24 Disappointing White Elephant Gifts People Have Actually Ended Up With

    Christmas is canceled, everyone.

    Anna Kopsky
    by Anna Kopsky

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We asked the BuzzFeed Community for the worst white elephant gift they've ever ended up with. Here are the uncomfortable results.

    1. "I got a cockroach. In a jar. With a cracker for food."

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    The Pokèmon Company

    —jeremyb44

    2. "Eight pounds of mayo. OF MAYO."

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    Lifetime

    —hans4

    3. "One Christmas, I ended up with a toilet brush, two rolls of toilet paper, and a book titled I Love Poo 😐."

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    Tim Burton Productions / Walt Disney Pictures

    —laila-jom

    4. "When I was eight, I ended up with a sex toy... I had no idea what it was until years later."

    Lover's Lane
    Columbia Records

    —michaels4

    5. "In front of my grandparents and the rest of my family, I got stuck with edible underwear and a pint of SoCo."

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    Warner Bros.

    —jordant4

    6. "One year I went home with an inflatable turkey and pickle-flavored gum."

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    MGM

    —Beanie LeBean

    7. "A taxidermy pigeon. Seriously. Her name is Florence."

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    MGM

    —alanae4

    8. "I ended up with a bandana with a 'Guide to Scat of North American Wildlife' printed on it. 'Scat' is feces."

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    CBS

    —marlam41

    9. "Frog soap on a rope. From the kids’ gift section."

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    Dimension Films

    —purpletiger

    10. "At first I had three $15 iTunes gift cards, and I ended up with a coin sorter."

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    Universal Pictures / Working Title Films

    —cynthiap4

    11. "German porn."

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    Rankin / Bass Productions

    —alyssakimiko

    12. "A can of pizza sauce from Chef Boyardee. That was it."

    Chef Boyardee
    Lee Mendelson Film Productions / Bill Melendez Productions

    —Meredith Dover, Facebook

    13. "I brought a Transformers version of Mr. Potato Head. Ended up with an egg with a happy face drawn on it."

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    Warner Bros.

    —Allison Paulé, Facebook

    14. "Once I ended up with a bag of 99-cent pork rinds."

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    Warner Bros.

    —Darrah Fry, Facebook

    15. "I gave two hand painted coffee mugs, and I ended up with prescription foot soap."

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    20th Century Fox

    —Amber Miller, Facebook

    16. "A mini snow globe with a picture inside. The picture was from the previous year’s Christmas party... which I wasn’t invited to."

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    NBC

    —natalief31

    17. "I started with a dart board and I ended up with Dora The Explorer flashcards."

    Neptune Toys
    Rankin/Bass Productions

    —annah41

    18. "I was so close to taking home gourmet popcorn, and at the last minute, ended up with mothballs."

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    Buena Vista Pictures

    —meganl4

    19. "Adult diapers and anti-wrinkle cream. I was 16."

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    Adult Swim

    —melaniem4

    20. "I contributed a $20 iTunes gift card. In return, I received a shoebox with an orange inside."

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    Cartoon Network

    —abigailh4

    21. "A book about the history of farts."

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    20th Century Fox

    —carolinek40

    22. "I started with an awesome colored pencil set, and went home with a Barbie my sister had beheaded and put red wax on so it looked bloody."

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    Universal Pictures

    —xmalyssamills

    23. "A jar of pickled pig’s lips with a note saying 'Hogs and kisses' on it."

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    FOX

    —a4e7

    24. "A jarred baby shark preserved in formaldehyde."

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    20th Century Fox

    —joycec4

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