"What’s the worst Christmas gift you’ve received that you had to pretend to like?"
It's The Thought That Counts... Or Is It?
"A set of miniature butter knives with ceramic fruit and vegetables as the handles."
"From an aunt who said that I was 'So hard to shop for'."
"I was 7."- wewimev411
At Least It Made For A Good Story
"My wife’s grandmother, who has now passed was a wonderful person who had very little money but a heart of gold."
"However, as in life, her mind wasn’t all there the last few years of her life."
"My family and hers have always gotten together for the holidays and we all enjoy exchanging gifts with one another."
"During our Last Christmas with her she gifted me, then 36 M[ale], a pair of, used, toddler sized Lighting McQueen underwear that had come through her church thrift store because she knew that I love the movie 'Cars'."
"This was probably one of the most awkward, memorable moments for opening a present on Christmas Day."
"My wife’s mother still apologizes to me yearly for not checking in on what her grandmother had bought for us that year."
"It’s a great memory to all of us still together at this time."- Thndrdrag
Cheap At Half The Price...
"My brother, who at the time was 30 and had a good decent job, pulled me out of the hat for our family Kris Kringle."
"The spend was supposed to be €40."
"He turned up with a Wii accessory kit, a GameStop branded one."
"I took it with good grace, even though I didn't actually have a Wii."
"I did have an Xbox 360 though, so I figured I'd bring it back to GameStop and swap it for something."
"So when the guy at the counter scanned it, he said it was actually a free gift that they were giving away with new Wii consoles the PREVIOUS Christmas."
"Miserable b*stard."
"The following Christmas he had me again and turned up with nothing, said he'd forgotten the voucher he had bought me for GameStop, didn't even get that one."- Arkslippy
Misleading Packaging
"When I was three I opened a gift from my grandma and it was one of the big cylinders of Quaker Oats."
"I f*cking loved it."
"But then my grandma, chuckling, told me I should look inside the container."
"Inside was a pair of pajamas."
"I started crying because it wasn’t oatmeal."
"After the initial shock, those pajamas were my favorite pajamas for the next year, so it was a good gift but not at first."- origami_alligator
A Date That Will Live In Infamy...
"A Lamborghini calendar."
"My brother got a guitar and amp."
"My two sisters got a bike each."
"I hate Lamborghinis now."- xixac22666
Not Exactly How Re-Gifting Works...
"Getting a shirt from my sister-in-law that was too big, The same shirt my parents gifted to my husband when they came back from a trip to Europe, said shirt we mysteriously weren't able to find in our closet when my husband wanted to wear it for Halloween."
"In honestly would have been perfectly fine with just a card or nothing at all, I'm not materialistic."- Fine-Mushroom3834
Animated GIFGiphyHow Do You Really Feel?...
"When I was in grade school I like to wear my fingernails long, but my mom hated it."
"Every single year for Christmas she would give me nail clippers."
"And every single year my sister would give me a diary because the first year they did it I was stupid enough to use it but then my whole family turned out to be reading it."
"So every year after that I opened my new diary and thanked her but never touched it again."- According-Type-9664
Hidden Meaning?
{A How-to-Make-Balloon animals kit while my wife got $100 Amazon card."- JoeSchmoe314159
By Not Splurging On Christmas Presents?
"Eons ago I worked for a company owned by the richest man in Minnesota."
"One year, all of us peons, and there were a couple thousand of us, got a copy of his book."
"It was all about how he became the richest man in Minnesota."
"Cheap bastard."- yolohat266
Plotting The Simpsons GIFGiphyWhen opening these most unwanted presents, we usually find ourselves at a loss for words.
The best thing to do in situations like this, is simply tell the truth, by saying:
"I really don't know what to say!"
Redditor IsaidwhatIsaidSNS wanted to hear about all the best movies that make the holiday season feel merry and bright. So they asked everyone to share:
"What do you think is the number 1 Christmas movie(s) of all time?"
I love Christmas movies. All of them.
But let's pick a few favs.
