. LOL!
The strangest I’ve received so far is a truck cleaning and I thought everyone knew I don’t drive.
I got a strip version of a popular board game a long time ago (I can’t even remember which one it was). Luckily I was able to swap it for something more appropriate.
The strangest gift I ever received was a bag of lentils from my mom (I kid you not!) for Christmas 😒
I got a corn broom from my mom, because I really needed a corn broom
A silk Coach scarf when I was in my 20s. I definitely wasn’t wearing silk scarves with horrible patterns back then. Or now Lol
I received a small stone egg which I still don’t what you are suppose to do with it
I got a head scratcher….it was a gift picked during an annual family Christmas game.
An expired box of chocolates.
Two left feet slippers.
One year I received used socks from my grandmother. I wore them anyways because I loved her. Many thanks #12DaysofGiveaway
Chia pet..need I say more?
a chia pet
Tampons!
I got an extremely large candy cane. I was 2 ft. long and the candy was an inch in diameter.
I received a straw rooster with sewing notions, it was ugly and cheap.
Very ugly sweater
I got a pair of what looked like used socks….ewww!
When I was in grade 2 we did a gift exchange and picked numbers. I watched as girls got Barbie Dolls, Skipping Ropes, Books of Candy and so much more and then it was my turn. It was a tiny flat gift wrapped up in newspaper comics. I opened it and it was some used hair ribbons that were scorched from an iron. At the time I was sad but pretended to like it because that is what I had been taught. Now that I am an adult I think the girl that gave it probably could not afford to buy a gift so she washed and ironed the nicest thing she had.
I remember it well …. about 15 years ago, my lovely hubbie decided to surprise me with a very unusual Christmas gift. The wrapped gift box was huge so my I was very excited to see what he had given me. To my surprise, it was a Webster’s tabletop dictionary that measured about 14” X 20”. The question “Why?” sprang to mind. What had I said that could have led him to think a dictionary was on my list of desired Christmas gifts?? But then I thought, “Who wouldn’t want a tabletop dictionary lovingly given instead of a pair of sparkly diamond earrings?” And so, it became one of my more legendary Christmas gifts.
a very ugly straw rooster with sewing notions
Used clothes
I once received a tiny book about the universe at a gift exchange?!? Who thought that would be a fun gift?
My ex-boyfriend’s mother once gave me a christmas mug and a christmas tea towel… both were stained… =/
The strangest gift was a bag of weed, however I re-gifted it to my brother.
Wooden tongs to remove toast from a toaster
I got a bunch of rockets as a Christmas gift one year. They were obviously left over from Halloween.
I got a Beer branded sweatshirt in a mens size from my Beer loving Grandfather one Christmas. I was only 6 years old at the time, it was very upsetting he couldn’t even be bothered buying me a gift and he just wrapped up a free sweatshirt he got in a box of beer he had.
Perfume – I’m allergic
I got a step stool
Zipper pulls with my name on it. Wth? Yes I was an adult.
a t-shirt with a big picture of my own face
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a wooden parrot, from an ex. It broke apart within a few months. Yeah!
Somebody gave me a box of cereal once. Off-brand too.
I got luggage for my Birthday and I wasn’t going anywhere 😳
An expired jar of bath salt
A dustbuster:(
I got some mixed nuts. Knowing that have a severe allergy to certain nuts.
A weedwacker.
A box of paper
a pack of gum
I once got a binder for an agenda-type calendar….minus the calendar pages along with oven mitts
Strangest gift was a set of jumper cables for the car.
A card with lottery tickets…all losers, the draw dates were in November several weeks before Christmas!!!
The weirdest gift that I received was a toilet plunger. Apparently they felt it was a must have for moving out on my own.
Shoe laces wrapped in a napkin from my mother as I left home on the East Coast to start my life on the West Coast. Guess she assumed we were all living off the goods in the forest and I would never find shoelaces out here in the boonies.
Nothing stands out as odd, other than I did get a lot of presents as a kid.
A pet turtle! He’s still with me now from all these years!
An ugly tie.
Santa gave me a pair of flip flops 😁
I haven’t really received any strange gifts, except sometimes in Christmas exchanges you get something that you don’t know what it is.
