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Very much TruthInTelevision, as every person with a very generous but senile/half-blind/out-of-touch grandmother can attest. Further, gift cards exist primarily to avert the trope.
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Very much TruthInTelevision, as every person with a very generous but senile/half-blind/out-of-touch grandmother can attest. Further, gift cards exist primarily to avert the trope.
trope; others who want to avert this trope will simply give money outright so that the recipient can spend it on whatever they want.
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Compare MyNewGiftIsLame, GiftGivingGaffe, GiftForAnOutgrownInterest, CrappyHomemadeGift, and ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping. Also see KidsPreferBoxes, TheDreadedThankYouLetter, and IGotARock. Might be caused by ClothesForChristmasCringe.
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ClothesForChristmasCringe. Often a form of UnwantedAssistance.
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* ''Film/AChristmasStory'': Ralphie's ultra-embarrassing pink bunny pajama suit that he receives from Aunt Clara. Also the mannequin-leg lamp that Ralph's father won in a contest -- because he ''won'' it, he's very driven to have it around as a sign of pride, but Ralph's mother (and children) are embarrassed to no end because of it and one of the sub-plots is the struggle to try to accidentally-on-purpose misplace it, give it away or destroy it without Ralph's father starting a shouting match in defense of the damned thing. When Ralph's mother manages to smash it, the Old Man yells at her like she had murdered someone he loved ("you were ''jealous''!") and buries the lamp in the backyard (and Ralph is pretty sure he heard the Old Man singing "Taps" as he did).
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* ''Film/AChristmasStory'': Ralphie's ultra-embarrassing pink bunny pajama suit that he receives from Aunt Clara. Also the mannequin-leg lamp that Ralph's father won in a contest -- because he ''won'' it, he's very driven to have it around as a sign of pride, but Ralph's mother (and children) are embarrassed to no end because of it and one of the sub-plots is the struggle to try to accidentally-on-purpose misplace it, give it away or destroy it without Ralph's father starting a shouting match in defense of the damned thing. When Ralph's mother manages to smash it, the Old Man yells at her like she had murdered someone he loved ("you were ''jealous''!") and buries the lamp in the backyard (and Ralph is pretty sure he heard the Old Man singing "Taps" playing "{{Taps}}" as he did).
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* ''Film/AChristmasStory'': Ralphie's ultra-embarrassing pink bunny pajama suit that he receives from Aunt Clara. Also the mannequin-leg lamp that Ralph's father won in a contest -- because he ''won'' it, he's very driven to have it around as a sign of pride, but Ralph's mother (and children) are embarrassed to no end because of it and one of the sub-plots is the struggle to try to accidentally-on-purpose misplace it, give it away or destroy it without Ralph's father starting a shouting match in defense of the damned thing.
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* ''Film/AChristmasStory'': Ralphie's ultra-embarrassing pink bunny pajama suit that he receives from Aunt Clara. Also the mannequin-leg lamp that Ralph's father won in a contest -- because he ''won'' it, he's very driven to have it around as a sign of pride, but Ralph's mother (and children) are embarrassed to no end because of it and one of the sub-plots is the struggle to try to accidentally-on-purpose misplace it, give it away or destroy it without Ralph's father starting a shouting match in defense of the damned thing. When Ralph's mother manages to smash it, the Old Man yells at her like she had murdered someone he loved ("you were ''jealous''!") and buries the lamp in the backyard (and Ralph is pretty sure he heard the Old Man singing "Taps" as he did).
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* ''[[VideoGame/ChoiceOfGames Choice of the Vampire]]'': In Clotho's RomanceSidequest, the PlayerCharacter can buy her either [[DistractedByTheLuxury jewellery]], {{flowers|OfRomance}}, or... a goat. {{Subverted|Trope}} since the goat turns out to be a practical gift that she likes the most.
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* ''[[VideoGame/ChoiceOfGames Choice of the Vampire]]'': ''VideoGame/ChoiceOfTheVampire'': In Clotho's RomanceSidequest, the PlayerCharacter can buy her either [[DistractedByTheLuxury jewellery]], {{flowers|OfRomance}}, or... a goat. {{Subverted|Trope}} since the goat turns out to be a practical gift that she likes the most.most, whereas she has plenty of the others from previous suitors.
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* ''[[Creator/ChoiceOfGames Choice of the Vampire]]'': In Clotho's RomanceSidequest, the PlayerCharacter can buy her either [[DistractedByTheLuxury jewellery]], {{flowers|OfRomance}}, or... a goat. {{Subverted|Trope}} since the goat turns out to be a practical gift that she likes the most.
