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my ex would always get me shit I didn't want. Like socks or jeans she even gave me one of those ripoff ionic breeze things but it was a mini one.
 
UnluckyKate said:
for my 18 birthday, a friend of mine offered me a box filled with bath product. Some baby paper to wipe my ass, some lotion for skin, hair... Some random frog hair hat for shower... I still have the box and all the crapp in a closet... I can't really imagine she really thought I would use that.
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She wanted you to use it on her. Too bad you didn't get the signs... You just ruined the best birthday present!!
 
Last night I received bright yellow spongebob squarepants flannel pants. I've seen maybe 5 minutes of spongebob ever, and I don't own anything yellow. I also received a bottle of bubble gum flavored hand soap in a bottle shaped like Hello Kitty. But I like Hello Kitty so that one's actually cool. The pants though, I dunno.

dude said:
I bought my friend a 120$ limited edition book for his birthday. He got me nothing for mine.
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Giving isn't required to be a 2-way street. I've got a friend I've mailed probably $1000 of stuff to, and haven't received anything beyond a thank you in return. But I wasn't looking for material, just appreciation, so it was ok. :)
 
cant speak for myself but for years i went out of my way to give my cousin the worst presents possible all from santa. we always open gifts with relatives around. i started when she was 12 years old and stopped at 16 only because i didnt know how to top the last one.

2003- box of rocks
2004- roll of toilet paper
2005- home made drug kit
2006- home made abortion kit (coat hanger included!)
2007- bought her a rubber dildo/penis thing NSFW
 
bjork said:
Giving isn't required to be a 2-way street. I've got a friend I've mailed probably $1000 of stuff to, and haven't received anything beyond a thank you in return. But I wasn't looking for material, just appreciation, so it was ok. :)
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My birthday was the 23rd, he didn't even text me. Nothing. If someone got me something fancy for my birthday, I would just feel bad if I got him nothing (let alone ignored his birthday.)

But whatever, we sort of drifted apart in the last two years because of the army...
 
dude said:
My birthday was the 23rd, he didn't even text me. Nothing. If someone got me something fancy for my birthday, I would just feel bad if I got him nothing (let alone ignored his birthday.)

But whatever, we sort of drifted apart in the last two years because of the army...
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Like 2 days ago? He could've been busy, what with christmas and all.

I figure if people remember my birthday, or get at me later after they realize they've forgotten, that's good enough. Sure, I'd like gifts, but I'm not gonna get all sad because I give thoughtful gifts and no one else I know does. Some people just aren't that way.
 
Not mine, because I just got one of those gift debit card things, but my grandma gave the rest of my family random crap. She wrapped a tiny bottle of Purell for my mom. Everyone else got the debit cards as well, but I guess she wanted it to seem like more so she wrapped random stuff. At one point she commented that she'd have to go back to that Dollar Tree.
 
The most awkward moment for me was last year, when I bought my best friend (a computer nut), a brand new core i7 processor, which ran me about 300 bucks. Why would I spend this much on a friend? Several reasons. First off, he's a wealthy dude, the kind who always buys the more expensive brands and gets everything he wants. In other words, nearly impossible to shop for. However, he didn't have the i7 yet.

Second, he had been hyping my gift for months, saying it was going to blow my mind. Of course, I didn't want to give him a bad gift, so I broke the fucking bank.

I gave him his gift and he was amped. Several days later he handed me mine---a fucking shirt. Not even wrapped, it was still in the shopping bag. I was fucking livid, but of course I had to hide it. This dude easily made 10x more than me.

I also bought his brother, another good friend, an expensive shirt from express. He got me a copy of dbz burst limit, which I already had (got it for like 10 bucks used at gamestop, and it sucked). When I told him I had it already, he never bothered to get me something else or give me the credit-- he just kept it.

I'm still fuming over this. I hung out with them MAYBE three or four times this year, and they were my closest buddies. Never buying friends SHIT again.
 
My brother gave me a la blue girl hentai vhs.. opened it in front of my whole family too. "I was like wtf is this shit" I never watched a hentai until that point :lol
 
Docpan said:
The most awkward moment for me was last year, when I bought my best friend (a computer nut), a brand new core i7 processor, which ran me about 300 bucks. Why would I spend this much on a friend? Several reasons. First off, he's a wealthy dude, the kind who always buys the more expensive brands and gets everything he wants. In other words, nearly impossible to shop for. However, he didn't have the i7 yet.

Second, he had been hyping my gift for months, saying it was going to blow my mind. Of course, I didn't want to give him a bad gift, so I broke the fucking bank.

I gave him his gift and he was amped. Several days later he handed me mine---a fucking shirt. Not even wrapped, it was still in the shopping bag. I was fucking livid, but of course I had to hide it. This dude easily made 10x more than me.