The strangest gift I ever received was a souvenir Montreal Canadiens Keychain and Puck in an Official Habs shopping bag from a coworker who watched a game at the Montreal Bell Centre–strange because I despise the Habs and am All True All Blue Loyal Toronto Maple Leafs Fan!!
Needless to say, I happily gave this gift to my uncle since he is a Habs Fan!!lol Happy Holidays and Have an Amazing and Safe Christmas!!
Probably the strangest gift that i ever received was an empty bird cage-like decorative piece from my mother-in-law (she won’t see this, thank Goodness). She said that it spoke of me when she saw it and, since I love birds (not really but ok), she was sure I would love it. She meant well, I guess but it ended up lost in a move (aka recycling bin).
My weirdest present was a home made very large rough cut mail box. Hindsite it was a awesome great present but at the time. I just did not get that this simple present was homemade and came with love.
I short spiked hair and was given a head wrap to dry my hair plus I hurt my knee and from the same person bubble bath. I used that for my fur babies. Would love this phone.
When I was wrapping for the Variety club, a man had me wrap up a toilet seat for his wife.
a pooper scooper for the dog.
Used kitchen teatowels
The ugliest orange sweater Ihave ever seen.
a singing fish
a used vertical steak cooker that didn’t work
Well, the strangest Christmas gift I ever seen is the smoke detector. Nobody wanted to pick that one from the draw. Luckily at the end, a friend who is a realtor picked it up and gifted it to the new house buyer.
A huge stuffed poop emoji
A puzzle made with some kind of cards
strangest gift was getting socks as a present
Harry Potter Bertie Bots jelly beans with gross flavours like vomit and booger
A used candle
A jar of mask seal and lubricant … I’m not into cosplay or costumes or anything like that so it was so random.
ostrich pillow…and it’s amazingly comfortable although it looks really weird in public
head scratcher…it looks like an open egg beater
The strangest Christmas gift I’ve ever received were gifts from my kids and when I opened them they took them right back and said Merry Christmas. Gotta love your kids, I guess it is the though that counts. 🙂
A fruit cake. Yes as a gift. Wrapped and everything.
The strangest gift was books I had never heard of or asked for.
I received an electronic bark collar, and I don’t have a dog.
Can’t recall receiving anything too strange but for the guy who has everything, I gifted him a sheepskin belly button warmer ..yes there are stores that actually sell that crap..true story.
The weirdest gift I ever got was a bottle of fart spray it was a joke but it was disgusting worst smell ever
I once received a ziploc sandwich bag full of coffee. A little strange in itself, but particularly because I hate coffee. The gift was from a young cousin, though, and I appreciated the sentiment.
My oddest gift was probably broken (or buggy) electronics. I love to take things apart and fix them, or turn them into something else.
My youngest kid loved to Christmas shop for her family , in their own bedroom. I got the same gift three years in a row, I mean , literally, the same gift.
Strangest gift – free drycleaning coupon.
The strangest gift I received was a set of coasters from a bar. I am sure they did not meet the $10 limit.
Received an apron with p***s on front got as a gift from somebody who went to mexico
I received a knitted toilet paper holder which was shaped like a black poodle.It came with a starter roll of tp.
My wife got a sparkly rhinestone keychain with her initial on it. That beats out anything weird I got – though I guess a set of the exact same plaid shirts my dad wore could be considered a bit weird 🙂
Nothing too strange but some food baskets have the worst tasting food.
Lingerie! lol
I gave my mother in law earrings one year, she regifted them back to me along with used tools for my husband 😲
A hammer
I once got an alarm clock. I have no idea why.
Its weird but more funny..lol. My sis came to town the week of Christmas 2007, and she had found a funny “You know you are a Redneck” stacking calendar (desk-top calendar.. you can pull off each date. The funny/weird thing is – the calendar was for 7007..lol.. I didn’t get it until there were only 10 days left of 2007..lol. Nice thing is, I post a bunch of them on a game I play and we continue to enjoy that old calendar..lol..
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The strangest gift that I’ve received was a bag of socks.