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* ''[[Creator/ChoiceOfGames ''[[VideoGame/ChoiceOfGames Choice of the Vampire]]'': In Clotho's RomanceSidequest, the PlayerCharacter can buy her either [[DistractedByTheLuxury jewellery]], {{flowers|OfRomance}}, or... a goat. {{Subverted|Trope}} since the goat turns out to be a practical gift that she likes the most.
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* A season one episode of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' has Lorelai walk in on her mother having a meltdown because her mother-in-law is visiting and she must now find every gift she's ever given them to hide the guilt trip that will ensue if Trix finds out Emily hates them all.
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* A season one episode of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' has Lorelai walk in on her mother having a meltdown because her mother-in-law is visiting and she must now find every gift she's ever given them to hide prevent the guilt trip that will ensue if Trix finds out Emily hates them all.
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* A season one episode of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' has Lorelai walk in on her mother having a meltdown because her mother-in-law is visiting and she must now find every gift she's ever given them to hide the guilt trip that will ensue if Trix finds out Emily hates them all.
-->'''Lorelai''': Mother, Grandma is a very old woman, I highly doubt that she's going to remember everything she ever bought you.
-->'''Emily''': She will remember down to the very last shrimp fork and do you know why?
-->'''Lorelai''': No. ''(to decorative statue of two greyhounds)'' Do you guys know why?
-->'''Emily''': Because she doesn't just give you a present, she ''gives'' you a present and she tells you where to put it, how to use it, what it costs - for insurance purposes of course - and God forbid you should have a different opinion or you don't think it works in the space or you just get tired of waking up every morning with those horrifying animals staring at you!
-->'''Lorelai''': ''(to dog statue, reassuringly)'' She's just upset.
-->'''Emily:''' STOP TALKING TO THE DOGS!
-->'''Lorelai''': Mother, Grandma is a very old woman, I highly doubt that she's going to remember everything she ever bought you.
-->'''Emily''': She will remember down to the very last shrimp fork and do you know why?
-->'''Lorelai''': No. ''(to decorative statue of two greyhounds)'' Do you guys know why?
-->'''Emily''': Because she doesn't just give you a present, she ''gives'' you a present and she tells you where to put it, how to use it, what it costs - for insurance purposes of course - and God forbid you should have a different opinion or you don't think it works in the space or you just get tired of waking up every morning with those horrifying animals staring at you!
-->'''Lorelai''': ''(to dog statue, reassuringly)'' She's just upset.
-->'''Emily:''' STOP TALKING TO THE DOGS!
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* The December 2017 Splatfest in ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon 2}}'' is this in a nutshell, with the participants deciding whether [[HomemadeSweaterFromHell sweaters]] or socks is the more tolerable Christmas gift. Pearl celebrated the victory with a rap on the topic.
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* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'': The December 2017 Splatfest in ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon 2}}'' is this in a nutshell, with the participants deciding whether [[HomemadeSweaterFromHell sweaters]] or socks is the more tolerable Christmas gift. Pearl celebrated the victory with a rap on the topic.
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* ''Series/AbbottElementary'': Gregory gets Amber LEGO flowers, assuming she'd appreciate them as she's allergic. She clearly doesn't (and in fact eyes Janine's new Telfar handbag), but powers through it.
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Compare MyNewGiftIsLame, GiftGivingGaffe, CrappyHomemadeGift, and ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping. Also see KidsPreferBoxes, TheDreadedThankYouLetter, and IGotARock.
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IGotARock. Might be caused by ClothesForChristmasCringe.
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* ''Webcomic/TwistedTropes'': [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Jabba Claus]] gifts Leia her [[GoGoEnslavement infamous bikini]] and claims to have melted his mother's jewelery for it. He gives her PuppyDogEyes and she's not sure how to respond.
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* After Severus Snape performs a minor favor for him in exchange for a live acromantula, [[FanFic/InquisitorCarrowChronicles Alessandor Carrow]] goes into the Forbidden Forest, drags one into Hogwarts, and kills it straight into Snape's waiting hands. Since Snape's delighted by the chance to experiment on fresh acromantula, Carrow decides to remember it. Following his adventures, he keeps finding rare and powerful potions ingredients, which he doesn't hesitate to forward to Snape - the problem being that most of these items are fantastically dangerous and illegal.
