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* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Christmas gifts from the Dursleys over the years include a toothpick, a fifty-pence, and a single tissue.
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* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Christmas gifts from the Dursleys over the years include a toothpick, a fifty-pence, and a single tissue.
** Christmas gifts from the Dursleys over the years include a toothpick, a fifty-pence, and a single tissue.
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* ''Series/LittleLunch'': In "The Nightmare Before Graduation", Rory is too involved in other events to put any thought into his Secret Santa gift (although he is not too busy to spend a lot of time trying to find out who his Secret Santa is). At the last minute, he wraps up the soap he was given last year and gives that as his present. Unfortunately, he is Secret Santa to Debra Jo, who was the one who gave him the soap originally.
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--->'''Chair of Indefinite Studies''': And don't forget the presents. How ... how full of potential they seem in all that paper, how pregnant with possibilities ... and then you open them and basically the wrapping paper was ''more'' interesting and you have to say "How thoughtful, that ''will'' come in handy". It's not better to give than to receive, in my opinion, it's just less embarrassing.
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-->'''Senior Wrangler''': I've worked out that over the years I have been a net exporter of Hogswatch presents...
-->'''Chair of Indefinite Studies''': Oh, everyone is. You spend a fortune on other people and what you get when all the paper is cleared away is one slipper that’s the wrong colour and a book about earwax.
-->'''Chair of Indefinite Studies''': Oh, everyone is. You spend a fortune on other people and what you get when all the paper is cleared away is one slipper that’s the wrong colour and a book about earwax.
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* Part of the wizards' litany of complaints about [[YouMeanXmas Hogswatchnight]] in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'':
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** In ''Discworld/{{Mort}}'', when Death gives Mort and Ysabell a pearl of congealed reality as a wedding present, Mort says he thought his gift was the toast-rack. Death explains [[AC: That was Albert. I'm afraid he doesn't have much imagination]].
** Part of the wizards' litany of complaints about [[YouMeanXmas Hogswatchnight]] in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'':
** In ''Discworld/{{Mort}}'', when Death gives Mort and Ysabell a pearl of congealed reality as a wedding present, Mort says he thought his gift was the toast-rack. Death explains [[AC: That was Albert. I'm afraid he doesn't have much imagination]].
** Part of the wizards' litany of complaints about [[YouMeanXmas Hogswatchnight]] in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'':
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-->'''Senior Wrangler''': I've worked out that over the years I have been a net exporter of Hogswatch presents...
-->'''Chair of Indefinite Studies''': Oh, everyone is. You spend a fortune on other people and what you get when all the paper is cleared away is one slipper that’s the wrong colour and a book about earwax.
-->'''Senior Wrangler''': I've worked out that over the years I have been a net exporter of Hogswatch presents...
-->'''Chair of Indefinite Studies''': Oh, everyone is. You spend a fortune on other people and what you get when all the paper is cleared away is one slipper that’s the wrong colour and a book about earwax.
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* In ''Literature/MySistersKeeper'', oldest brother Jesse recounts a Christmas where all of the gifts were from the hospital gift shop. Somewhat {{justified|Trope}} in that they didn't leave things to the last minute intentionally, but rather were sidetracked by a medical crisis.
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# The cliché gifts that "everyone" gives for certain events, such as ties for Fathers' Day, toasters for weddings, fruitcake for Christmas, etc. Often there's a scene with the recipient putting it with all the identical items from previous years/other givers.
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# The cliché usual gifts that "everyone" gives for certain events, such as ties for Fathers' Day, toasters for weddings, [[EveryoneHatesFruitcakes fruitcake for Christmas, Christmas]], etc. Often there's a scene with the recipient putting it with all the identical items from previous years/other givers.
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** A Musical Episode had Homer frantically driving around town on Christmas Eve, singing "I need a present for my wife, or I'll have no sex for life." It turns out Marge knew he would forget, so her present for him was a present he could give to her. This time even the Kwik-E-Mart fails him as its inventory had been cleaned out during the christmas rush and Apu only had jerky made from trout left in stock.