Nuts and bolts , literally!!! But, my brother usually adds in a good gift here and there.
set of ugly pots pans
guys underwear….my name got put on the wrong gift! lol
My brother has a knack for finding the weirdest, oddest gifts for me, but the absolute strangest was a wine bottle holder – it was a Viking bust (waist up) with it’s hand to its mouth – the bottle would go in the wine holder upside down so that it looked as if the Viking was guzzling the wine. UGH, I had to pretend it was the most unique, neatest gift ever – then I hid it away in my daughter’s closet. One night I had been digging a blanket out of her closet (she was about 4 years old) and I didn’t realize that the Viking had tipped out the door a little bit and I had left the door ajar – all of a sudden we heard screaming from her room – a hand was reaching out her door trying to get her!!! She still remembers this vividly 11 years later! Needless to say the Viking has left the building!! Merry Christmas everyone, thanks for the chance Tribute!!!
a car part…really?
The strangest Christmas I have ever experienced was when we did not have any snow at all.
It just wasn’t Christmas!
The oddest gift that was given was a ugly Christmas sweater.
Strangest Christmas gift I received is a gift certificate for Victoria’s Secret from my ex…kind of funny…ended up using it really for her…lol
As much as I want to comment on this I sit here thinking about what strange gift I received but nothing comes to mind but I do remember giving my mom a laundry basket one year
I cannot remember any strange gifts that I might have received over the years, but I do remember around the 1st Christmas that my girlfriend ( now wife ) celebrated together. I gave her a mop and bucket as a Christmas gift, boy she held it in… but the next day she asked me why in the “bleep” did I give her that as a gift…. I realized my mistake, but I did say… you have been talking about getting a new mop and bucket, so I thought that you might be happy…. wrong. All was forgiven, and we have been married going on 8 years.
One Christmas I received a set of children’s cookware from a co-worker. I didn’t know who the person was either. I thought it must have been a mistake. I then found out that since everyone knew I didn’t really enjoy cooking, it was given to me as a starter kit. It was really quite funny. I think the people watching the look on my face when I opened it got a bit of enjoyment out of it as well.
My boyfriends nana at the time gave me a used candle . They were all exchanging gifts and I was an afterthought. She grabbed it off the mantle and stuck it in a Christmas bag . I assume she didn’t know it had been used lol
An ugly sweater two sizes bigger than mine
Strangest gift ever received was a bag of rice.
Believe it or not, i received a property deed for Christmas. For what? I’m glad you asked. Well,it was for ownership of an area on the moon! No joke! According to the information included in the gift, no country is allowed to claim property rights on the moon. If that’s true, then by logic, i own a piece of Little India. From the same person the next year he outdid himself with an M @ M character shower radio! A one-two punch of great gifts. Thanks for reading.
expired hand sanitizer
The strangest gift I’ve ever received was a hamster cage and supplies. I don’t own or like hamsters.
A roll of toilet paper!!!!! A crazy aunt who frightened us as children, gave us kids each a roll of toilet paper and we were frozen in our tracks and smiled and said thanks. She was rolling on the floor consumed in her creepy laugh. Turns out she hid a watch in the centre on the tube.
A pair of Skates that were 3 sizes to big
a survival guide for single women…..
strange
and
insulting.
some frenemy was projecting her insecurities onto others and thought that was an ideal book for me.
nope
and
bye!
I received a cross body bag that was for a kid, I couldnt even get it over my head!
An ugly (in my opinion) sweater that was thankfully 2 sizes to small.
What a wonderful prize, would love it because I don’t have a cell phone!! Lillian Young
Strangest gift I received – expired passes to a summer theme park
The strangest Christmas gift I’ve ever received was home-made jar of pickles – I still have eaten them yet.
A puppet
My strangest gift I ever received was a hideous corduroy brown dress shirt from my in-laws. I never wore it and i even felt bad donating. I think they got the hint, because now it is always gift cards 🙂
It has to be cherry wine
Christina cichon – strangest gift was a maroon velvet warm up suit.
Besides for the awful birthday/holiday present in one (the worst!), the strangest gift would have to be slippers meant for a child when I was clearly an adult.