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* After In ''FanFic/InquisitorCarrowChronicles'', after Severus Snape performs a minor favor for him in exchange for a live acromantula, [[FanFic/InquisitorCarrowChronicles Alessandor Carrow]] Carrow goes into the Forbidden Forest, drags one into Hogwarts, and kills it straight into Snape's waiting hands. Since Snape's delighted by the chance to experiment on fresh acromantula, Carrow decides to remember it. Following his adventures, he keeps finding rare and powerful potions ingredients, which he doesn't hesitate to forward to Snape - the problem being that most of these items are fantastically dangerous and illegal.
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* In ''[[Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked]]'' Dave is given a macaroni necklace by Theodore, who wants him to wear it everywhere he goes, including a formal dinner with the captain. Alvin's comment was particularly biting:
--> '''Alvin:''' Oh yeah . . . that's a ''real chick magnet''.
** To Dave's credit, he does seem to genuinely cherish the necklace; when he and Ian are stranded, [[HonorBeforeReason Dave refuses to eat the necklace or let Ian do so no matter how desperate they get]]. [[ItWasAGift He even refers to it as his son's gift]].
--> '''Alvin:''' Oh yeah . . . that's a ''real chick magnet''.
** To Dave's credit, he does seem to genuinely cherish the necklace; when he and Ian are stranded, [[HonorBeforeReason Dave refuses to eat the necklace or let Ian do so no matter how desperate they get]]. [[ItWasAGift He even refers to it as his son's gift]].
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* In ''[[Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked]]'' Dave is given a macaroni necklace by Theodore, who wants him to wear it everywhere he goes, including a formal dinner with the captain. Alvin's comment was particularly biting:
--> '''Alvin:''' Oh yeah . . . that's a ''real chick magnet''.
** To Dave's credit, heSubverted since Dave does seem to genuinely cherish the necklace; when he and Ian are stranded, [[HonorBeforeReason Dave refuses to eat the necklace or let Ian do so no matter how desperate they get]]. [[ItWasAGift He even refers to it as his son's gift]].
--> '''Alvin:''' Oh yeah . . . that's a ''real chick magnet''.
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** [[spoiler: Littlefinger has so far got around this by simply letting others take and try holding the castle via their own duties, intrigues and/or treasons: he thereby gets all the peripheral rights to the titles, with none of the maintenance or other problems actually dealing with the zombie white elephant directly would give him -- or, those being ungrateful enough to turn the [[OpportunisticBastard oportunity down flat]] in front of the Lannisters would give him, either. He is aiming to [[CuttingTheKnot cut the knot]] by quarrying the thing to the ground and replacing it with a much saner keep down the line, hopefully at a profit -- Harren used top-quality materials when he built it, after all.]]
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** [[spoiler: Littlefinger has so far got around this by simply letting others take and try holding the castle via their own duties, intrigues and/or treasons: he thereby gets all the peripheral rights to the titles, with none of the maintenance or other problems actually dealing with the zombie white elephant directly would give him -- or, those being ungrateful enough to turn the [[OpportunisticBastard oportunity opportunity down flat]] in front of the Lannisters would give him, either. He is aiming to [[CuttingTheKnot cut the knot]] by quarrying the thing to the ground and replacing it with a much saner keep down the line, hopefully at a profit -- Harren used top-quality materials when he built it, after all.]]
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* The current page image is from an episode of ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' which revolves around Rob giving Laura a replica of "[[Recap/TheDickVanDykeShowS1E12EmpressCarlottasNecklace Empress Carlotta's Necklace]]." Laura hates it, but CanNotSpitItOut because his ''intentions'' were so sweet.
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** In "The One with the Prom Video," Joey buys Chandler a gaudy bracelet, and {{hilarity ensues}}.
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* Phil Harris's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1tKZ3flZZY "The Thing"]], where he opens a box and finds [[NoodleImplement a mysterious thing]] (mentioned in the lyrics as a [[SoundEffectBleep (*knock knock knock*)]]), which turns out to be cursed, as he gets chased out by a shopkeeper who threatens to call the cops, gets kicked out of home by his wife, meets a {{hobo}} who isn't that desperate to take it off his hands, and the unfortunate man isn't even allowed into heaven.
* Allan Sherman's "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas" details each gift of dubious quality he received (Japanese transistor radio, green polka dot pajamas, etc.). On the twelfth day, he's going to exchange them all.
* On the cast album of the musical revue ''The MAD Show'', a character played by a young Joanne Worley dispiritedly lists the terrible gifts she has been given to the tune of ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'', ending each verse with "A pair of purple socks/with green and orange clocks;/'One Lord and Our Ways of Worshipping'... (spoken)...it's a book." She finally decides to read the book--and discovers that it is not what she expected.
