Your most worthless Christmas gift (this year.)

[The_Devil_s_Grandmother]

@Hadrian_s_Wall

I received a card from both of the parents. It reads, “Merry Christmas! I gave you the miracle of life.” and a line from dad, “and I helped.”

So your Christmas gift was a reminder that your parents had sex? Had it not been for Scougs’s sister, I think you might have won this thread.

[jayjay]

@Hadrian_s_Wall

I received a card from both of the parents. It reads, “Merry Christmas! I gave you the miracle of life.” and a line from dad, “and I helped.”

Now all I can think of is that Shake ‘n’ Bake commercial…

[Susie_Derkins]

I won a Snuggie as a door prize at our Christmas party. I was thrilled to death; it was cold in that room and I hadn’t brought a jacket. The following Monday there was a picture of me on the Christmas tree at work, wearing the Snuggie, grinning and waving at the camera as I ate my dinner.

I’m wearing it right now, too!

[BigT]

Got a Snuggie, too. Not a bad gift, seeing as I freeze a lot. The problem is the effin static. I could have sworn I saw sparks when I took it off!

[wolfman]

The Great Wings Book" by Hugh Carpenter - full of exotic recipes for cooking chicken wings, retails at $16.95. I’ll even include one of the dozen bottles of hot sauce that came with it.

A dozen bottles of hot sauce would be one of the better gifts anyone could send me. Particularly if they were local ones that weren’t everywhere.

[Dung_Beetle]

@Susie_Derkins

I won a Snuggie as a door prize at our Christmas party. I was thrilled to death; it was cold in that room and I hadn’t brought a jacket. The following Monday there was a picture of me on the Christmas tree at work, wearing the Snuggie, grinning and waving at the camera as I ate my dinner.

The SDMB Portrait Gallery would be a good place for that…

[Annie-Xmas]

My sister the lesbian, who is the worst gift giver in the history of gift giving, gave me a framed print of the George Washington Bridge.

If I want to see the GWB, I’ll spend $1.35 on a bus ride and go see the real thing.

[KellyG]

@salinqmind

A Snuggie. As sure as it snows in the northeast in the winter, I KNEW there was going to be a Snuggie under the tree with my name on it. I appreciate the time, money, and effort the giftgiver spent to procure me a Snuggie. But: it’s lame (like a Pet Rock). I’m always always always hot (yes, it’s me who keeps turning the thermostat down). I have a way to take the chill off, if I need it - the giftgiver has seen my beautiful velour throw, and was there when I bought my beautiful cashmere throw (for 70% off). So why does the giftgiver think I need a cheap, stupid fleece gag gift? (I smiled and said thank you so much, but maybe I can fold it into a nice cat bed, or regift to someone who could uses it.)

For some reason my step-son is completely obsessed with Snuggies. He’s four. My sister-in-law got a matching Snuggies for her husband’s sister and her dog as a joke. I do not understand this obsession.

[pepperlandgirl]

@lorene

OK, so you can sell your gift card here, here, exchange them here—WARNING—sites have ads, and I also cannot endorse any of them. Just passing info along.

Thanks! I’ll look into that!

[fluiddruid]

@Pushkin

Spectre, a Mac game for my PC. Little sister thought it was compatible as the format was listed on the side of the box as “CD-ROM”.

Wow! I remember that game. I remember thinking “this sucks” back when I got it for free with a Mac … in the early 90s.

Believe me, you’re not missing much.

[Pushkin]

@fluiddruid

Wow! I remember that game. I remember thinking “this sucks” back when I got it for free with a Mac … in the early 90s.

Believe me, you’re not missing much.

When I opened the intriguingly shaped wrapping paper, number 1 thing I didn’t want to say was “It’s for a Mac”.

Number 2 was “I bought it full price for the SNES and was laughed at in school” :o

[GameHat]

@Finagle

What’s with all the hate for these things? Am I the only one who lives in a 160 year old house with elusive and difficult to eliminate cold drafts?

You’re not the only one. Well, I don’t live in an old house but my place certainly does get cold.

Personally, the first time I saw an ad for a Snuggie I thought, “God damn, that’s genius.”

Pity they market them as cheap and low-class. I’m very tempted to buy one, regardless. I spent today a bit hungover on the couch - the bathrobe was warm and wonderful but from the knees down I was freezing. Sure, I had a couple of throws to cover my feet but I would love a long robe-type garment that could cover me to my feet on the couch. I’m a decent height (6’) so most robes don’t cut it when I’m not standing upright.