The 7 Best and Worst Gifts Lifehacker Readers Have Ever Received

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On the eve of the New Year, many probably thought about what gifts they would like to receive or, conversely, give. We have collected stories of our readers who remember the best and worst presentations in their lives. We wind on the mustache.

1. Bike

During Soviet times, for my 12th birthday, my parents gave me bike "Ural". Through some incredible luck, given the scarcity of the time, they were able to buy it from sporting goods. To say that I almost lost my mind with happiness is an understatement! I don't remember ever having experienced such feelings.

2. Harmonic

At the age of 10, I was given an accordion. It was my birthday. Mom and dad came to me in the morning - I was still in bed - and handed it to me. The reaction is shock, stupor, misunderstanding: why do I need an accordion? I never even wanted to play it.

Of course, I was upset, but I didn’t say anything to my parents. Most recently, I asked my mother why they then decided to give it to me. But she didn't remember.

As a result, I gifted the accordion to my grandfather, who played music on it with pleasure.

3. Ticket to the concert "Leningrad"

My daughter makes the best gifts. When she was a little girl, she gave me beautiful drawings. Then she grew up and from the first salary she presented a ticket for a concert of the Leningrad group for her birthday.

I was blown away by this gift. I wanted to go to their performance for a long time, but I was sorry for the money. And then - the daughter handed over!

I came to the concert after work with a briefcase, in a business suit and glasses. I took a seat on the dance floor, closer to the stage. At first, she looked askance at the raging fans, and then she herself went into the lead. I even lost my voice!

4. Clothes brush

The younger brother (he was 20 years old at that time) on March 8 gave me a brush for cleaning clothes… Given as a gift, it means he gave it into his hands, muttered something and that’s it.

Yes, strange gift. But at that moment I thought only about one thing: “Wow, he gave me something at least once in my life!” I don't remember any other gifts from him.

5. EBook

When I was handed the eBook, I felt like Belle was given the library in Beauty and the Beast.

I used to be skeptical about e-readers, but then I realized a trick: there are books that you only want to read, but not put in a closet. So to speak, for once. In order to satisfy this request, the gift came in handy. Now in the closet only the best editions of your favorite books!

6. Leopard leggings and a gym membership

My worst birthday is my 16th birthday. "Friends" came to my house and said they wanted to give two gifts. In order to receive them, I had to be blindfolded and "pass the test."

First, my friends put something on my feet. It seemed to me that these were tights, and I doubted - I didn’t want to go out in public in them. But they convinced that "everything is fine" and "this is the first gift." They said that everyone has a few tasks for me. Only after passing them, I can get my second present.

The tests were physical in nature: I had to sit down, jump up, run in place and so on. For you to understand, all my life I have had problems with overweightI am not an athlete. At that time I weighed about 90 kilograms. I was blindfolded so I couldn't see what was happening.

And this is what happened: I was dressed in leopard leggings, which sat terribly on me, and forced to do physical education, at the same time filming all my efforts on video. I was not an athletic girl, so I quickly sweated, blushed and began to choke.

When the execution was over, my friends untied my eyes, put me in front of a mirror, handed me a gym membership and said: “You have taken the first step towards change! We give you this gift so that you do not stop. Someone shouted: “The main thing is to set yourself a goal - to get rid of leggings. Ha-ha-ha!” The whole house was chuckling at their vile jokes in my direction.

I almost burst into tears, ran to the bathroom and sat there for half an hour. This case affected me so much that over time I developed anorexia and bulimia. I closed myself in and stopped communicating with these friends.

7. Journey

I love to travel by car, the road itself is a passion for me! Trips several times a year are usually organized by the husband. If the journey is long, then he gives it to me for a special occasion. If not, then on weekends we can go to cities located near us.

This year, for example, we went to Ufa, Kazan, Yoshkar-Ola for our birthday. 2022 was celebrated in Goryachiy Klyuch in the Krasnodar Territory. The last one was in Voronezh. In May, after suffering from covid, we went to Kalmykia.

These are the best gifts for me! On many trips, I cry with happiness. Last year, for example, my husband took me along a car route: Mineralnye Vody, Elbrus, Dombay... Until recently, I could not believe that this was happening to me. I sobbed with emotion!