Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
like the st was that much worse??
fucking awesome machine.
bet rpg fans don't know dis 1 , less ur cool as fook like me
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Worst birthday/christmas gift you received?
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No but all my friends got Amigas…
TheDreadLord
Member
Expecting Dreamcast, received a N64 from my grandma. It was the biggest let down I ever had when it comes to gaming. Even more because I already had a N64 
mancstheps5fanboy
Banned
so? its cool to be different. fk em.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
A bottle of Aqua Velva after shave from my aunt on my 17th birthday.
I used it to unclog the bathroom sink.
I used it to unclog the bathroom sink.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Electronics are great gifts the whole point of gift giving is physical things I know I like gift cards they’re good and you can gift someone clothes. You need to buy clothes for yourself.
mancstheps5fanboy
Banned
no gift is bad.
what's bad is ,
you have a lot to learn.
what's bad is ,
you have a lot to learn.
chixdiggit
Member
I grew up in a poor household so expectations were always low. My little sister on the other hand was the baby of the family and only girl so was spoiled by everyone.
One Christmas eve, I remember her being showered with gifts from Aunts, Uncles, grandparents, etc. I got some gifts too but the quantity and quality was no where near what my sister got. I didn't complain or say anything. My Dad must have seen my disappointment and on the car ride home told me "Don't worry, tomorrow is Christmas morning and I promise you will get a gift far better than anything your sister got, just you wait."
I couldn't sleep I was so excited. Did Dad talk to Santa? Could it be a Transformer? a BMX bike? a Skateboard? or "gasp" a SNES?!? OMG what if it's a freaking Super Nintendo?!?! Holy shit I was up all night with the possibility.
Christmas morning arrives and Santa got me a god damned hunting bow. Something my Dad was very into but I had zero interest in.
One Christmas eve, I remember her being showered with gifts from Aunts, Uncles, grandparents, etc. I got some gifts too but the quantity and quality was no where near what my sister got. I didn't complain or say anything. My Dad must have seen my disappointment and on the car ride home told me "Don't worry, tomorrow is Christmas morning and I promise you will get a gift far better than anything your sister got, just you wait."
I couldn't sleep I was so excited. Did Dad talk to Santa? Could it be a Transformer? a BMX bike? a Skateboard? or "gasp" a SNES?!? OMG what if it's a freaking Super Nintendo?!?! Holy shit I was up all night with the possibility.
Christmas morning arrives and Santa got me a god damned hunting bow. Something my Dad was very into but I had zero interest in.
Dr. Suchong
Member
Did it?
StormCell
Member
Mens clothing a year and a half after I started transitioning.
Hey now, don't completely underestimate the appeal of a girl in men's clothing. For some chicks it works!
StormCell
Member
Feels bad, OP. Shake weights ain't cheap, though. This sounds like a birthday gag that had a landed on a flat note. I'm sure he thought it would be funny. You should at least stand in front of a mirror and use that shake weight. Maybe send your friend a video call and try using it while on the phone with him.
Sucks that it's not anything you actually wanted, though.
StormCell
Member
Worst birthday or Christmas gift I've received...
This is a tough one to call. I'll have to list three of them.
1. It was Christmas of 1997, I think. We always got a package from my grandparents who lived across the country from us, and it was always filled with goodies. I always looked forward to receiving this package, but this year we got the package and I got a Space Jam T-Shirt. It would have been alright, except they sent me the same damn shirt the previous Christmas. Same. Exact. Shirt. I now had two of the damn thing.
It wasn't such a bad thing, though, because they also always sent me a video game in addition to a piece of clothing.
2. Much more recently, I recall a Christmas where I was exchanging presents with my parents and siblings. I had gotten everyone some generally nice stuff that Christmas. I went over budget on just about everyone. What I got in return was a lot of clothes from a second hand store, most of it was too big, and my sister opted to skimp on me that year so she could spend about a hundred dollars on her boyfriend..... the rest of what I got was exactly things I had asked for. No creativity. Well....
