THE WORST GIFT

Reddit asked “What’s the worst gift you’ve ever received?” Some of the replies:
– “A book ‘How to be a Good Jewish Mother.’ I am not Jewish and I am a guy. I am not married and I have no kids.”
– “My ex-mother-in-law gave me a used broken tape dispenser for Christmas one year. ”
– “A ziploc bag filled with cotton balls with the words ‘ghost poop’ written on the bag in sharpie.”
– “I once received a half-used candle with a broken wick.”
– “In high school, my boyfriend got me a birthday gift of an XBox controller. For his XBox.”
– “I bought a bag of Lindt chocolate for myself, then it mysteriously disappeared before I could eat any. When Christmas rolled around, my aunt gifted me the bag of chocolates that I bought.”
– “For Christmas when I was 16 years old my dad gave me a job application to fill out for my Christmas present.”
– “For my 50th birthday last year, my soon-to-be ex-husband gave me a box of 3 Christmas ornaments from Big Lots. FOR MY FIFTIETH.”
– “When I turned 12 my mom had the day in the custody agreement. It was my birthday. Picked me up and brought me to her house. No happy birthday or anything. Took me back to my dad’s after a few hours. As I was getting out of the car I mentioned that it was my birthday. I’ll never forget what she said. ‘Oh crap, it’s your birthday? I don’t have anything for you. Here, you want $20?’”
* PHONE TOPIC: With Christmas on the horizon, what’s the worst gift you ever got?