This weekend, Joe and I came up with our best idea yet: we’re going to host an ugly gift party! While we were looking at all the stuff we have piled in our carport (thank you parents who pile boxes in our cars when we have no room for them), we started talking about how hardly anyone we invited bought off our registries and thinking about the horrendous gifts we got for our wedding (i.e., a palm tree platter, a grape leaf hot plate). We’re talking seriously bad, people. One of these days, I’ll dig them out of our storage room and take a picture.
So, we decided to throw an ugly gift party with a white elephant-type exchange. We’re going to invite our friends and have them bring the worst gift they’ve ever received. We’ll eat. We’ll drink. We’ll mock the gifts. And then, we’ll play that fun game where you pick a gift, either from the table or the person who picked ahead of you. And then, everyone will trek home with a new horrible gift.
Sounds like fun, right? I seriously can’t wait. Now, share with us! What are some of the horrible gifts you’re received?
Joe says
Sweet. Can we give away more than one gift?
kristi says
That sounds fun! I guess you just have to be really careful that none of the guests you invite are the ones who gave you the ugly gifts you give away at the party.
Lisanne says
We received a *lot* of oil lamps for our wedding. Not sure why. They were all very pretty (and handmade by local potters), but … we never really used them. Sure, they’re pretty to display ~ but we’re not too much into knick-knacky type stuff. Some is OK, but … we got like three of them! LOL! 🙂 Very thoughtful of everyone, though. I have to say that one of the strangest gifts was an electric guitar (with case, amplifier, picks, the works) from my grandparents one year when I was in college. I never used it ~ ended up selling it. And one time when I was little, my grandparents bought me a dress that was *so* very weird.
Heather says
OMG that sounds fun. I have to say for our wedding we didn’t receive any really ugly presents. But some stupid little ones like a mouse shaped cheese grater.
Princess Extraordinaire says
That sounds like a seriuosly fun party! When we got married we got some stemware with little chickens at the base – U-G-L-Y!
whimsicalchaos says
ohhh that is such a great idea… make sure you make really ugly invites too hehehe…