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For me, there were several dollar store trinkets that already broke, and one toy for my kids that was a huge sparkly styrofoam mess waiting to happen, so I threw it out rather than curse anyone else with it.

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[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I'm not much for receiving gifts but I appreciate fancy candies and food items I wouldn't buy for myself, and I turned most of them in to poop already.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Finished off a thing of oreo caramel with a creamy filling.

[–] SparkyTemper@sopuli.xyz 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My mom bought me a xlarge sweater. She must think I'm fat because I'm large at best.

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[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The lady and I started just buying our own gifts and profusely thanking each other for them a few years back. So. Nothing.

It's nice because there are still gifts under the tree, without the angst of shopping and the likelihood of disappointment.

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

This is what my wife and I do but we also usually throw in a surprise too.

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[–] waz@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Whirley-Pop.

Opend it up, realized it was a cheap piece of garbage. Went to return it to Amazon, and apparently it can't be returnd.

I love some homemade stovetop popcorn, but it is way easier to make and clean up using a regular stainless pot than that POS.

[–] Usually_Lurker@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You can get a new top with metal gears for cheap from their website. This thing is a tank and will never need to be replaced. Also for clean up it gets wiped out with a paper towel when cool, and placed back on the kitchen rack. Whirley-Pops are awesome. Simple does not equal cheap.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dumb cheap acrylic pyramids with silly decorations laid into the base.

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[–] VelveteenUnderground@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My husband's mom bought our cats a chirping kicky toy that I guess is supposed to look kind of like a ferret. It was really shrill and annoying and they wouldn't leave it alone because the noises made them so curious. It mysteriously vanished later on christmas day lmao.

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