** In the opening sequence of one post-movie episode, the billboard CouchGag is one from the Kwik E Mart with a smiling Apu which says: ''Last-minute gifts for people you don't like''.
** In the opening sequence of one post-movie episode, the billboard CouchGag is one from the Kwik E Mart with a smiling Apu which says: ''Last-minute gifts for people you don't like''.
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** A Musical Episode had Homer frantically driving around town on Christmas Eve, singing "I need a present for my wife, or I'll have no sex for life." It turns out Marge knew he would forget, so her present for him was a present he could give to her. This time even the Kwik-E-Mart fails him as its inventory had been cleaned out during the christmas rush [[ChristmasRushed Christmas rush]] and Apu only had jerky made from trout left in stock.
** In the opening sequence of one post-movie episode, the billboard CouchGag is one from theKwik E Mart Kwik-E-Mart with a smiling Apu which says: ''Last-minute gifts for people you don't like''.
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* In ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' we see a typical Christmas present Frank got as a child from his father: A five-pound lump of meat. Courtesy of his AbusiveParent dad.
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* In ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' we see a typical Christmas present Frank got as a child from his father: A five-pound lump of meat. Courtesy of his AbusiveParent dad. Frank himself gives bath towels to employees and even his brother, with expensive gifts like [=VCRs=] being reserved for people he's trying to impress.
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* In ''Manga/HoneyAndClover'', everyone is sitting around chatting when all of the sudden someone asks, "So, why did we gather today again?" Takemoto, the resident ButtMonkey, informs them all, with a [[StepfordSmiler smile plastered on his face]], that it's his birthday. Cue people running around trying to set up some kind of party for him, including Takumi running out and coming back with a bunch of assorted convenience store cakes that he pushes into a whole cake and decorates with altar candles. The whole scene will make you want to [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments laugh]] and [[TearJerker cry]] for [[TheWoobie Takemoto]] at the same time.
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* In ''Manga/HoneyAndClover'', everyone is sitting around chatting when all of the sudden someone asks, "So, why did we gather today again?" Takemoto, the resident ButtMonkey, informs them all, with a [[StepfordSmiler smile plastered on his face]], that it's his birthday. Cue people running around trying to set up some kind of party for him, including Takumi running out and coming back with a bunch of assorted convenience store cakes that he pushes into a whole cake and decorates with altar candles. The whole scene will make you want to [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments laugh]] and [[TearJerker cry]] for [[TheWoobie Takemoto]] at the same time.
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* An interesting subversion in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''. Doug has been invited to [[LoveInterest Patty's]] birthday party, and he agonizes over what to get her, as he knows her (but not well.) He knows she likes sports, so he tries to get her a Beet-Ball (for a game similar to softball, except the ball is shaped like a beet root), but that doesn't work out. He finally makes her a towel rack, but she uses it as a bat instead for the Beet-Balls everyone else got her, thus making it her favorite gift that she received.
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* An interesting subversion in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''. Doug has been invited to [[LoveInterest Patty's]] birthday party, and he agonizes over what to get her, as he knows her (but not well.) He knows she likes sports, so he tries to get her a Beet-Ball (for a game similar to softball, except the ball is shaped like a beet root), but that doesn't work out. He finally makes builds her a towel rack, but she uses it as thinks it's a bat instead for caddy to hold the Beet-Balls everyone else got gave her, thus making it her favorite gift that she received.
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** In one episode, Chandler and Monica agreed to make each other presents for Valentine's Day. Monica ended up giving Chandler a sock puppet Phoebe had made. Chandler gave Monica a mix tape he had lying around in his closet (and it transpired that the mix tape had been made for him by Janice for an earlier birthday).
** And on one occasion, Chandler gave the group letters saying, "A donation has been made in your name to the New York City ballet." Bad enough on their own, at least for someone who doesn't care to support the ballet, but the act earns double trope points due to the fact that he took the letters from the Christmas bonus pile at work.
** At Emma's first birthday party, Joey didn't realize they needed to bring presents. He improvises, and does a 'dramatic' reading of one of Emma's favorite books. It sounds like a recipe for disaster, but he earns bonus points for moving everyone to tears.
