Today, at the office, everyone in my department swapped secret santa presents. I bought the guy whose name I picked a DVD box-set of his favorite TV series. One of my friends got a fancy make up kit. Another got a pack of posh notebooks. I got a toilet plunger. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after weeks of tirelessly organising a Secret Santa with work colleagues, we finally exchanged gifts. I got a stapler, which had been stolen from my desk the day before. FML
Today, I was at a small secret Santa with a group of friends. Everyone got each other some amazing gifts, the first person got a homemade self portrait, the second person got some professional grade playing cards, the third person got an album of past memories, and I got a pack of pens. FML
Today, we did a Secret Santa at work and instead of buying cringe romance novels and candy for this other girl, I bought her a fantasy novel and a bag of dried mangos. When I went to leave for the day, I found both of my thoughtful gifts in the trash can. FML
Today, I went to a work party where we had a Secret Santa. I gave a nice set of beer bottles with glasses. When my name was called I naturally picked the biggest gift. I got groceries. I now have dog food and men's body spray. I don't have a boyfriend or a dog. FML
Today I volunteered to organize the office Secret Santa. I carefully tracked names, budgets and preferences. On gift day, I realized I’d emailed the spreadsheet to everyone. People now know who hates mugs, who regifted last year, and who wrote “Anything but candles.” Our Christmas spirit died pretty darned quick. FML
Today, my husband came home with a Christmas gift from a coworker. It's the same thing I got him. FML
Today, I invited my boss and his family over for dinner. As usual, I bought his kids Christmas' presents, nothing too fancy though. This year, he had one more that wasn't here last year. So I just pulled something from under the tree to hand him. He opened it on the spot. It was my son's PS3. FML
Today, I got a Christmas present from my boss. It was an ab workout video. FML
Today, I received a package labeled “Confidential.” Excited, I opened it in front of my coworkers, thinking it was a PR gift. It was the new toilet seat I'd mistakenly sent to my work address instead of my house. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I gave each other early Christmas gifts. I gave him a basketball signed by his favorite player, which took me forever to find. He got me diet pills. FML
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Top comments
Ninjafriends 1
That's not a toilet plunger, silly. One end is the suction cup to secure it to a smooth surface. The other end is for..... Have fun!
Doortje 30
FYL. I would secretly steal someone else's gift. I mean, they don't like you anyway, so you've got nothing to lose..
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Comments (101)
popaii 0
i had a gift trade today ,my friend received a perfum while i received paper clips :)
missvee98324 0
isnt it about giving, not getting?
x3herox3 0
Thought that counts
JawneeG 0
Whoops! I clogged the toilet! See how useful it would be in that situation?
AntoshaChekhonte 6
Christmas /is/ about giving and not getting. My highlight of Christmas is buying great gifts for my friends and family and watching their faces light up when they open them. I absolutely love it. Of course, when you do put effort into being thoughtful and giving, it does suck when say... your extended family only gets you dog biscuits for your dog, wooden blocks, and a $10 gift card to Meijer and you happen to be a 16-year-old whose town doesn't even have a Meijer. Just because Christmas is about giving and not receiving doesn't mean you can't feel hurt that no one else thought to give you the same consideration you gave them.
jinxthejinx 0
Word.
geovanni 9
double word
knoll4007 3
Another great tool to get your job done! :D
musicismylife21 5
maybe they are trying to tell you something?
you_freak 7
Agreed! Maybe he should stop and take a look at what kind of a person he is to others and take the hint
Garytt 0
guy problem snatched from the bathroom at last minute
you_freak 7
LOL!
jinxthejinx 0
Am I the only one wondering what a 'posh' notebook looks like?
tmarie21 0
take that plunger and whack your ss over the head with it!