****** GiftsFollow

Each year with the extended family we do one of those gift exchange "games". Everyone brings a gift, all of them are put into a pile, people go up in order and grab one or take someone elses, etc. Nothing extraordinary.

Something like a 15 dollar gift limit. People usually bring various snack foods. Cheese, meat, and crackers, various Holiday candies, popcorn, chocolates, nuts. Things people would enjoy but wouldn't end up as clutter or landfill fodder. Sometimes the occasional DVD or some gimmicky tool set. But then there's always someone who brings the ****** gift. This year someone brought a six pack of toilet paper... which was definitely a ****** gift. (Pun not necessarily intended).

A 6 pack of toilet paper... that really comes off as cheap, and pretty offensive to everyone playing the little game who brought things.

Yes. It was like... top shelf toilet paper, Ultra Mega Quilted Baby Soft Triple Ply.

But still toilet paper.

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Nope, works fine.

Edited, Dec 21st 2014 6:32pm by TirithRR

You know, my first thought was that this would be about that recent Cards Against Humanity "Bull ****" sale.

Nice soft luxury tp would probably be a nice relief after holiday feasting. In fact there are other good reasons that this could be the best of the yankee swap gifts.

People tend to forget their own needs during the holidays. Maybe some forgot to pick up the tp....

Some people get very depressed during the holiday. Nice soft tissue is good for crying into.

Literately EVERYONE can use TP. It contains no nuts, no shell fish, no gluten, no carbs, no calories, etc.

It's all white...so it matches everyone's decor.

Seems petty to get pissy Spoiler<--filtered wurd over it.





Edited, Dec 22nd 2014 3:19pm by Elinda

My grandmother made a bunch of fudge, peanut brittle, peanut butter balls, etc. The past two days have not been healthy eating for me. Almost pure sugar and chocolate.

We're making cookies tomorrow.

Normally my gift to family is the meat and fixings for Holiday meal. This year one of my daughter found prime rib on sale, so they brought it for our Christmas dinner. I need to buy the rest of the meal and stocking stuffers. We pick up grand kids today from their father and they will be staying with us for the holiday. No baking cookies for me, as my oven is on it's last legs. It sets off the smoke detectors when I turn it on. We are all going up to camp ground where daughter lives for dinner.

Thank goodness for credit cards, as I won't get last of my inheritance check until Friday. They will be paid off next month in full.

Ya. My other Grandmother used to buy king size Hershey bars and then tape a gift card for 10 or 15 bucks inside the sleeve as part of the exchange.

We tried a "Secret Santa" deal once with the family, but it ended badly. A few people gave really poorly thought out last minute gifts. Like one uncle stopped on his way to the Christmas dinner and picked up a six pack of Bud Light or something along those lines, and gave it as a gift in a brown paper bag.