Think gift-giving gets easier when you’re hitched? Yeah, right. Add in-laws and other family members to the mix and you’ve got funny tales of gifts gone totally wrong.
“We received a tacky Jesus candle from my MIL. I put it out every year for Christmas so my husband could never tell me I hide all of his mother's gifts. Everyone (MIL excluded!) has a good laugh.” --MsHan
“Gifts from my in-laws at Christmas have been: paper clips, pens, and Wite-Out -- all individually wrapped!” --Fergiegirl
“I got used cookie cutters from my husband's grandma and a hat she swore she knit herself but had an Aeropostale tag inside.” --patrish1980
“A blanket with a tag on it saying it was pee-proof...just in case I happened to have an accident, I guess.” --kelly72206
“My in-laws gave us a small can of Folgers coffee. They just knew how much we loved coffee and thought it would be a great gift.” --katie.marsh
“We got a very large wineglass that could hold 15 bottles of wine. It was big and horrible. But my friends love it. When they come over, they pour their drinks into it.” --wifeplzak
“His grandma bought me a fake mouse that was decorated for Christmas. It even sang and danced. Scary.” --Jpell5120
“A single coaster!” --nestinginjapan
“My mom gave my husband Antonio Banderas cologne. What are you trying to say, Mom?” --RedPoppies
“Something I’d never seen or heard of: potato peeling gloves.” --Dr.Loretta
"We got matching holiday sweaters. His had flashing lights on it. Mine had bells. I still have vivid, horrifying flashbacks." --k8e_girl
My in-laws gave us a candle made from an ashtray (swiped from a casino) with a candle melted into it.” --suecut
“Nunchucks and a seashell-encrusted toilet-bowl scrubber.” --scho
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-- The Nest Editors
Dec 28, 2009
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