3. Still, possibly the worst gift ever was a birthday gift. I got the wondrous Robocop 3 for Sega Genesis. Not the worst video game ever made, but this game consists of like 5 levels or something. It's such a short game. Not only that, but the controls and animations are all kind of stiff. I mean, this game probably could have run on the original master system. It wasn't a showcase of graphics at all. It was a movie tie in game, and I wish at that young age I hadn't been fooled by the game cover. And that's what made this sting the most: I did this to myself. My parents let me pick out a game, and this was what I chose... Parents, never let your kids do this to themselves. There was no mobile internet back then and no way to see review scores while standing inside the store.
The only cool thing about this game was the continue screen, which you were going to be seeing plenty of due to cheap deaths. "You have 10 seconds to comply.... *begins counting down* Continue? Yes / No"
This is a tough one to call. I'll have to list three of them.
1. It was Christmas of 1997, I think. We always got a package from my grandparents who lived across the country from us, and it was always filled with goodies. I always looked forward to receiving this package, but this year we got the package and I got a Space Jam T-Shirt. It would have been alright, except they sent me the same damn shirt the previous Christmas. Same. Exact. Shirt. I now had two of the damn thing.
It wasn't such a bad thing, though, because they also always sent me a video game in addition to a piece of clothing.
2. Much more recently, I recall a Christmas where I was exchanging presents with my parents and siblings. I had gotten everyone some generally nice stuff that Christmas. I went over budget on just about everyone. What I got in return was a lot of clothes from a second hand store, most of it was too big, and my sister opted to skimp on me that year so she could spend about a hundred dollars on her boyfriend..... the rest of what I got was exactly things I had asked for. No creativity. Well....
3. Still, possibly the worst gift ever was a birthday gift. I got the wondrous Robocop 3 for Sega Genesis. Not the worst video game ever made, but this game consists of like 5 levels or something. It's such a short game. Not only that, but the controls and animations are all kind of stiff. I mean, this game probably could have run on the original master system. It wasn't a showcase of graphics at all. It was a movie tie in game, and I wish at that young age I hadn't been fooled by the game cover. And that's what made this sting the most: I did this to myself. My parents let me pick out a game, and this was what I chose... Parents, never let your kids do this to themselves. There was no mobile internet back then and no way to see review scores while standing inside the store.
The only cool thing about this game was the continue screen, which you were going to be seeing plenty of due to cheap deaths. "You have 10 seconds to comply.... *begins counting down* Continue? Yes / No"
StormCell
Member
At least there was love and intention behind that gift even if you did find it totally useless. What feels worse is when you get a thoughtless gift from someone you expect will take care in getting you a gift but it turns out you were lower on their priorities than you had realized.
"I have a high paying job and I buy whatever I want anyway"
This caused my wife grief at first when trying to get me something. She didn't want to get me gift cards so she kept trying to buy me something. I finally put my foot down after having yet another shirt that is not my taste put in the back of the closet to be donated at a later date. Now she gets me Amazon gift cards to which I squee with delight.
Lol I remember she got me an RPG I wanted, (I think it was Grandia 2) Beat it in a weekend. She asked a couple of days later, Aren't you going to play it? I told her I already beat it. She never bought me another game and swore she never will again lol.
This caused my wife grief at first when trying to get me something. She didn't want to get me gift cards so she kept trying to buy me something. I finally put my foot down after having yet another shirt that is not my taste put in the back of the closet to be donated at a later date. Now she gets me Amazon gift cards to which I squee with delight.
Lol I remember she got me an RPG I wanted, (I think it was Grandia 2) Beat it in a weekend. She asked a couple of days later, Aren't you going to play it? I told her I already beat it. She never bought me another game and swore she never will again lol.
The Pleasure
Member
I'm gonna use the shake weight on my moobs and tell my friend I'm gonna get some tough titties.
xrnzaaas
Member
Or brainwashing is still in effect. The relative I've gotten the gift from tried to turn his brother the same way many times even though he repeatedly said no.
Believe me I can appreciate when someone gives me a gift based on knowing who I am and what I like, but you can't force someone to believe in God again especially if they've stopped being a part of the church many many years ago.
