15 Hilarious Christmas Gifts That Made People Question Everything

Looking for some Christmas gift inspiration? Well, we’ve rounded up a list of gifts that left people completely baffled. Whether you’re laughing at someone else’s holiday fails or just relieved you didn’t give (or get) something this weird, these presents will definitely make you rethink your gift-giving game.

• My husband is a terrible gift giver. And every Christmas he has a theme for some reason, last year it was t-shirts and underwear. I hated most of them lol! The year before that it was pjs, I got like 7 sets. He’s gotten me so many cookbooks, I’ve lost count, and I don’t even use cookbooks. For some reason, he can never figure out what gifts to give me and I give him hints constantly. But I love that man so much. He shows me every day how much he loves me in all the little things he does. © Ok_Estate_7315 / Reddit
• So, once a coworker gave me this set of cheap, bright red synthetic panties (like 3 pairs). They were so synthetic they literally crinkled like plastic. But here’s the thing — she didn’t give them to me to wear. No, apparently they were supposed to bring luck or attract a guy into my house... can’t even remember exactly.
  She even printed out a little instruction sheet on how to use them. Something about tossing them onto the chandelier in the main room with the “right words” and just leaving them there... in plain sight. And like, don’t take them down for as long as possible! Did I try it? Nope. Does it work? I have no idea. But yeah... definitely a memorable gift. © lvlarinka / ADME

• My cousin once gave me an autographed picture of himself. Which was funny, so I didn’t mind. TheZ_27 / Reddit
• I once got a beard trimmer only to discover that it had been used and put back in the box with curlies! KonichiwaJones / Reddit
• When I was 10 years old, my grandparents gave me an unwrapped suitcase for Christmas. In the interests of convenience, they used that suitcase for the wrapped presents for my sisters. ragedandobtused / Reddit

• My grandparents gave my parents a framed picture of a random little boy, and nobody knows who it is. iamnotahermitcrab / Reddit
• My dad, his first Christmas divorced and living alone, first time ever shopping for us clearly lmao because my mom did all the shopping before, got me a nose hair trimmer... I was 12. And definitely did not understand why I got that gift. ThisSorrowfulLife / Reddit
• A comic book was lying around the house for several months, which I read twice in this period. I didn’t know it was supposed to be my surprise present. Cheap_Stay2750 / Reddit

• A ceramic jar for holding dog treats when I was 15 when we had JUST given him away. sulfuricZoologist / Reddit
• When my wife and I first got married, her parents hated me. One year, they got me a woman’s sweater. The next Christmas, I wore it over, and my MIL asked my wife why I was wearing a woman’s sweater. Unknown author / Reddit
• My grandpa was planning on giving me a tissue box with money in it (still not sure why). Anyway, he wrapped the wrong box and I opened a box of tissues on Christmas morning. Hummussed / Reddit

• I got my old boss in secret Santa and bought her the biggest pair of knickers I could find. She was a size 8, and I found a lilac flowery pair in size 56. She put them on over the clothes, and I don’t think I have ever laughed so much in work. thatisyucky / Reddit
• My brother gave me a bright orange wallet. Because you like orange so much, he said, while flashing the wallet I gave him a few years ago. It’s red. He’s color-blind. Whole-Arachnid-Army / Reddit
• Peanut M&Ms dispenser. My own mother forgot about my nut allergy that year. Silverism / Reddit
• So my ex-husband got me this “amazing” phone for Christmas. I was super excited and carried it around for a month, while he bragged to all our friends and family about how awesome the gift was. Yeah, okay.
  Then, a month later, he comes up to me like, “Oh, by the way, you need to pay this amount.” For the credit. On the phone. That he got on some insane interest plan with no early payoff option. So basically, I ended up paying almost double (with interest) for a phone for myself on Christmas. Meanwhile, my ex was still the “hero” in everyone else’s eyes.

Here you can read stories from people about their most disappointing office gifts.