** And on one occasion, Chandler gave the group letters saying, "A donation has been made in your name to the New York City ballet." Bad enough on their own, at least for someone who doesn't care to support the ballet, but the act earns double trope points due to the fact that he took the letters from the Christmas bonus pile at work.
** At Emma's first birthday party, Joey didn't realize they needed to bring presents. He improvises, and does a 'dramatic' reading of one of Emma's favorite books. It sounds like a recipe for disaster, but he earns bonus points for moving everyone to tears.
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** In one episode, Chandler and Monica agreed to make each other presents for Valentine's Day. Monica ended up giving Chandler a sock puppet Phoebe had made. Chandler gave Monica a mix tape he had lying around in his closet (and it transpired that the mix tape had been made for him by Janice for an earlier birthday).Valentine's Day).
**And on On one occasion, Chandler gave the group letters saying, "A donation has been made in your name to the New York City ballet." Bad enough on their own, at least for someone who doesn't care to support the ballet, but the act earns double trope points due to the fact that he took the letters from the Christmas bonus pile at work.
** At Emma's first birthday party, Joey didn't realize they needed to bring presents. He improvises, and does a 'dramatic' reading of one of Emma's favorite books. It sounds like a recipe for disaster, but her parents and grandparents actually love it and he earnsbonus points for moving everyone to tears.
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* ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' used this quite a bit, starting off with Sophia's son Phil giving her dental floss:
** In one episode, the girls decide to avoid shopping and give each other gifts they made themselves. Rose takes back a set of earrings Dorothy fell in love with and instead gave her a hand-whittled maple syrup spigot (Dorothy first thinks it's a "wooden brooch in the shape of a turkey's head.")
** In another, Dorothy mentions how she always tries to buy her grandchildren better gifts than she got from her grandparents, mentioning a set of soap in the shape of the Seven Dwarves (Dorothy: "What kid wants to play with soap? Besides, after a couple of baths, they looked like Seven Suppositories.")
** In one episode, the girls decide to avoid shopping and give each other gifts they made themselves. Rose takes back a set of earrings Dorothy fell in love with and instead gave her a hand-whittled maple syrup spigot (Dorothy first thinks it's a "wooden brooch in the shape of a turkey's head.")
** In another, Dorothy mentions how she always tries to buy her grandchildren better gifts than she got from her grandparents, mentioning a set of soap in the shape of the Seven Dwarves (Dorothy: "What kid wants to play with soap? Besides, after a couple of baths, they looked like Seven Suppositories.")
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**In one episode, the The girls decide to avoid shopping and give each other gifts they made themselves. Rose takes back a set of earrings Dorothy fell in love with and instead gave her a hand-whittled maple syrup spigot (Dorothy first thinks it's a "wooden brooch in the shape of a turkey's head.")
**In another, Dorothy mentions how she always tries to buy her grandchildren better gifts than she got from her grandparents, mentioning a set of soap in the shape of the Seven Dwarves (Dorothy: "What kid wants to play with soap? Besides, after a couple of baths, they looked like Seven Suppositories.")
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* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', "[[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS3E10YippieKayak Yippie Kayak]]": Jake forgets to get a Christmas gift for Charles. Gina suggests he go to Goodwin's. He begs her to go shopping with him to help him choose, and Charles tags along, too. because he overhears them, but is told that Jake forgot a gift for his girlfriend. He gets him cologne (his brand), but the store is being robbed and they get into real life ''Die Hard'' situation.
-->'''Gina:''' Jake, just go to Goodwin's. They're open late, and they have everything.
-->'''Gina:''' Jake, just go to Goodwin's. They're open late, and they have everything.
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* In the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' game ''Back to Nature'', according to Manna, Duke constantly forgets her birthday, then rushes to the supermarket the following day to get a last-minute gift thrown together.
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* In the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' game ''Back to Nature'', according to Manna, Duke constantly forgets her birthday, then rushes to the supermarket the following day to get a last-minute gift thrown together.
