Help me scheme: 'great gifts' that turn out to be expensive to the giftee

Something huge and inflatable for the kids. Do not give them a pump for it.

My dad once gave us an inflatable igloo. In addition to having to go and get the pump, once the thing was inflated it took up a huge amount of room, smelled of plastic and would not stay inflated.

I don’t think he was trying for something bad, and it was in fact rather cool, but impractical.