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View GlaziertoEagle's Profile GlaziertoEagle Flag Coventry 03 Nov 16 7.42pm Send a Private Message to GlaziertoEagle Add GlaziertoEagle as a friend

I've just come across this thread and thought I'd share my experience as a kid.

Most crap gifts are from people who don't know what to buy, my uncle on the other hand decided to do presents slightly differently. He never attempted to buy something nice but rather buy something deliberately rubbish and hide money inside it.

I got a my little pony when I was about 11 (which I honestly didn't want) inside the head was a folded up £10. I also got things like a pen set, a He-man lunch box (when I was 17) and a koala bear bum bag. They always got a good laugh.

 

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View Michaelawt85's Profile Michaelawt85 Flag Bexley 03 Nov 16 10.20pm Send a Private Message to Michaelawt85 Add Michaelawt85 as a friend

Originally posted by GlaziertoEagle

I've just come across this thread and thought I'd share my experience as a kid.

Most crap gifts are from people who don't know what to buy, my uncle on the other hand decided to do presents slightly differently. He never attempted to buy something nice but rather buy something deliberately rubbish and hide money inside it.

I got a my little pony when I was about 11 (which I honestly didn't want) inside the head was a folded up £10. I also got things like a pen set, a He-man lunch box (when I was 17) and a koala bear bum bag. They always got a good laugh.

That's quite fun. Every year trying to be worse than the one before. I quite like it

 


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View Michaelawt85's Profile Michaelawt85 Flag Bexley 03 Nov 16 10.21pm Send a Private Message to Michaelawt85 Add Michaelawt85 as a friend

Originally posted by JohnB

And the last and worst, a pair of cuff links.

Those cuff links are hideous. Get on the Watford forum and see if you can flog them to someone over there. What's with the money boxes? Do you collect them or are they just random presents

 


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View HeathMan's Profile HeathMan Flag Purley 03 Nov 16 11.13pm Send a Private Message to HeathMan Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add HeathMan as a friend

All we need is size details for Part Time James

Originally posted by Michaelawt85


Back to the topic..
Worst as a kid a pair of bright green flat pointed toe shoes with tiny flowers all over them.. hideous

Adult a box of crystallized ginger covered in dark chocolate (I like neither) another year a furry Santa style bikini which was up there in the hideous stakes


I give it 3 minutes before someone says the phrase "check your PMs" (other than me saying it there).

I do like the idea of a surprise in a box - selected chemists are selling a "Man Flu Survival Kit" large metal box with those words on top and sides - as a first aid kit presentation. As available for purchase contains a large box of tissues, which could be supplemented or replaced.

I am sure that none of you suffer from a lack of imagination.

Cheers

 

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View mezzer's Profile mezzer Flag Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 04 Nov 16 7.46am Send a Private Message to mezzer Add mezzer as a friend

I got an empty box once for Christmas when I was a kid.

My Dad told me it was an Action Man Deserter.

 


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View JohnB's Profile JohnB Flag 04 Nov 16 9.43am Send a Private Message to JohnB Add JohnB as a friend

Originally posted by Michaelawt85

Those cuff links are hideous. Get on the Watford forum and see if you can flog them to someone over there. What's with the money boxes? Do you collect them or are they just random presents

I have no idea why they thought I would be interested in money boxes, the worst thing is, I got both the money box presents as gifts over the age of 30.

My Godparents are...erm..eccentric.

 

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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 04 Nov 16 9.47am Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by mezzer

I got an empty box once for Christmas when I was a kid.

My Dad told me it was an Action Man Deserter.

I am making a mental note of all of these when we get to vote for "Funniest HOL Contributor" next year, keep it up!

 




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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 04 Nov 16 9.48am Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by JohnB

I have no idea why they thought I would be interested in money boxes, the worst thing is, I got both the money box presents as gifts over the age of 30.

My Godparents are...erm..eccentric.

I'm a bit worried. I am down to become my cousin's godfather at the end of the month (despite not having even a tiniest belief in God). I've got him a money box in the shape of a digger with his name and date of birth engraved on it and filled it with pound coins from his year of birth. I thought that was a nice present. Is it actually a sh*t present after all?

 




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View richard shaw (og)65's Profile richard shaw (og)65 Flag my minds eye 04 Nov 16 9.53am Send a Private Message to richard shaw (og)65 Add richard shaw (og)65 as a friend

Originally posted by Part Time James

Do you call her that in the bedroom?

no , obviously she is andy thorn

 


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View Michaelawt85's Profile Michaelawt85 Flag Bexley 04 Nov 16 10.44am Send a Private Message to Michaelawt85 Add Michaelawt85 as a friend

Originally posted by Part Time James

I'm a bit worried. I am down to become my cousin's godfather at the end of the month (despite not having even a tiniest belief in God). I've got him a money box in the shape of a digger with his name and date of birth engraved on it and filled it with pound coins from his year of birth. I thought that was a nice present. Is it actually a sh*t present after all?

No, it's thoughtful and functional and His dad can raid it when he needs beer money or petrol money . Win win

 


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View JohnB's Profile JohnB Flag 04 Nov 16 1.09pm Send a Private Message to JohnB Add JohnB as a friend

Originally posted by Part Time James

I'm a bit worried. I am down to become my cousin's godfather at the end of the month (despite not having even a tiniest belief in God). I've got him a money box in the shape of a digger with his name and date of birth engraved on it and filled it with pound coins from his year of birth. I thought that was a nice present. Is it actually a sh*t present after all?

Is he 33?

 

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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 04 Nov 16 1.15pm Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by JohnB

Is he 33?

No, he's nearly 4.

 




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