The gift that shows they don't know you

Last night I had dinner with my brother at his best friend's house. Jeff is a newlywed, and he and Denise just moved into a house. After dinner, Denise mentioned the pending visit of his parents. She discussed the gift they had sent a few years before, that was awful, and had remained in it's box. This gift was more awful and thoughtless than we ever could have imagined. A large ceramic cookie jar of a teddy bear, with a retractable head. We talked about gifts we have gotten from people, which we have hated. Gifts which immediately reflected how little they know us. Gifts that clash with our home and our personalities. Gifts that hurt and make us want to cry. Even the dog disliked the cookie jar, and tried to eat the head.

(All pics were taken with my brother's spiffy camera-phone)