When you get a lame gift...

[Monocle Man]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

I suppose the thought counts, and thank the person that gave it to me.
Unless it was a passive-aggressive act to twist your nerves, in that case you do the same and plot a passive-aggressive payback.

 

[Trace2010]

CAN ANYBODY SAY: WAL-MART GIFT CARD?

They will take back s^%$ in a cup if it has a UPC on it!!

 

[gunningyoudown]

thank them then ask them if they got me a trash can for it

 

[GonzoGamer]

I try to be polite but I have a terrible poker face.

 

[ghalkhsdkssakgh]

If it's parents or grandparents, I just keep smiling until I reach the point where I can burn it.
Friends, though...Several of my friends have a habit of getting odd gifts for each other. One friend gave me a pink magnetic calculator and a tomato stress ball for my birthday. She got another of my friends a bubble wand that looked exaxtly like a *ahem* female sex toy. He responded by getting her a courgette. We just constantly try to one-up each other in the useless gifts department.

 

[goatzilla8463]

I cry.

Same here i just do it in the inside so no-one can see me do it

Only real men can cry in front of people and get away with it.

 

[slevin8989]

I cry.

Same here i just do it in the inside so no-one can see me do it

Only real men can cry in front of people and get away with it.

Naw goat only real men hide their emotions only to take it out on themselves later in life by drinking themselves to death

 

[Random Argument Man]

Thank them and accept it. For me, it's the intention that counts.

 

[Ex_ery]

I tend to spend enough time with my friends and family to merit them having a decent understanding of the things I do and Don't care for. That being said I cannot remember the last gift I have receive that was "lame".

If people have trouble thinking of things that remind them of you, or that they remembered you liked...then you're doing a terrible job of being remarkable. Excel at SOMETHING, if nothing else excel at being YOU.

 

[dfcrackhead]

I smile, say thanks then throw it into the drawer I have especially for useless shit.

 

[chefassassin2]

I usually respond with a polite, "Hey, thanks!" Because I'm genuinly touched that they gave me a gift at all. If it's incredibly lame, I just find a use for it, wait until the gift-giver is not around, say after a couple days, and just find someway to either not use it or give it to someone that will appreciate it.

 

[Dr Ampersand]

Thank them and accept it. For me, it's the intention that counts.

True words. I just smile and act like it'll be useful then stash it away so no one can ever bring it up in a conversation again.

 

[Zimbum]

Smile, never have it out unless that person that gave it to you is at your house.

 

[Private Custard]

Be grateful, it's a gift. Be polite, someone went to some effort to give said gift to you.

 

[Ajna]

It's a bit hackneyed/corny, but I honestly don't think there's such a thing as a "lame" gift. Maybe, not what you hoped for, but not "lame".

I tend to get let down with gifts. The problem with reading a lot is that there are only two types of books people gift you: Ones you've read, and ones you've been avoiding reading for a good reason.

 

[Ajna]

Return it, obviously. It's commonplace to put a receipt on the gift.

I believe the question was more along the lines of "How do you react in front of the gift-giver?"

Just sayin'.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

I throw it out the window in front of the people who give me the gift. I mean, who in their right mind would give someone a can opener as a souvenir?

 

[ToxinArrow]

Say thank you, and keep it in the closet/garage. I've even re-gifted some things to other people who do want something of the sort.