I also bought his brother, another good friend, an expensive shirt from express. He got me a copy of dbz burst limit, which I already had (got it for like 10 bucks used at gamestop, and it sucked). When I told him I had it already, he never bothered to get me something else or give me the credit-- he just kept it.

I'm still fuming over this. I hung out with them MAYBE three or four times this year, and they were my closest buddies. Never buying friends SHIT again.
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Wow, such a bitch
 
Docpan said:
The most awkward moment for me was last year, when I bought my best friend (a computer nut), a brand new core i7 processor, which ran me about 300 bucks. Why would I spend this much on a friend? Several reasons. First off, he's a wealthy dude, the kind who always buys the more expensive brands and gets everything he wants. In other words, nearly impossible to shop for. However, he didn't have the i7 yet.

Second, he had been hyping my gift for months, saying it was going to blow my mind. Of course, I didn't want to give him a bad gift, so I broke the fucking bank.

I gave him his gift and he was amped. Several days later he handed me mine---a fucking shirt. Not even wrapped, it was still in the shopping bag. I was fucking livid, but of course I had to hide it. This dude easily made 10x more than me.

I also bought his brother, another good friend, an expensive shirt from express. He got me a copy of dbz burst limit, which I already had (got it for like 10 bucks used at gamestop, and it sucked). When I told him I had it already, he never bothered to get me something else or give me the credit-- he just kept it.

I'm still fuming over this. I hung out with them MAYBE three or four times this year, and they were my closest buddies. Never buying friends SHIT again.
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dude... you sound like a prick- who gives a shit how much your friend makes? Does that mean he should buy you a badass gift? Secondly, the "hype" about the gift didn't necessarily mean that it was gonna be expensive- maybe he just thought it was a nice gift/shirt that youd appreciate. Finally, WHO THE FUCK SAYS "I ALREADY HAVE THIS" when given a gift and expects the giver to give them a new gift? Just be happy you have friends that give you shit-

Wake up man, no one should expect to receive a 300 dollar gift... you went above and beyond, you cant expect your friend to match that, despite his income....

Finally, you friends situation is weird- you see ur best friends 4 times a year? Ok, if thats the case, then have fun holding a grudge against him over GIFTS THAT THEY WENT OUT AND BOUGHT FOR YOU
 
Docpan said:
The most awkward moment for me was last year, when I bought my best friend (a computer nut), a brand new core i7 processor, which ran me about 300 bucks. Why would I spend this much on a friend? Several reasons. First off, he's a wealthy dude, the kind who always buys the more expensive brands and gets everything he wants. In other words, nearly impossible to shop for. However, he didn't have the i7 yet.

Second, he had been hyping my gift for months, saying it was going to blow my mind. Of course, I didn't want to give him a bad gift, so I broke the fucking bank.

I gave him his gift and he was amped. Several days later he handed me mine---a fucking shirt. Not even wrapped, it was still in the shopping bag. I was fucking livid, but of course I had to hide it. This dude easily made 10x more than me.

I also bought his brother, another good friend, an expensive shirt from express. He got me a copy of dbz burst limit, which I already had (got it for like 10 bucks used at gamestop, and it sucked). When I told him I had it already, he never bothered to get me something else or give me the credit-- he just kept it.

I'm still fuming over this. I hung out with them MAYBE three or four times this year, and they were my closest buddies. Never buying friends SHIT again.
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First I was like:
"huh?!"

And then I was like:
"Ah, it's Docpan"
 
bjork said:
Giving isn't required to be a 2-way street. I've got a friend I've mailed probably $1000 of stuff to, and haven't received anything beyond a thank you in return. But I wasn't looking for material, just appreciation, so it was ok. :)
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Exactly. I don't give people presents because I expect to get something in return (in fact, I don't give a hoot if I get anything in return or not), but because I enjoy giving my friends and relatives gifts.

McLovin said:
My brother gave me a la blue girl hentai vhs.. opened it in front of my whole family too. "I was like wtf is this shit" I never watched a hentai until that point :lol
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La Blue Girl is awesome simply because it's so utterly ridiculous. Giant demon penises everywhere! :lol
 
I got a thong one christmas from my gran when I was 17 or 18 years old.

My gran wasn't there when I opened it, but the rest of my family were. We were all seriously confused, I thought I'd been given the wrong present but apparently not.
 
Mike Works said:
Many years back, probably around 6 or 7, I was at my dad's house for Christmas with my little brother. During breakfast, before we had opened any presents, my dad randomly brings up the Jurassic Park movies and asks me about them. I told him that the first one is one of my favorite movies ever, the second one wasn't great but it wasn't terrible either, and third one is just outright awful.

I opened my little brother's gift to me twenty minutes later. It was Jurassic Park 3.
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I narrowly avoided something similar today.

