Awkward gift giving moments

kristin5792
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:45:29 +0000

My grandma and great uncle (different sides of the family, similar gift giving strategies) always make me chuckle. Gifts my parents have received over the past few years:

rubberband balls, cheese grater/pepper grinder combo, disposable camera, LED flashlight, 4x6 pic of just grandma in a frame intended for an 8x10 (no mat), snuggie, stale candy, VHS tapes, investment books (which is hilarious because my dad’s a stockbroker–and a pretty good one at that)

Sometimes I think they’re off their rocker. It’s challenging to be a graceful recipient of a Christmas rubberband ball when one has no use for a thousand rubberbands. Ditto for disposable cameras when one has a great digital one.