Me? Not a single thing. I got a few gifts that were perfect and a heap of donations from the family. It was a near-perfect christmas; the exception being that we had some missing attendees at both Mr. K’s family party and at my Dad’s party.
Just curious…any “interesting” gifts that will be going back to the store?
Neither were purchased as Christmas gifts, but we battled the lines to return a pair of jeans and an HD cable. The jeans weren’t the right size for Wash and we got the wrong HD cable to connect our Wii to the television.
Absolutely nothing. contented sigh
A coffeemaker. It’s not programmable. You expect me to get out of bed without the coffee being already made and already ready already? Are you insane?
The Logitech version of the PS3 controller. Dude at Target said it was the same! He said that my teenaged sons would NOT be mad at me for buying them the cheap version, because it’s the same! But according to the teenaged sons, alas, it is NOT the same. Going back for the real thing.
Not a thing. I’m always so happy that someone took the time to shop for me that I keep everything.
I can very smugly and happily join the No Return Club this year. My family collectively decided to shrink Christmas this year, and the upshot of that is that we all put more thought into fewer gifts. I want every Christmas to be like this.
The game Spore. I have read too many things about its copy protection system, which is apparently a bug, not a feature. It certainly LOOKS like a game that I’d enjoy, but I don’t like fighting my computer over what I’m allowed to do. So, it goes back, unopened.
The gift I bought my father that he refused to even try out before announcing he didn’t want it (it’s a shiatsu massage pad that you can drape over the back of a chair–I tried it in the store and it was heaven). Which is fine, because I’ve decided I will not attempt to buy him another gift, ever. I’ll give him cash and he can do whatever the hell he wants with it.
The jumper that didn’t fit.
A book from borders, maybe, two. For that $50 full retail price I can get 8 or 10 bargain books that I might like better.
Yes, yes, yes. In previous years the costs were getting insane. This year the adults did separate men’s/women’s name draws with a hard maximum cost, and if you want to get for the kids/parents you can, and other ‘gifts’ must be cheap, preferably handmade. It was perfect.
I wish someone would give me one of those. You’re right…they’re awesome.
Generally, I’m the same way. If I hate it, I’ll keep it. But if I love it and it doesn’t fit or is unworkable in my situation (like the toaster oven that I have no counter space for), I’ll return it.
My niece gave me the book of Scary Clowns last summer (because she knows they freak me out) and then followed up this year with two little clown statue knick-knacks. I’ll keep them…somewhere where I can’t see 'em.
She also wrapped my gifts in a reusable Hello Kitty bag. That makes up for all the bad clown stuff.
Not quite “returns,” but exchanges. A pair of gloves for a pair of mitts, a dress shirt for one without button-down collars (I don’t wear ties enough), and a sweater that fits a little better. Everything else was super!
I got a book on sewing that I already own, so that goes back to Borders. But I don’t mind as there are plenty of other books I want.
I returned a pair of insulated snow pants. Too large, and not exactly what I wanted.
I have to return a gift for my friend - we’re doing our Xmas exchange today, and I found out her family bought her a game I bought her. Yeah, going out on Boxing Day to find a new game wasn’t too fun…
Nothing. Everything I got, was something I wanted. There are benefits to writing out a long, detailed Christmas list.
My husband returned the 8 laps in a NASCAR car that I gave him. He liked it but said it’s too frivolous. 
I made a list this year and we managed to lose the list within a day. And, since I couldn’t remember all the things I listed, I’m pretty sure he didn’t remember them either.