We were talking about a comedian who I used to sort of like, but I saw his live show a while back and wasn't impressed and I haven't liked his new material, so I don't really follow him much any more. I mentioned that the live show was disappointing but stopped short of saying that I don't like the guy... and about five minutes later my brother presented me with his latest DVD.

I think the DVD is actually the show I went to and didn't like, but I don't think he knows that :lol
 
peterb0y said:
dude... you sound like a prick- who gives a shit how much your friend makes? Does that mean he should buy you a badass gift? Secondly, the "hype" about the gift didn't necessarily mean that it was gonna be expensive- maybe he just thought it was a nice gift/shirt that youd appreciate. Finally, WHO THE FUCK SAYS "I ALREADY HAVE THIS" when given a gift and expects the giver to give them a new gift? Just be happy you have friends that give you shit-

Wake up man, no one should expect to receive a 300 dollar gift... you went above and beyond, you cant expect your friend to match that, despite his income....

Finally, you friends situation is weird- you see ur best friends 4 times a year? Ok, if thats the case, then have fun holding a grudge against him over GIFTS THAT THEY WENT OUT AND BOUGHT FOR YOU
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Wait a second. Are you suggesting that I should have kept my mouth shut and NOT said that I had the game already? Why the hell would I do that? It sucked anyways, and would not have even been worth putting up for sale due to the low value.

If someone gives you a piece of clothing that doesn't fit, do you keep your mouth shut? No, you get it exchanged. Same principle here. Who knew he wouldn't bother to give me a receipt or get me something else?

Maybe I should have just kept that shirt I gave him and called it even. Giving gifts just for the hell of it is ok with family and significant others, but when friends shaft you it's BULLSHIT, plain and simple.
 
big_z said:
cant speak for myself but for years i went out of my way to give my cousin the worst presents possible all from santa. we always open gifts with relatives around. i started when she was 12 years old and stopped at 16 only because i didnt know how to top the last one.

2003- box of rocks
2004- roll of toilet paper
2005- home made drug kit
2006- home made abortion kit (coat hanger included!)
2007- bought her a rubber dildo/penis thing NSFW
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you probably gave her the most awesome gift instead
 
Docpan said:
Wait a second. Are you suggesting that I should have kept my mouth shut and NOT said that I had the game already? Why the hell would I do that? It sucked anyways, and would not have even been worth putting up for sale due to the low value.

If someone gives you a piece of clothing that doesn't fit, do you keep your mouth shut? No, you get it exchanged. Same principle here. Who knew he wouldn't bother to give me a receipt or get me something else?

Maybe I should have just kept that shirt I gave him and called it even. Giving gifts just for the hell of it is ok with family and significant others, but when friends shaft you it's BULLSHIT, plain and simple.
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um, yeah, thats exactly what i'm saying... you really expected him to go BACK to the store and buy a new fucking game for you? Jesus... If you already had it, trade it in or sell in on ebay. The "value is too low"? Boo fucking hoo, it was a gift that he went out of his way to get for you

You do realize that you aren't entitled to get gifts right?
 
Docpan said:
Wait a second. Are you suggesting that I should have kept my mouth shut and NOT said that I had the game already? Why the hell would I do that? It sucked anyways, and would not have even been worth putting up for sale due to the low value.

If someone gives you a piece of clothing that doesn't fit, do you keep your mouth shut? No, you get it exchanged. Same principle here. Who knew he wouldn't bother to give me a receipt or get me something else?

Maybe I should have just kept that shirt I gave him and called it even. Giving gifts just for the hell of it is ok with family and significant others, but when friends shaft you it's BULLSHIT, plain and simple.
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Thank them, sell the stuff later.

You are +30 bucks richer than before.

No need to be an asshole
 
2 years ago, my cousin and his now wife went over for Christmas and sure enough, they gave gifts to everyone, including me. I thought it was nice of them, considering I never offer anything (but never ask for anything either, even when I give gifts).

They gave me 3 small magnets and a ruler. It was awesome. Needless to say, all I was able to say through my tears of joy was "thanks".

Did I mention I have no self-esteem?
 
Docpan said:
The most awkward moment for me was last year, when I bought my best friend (a computer nut), a brand new core i7 processor, which ran me about 300 bucks. Why would I spend this much on a friend? Several reasons. First off, he's a wealthy dude, the kind who always buys the more expensive brands and gets everything he wants. In other words, nearly impossible to shop for. However, he didn't have the i7 yet.

Second, he had been hyping my gift for months, saying it was going to blow my mind. Of course, I didn't want to give him a bad gift, so I broke the fucking bank.

