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December 26, 2025
‘A bat’s head’: the best and worst gifts 11 people have ever received
Can we learn anything from the experiences of these Guardian readers?
TL;DR
- Gift-giving can be challenging, with recipients sometimes receiving items they do not want or find meaningful.
- Readers shared personal stories of their best and worst gifts received during holidays and birthdays.
- Best gifts included experiences like cruises and trips, personalized items like mugs, and practical items like floor mats or food processors.
- Worst gifts included unwanted beauty products (anti-cellulite cream, cellulite tights), bizarre items (bat's head, singing fish), and items with practical issues (stinky ice trays, allergy-triggering nuts, a Walmart quilt for a quiltmaker).
- Some gifts, like a vacuum cleaner, were associated with negative life events such as divorce.
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