https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:29:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906946 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 20:05:47 +0000 Anagram 2906946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here’s s funny one (well, to me)—when I was in college, I wanted to spice up the extended family gathering white elephant exchange, so after everyone arrived, I went around the room and snagged a random Christmas cardigan that someone had taken off, and someone’s purse, and I wrapped them up in a box with a note that said, “just kidding! Draw again”—-but when one aunt opened the cardigan she was legitimately pumped and put it on immediately. Then another aunt was like “oh hey, I have one that’s similar”. And I was like, I don’t think it’s similar, I think it’s the exact same sweater!” But no one got it, so I had to explain that it wasn’t a real gift. </p> <p>The purse one was hilarious though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906942 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:57:24 +0000 Anagram 2906942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One year, someone wrapped a framed postcard of the local high school—the older generation had mostly gone there, but none of the younger generation had, so to 2/3 of the room it was just a picture of s random high school, lol. </p> <p>I don’t care about crappy gifts, I just like the game, but I remember the person who received it was a bit miffed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906941 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:10:51 +0000 Miss Ariel 2906941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up one year my dad brought home a planner from his work’s exchange. Except it was for the year that just ended so basically useless. My dad didn’t really care, but my mom was so upset. Probably because she was the one who bought the present my dad contributed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906940 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 18:34:18 +0000 Hypatia 2906940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don’t know if this qualifies, but it pisses me off, so here goes. </p> <p>We left our car in my in-laws’ driveway for a few days while we used a friend’s van to help us move. My DH left them a key in case they needed to park it differently. When we came back for it, there was nothing in our car—everything was gone, except a cardboard box with some miscellaneous toys and pieces of mail that said, “Found in car.”</p> <p>When my DH politely asked my FIL about it, he cheerfully replied, “Cleaning our your car is my Christmas present to you this year.”</p> <p>Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize that snooping through someone’s personal belongings, throwing away things that were important to them, and crossing personal boundaries qualified as a gift. </p> <p>The kicker is that I cleaned out the car myself a week prior, so while it wasn’t spotless, it was already pretty clean when we left it there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906938 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:07:15 +0000 ilovepie 2906938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Someone brought one unwrapped pregnancy test (obviously from a box of them because it had no labeling). The giver thought it hilarious but the bachelor who received it was not impressed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906936 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 14:15:51 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2906936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first year we did this as a family my grandparents supplied all the gifts from crap they found in their basement. I can’t even remember what we all got but it was hilarious and very random junk, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906935 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 14:02:05 +0000 LCTBQE 2906935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was a Joel Osteen book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906933 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:52:13 +0000 Sams Mom 2906933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A scratched off scratcher that won $5, I highly suspect the person that bought it, scratched all of them and kept the highest winner and "gifted" the rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906927 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:53:38 +0000 smuckers 2906927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A literal brick. There was a $5 limit, and in previous years there had been $5 scotch-taped to a brick, which was well received by the group. This person was new to the swap, had only heard half of the story, and just... missed the mark. Didn't help that he was kind of a dick about it when it wasn't well received. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906920 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:05:37 +0000 josina 2906920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This weekend we got a Pass the Poop game... like hot potato but with a poop emoji, if it flushes you lose. DS actually loves it so not so bad. </p> <p>One year we got a "portable toilet", basically a 5 Gallon plastic bucket with a seat lid on it. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-worst-white-elephant-exchange-gift#post-2906919 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:03:54 +0000 josina 2906919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's your worst? </p>