But some people prefer not to spend too much time picking out that special something at the store and instead go the prank route.
From siblings to secret Santa’s, these 60 people decided to troll their gift recipients for Christmas.
And we don’t know how they felt about it, but we sure got a laugh.
1. Is bigger better?
We’re not sure what that says about it other than “this is why we have a lot of landfills.”
2. Good luck with that!
It’s going to be a while before she finds out what’s in there – and we sure hope it’s worth the effort!
3. Don’t mess with grandma
You ask for a ridiculous gift, you get it! Or 100 of them in this case!
My bro told my grandma, jokingly, he wanted 100 things from the dollar store for Christmas, grandma doesnt like being challenged from r/funny
4. Let it go!
Do you think this is the year she learned the truth about Santa? Or did her parents say it was from them?
5. Sure to disappoint
Where does one get so many iPad boxes anyway?
6. Join in all the reindeer games
In fact, we’re pretty sure it can’t be real, otherwise we’d see A LOT more kids getting this for Christmas as a joke.
And since when did “digging” become a chore?!
7. Sike!
Talk about raising hopes only to dash them and slash them.
Apparently, some people really like to see their loved ones let down on Christmas.
8. She’s not ok with it
The real question is whether or not she’ll ever wear it.
Maybe to do chores?
9. Not what she meant
Yeah, we would be too – unless we liked to watch the cat run around while we shave. And that just sounds dangerous.
10. Pretty is pushing it
Tinfoil is plenty shiny, but we’ve never described it as “pretty.” Nice try, though.
I asked my BF for something pretty and shiny….And got a tinfoil box with tinfoil balls #MyWorstChristmasPresent pic.twitter.com/fzWPxUYUcR
โ Kathryn Denton (@KDenton101) December 28, 2015
11. Just add a gift
Alas, we found something worse.
But, hey, free battery!
#MyWorstChristmasPresent is way more sucky than socks or underwear. https://t.co/VUOcJGfyZc pic.twitter.com/Ak3ODICjaG
โ College Candy (@CollegeCandy) December 28, 2015
12. Great expectations
So if you’re asking for something so elaborate, you probably should prepare for disappointment.
But at least he got part of the request right.
13. Re-gift
It does make for a good joke though. (We just hope it WAS a joke.)
My Brother gave me this. He made it. When he was 7….he’s 34 now. I think he forgot to get me anything and panicked. pic.twitter.com/7X3rObLTU8
โ Rebecca Morgan (@BeccaMorgs) December 26, 2018
14. Not even worth the paper it’s printed on
Do you think it was a joke – or did someone re-gift the card because they forgot to get a real gift and didn’t realize they had already used it?
#worstchristmasgift a $20 gift card that has $7.23 on it
โ MVJESTIK (@MyjesTwit) December 26, 2011
15. Take out the middle man
It almost feels generous at first. Until you do the math.
16. How festive
Laundry on Christmas is a pretty crap gift.
Then again, we suppose someone’s gotta do it.
My true love gave to me a big Christmas Laundry! ๐ pic.twitter.com/hhTYIzNVaQ
โ ๐ฅMagna Swing๐ฅ ใใฐใใปในใฆใฃใณใฐ (@FireballHitter) December 11, 2017
17. Gifts for babies
We kind of love this shirt though.
Let’s just hope this tot doesn’t have any older siblings though.
18. That’s cold
But that doesn’t mean we want to upwrap it like one.
It’s funny – but the joke’s time has come and gone thanks to most people trying to create less waste around the holidays.
19. It’s accurate
Kids really need to learn to speak in italics if they want the right gift.
20. Boxing day
People seem to love playing this “nesting” game with gifts.
It’s just better when there’s something good inside the last one.
My brother thought it’d be funny to wrap a club bar in 7 different sized boxes.. #myworstchristmaspresent pic.twitter.com/y9wDDmRaLs
โ Han๐ป (@HannahNuhh) December 25, 2015
21. Oh, snap
Grandma got some awkwardly sexy panties and the boyfriend got the shaming he deserves for making his girlfriend pick out Christmas gifts for his family.
But, damn, where did she even find that color?