Well when I was a kid I truly believed in Santa my sibling brother filled my Santa stocking with forks, as a prank.
I’m glad to say that I’ve never received a weird gift. That is unless you count the new toothbrush we got every single Christmas as kids, the funniest thing was that one year we didn’t get one. Mum had hidden them so well she couldn’t find them – turned out they were hidden in the crackers, lol.
I can’t recall a weird gift.
I have been very fortunate and have enjoyed all my gifts.
Obviously, my family knows me well.
I once received a set of snow tires, do not drive in the winter
A box of dog shampoo from my five year old. It was in a pretty box with pictures of puppies that she thought made it really special for mom. I thanked her profusely but laughed about it for years afterwards.
The “ugly” sweater from the grandparents that you had to wear to show you liked it.
A chia pet
An extension cord from my dad so that i could use his electric lawnmower to cut his grass. Or the wallet with $2.31 Canadian tire money in it. Again from my dad.
a piece of coal!!
The Family limit on Christmas gifts was to be under $150 cdn. I really wanted a new table saw and asked for a ryobi table saw which was within the Budget including taxes.
Christmas Day , in front of the whole family my “Secret Santa”, gave me a Christmas card with nothing in it!
All these years later I will never forget how this made me feel and if it were me and I couldn’t afford the limit I would not exclude anyone from getting a Christmas present.
One of our Christmas traditions is to guess the present under the tree. When I was in elementary school, my Dad crafted empty wrapping paper rolls into a T-shape, stuffed underwear in each tube and then included some nuts in each end, then wrapped it all up. It was the strangest gift wrapping and I had no clue what it could be!
A nice orange
The strangest gift I received: Walk the Line soundtrack CD from someone who had given me that CD the year prior. (So, I have 2 copies of that soundtrack.)
Once i received men’s toiletry bag
Fruit cake, does anybody actually like those things?
It was during a tacky gift exchange at work but still the worst gift ever…. a plastic, gold, glittery placemat set with matching napkins and napkin rings.
My mother gave us a contribution towards funeral plots beside her’s at the cemetery. We could not afford to purchase the plots as we were having a little financial struggle; so in fact we got nothing. No plot no money. Merry Christmas to all!
I can’t seem to remember any gifts that were strange or out of the norm.I’m sure there were a few over the years but nothing stands out in my mind.
My mother-in-law dabbles in jewellery-making and for the past two years, the Christmas elf leaves one of her ‘creations’ for me under the tree.
Over the years I have received quite a few gifts that I would ask myself “Really?”. Not that I was upset about any of them since it’s the thought that really counts anyways. I remember as a kid waking up for christmas morning late, teenager at that point, lol, and there was a cream filled donut under the tree for me. Clearly someone went to Timmy’s and had bought it for me that morning! Could have used a phone with a nice camera then because with my brothers around me, needless to say, more of the donut ended up on my face then actually being consumed so it would have made for some nice social media shots, hehe.
The strangest gift I ever received was a kitchen garbage can. I have no thoughts, reasoning or other comments on this gift. I graciously accepted.
The strangest gift I ever received was at a office Christmas Party from a Secret Santa..they were a pair of torn nylons, that I think someone re gifted to me after using them.
The strangest gift I ever received was a bag of Oatmeal from a coworker. I think they thought I really liked Oatmeal. I thanked the gift giver politely and never spoke of the incident to anyone.
When I was a kid my dad sent me a bag of dollar store pencil sharpeners and erasers for my christmas gift…but no pencils. Haha
A pair of socks from my stepmother. They were black socks with garish gold thread running through them, and she was so excited to have given me what she called “Michael Jackson socks” back in the day when he was popular. They weren’t branded as Michael Jackson socks. I guess she was trying to rationalize to herself — not to me — what a great gift that was. I was speechless. I wish I could forget this. It was the only holiday gift she ever gave me. NOT a success, Diane! #idiot
The strangest Christmas (or other holiday, if you don’t celebrate Christmas) gift you’ve ever received was a second hand back massager… !? LOL
A few years ago my daughters boyfriend bought me a giant sized lighter that took a whole can of lighter fluid as a novelty gift
I do not own a phone so this would be a lovely prize to win thanks
Paper clips. While helpful in a pinch, strange as a gift.
fruitcake was the worst gift that I received
a pair of oversize sneakers
A fruitcake that was expired from the store
A doll with one eye missing.
