The 3 Worst Birthday Gifts You Can Give Someone
Picking out the right birthday gift is a real nightmare for some of us. If we know the person very well, it's fairly easy. If they already have everything they ever wanted, it's a bit more problematic. Still, you can usually add to an existing collection, hobby, interest or at least give flowers or take the person out to dinner at their favorite restaurant.
Purchasing a gift for someone you don't know as well or as long can be a real quandary, filled with stress and a lot of second-guessing.
There are some gifts you should never give someone else for their birthday. Interestingly, these are actual gifts that have been given. No one can say for certain whether the giver and receiver are still on speaking terms, but we'll let you be the judge.
Six Month Membership for match(dot)com. It's bad enough that the recipient's love life is either on the rocks or non-existent, but you don't need to call attention to the fact. The good news is the person actually ended up using the matchmaking service. She spent more than an hour filling out the lengthy questionnaire about all her likes and dislikes that would help the service find Mr. Right. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single match, only adding to the pain of turning 40.
A Surprise Package from UPS. Getting an unexpected gift in the mail is very exciting, especially when it arrives around your birthday. Imagine the surprise when the birthday boy opened a package from one of his best friends. In it was the first shipment of food from NutriSystem. Having a friend tell you that you need to lose weight really puts you in the mood for cake and ice cream, huh? Perhaps their NutriChocolates and some BBQ Soy Chips will suffice.
An NRA Membership. Any kind of membership is dangerous ground to tread. Who wants to receive a complimentary membership to Bally Total Fitness for their birthday? Or a year's membership in the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) when you turn 50. One guy remembers receiving a membership in the National Rifle Association for his 21st birthday. Unfortunately, he was a pacifist and didn't like guns. Perhaps that's because his father had taken his own life two years before with the family's shotgun.
Chances are good that you have better taste than that. We're only trying to demonstrate the importance of giving the right gift. If you can't think of anything, a gift card is always safe. You really can't go wrong there - it's a cash card basically, and lets the recipient choose their own gift, even if it ends up being a shipment of cardboard-like imitation food products that is supposed to help them lose weight.
Purchasing a gift for someone you don't know as well or as long can be a real quandary, filled with stress and a lot of second-guessing.
There are some gifts you should never give someone else for their birthday. Interestingly, these are actual gifts that have been given. No one can say for certain whether the giver and receiver are still on speaking terms, but we'll let you be the judge.
Six Month Membership for match(dot)com. It's bad enough that the recipient's love life is either on the rocks or non-existent, but you don't need to call attention to the fact. The good news is the person actually ended up using the matchmaking service. She spent more than an hour filling out the lengthy questionnaire about all her likes and dislikes that would help the service find Mr. Right. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single match, only adding to the pain of turning 40.
A Surprise Package from UPS. Getting an unexpected gift in the mail is very exciting, especially when it arrives around your birthday. Imagine the surprise when the birthday boy opened a package from one of his best friends. In it was the first shipment of food from NutriSystem. Having a friend tell you that you need to lose weight really puts you in the mood for cake and ice cream, huh? Perhaps their NutriChocolates and some BBQ Soy Chips will suffice.
An NRA Membership. Any kind of membership is dangerous ground to tread. Who wants to receive a complimentary membership to Bally Total Fitness for their birthday? Or a year's membership in the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) when you turn 50. One guy remembers receiving a membership in the National Rifle Association for his 21st birthday. Unfortunately, he was a pacifist and didn't like guns. Perhaps that's because his father had taken his own life two years before with the family's shotgun.
Chances are good that you have better taste than that. We're only trying to demonstrate the importance of giving the right gift. If you can't think of anything, a gift card is always safe. You really can't go wrong there - it's a cash card basically, and lets the recipient choose their own gift, even if it ends up being a shipment of cardboard-like imitation food products that is supposed to help them lose weight.
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