Worst Presents For Women

10 Terrible Gifts From Boyfriends

November 4, 2010

A pack of pencils, AAA batteries, a tennis racket; bad presents come in all sorts of unfortunately wrapped packages. Earlier this week I asked what the worst present a boyfriend ever gave you was, and you all chimed in with some pretty sad gifts!

Now that the PopSugar Network's annual gift guides are in the holiday spirit, let's take a minute to commiserate over bad presents from holidays past. Maybe we'll clue in a few lost boyfriends in the process!

A "vibrating pillow that was supposed to simulate him being in bed breathing beside me since we were in a LDR." — ManiMartinixo
"He gave me an apron and some baking utensils. I don't bake." — Yellowshoe
"He wouldn't take the day off for my birthday, and fed-exed me ankle weights from his office." — Anonymous
"Flares for 'road side emergencies.'" — lickety split
"A digital picture frame. He also got one for his mom and sister." — onlysourcherry

Read the rest below.

"A DVD box set of the TV show The OC. I live in Orange County but I don't watch that show." — Anonymous
"A weird, creepy marionette figurine. Eww, it gives me chills just thinking about it." — bluebellknoll
"After weeks of hinting at what books I wanted, he went out on Christmas Eve and bought me makeup. They weren't even the right colors." — Anonymous
"A compass . . . for Valentine's Day." — Community Assistant
"Four years ago my bf at the time bought me as gift the box and a subscription to World of Warcraft so I could play his "undead" girlfriend in virtual world." — KateAthens

Can you outworse them?

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2 years 17 weeks

A tube of pringles when I don't eat crisps and am trying to loose weight...oh and we've been together for 5 and a half years! :'(

2 years 21 weeks

For my Christmas gift this year, my boyfriend(?) of two years - who is a broker/lender and had just closed a deal netting him several thousand dollars - took me out to dinner on Christmas Eve at a restaurant (something we seldom do) that I had to find and that we were lucky to get in at the very last minute on Christmas Eve, then looked at the menu and told me he wasn't paying $27. for a steak and that the tilapia on the menu was a "trash fish". Then he presented me with a torn, tattered brown paper sack in which there was a jar candle in my least favorite color - orange - in a cheesy pineapple, mango scent. In the bag there was also one candy cane, a dog-earred greeting card and a $30. gift card to Belk, which he said he was lucky to get into on Christmas Eve since they were closing in three minutes. (This after I had told him the night before that I been shopping at Belk for my grandmother and that there was nothing in the store that I was remotely interested in at any price.) He said he "sucked" at gift wrapping and that he put the candy cane in the bag to make it special. Well, I kept my fury at bay during the meal and tried to make the most of the evening. I presented him with his gifts afterward, including a very expensive book about Frank Lloyd Wright (his favorite) and house plans for the property he owns that he is planning to build a house on. I decided I was being a spoiled brat and that I would simply trade in the candle for one I liked. Well, I googled the brand: turns out my gift cost five bucks at Dollar General. All this following a simply horrendous year of discovering he had been hitting up women on the web and Craigslist and I took him back and forgave him for his indescretions when he begged me for forgiveness. Think someone needs to get dumped for New Years??? Looks

2 years 24 weeks

my ex boyfriend never used to remember my birthday..(still doesn't) It used to hurt me coz I would plan for his birthday like a month in advance!!! Thankfully I'm married to a wonderful man now who makes everyday special:)

KrisB 2 years 24 weeks

Mens Bedroom Slippers. They were way too big and not the most attractive thing. Apparently he didn't realize they were for men. He was just proud they were memory foam, lol. I would have been mad but I just found them hysterical. He really didn't get it which made it even more funny.

2 years 24 weeks

just ask for jewlry! That's what I do. otherwise i'd get another flower he made from a wire hanger! stupid boys.

2 years 25 weeks

I always bought my ex nice things(car stereos, playstation with games, dinner, etc) but every year for my birthday and christmas he would have his mom pick up $5 WAL-MART JEWELRY (while she was working there) and CHOCOLATE ROSES for Valentines day. How we made it two years I have no Idea :/

2 years 25 weeks

for christmas, my boyfriend got me a discount cubic zirconia neclace for $10. then for valentines day, he took me outside a store, gave me money and forced me to go buy a stuffed animal for myself.

pureperfection 2 years 25 weeks

guys suck at gifts, i think its a general trend!!

