Today, my extended family came over for Christmas. I forgot to get a present for my extremely sensitive aunt. I took a gift from my re-gift pile and wrapped it quickly. Little did I remember that it was the same gift she gave me last year. She noticed. FML
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Today, for my mom's birthday, I couldn't figure out what to get her, so I just took some of her jewelry, wrapped it up, and re-gifted it. She recognized it instantly. FML
Today, I went to my son's friend's birthday party and felt really proud of giving a great gift. It just so happened that I regifted the same gift that his friend's mother gave to my son the month before, because I forgot to check the name on the bag. It looked like she was about to faint. FML
Today, after I spent quite some time getting thoughtful gifts for my friend and her kids ahead of their visit, she made a big fuss about how she'd "forgotten" to bring the gift she'd bought for me. Later, she casually admitted that she'd intentionally not bought me anything because she, "didn't think I'd need it." FML
Today, I received a birthday present from a friend. It was the very same gift I gave to her for Christmas. FML
Today, as I was waiting in line to give my mom her birthday present, my dad gave her the exact same gift I'd also bought for her. FML
Today, I wrapped all my Christmas gifts at midnight. In my exhaustion, I forgot to label them. On Christmas morning, everyone will open presents while I try to remember who was supposed to get socks versus who was supposed to get a coffee maker. FML
Today, I was wrapping Christmas presents for various people; 17 to be exact. It wasn't until I placed the last present on top of the stack that I realized I didn't put gift tags on any of them. FML
Today, I thought my mom and I could put aside our differences and open our Christmas presents. When she opened mine, she turned to my dad and said she didn't want the present, so I could give it to someone else. 'Tis the season. FML
Today, my boyfriend decided to give me my Christmas present early because he's going to his grandparents' house for Christmas and won't see me. I was excited, until I unwrapped a sweater that I left there a month ago. FML
Today, I won a raffle organised by a friend. I discovered one of the "prizes" was actually a present that I had given to her, that she had "loved". When I asked her where she had gotten it, she said, "Oh, just some crap someone gave me once." She didn't even remember that I had given it to her. FML
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michaelaranda 28
You should have played it off like you liked her gift so much last year, you decided to get her one too for this year
saIty 17
Should have gotten her some Sensodyne toothpaste. Heard it really helps with sensitivity.
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Comments (69)
LifelessStars 22
if your aunt cries just because she didn't get a present she obviously doesn't know the true meaning of Christmas
CL3V3RGURL 9
Say you bought another one since you felt bad for taking away something she loved..?
Denny1 15
Lol re- gift pile
fordneagles 34
That's why everything in my re-gift pile has the name of the person who gave it to me, so I don't accidentally do that!
QueenSaru 28
Wow, I never knew re-gifting was such a thing that people actually have re-gift piles/methods of knowing who gave them stuff so they don't re-gift it to them... I would honestly be ashamed to re-gift something... even if if was something completely useless or strange from your dotty old aunt with alzheimers.
janexxdoe 7
One birthday my mom opened a present her sister got her and said "Funny, I gave a fountain just like this to mom for her birthday." and my aunt laughed and said "Mom gave me this fountain for my birthday..." My family's so bad about regifting that it's not uncommon for things like this to happen, and yes, my mother did gift the fountain back to my grandma.
The_9th_Doctor 18
you're an ass
jberg583 12
Put the name of who it is from on my re-gift pile. That way you know who not to give them too