* Allan Sherman's "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas" details each gift of dubious quality he received (Japanese transistor radio, green polka dot pajamas, etc.). On the twelfth day, he's going to exchange them all.
* On the cast album of the musical revue ''The MAD Show'', a character played by a young Joanne Worley dispiritedly lists the terrible gifts she has been given to the tune of ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'', ending each verse with "A pair of purple socks/with green and orange clocks;/'One Lord and Our Ways of Worshipping'... (spoken)...it's a book." She finally decides to read the book--and discovers that it is not what she expected.
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* Phil Harris's Music/PhilHarris's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1tKZ3flZZY "The Thing"]], where he opens a box and finds [[NoodleImplement a mysterious thing]] (mentioned in the lyrics as a [[SoundEffectBleep (*knock knock knock*)]]), which turns out to be cursed, as he gets chased out by a shopkeeper who threatens to call the cops, gets kicked out of home by his wife, meets a {{hobo}} who isn't that desperate to take it off his hands, and the unfortunate man isn't even allowed into heaven.
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* On the cast album of the musical revue''The ''[[Magazine/{{Mad}} The MAD Show'', Show]]'', a character played by a young Joanne Worley dispiritedly lists the terrible gifts she has been given to the tune of ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'', ending each verse with "A pair of purple socks/with green and orange clocks;/'One Lord and Our Ways of Worshipping'... (spoken)...it's a book." She finally decides to read the book--and discovers that it is not what she expected.
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If played more for the drama, you can find the trope tipping towards the classical White Elephant mode, wherein the present was given specifically to [[PassiveAggressiveKombat passive-aggressively troll or hurt the receiver]] in some way. If they're lucky, it's just a TricksterMentor or some [[TheGadfly Gadfly]] friend trying to [[AnAesop teach them to come clean with their feelings]] if it is done deliberately, however maliciously played. Unlucky examples, however, can involve the Villain of the piece proving themselves to be an effective pain in ways that can be anything from PokeThePoodle levels of "evil" to honest to badness CardCarryingEvil.
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If played more for the drama, you can find the trope tipping towards the classical White Elephant mode, wherein the present was given specifically to [[PassiveAggressiveKombat passive-aggressively troll or hurt the receiver]] in some way. If they're lucky, it's just a TricksterMentor or some [[TheGadfly Gadfly]] friend trying to [[AnAesop teach them to come clean with their feelings]] if it is done deliberately, however maliciously played. Unlucky examples, however, can involve the Villain of the piece proving themselves to be an effective pain in ways that can be anything from PokeThePoodle levels of "evil" humiliating to honest to badness CardCarryingEvil.
psychologically scarring.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Blood Feud": Mr. Burns can't decide whether to punish the Simpsons (for Homer sending him a nasty letter) or reward them (for the blood transfusion he got from Bart), so he splits the difference by giving them a valuable but unpleasant gift - a giant, scary-looking Olmec statue.
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** To Dave's credit, he does seem to genuinely cherish the necklace; when he and Ian are stranded, Dave refuses to eat the necklace or let Ian do so no matter how desperate they get. He even refers to it as his son's gift.
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* ''Film/Dune2021'': Being awarded stewardship of the titular planet is supposedly a sign of the Emperor's favor. Too bad you're now expected to supply the known galaxy with the SpiceOfLife that makes faster than light travel possible, with an entire DeadlyDecadentCourt waiting for you to screw up.
--> '''Baron Harkonnen:''' When is a gift not a gift?
--> '''Baron Harkonnen:''' When is a gift not a gift?
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Most often a stock sitcom plot inherited from theatre (predominantly farce and pantomime) in which a character receives a present. [[MyNewGiftIsLame The present is absolutely hideous, the wrong shape or size, impossible to maintain or clean and/or some other defect.]] Additionally, however, they are forced to pretend that they just ''love'' it, so as not to hurt the presenter's feelings or otherwise disappoint them for whatever reason.
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Most often a stock sitcom plot inherited from theatre (predominantly farce and pantomime) in which a character receives a present. [[MyNewGiftIsLame The Said present is turns out to be absolutely hideous, in the wrong shape or size, impossible to maintain or clean clean, and/or have some other defect.]] Additionally, however, they are the recipient is forced to pretend that they just ''love'' it, so as not to hurt the presenter's feelings or otherwise disappoint them for whatever reason.
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