lickety split 2 years 25 weeks

^^ mugged from him reminded me of a somethingYears ago a friend of mine worked in a shoe store and they did secret santas for each other. Very small, close group. Well they had this habit of calling each other "bitch" and "ho", as a joke. So for her secret Santa gift my friend went to the build a bear shop next door and had a bear made that said "merry Christmas you stupid bitch". So she has the bear sitting on the counter, with a gift tag that says "you are the best!". And this teenage boy comes in and asks about the bear for his girlfriend. My friend says it's not for sale, that it's a gift, bit that for about $50 he can have one made too. And she adds "this one even says merry Christmas". A few minutes later she notices the bear and the teen are gone. What a special gift for his girl friend :rotfl: love to hear how he explained that one

lickety split 2 years 25 weeks

^^ mugged from him reminded me of a something Years ago a friend of mine worked in a shoe store and they did secret santas for each other. Very small, close group. Well they had this habit of calling each other "bitch" and "ho", as a joke. So for her secret Santa gift my friend went to the build a bear shop next door and had a bear made that said "merry Christmas you stupid bitch". So she has the bear sitting on the counter, with a gift tag that says "you are the best!". And this teenage boy comes in and asks about the bear for his girlfriend. My friend says it's not for sale, that it's a gift, bit that for about $50 he can have one made too. And she adds "this one even says merry Christmas". A few minutes later she notices the bear and the teen are gone. What a special gift for his girl friend :rotfl: love to hear how he explained that one

2 years 27 weeks

i got an airfreshner and was told it was perfume.

2 years 27 weeks

I have an ex who was (and still is) cheap. When he went on a fmaily vacation in Mexico, he came back with a $5 silver rope bracelet that was huge on me and looked like something a redneck swigging a 6 pack outside during a tornado would be wearing. I wore it though, and said I loved it. Then, for Valentine's Day, he gave me a book. The Moral Compass. Really? How romantic. Luckily, my DH is incredibly thoughtful and personal with gifts. There is definitely a reason exes are exes.

cfoley11 2 years 27 weeks

Fireworks... in March

cfoley11 2 years 27 weeks

Fireworks... in March

Brendelwoman 2 years 27 weeks

Well, I hope the lesson here is to to dump a guy when he doesn't get a gift.

LittleMzFit 2 years 28 weeks

I don't even remember. I haven't had that many bf's & birthdays have never been a big deal in my family (sad, huh?).

2 years 28 weeks

My ex-boyfriend never gave me a gift... for THREE YEARS! But as if that were not enough, my first birthday he gave me "himself", my second birthday, he told me my gift was mugged from him (which I later found out was a lie) and my third birthday he told me he forgot it at his mom's house (she lived like 10 hours away) and every time he returned there, he "forgot it" again. The first time I actually saw a gift from him, was for my fourth birthday since I met him, the first after we broke up. He got me these amazing book about the universe I always talked about, flowers and a stuffed animal. Weird thing about jerks, right?

danakscully64 2 years 28 weeks

^^ Oh my, that is bad.

danakscully64 2 years 28 weeks

^^ Oh my, that is bad.

ashleyamoeba 2 years 28 weeks

My ex once gave me an earring and necklace set, that was obviously discounted jewelry at macy's, which didn't really bother me, until I found out he also got the number of the girl that sold him the jewelry and took her on a date.

2 years 28 weeks

I briefly dated a guy who called and told me he had gotten me a surprise. When I went to the door I was expecting flowers or something corny; but, he had a grocery bag in his hand and inside was a loaf of Wonder bread, some Carl Buddig roast beef, a package of Kraft American cheese singles, and a big bag of Cheetos Puffs. I was a little puzzled. And, he said I seemed like I loved sandwiches. I do enjoy sandwiches, but not of that variety. I can't say anything bad about the Cheetos, though.

2 years 28 weeks

my ex years and years ago got a gold ring with a lime green stone in it from walmart. when i told him i hate yellow gold.

skigurl 2 years 28 weeks

LOL As soon as I read this list, I immediately also thought that my boyfriend would get me roadside flares for my car and think it was a very practical gift that would keep me safe. Once he told me a safety kit for my car would be a good present to get me, and also told me I'm probably getting a handy map book for Christmas as well. But he would at least pair something practical with something thoughtful.

jocupcake 2 years 28 weeks

Forgot my birthday (11 months into our relationship) after I had spent a long time planning a weekend concert/trip for his b-day. Took me to the grocery store to buy me hershey's chocolate and called that my present. :(

danakscully64 2 years 28 weeks

Surfing lessons when you're terrified of water? What a JERK!

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