My Mother-in-law once gave me a lava lamp? I did not use it at all because they got very hot and dangerous around the young children. Now that she has passed on and our family are grown I love to put it on at Christmas as a reminder of her. It is red so very appropriate for Christmas time.
I received an egg timer that didn’t work.
An ugly Christmas sweater which I promptly register!
Pajama jeans. Hubby thought they would be a good idea but they weren’t.
The strangest gift I ever received was a milking stool (to be used for milking cows) 🐄.
When I was 35 years old my father found my old red sleigh in the rafters of the garage. He stripped it down and refinished the sleigh, painted it the steel parts and replaced the old rope. I received my old friend at Christmas. My Red Rocket sleigh is still my favourite Christmas gift of all time and receiving it the second time was just as exciting as receiving it the first time as a very small child. Thanks dad, you rock!
One year I recieved a frog purse from brazil yes it was a gutted frog with eyeballs and everything from a friend I must say I did use it for a bit it was quite a conversation starter lol !
My mother in law gave me a belt that is clearly for a kid. Re-gifting?
I’d have to say that in this day and age of smartphones, synching calendars/devices and such the fact that I still to this day get a big bulky “Day Planner” for Christmas from my mother after years of mentioning I no longer use them is simply beyond me! 😛 A grand new smartphone would be divine to help me on track for the new year. 😀
This would an awesome Xmas gift. Fingers crossed.
4 years ago, I was shopping around for a smartphone, but everything was too expensive for me, so on christmas, I opened my gift from my parents and wow, it was a new phone or what looked like a new phone, it was so light when I picked it up, I opened the box and there was note that said “I can’t get you a phone, but here’s a phone box!”
An expired calendar.
It’s winter time in Williams Lake, BC & we are visiting family, but I got a bright yellow spring jacket. Guess there was a sale at baby phat for their spring stuff, maybe the trip had cost money to travel from Vancouver to Williams Lake. I’m not really sure what my mom was thinking. Really it’s like -15 and what’s wrong with winter mitts, boots, toque, socks, gloves etc.? Lol this funny now that I think back 14 years ago.
I received a lamp in the shape of a human heart once. It make pulsating sound effects too. So creepy!!
I got a brand new car from my dad and 3 months later payments came in the mail.I was still on school and could not pay, by by car.
The strangest gift I ever received was a random office chair…
The strangest gift I have received was a tribal ornament with a weird design.
When I was 6 my uncle gave me a little figurine house (it had a lid at the top) with booze inside. My parents immediately took it away.
an old friend gave me an old bonnet style hairdryer that nearly caught fire when i first plugged it in!
My husband got me a motion detecting singing lobster. Enough said
My ex bfs mother gave me anti dandruff and dry scalp shampoo (no condition) along with a night gown that had a naked woman with saggy breasts on the front…it was in front of 20 of his family members and when i opened it she yelled out that my hair could really use it and the night gown made her think of me. So kind.
Car perfume when I don’t own a car. lol
I haven’t received anything strange….YET
I once got a pickle Christmas ornament before my children were born. The legend of the pickle ornament is that it is hidden on Christmas morning and the first person to find it gets to open the first gift (or an extra gift from Santa.) It doesn’t work so well when there are only two adult people 😉
A belt buckle. Just a single belt buckle.
Olive tray
a couple of friends from high school gave me a Toblerone chocolate bar. the large 10-15lb ones. the next year they gave me two. i really don’t like toblerone anymore.
The strange gift I once received from a friend for Xmas was a sweater d’Arkansas blue but the sleeves were too short and looked weird. I will gladly appreciate to win thaïs beautiful iPhone as I don’t have one. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all.
The strangest Christmas gift I’ve ever received was a bathroom scale from my employer. I wonder if someone in the office trying to send me a message?
The strangest gift I ever received was a bottle of Jam that had already been opened and had dried jam on the outside of the bottle.
