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What gifts that you received for Christmas this year are already in the trash? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me, there were several dollar store trinkets that already broke, and one toy for my kids that was a huge sparkly styrofoam mess waiting to happen, so I threw it out rather than curse anyone else with it.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Alcohol bottles (were full, now empty and in recycling, not trash)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Hooray for recycling!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Had the original floam as a kid. Smelled terrible and didn't stretch at all like in the commercials. Definitely went into the trash and I can only imagine how much worse the kind you had was. Slime or playdoh would have been better or easy to make.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The in-laws know I love to cook and got me a (to me, they're familiar with the author through some TV show) random cookbook. It's aimed at people who don't know how to cook and lack confidence trying. Also who cook with things like Velveeta and cream of mushroom soup.

I mostly eat from-scratch Asian food.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Whirley-Pop.

Opend it up, realized it was a cheap piece of garbage. Went to return it to Amazon, and apparently it can't be returnd.

I love some homemade stovetop popcorn, but it is way easier to make and clean up using a regular stainless pot than that POS.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aw man, I use one of those often. IDK what about it is garbage, it works great and hasn't given me any issues in years.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I haven't opened any Christmas presents yet. We're having a late Christmas due to crazy schedules for everyone involved.