Gifts you've gotten, but didn't really want

[Duke Nukum]

A bread maker.

At first I was excited because I thought it was a machine that would allow me to print as much money as I want but apparently it makes some sort of food substance that isn't meat or vegetables.

[Chris_]

A bread maker.

At first I was excited because I thought it was a machine that would allow me to print as much money as I want but apparently it makes some sort of food substance that isn't meat or vegetables.

Oh come on... there's nothing like being able to make home-made bread... mmmmmm! 

[Chris]

A bread maker.

At first I was excited because I thought it was a machine that would allow me to print as much money as I want but apparently it makes some sort of food substance that isn't meat or vegetables.

My aunt bought one of those once.  Used it for a while, but the bread mixes always tasted the same and had this funky taste to them.

[Chris]

My mother gets me dress shoes. Hate them.

I wouldn't mind having another pair.  My only set of Geppetto shoes is half a size too small (it was a mistake).  I can wear smaller shoes for a little bit because my left foot is a full size smaller than the right one, but they're not comfortable.

[Chris_]

My older sister gave quite a few cologne gift sets out one year.
Cologne, the gift that says: "You STINK!"

[RobJohnson]

I got some silly thing from my sister a couple years ago... it's sole purpose was for making enchiladas.  It looked like a cheap waffle iron with a Taco Bell logo on the top.

How were the enchiladas?

[BEG]

My MIL buys the strangest things. One year I got a box that had: a hot pink ski suit (I've never touched a pair of skis in my life) a spatula set that was missing two pieces, a box of hummus mix and some birdseed. All of this was in one box as my Christmas gift.

She just throws things together at the last minute and pulls stuff out of her closets because she lives in a huge house and never throws anything away. She's not a hoarder, because it's all clean and hidden. But she certainly has a warped concept of gift giving.

One year my MIL bought a "Beautiful" (as in perfume) gift set.  Took the lid and cut it up to make a box for the perfume, took the bottom of the gift box and cut it up to make a box for the lotion that came with the gift set.  Gave me the perfume, my SIL the lotion and she kept the powder that came with the gift set.  I got the better end of the deal.