The first Christmas we were married (40 yrs ago) my husband s best man gave us a Christmas Card. It was the 6 of diamonds with Merry Christmas & Happy New Year written on it!! It hangs on our tree every year!
the strangest I’ve receive is home-made baking, because I do a lot of Christmas baking!!
The strangest gift was a Christmas ornament from my sister-in-law that had her own name on it!! Not the best re-gifting!!
A snow shovel when I lived in an apartment, thankfully someone else did that job.
a single (not a pair) movie voucher
An adapter for something I didn’t have or require.
I have received half a set of pencil crayons.
Terry gray
Strangest ugift I received was an empty box…was a hint we bought a house..weird huh
My kids when they were little 3 and 4 years old they wanted to make me breakfast for Christmas so they hid under the kitchen table with eggs cheese and a frying pan, they mixed it altogether shells and all, came out from under the table when I woke up said surprise mommy we made you breakfast. All I could do was smile and love them. so sweet but omg what a gross mess lol kids they are awesome
My kids when they were little 3 and 4 years old they wanted to make me breakfast for Christmas so they hid under the kitchen table with eggs cheese and a frying pan, they mixed it altogether shells and all, came out from under the table when I woke up said surprise mommy we made you breakfast. All I could do was smile and love them. so sweet but omg what a gross mess lol kids they are awesome
I once received a calendar featuring outhouses. Looking at pictures of them is marginally better than having to use one. 🚽
I was bitten by a crazy cat on the eve of christmas and had to go the E.R. to have anti-rabbies injection. The nurse who attended to my medical needs sold me a raffle ticket to be drawn the next day. Guess who won the raffle. Me and the prize was an old car. Best cat bite ever.
My mother-in-law gave me a fire extinguisher, I always knew she loved me.
A jar of dill pickles.
Strangest gift that I’ve received was a pair of shoes in the wrong size (and not my style)!
A gift is a gift..you were thought of
Never received a strange gift in fact I have never received any Christmas gifts from my family as I have broken all ties to my family because of abuse. Would love to win a new phone
Thanks
The strangest gift I ever received a huge ring that I could never wear.
I received a Very. Large. Framed. Picture. Of. Myself. I won’t say who it was from, but it was an immediate family member. I was mortified. Hard to keep a look of horror off my face.
One of my own trucks from Santa at my Grade 3 Christmas Concert. I guess my Parents weren’t having a great Year financially???
My ex bought me a pair of fancy scissors. Have no idea why!
My husband gave me a PRESSURE WASHER!
Something he had been wanting to buy for quite some time, but I kept telling him that he would never use it! So he figured by giving it to me I would use it?? Not!
So the pressure washer is sitting in out garage for the past 15 Years. Only been used twice and I can not bring myself to throw it out!
Love my oddball husband!
A shovel gift wrapped in a garbage bag from my dad 🙈🎁🤷♀️
The strangest gift i received was from one of my friends she thought i needed condoms over the holidays. Very odd gift but kinda had laughter behind it.
A few years ago, I was regifted DVD’s that were tooken from my shelf I already owned as a joke!
Just wondering when and where the winners of this amazing 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways contest will be posted? Happy Holidays!!
Strangest gift I got was “monkey butt powder” from my sister
The strangest gift I ever was a shake weight. I always made jokes about this item. And Karma paid me back because I got my very own. Lol
I think it was a calendar that was expiring in 6 days!
Thanks for this great contest tribute.ca🎄
My wife was in a last minute rush to wrap presents. Christmas Day I opened the present to find and empty box,….she had forgotten to put the shirt in it.
When I was a kid I got a Michael Jackson type of jacket with tones of zippers
I received a jerrycan for gas as a Christmas gift. It was an odd gift, and 3 or 4 months latter it turned out to be very useful.
I received a really ugly sweater.
The strangest gift I have ever received was a staple remover from my one grandmother.
For one christmas my boss gave me expired can food. 2 years expired to be exact. 🙁
The strangest christmas present I ever got was a re-gift of
a gift that I had given that same person years before.
my amazing cat left me a real mouse inside my winter boot when i was a kid. there were more than a dozen boots and shoes. she was that smart and loved me that much. best and worst gift ever. i really hope it was already dead before I put on the boot.