Christmas Monsters
Santa Hat Christmas Movies GIF by filmeditorGiphy"I remember watching Gremlins with my daughter when she was younger. I was concerned it might be too scary, that was fine. I nearly forgot about the Santa secret reveal though! Fortunately I remembered in time and fast forwarded past that part."
Eq2me
Artistry in Clay
"'The year without Santa Claus.' I've always been a sucker for claymation."
severley_confused
"The snow/heat miser songs are amazing."
"Everyone loves this one for Snow Miser and Heat Miser. Now, I'm not going to say they aren't great, but for me they're not the reason I like this one so much."
"Santa Claus having a crisis of faith, and realizing the joy he really does bring people, is such a great and well told story. The Believe song is great, blue Christmas is great, and Mickey Rooney gives a hell of a performance."
"I always liked it for that."
Qwerty_Asdfgh_Zxcvb
Hip Hip Hooray
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
tyce2020
"My favorite Christmas movie as well. 'We’re gonna press on and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fu**in’ Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white a** down that chimney tonight, he’s gonna find the jolliest bunch of a**holes this side of the nuthouse.”
spartanscott093
A Merry Way
"Gotta have 'Jingle All the Way' in there."
dan_buh
"I always lose it and start laughing during Sinbad's rant at the toy store when they are waiting for it to opening ''I gotta pay alimony to a woman who had sex with everyone in the post office... BUT ME!!!''
"Or after the bomb goes off in the radio station ''that was really a bomb? THIS IS A SICK WORLD WE'RE LIVING IN, SICK PEOPLE!!!'"
KR_Blade
Kermit & Friends
The Muppet Christmas Carol Cheers GIF by filmeditorGiphy"Muppets Christmas Carol."
Fessir
"It’s a brilliant adaptation altogether - and Michael Caine’s performance is beautiful. He could’ve played it for jokes but his Scrooge is so genuine. I love the film so much, it’s so moving when it needs to be, and silly when it’s suitable."
kirmobak
The Muppets are always the best.
KEVIN!
Macaulay Culkin Running GIF by Home AloneGiphy"Home Alone."
Electrical_Potato_21
"It's played every year in Polish television for Christmas. Once they said they're not going to air it and people were angry. They reverted the decision. Is it also a must have in other countries?"
Vatonee
Alternatives
"Scrooged. It's a personal favorite."
forf**ksakewhatnow
"I can’t believe how far I had to come to see this. I love this movie. It is #1. It is a gem."
grrargg
"It's a crying shame. I don't know when I saw it first but it's my favorite 'Alternative' Christmas film. Despite being hugely cynical it also doesn't cheap out on the heart. Even now it doesn't feel like Christmas till I hear those credits."
GunstarGreen
"Seriously my favorite Christmas movie. I love it so much."
TwistedNJaded
You're a mean one...
"'How the Grinch Stole the Christmas' Animation movie."
haterkelol
"Assuming we're talking about the 1966 animated version... It's probably not higher on the list because it's a TV special rather than a movie. It’s not even 30 minutes long. It's great though!"
SteinyOLP
"The original has a spirit and authenticity all its own. The live-action and the animated remake are both enjoyable personally, but they’re sapped of true character. It’s like 60s soul vs modern pop music. Both can be pleasant, but one came from the source and the other is over-produced."
blonde-bandit
Thanks Netflix
"Everyone has already said the usual suspects so I wanted to give a nod to a more recent/maybe less known one:"
"'Klaus.' It's on Netflix and it about makes me cry every time. Love that one."
NyukaNyuka
"One of the best things Netflix has ever produced. It's awesome and a top 5 for me."
wronglyzorro
"Klaus is definitely the best Santa origin story."
AngusVanhookHinson
The Greatest
Classic Film Christmas Movies GIF by GIF Greeting CardsGiphy"It’s damn near 100 years old, but It’s a Wonderful Life still does it for me."
cranes_in_the_sky
"When I was younger I didn’t understand how anyone could like an old black and white movie. I was bored one day, nothing on TV, and decided to watch it. What a fantastic movie! I hated that I never even gave it a chance simply because it was old. It started me on a path of watching old movies and I have loved so many!"
no_no_sorry
I love this list. Time to get jolly.