Each year the media likes to discuss what the most sought after gifts will be for that Christmas. Of course, once twelve months has passed, they are on to the hottest gifts for that year and no one can quite remember what the top gifts were the year before.
However, people will always remember the worst gifts they ever got at Christmas. Try as you might, you cannot ever forgot these things. They sometimes haunt your very dreams.
So, I did a highly researched, extensive and scientific survey to find out which were the five worst Christmas gifts ever. Well, I asked a few friends and family anyway. It turns out that these are the very worst gifts:
1) Socks. We all have sufficient pairs of socks. Thank you. We don't need anymore. So if you are even considering thinking about buying someone socks. Stop right there. Go and buy something else.
2) Secondhand Clothes. To be honest, I couldn't care less that it's vintage Givenchy. It's not new. So that means it's either something you don't really want or something you got cheap at Oxfam. Either way, I don't want it.
3) Household Cleaning Items. You know, vacuum cleaners, washing machines. That kind of thing. Your wife or other half won't be pleased with a vacuum cleaner as a gift. And you will end up separated or divorced. Get something that doesn't remind her of housework.
4) 12 Month Gym Membership. What does getting someone membership of a gym say to them. That's right. It says they're fat and need to lose weight. Is that the message you want to be giving a loved one this Christmas. No? Then don't get them membership to a gym.
5) Mascara and Makeup. This is another mistake made by men. It's seemed so simple in the shop, didn't it. Just buy her some mascara, a bit of eyeliner and a lipstick. But it all went wrong. Wrong shade, wrong brand; right shade, wrong brand; right brand, wrong shade. No matter how hard men try, they always mess up buying makeup. Don't let it happen to you.
One step further than even these terrible gift ideas, I was surprised to find out that one of my - vegetarian - friends was given a cook book entitled '50 Ways To Cook Chicken.' Better than that, another friend was given facial hair lightning creme and finally, a male friend was given nose hair trimmers.
So, this year, when you finally get your gifts, don't be disappointed that you didn't get exactly what you wanted; be thankful that you didn't get anything listed in this article.
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