I hope @HaydenWilliam12 learned that he needs to buy gifts for my gma and not just have me do it. #ChristmasPrank pic.twitter.com/lIS6ikef0D
โ Kayti Williams (@kaytileeperkey) December 25, 2013
22. The old Apple Watch gag
But, hey, at least they’re wearing it. And it does seem to fulfill its main functions, which are to tell time and get noticed.
23. Beat by beets
Maybe we need to stop naming things after food so there are no more mix-ups!
Dear Kenneth Walker you win the #ChristmasWithBlackFamilies award for best gift of 2015 for this. #beetsbyDrรฉ pic.twitter.com/ON9ep5bW7y
โ Michael W. Twitty (@KosherSoul) December 25, 2015
24. Learn to annunciate
Huh.
If you meant Xbox, you really should have learned to pronounce it better.
25. Evil genius
Clever trick though!
26. Gross, dad!
But we have the feeling he was probably laughing his butt off at pranking his daughter who wanted an iPad.
We hope he at least went to the store and bought those pads himself!
Thanks Dad. from r/funny
27. Have a creepy Christmas!
Just wrap their doll so it looks like it comes to life and may or may not attack in the middle of the night.
Kids love that.
28. Guess that’s what happens when you need Jesus
See, this is why you have to be good to your mama. She will prank you until the end of time – and she’ll do it in a way you can’t even argue about.
So my momma got jokes huh ๐ pic.twitter.com/5XPdvQvNIC
โ OG Kidd ๐ญ๐น (@YourGirl_IsAFan) December 25, 2013
29. A rollercoaster of emotions
No one really wants a frying pan (that’s the kind of thing you can buy any day of the week).
But to open it up and see an iPhone is something special!
Then to open that up and see socks is just tragic.
30. It’s not even an apple
You can’t even eat a raw potato.
That a new level of random disappointment.
@TheLadBible #MyWorstChristmasPresent thought I was getting a new phone… pic.twitter.com/eIto0oqcdp
โ joe howell (@joe_howell4) December 25, 2015
31. The strangest gift
Why anyone would waste their money on them for a quick laugh is beyond us, but that’s ok – it’s not our money.
We kind of hope she wears them just to make the gift-giver feel awkward.
32. Three strikes
It might have been effort better spent on something else, but they he wouldn’t have this great photo of his friend looking massively disappointed.
33. Merry Brucemas!
This is the final gift though – there’s no topping it. It’s just too meta.
My friend and I replaced Christmas with Brucemas, where we exchange Bruce Willis themed gifts each year. I win forever. (and yes it’s real) from r/pics
34. Golden opportunity
The bank is going to be so annoyed when they have to count all of those coins again.
Gave my pirate-loving landlord his Christmas gift last night: January’s rent. In coins. His response: “You’re both awesome and a huge asshole.” from r/geek
35. No Christmas music here
It doesn’t matter though because, in the end, they got nothing at all.
This seems like a lot of wrapping effort to put into such a “hollow” gesture.
36. Crossing the line
But if his friend is ok with it, then we have no right to be offended. And since the recipient is the one who posted it, we assume he found it all pretty funny.
37. His and hers
But we have to admit that this makes for a great photo.
And the dog seems both willing to wear the shirt AND confused about seeing his or her own face on one.
38. The perfect 2020 gift
Apparently, it makes the perfect gift for retirees too.
What can we say, when you’re home all the time it’s really easy to forget what day it is.
39. Playing the long game
Lull your relatives into a false sense of security using years of kind gift-giving all in the hopes of someday making them eat soap.
That’s diabolical!
40. The smelliest loafers
He’s probably going to wear them until they’re moldy – and then what are you going to do?
@TheLadBible #MyWorstChristmasPresent got a pair of loafers from my nan pic.twitter.com/05zoYMDUN5
โ Seb (@Seb_Lingard) December 25, 2015
41. That’s nasty
Luckily, it is too gross to exist. But apparently, you get still get something that looks just as disgusting.
42. Grandpa’s in on the game
A coffee cup is a coffee cup, as far as he’s concerned. You can’t read it and drink at the same time anyway.