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* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': Well-meaning bad gift-giver Johnny stops at the church rummage sale to get gifts for his family, including a tin for Moira's wig pins, a thousand yen for Japanophile David and "stickers of old men" for Alexis (which are stamps).
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a[[spoiler: yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [[spoiler: "I Heart Rhode Island" sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a[[spoiler: a yard chair]]; chair; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] magazine for Chris; a [[spoiler: cooler for Stewie; a "I Heart Rhode Island" sweatshirt]] sweatshirt for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] clock for Meg.
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* Exaggerated in the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' episode "Kenya Be My Friend?". Pumbaa gets Timon a nice bug juicer to celebrate their "Bestest Best Friend Day", which Timon has forgotten about. First he tries giving Pumbaa a bunch of random things from the savanna like grass and a rotten log, but Pumbaa refuses to accept them because Timon has used all of them as emergency gifts before. Then Timon claims to have written a poem for Pumbaa and hastily makes up one. Pumbaa notices that the poem doesn't rhyme and finally realizes that Timon did forget the Bestest Best Friend Day. This leads to an argument that ends their friendship. After they reconcile, Timon ''still'' denies having forgotten Bestest Best Friend Day and manages to pass off the bug juicer he got as his gift to Pumbaa.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a[[spoiler: yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [["I Heart Rhode Island" sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a[[spoiler: yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [["I [[spoiler: "I Heart Rhode Island" sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a [[spoiler: a yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [["I Heart Rhode Island" sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a [[spoiler: a a[[spoiler: yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [["I Heart Rhode Island" sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a [[spoiler: a yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [[''I Heart Rhode Island'' sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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** On the [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol ''Christmas Carol''-themed Christmas episode]] "Don't Be A Dickens At Christmas", Peter buys his family last-second Christmas gifts from 7-11 to make up for his selfish attitude, he buys Lois a [[spoiler: a yard chair]]; he buys a [[spoiler: ''People'' magazine]] for Chris; a [[''I [["I Heart Rhode Island'' Island" sweatshirt]] for Brian and a [[spoiler: iPod alarm clock]] for Meg.
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* An interesting subversion in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''. Doug has been invited to [[LoveInterest Patty's]] birthday party, and he agonizes over what to get her, as he knows her (but not well.) He knows she likes sports, so he tries to get her a Beet-Ball (for a game similar to softball, except the ball is shaped like a beet root), but that doesn't work out. He finally makes her a towel rack, but she uses it instead for the Beet-Balls everyone else got her, thus making it her favorite gift that she received.
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* An interesting subversion in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''. Doug has been invited to [[LoveInterest Patty's]] birthday party, and he agonizes over what to get her, as he knows her (but not well.) He knows she likes sports, so he tries to get her a Beet-Ball (for a game similar to softball, except the ball is shaped like a beet root), but that doesn't work out. He finally makes her a towel rack, but she uses it as a bat instead for the Beet-Balls everyone else got her, thus making it her favorite gift that she received.
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** Supermarkets also have ''their own'' gift cards which place things at an even greater remove (the recipient putting it towards their basic needs like food and toilet paper means they're left with more disposable income).
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** A Valentine's Day commercial parody encouraged guys to "give their special someone - some dumb little thing from CVS"
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* Early on in ''Film/WaynesWorld'', Wayne receives an "anniversary" gift from [[PsychoExGirlfriend his ex-girlfriend Stacy,]] despite the fact that they've been broken up for two months. The gift? A gun rack, something Wayne memorably points out he has absolutely no use for. If Creator/MikeMyers [[WordOfGod is to be believed,]] this actually once happened to him in RealLife.
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* In relation to the literature entry above, Swedish musician Povel Ramel wrote the song "Don't buy a zebra", wherein the viewpoint character asks his acquaintances for advice on a proper gift for someone, but everyone gives him the unhelpful instruction in the title. Naturally he eventually runs out of time, all the good gifts get bought up... leaving only the zebra as an option.
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* In relation to the literature entry above, Swedish musician Povel Ramel wrote the song "Don't buy Buy a zebra", Zebra", wherein the viewpoint character asks his acquaintances for advice on a proper gift for someone, but everyone gives him the unhelpful instruction in the title. Naturally he eventually runs out of time, all the good gifts get bought up... leaving only the zebra as an option.