I once entered a gift exchange with a group of friends and while every one else received a quality gift, I got a stuffed Hulk doll from the dollar store that was hideous.
i once got a toilet paper cover, that i had seen the night before in a relatives house on the back of their toilet.
An automatic soap dispenser. No soap. No batteries. And when I supplied that myself: it didn’t work!
I received a roll of toilet paper. Which I thought was very strange. But when I unrolled it there was $50.00 dollar bills laid out one after the other.
I once received an ugly shirt with a big snake on the back and a cat on the front. On top of that it was too large for the 17 year-old boy I was. It was a gift from a friend I barely knew.
This is not the strangest gift, but my husband’s birthday is Christmas Day- DECEMBER 25th,
This year he will be 80. His birthday being on Christmas is not the best day, everyone overlooks his birthday. It would be nice this year to receive a special gift.
The strangest gift I ever received was a few years ago. It was from a friend and I didn’t know what it was when I opened it.I asked everyone that came to visit over the Holidays and nobody knew. Well when my friend came to visit she asked me how I liked my gift. Well I know my fave must have turned beet red, I didn’t know what to say except the truth. What is it? I asked. She said it was to set hot pots on when taken out of the oven or off the stove. Well we both busted out with laughter, at least I know now what it was….lol.
I once received men’s underwear that were meant for my brother and funny thing is he got women’s underwear!
Wallet made of fake leather, it was strange color too
My step son when he was very little gave me a wrapped bag of popping corn. By the way he really loved pop corn. Cute and very sweet
Thanks Mona Kaulback
My once mother-in-law gave me this weird hair accessory. It was like a great big barrette that had all these wiry things coming out of it with little multi-coloured wooden balls on the ends of them, so that when you moved, they would bobble around. It looked like something one would wear as part of a clown costume or something. I also had short hair at the time. Why would I even need such an item? We never did like each other, lol.
a calendar
a calendar
The weirdest present I have ever gotten for Christmas is from my bestfriend Evan. He went on a holiday cruise and bought me a Christmas gift. You’d think it would be a nice souvenir or a shirt or something tropical. Nope. It was a tiny bottle of colour changing nail polish. I have never used nail polish. LOL. I still have it but I never use it.
A big furry, multicoloured scarf…which I never wore.
An awful dollar store calculator
A pack of Life Saver!
dollar store chocolate covered cheeries
a broken doll
for Easter a broken chocolate rabbit
A children’s book!
The strangest gift I got for Christmas once was a talking teddy bear, you press a button and it records what it hear.
The strangest gift I got was an ugly pair of knitted slipper socks that weren’t even my size. I still have them. They are not even re-gift worthy.
The strangest Christmas present I’ve ever received was from an aunt of mine. One year she game me a BBQ cover. I didn’t even have a BBQ and the apartment I was in did not allow BBQs. It was kind of a tease for me. 🙁
I remember getting a very unusually shaped gift for Christmas. When I unwrapped it, I was surprised to find a goldfish, in a tied plastic bag filled with water. We placed it in the fishbowl that was wrapped separately. It went on our coffee table. Our cat was unusually happy the next morning. When we looked at the fishbowl, we knew why.
Ive never recieved any strange gifts. Ive found gifts wrapped in strange boxes which i probably wanted the item that was previously in the box.
got a paper cutter from not soon enough ex-husband!!
The strangest gift I ever received was a pair of ugly holiday socks.
The strangest Christmas present I’ve ever received was a gold fish that had died in the packaging.
A stuffed Snoopy dog on skis
When I was a kid I found a piece of charcoal in my hanged Christmas sock.
The strangest gift was a talking figure of a durd.
The strangest gift I have ever received was a framed picture of the person giving it to me!
I have been very blessed in the gifts I have received. A box of Christmas kleenex…but I loved it..so I guess it is no that strange! I honestly cannot think of anything! One Christmas my mother and I gave each other the exact same sweater! I probably wouldn’t have bought one for myself, but I am glad she liked it enough to buy it for me!
Calgary Flames earbuds from a co-worker! He was a fan. I wasn’t.!