Last year my friend’s mum got his 94 year old Great Grandfather a mug saying, ‘nobody knows I’m gay’. This year she’s taken it up another notch. from r/funny
43. Enough with the iPad humor already
Maybe it’s time to retire this “joke.”
It really is kind of mean to let someone down so hard – even on a regular day.
44. Bad investment
Is it even legal to break up coins like that?
At least you can exchange Bitcoin for things that have value.
45. Pizza is always a gift
Well, this dad finally got his pizza pan. And engraved to boot!
For years, my dad put a pizza pan on his Christmas list, and I refused to get it because it was too boring of a gift. This year, I finally broke down and got him one. And I got it engraved. from r/pics
46. Hint hint
At least these can be used for going on a trip – if someone who is 24 and lives with their parents can afford one.
47. The reverse Apple gag
This one at least ended well, even though it started off unnecessarily traumatic.
My husband always got colored pencils for his birthday and Christmas growing up and he hates them cause heโs colorblind. Heโs wanted an iPhone forever so today I bought him one and this is how I wrapped it. from r/funny
48. The gift that keeps on joking
But if she took a photo, at least that means she didn’t just roll her eyes and walk away.
It would have been hard to catch up with her “dressed” like that anyway.
49. Request not recognized
Seems like a lot of effort.
Then again, so does purchasing, transporting, and wrapping a 6-foot-tall Teddy bear.
50. Wait, is that what we think it is?
Yep, that’s a strawberry-flavored condom.
It really would be a miracle if someone wanted to use that.
TheLadBible: RT GarethFlounders: #MyWorstChristmasPresent TheLadBible pic.twitter.com/SeVQZIrsVx
โ Aaron Davies (@AaronDaviesss) December 25, 2015
51. Workplace pranks
And is that a real zucchini? If so, where on earth did he find one that size in winter?!
โ itanch (@milletio) December 22, 2017
52. The gift of memories
Ok, that’s probably a better bet than trying to guess at a gift and wasting your money.
53. Bottoms up
But if she really hated that one, then we trust her brother to know it and to make sure that’s the one that made the cut.
Can you imagine what the people who make these personalized cups have seen during their workdays?!
My sister learned a valuable lesson this Christmas: If you let your older brother take an ugly picture of you, you will get it on a custom color-changing mug as a gag gift. Merry Christmas everyone! from r/funny
54. What could possibly go wrong?
Can you imagine being pulled over and asked to open the duffel bag only to have to explain that it’s full of money from your mom and cookie ingredients?
Likely story.
Our son wants a duffel bag for Christmas. We decided to give him cash and chocolate chip cookie ingredients as well. from r/funny
55. Better than coal?
But hey, mom told her kids that if they didn’t behave, they were getting broccoli for Christmas.
Don’t mess with mama.
56. Held hostage
We just hope the heat didn’t taint the taste of the alcohol.
But maybe it doesn’t matter since that’s never coming out of its cage anyway.
“A welder friend lost a bet and had to fork over a bottle of booze. This is how he “gift wrapped” it.” Crossposted from pics (not mine) from r/Welding
57. Sometimes the work doesn’t pay off
We imagine he could come up with some good ideas for re-pranking his sibling using the same drawing next year.
My Christmas gift from my brother was a box, within a box, within another box, which contained a box, with another smaller box, that held in it… from r/funny
58. She looks thrilled
What are you going to do with a giant bow?
Maybe drive around with it on your car? Or does that draw too much attention to the fact that it’s NOT a Lexus?
Couldn’t afford to get my wife a Lexus for Christmas so I got her one of their bows instead and put it on her car. pic.twitter.com/PtfKcmGUPP
โ Jeremy McLellan (@JeremyMcLellan) December 25, 2016
59. So random
This is not something we could have expected after asking for a wire stripper.
Then again, that’s kind of a strange gift request.
My dad, an electrician, asked for a new wire stripper for Christmas. So I made him this. from r/pics
60. Hmm, we wonder what it is
It’s just another sarcastic sibling.
At least they found a way to put some thought into it!
Be right back, we’re off to make a REALLY specific Christmas list!
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