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* In ''Manga/HoneyAndClover'', everyone is sitting around chatting when all of the sudden someone asks, "So, why did we gather today again?" Takemoto, the resident ButtMonkey, informs them all, with a [[StepfordSmiler smile plastered on his face]], that it's his birthday. Cue people running around trying to set up some kind of party for him, including Takumi running out and coming back with a bunch of assorted convenience store cakes that he pushes into a whole cake and decorates with altar candles. The whole scene will make you want to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny laugh]] and [[TearJerker cry]] for [[TheWoobie Takemoto]] at the same time.
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* In ''Manga/HoneyAndClover'', everyone is sitting around chatting when all of the sudden someone asks, "So, why did we gather today again?" Takemoto, the resident ButtMonkey, informs them all, with a [[StepfordSmiler smile plastered on his face]], that it's his birthday. Cue people running around trying to set up some kind of party for him, including Takumi running out and coming back with a bunch of assorted convenience store cakes that he pushes into a whole cake and decorates with altar candles. The whole scene will make you want to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments laugh]] and [[TearJerker cry]] for [[TheWoobie Takemoto]] at the same time.
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** In the very first episode, "Simpsons Roasting Over An Open Fire", Homer doesn't get a Christmas bonus, and is forced to buy cheaper gifts, including a dog chew toy for Maggie, panty hose for Marge, and pads of paper for Bart. Marge, who reluctantly spent her Christmas savings on laser surgery to have Bart's tattoo removed, trusts that Homer's Christmas bonus will make up for it. Unfortunately, Mr. Burns acts very Scrooge-ishly, with no bonuses for the unskilled workers, and Homer attempts to get a job as a mall Santa, only to receive $13 in net pay, as compared to the $120 gross pay minus deductions for the Santa costume, social security, unemployment insurance, training, and Christmas club fees.
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** In the very first episode, "Simpsons Roasting Over An on an Open Fire", Marge ends up spending her holiday savings getting a tattoo Bart got removed, hoping that Homer's Christmas bonus can make up for it. Unfortunately, Homer doesn't get a Christmas bonus, his bonus (but can't admit it because he doesn't want to ruin things for his family), and is forced to buy cheaper gifts, including a dog chew toy for Maggie, panty hose pantyhose for Marge, and pads of paper for Bart. Marge, who reluctantly spent her Christmas savings on laser surgery to have Bart's tattoo removed, trusts that Homer's Christmas bonus will make up for it. Unfortunately, Mr. Burns acts very Scrooge-ishly, with no bonuses for the unskilled workers, and Homer attempts to get a job as a mall Santa, only to receive $13 in net pay, as compared to the $120 gross pay minus deductions for the Santa costume, social security, unemployment insurance, training, and Christmas club fees.
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** A more recent episode, "Mypods and Boomsticks", had the Simpsons each returning the identical kitty calendars Bart bought them at the last minute.
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** Homer ended up buying Marge a bowling ball as her birthday present because he was doing last-minute shopping. As soon as this was revealed, she was pissed off.
*** The bowling ball was even engraved... with his name.
** In the opening sequence of a recent episode, the billboard is one from the Kwik E Mart with a smiling Apu which says: ''Last-minute gifts for people you don't like''
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* On a ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' ChristmasEpisode, Luanne is slightly disappointed with her gift.
** {{Justified|Trope}} in that Hank and Bobby were panicking due to their fears of upcoming [[MillenniumBug [=Y2K=]]], and they considered them good gifts.
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** {{Justified|Trope}} in thatgift, thanks to Hank and Bobby were panicking due to their fears of upcoming [[MillenniumBug [=Y2K=]]], and they considered them good gifts.[=Y2K=]]].
** {{Justified|Trope}} in that
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** In the very first episode, "Simpsons Roasting Over An Open Fire", Homer doesn't get a Christmas bonus and is forced to buy cheaper gifts, including a dog chew toy for Maggie.
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