I gave him his gift and he was amped. Several days later he handed me mine---a fucking shirt. Not even wrapped, it was still in the shopping bag. I was fucking livid, but of course I had to hide it. This dude easily made 10x more than me.

I also bought his brother, another good friend, an expensive shirt from express. He got me a copy of dbz burst limit, which I already had (got it for like 10 bucks used at gamestop, and it sucked). When I told him I had it already, he never bothered to get me something else or give me the credit-- he just kept it.

I'm still fuming over this. I hung out with them MAYBE three or four times this year, and they were my closest buddies. Never buying friends SHIT again.
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Man, I bet those guys are glad you don't hang out with them anymore! :lol
 
superbank said:
Every year for the past 4 years I give my brother a gift. He still hasn't given me anything even though he seems to have gifts for his friends. I'm waiting for the day when he'll return the favor. Asshole.
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This every year.
 
hectorse said:
Thank them, sell the stuff later.

You are +30 bucks richer than before.

No need to be an asshole
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I really don't see the problem telling people that you already own something they gift you. Isn't gift-giving always some sort of gamble? It is impossible to monitor what people own and buy in the meantime. That's why you keep the receipt and bring it back to the store and get something else for them if you "lose the gamble". It happens to everybody so there shouldn't be a problem.

Immediately selling a gift after receiving it on the other hand is not so nice in my opinion. Then you could have given you cash in the first place and that should be restricted to relatives.

But I guess it's a cultural thing.
 
Garou said:
I really don't see the problem telling people that you already own something they gift you. Isn't gift-giving always some sort of gamble? It is impossible to monitor what people own and buy in the meantime. That's why you keep the receipt and bring it back to the store and get something else for them if you "lose the gamble". It happens to everybody so there shouldn't be a problem.

Immediately selling a gift after receiving it on the other hand is not so nice in my opinion. Then you could have given you cash in the first place and that should be restricted to relatives.

But I guess it's a cultural thing.
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I agree but it is docpan we are talking about here.
 
Got a Zune for Christmas last year. A nice, 120 GB one.

My brothers got candy and a few trinket-toys.

I laughed, but it was awkward.
 
Wormdundee said:
Ahaha, I remember you saying this in another thread, still good.

Anyway, I don't remember if you guys remember those dumbass fingerboards

fingerboard_home.jpg


I really wanted one for one christmas, but my parents instead got me these pieces of shit that were like those toys where you pull them backwards and a rubber band winds up, and then you let it go so it 'drives' forward, except they were skateboards. I had to pretend to like it when I opened the box, I'm pretty sure I never even touched them.
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What I want to know is.... WHERE IS THE OTHER FINGER???
 
ShallNoiseUpon said:
Tucked behind the rest of the hand.
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Perhaps, but why would you use a "shocker" pose while fingerboarding? Shit's painful and ergonomically incorrect. Try it yourself, you'll see.

I think there's more to the "fingerless kid" story.
 
Kilrogg said:
2 years ago, my cousin and his now wife went over for Christmas and sure enough, they gave gifts to everyone, including me. I thought it was nice of them, considering I never offer anything (but never ask for anything either, even when I give gifts).

They gave me 3 small magnets and a ruler. It was awesome. Needless to say, all I was able to say through my tears of joy was "thanks".

Did I mention I have no self-esteem?
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Hey, My grandma gave me some of those strong earth magnets and I played with those fuckers EVERY DAY.
 
big_z said:
cant speak for myself but for years i went out of my way to give my cousin the worst presents possible all from santa. we always open gifts with relatives around. i started when she was 12 years old and stopped at 16 only because i didnt know how to top the last one.

2003- box of rocks
2004- roll of toilet paper
2005- home made drug kit
2006- home made abortion kit (coat hanger included!)
2007- bought her a rubber dildo/penis thing NSFW
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Christ.

One year my grandparents gave me one of those electrical appliance timers that they had sitting around (they couldn't figure it out I guess).
 
a Master Ninja said:
My cousin is an artist who has been experimenting in screenprinting...
http://i47.tinypic.com/wspf2b.jpg[IMG]
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?![/QUOTE]
Thats the most amazi-... wait what the fuck is that shit?! No... wait... yeah thats fucking amazing.
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Persona7 said:
Hey, My grandma gave me some of those strong earth magnets and I played with those fuckers EVERY DAY.
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Earth magnet? What's that?

Mine were regular magnets, and I've never had any use for them.

a Master Ninja said:
My cousin is an artist who has been experimenting in screenprinting...

Skeletor pic

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?!
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What the hell are you complaining about? We're talking life-fulfilling work here. Genius!
 
This Christmas my brother gave me a pillow with a big-titted anime girl on it. What in the name of fuck. I study Japanese, but that doesn't mean I'm some goddamn weeaboo with a fucked up fetish. What am I supposed to do with this thing???
 
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