the problem probably wasn't so much what it was, but for some reason I had been convinced for weeks that the record I could feel through the wrapping paper was going to be Purple Rain.



these guys won the eurovision contest in 1984 with a ripper of a song called "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" that should give you an idea how good they are

ZombieKitten said:

oh gawd!

Does re-gifting count as cheap?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

cry with me deja, it traumatised me for life

ZombieKitten said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

condolences
that is AWFUL!!!!!

2the9s said:

I did not know that dollar stores had gift certificates!

my supervisor gave us like a cheap 89 cent umbrella, a cheap candle, some tic tacs, and (what she called the gag gift) a fake ass Barbie doll which was suppose to describe my personality. it was all in a xmas giftbag with tissue paper. how wack that gift was.

sox. lol

a toy bird cage from the dollar store...hope he doesn't read this.

It wasn't the cheapest, but it was the most bizarre thing I've ever gotten as a Christmas gift. Of course, it was from my aunt.



I mean, WHAT THE FUCK???

TMPletz said:

i guess she wanted to be "in touch" with yourself!

so what can you teach us about the prostate?

A CANDY CANE and a cheap card the one you get in the mail in the middle of summer and have all this xmas drawings on it.

ZombieKitten said:

I can totally see why they sent you that though. Those guys were by far the most popular band in the country at the time, and their LP was selling out all over the place. I'm sure your relatives probably couldn't imagine that things were a little bit different on the other side of the planet.

retina said:

I know, I was an ungrateful little music snob bitch already back then! Next time I got a Roxette cassette

Who is Roxette?

I don't know.

Honestly, expensive gifts make me uncomfortable. Last year my boyfriend gave me a LCD monitor/TV. It was kind of embarassing. I mean, it was sweet of him, but. . .I'd have preferred a card and a tin of peppermint sticks or something.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

I guess that sometimes if gifts are too expensive it is just as bad as cheap presents right?

Paradisekiss03 said:

Well, my point is that I don't mind "cheap" presents. I don't mind no presents at all, and if somebody wants to give me a present, I'd much prefer that something be inexpensive and thoughtful.

When did our culture get so fucked up that we are offended if somebody didn't spend enough money on a gift that they chose to give us? The whole concept bugs me. It's a GIFT. Shouldn't we be grateful if people care enough about us to even think about giving us a gift? What the hell does money have to do with it?

This is why I hate this stupid holiday. Because it has become more like looting than celebrating.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

I guess you are right on that one.