
Iowans Reveal Their Weirdest/Worst Christmas Gifts
We've all been there: it's Christmas and you're excitedly opening up a gift, just to find out it's not even kind of close to what you wanted. So you put on a smile and say thank you, all while thinking, "what the HECK am I supposed to do with this?!"
I take a lot of pride in my ability to find the perfect gift, and that's probably because I stress out about it so much. I had to give my best friend a birthday AND Secret Santa gift this past weekend, and I worked on finding the right items for almost a month. If I get someone a gift and they don't absolutely LOVE it, I feel like a failure. I definitely didn't get my gift-giving genes from my dad, who bought my mom a vacuum for Christmas one year. She didn't ask for one.
This morning we asked you: what is the worst/weirdest Christmas gift you've ever received? The results were pretty interesting. Here are a few of our favorites:
What's the worst or weirdest gift you ever received as a Christmas present? Share yours in the comments!


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