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The worst wedding gifts you can buy — according to the brides who've received them

Brides and grooms remember the worst gifts they've ever gotten

The worst wedding gifts you can buy — according to the brides who've received them

Brides and grooms remember the worst gifts they've ever gotten

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The worst wedding gifts you can buy — according to the brides who've received them

Brides and grooms remember the worst gifts they've ever gotten

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times: Couples make registries for a reason — so you know what to gift them. Off-registry presents sometimes pay off, but when they don't, well, it's bad. Really bad. Here, brides and grooms remember the worst gifts they've ever gotten.

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Close up of tea in blue china tea cup
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But ... where are the others?

"A single saucer for a tea cup. Engraved on it were the names of the gifters." (via Reddit)

High angle view, of knives in butcher block
Getty ImagesAdam Gault

What a sharp idea.

"A month before our wedding, my mother-in-law called me and asked me to remove about 10 items from our gift registry. She had been told by her cousins that they had purchased us these items but they hadn't 'gone through the proper channels' to have them come off the registry. These were high-end knives that I'd been eyeing for years. They were expensive, so we had expected that guests might purchase one or two, not the whole set. I was overwhelmed by their generosity. Day after the wedding, we open the gifts. The cousins had purchased us a budget set of knives from a grocery store. I guess they assumed they had found a great bargain. Because we had removed the knives from the registry, no one else had purchased us the knives we wanted. It wasn't a big deal at all, because we used some cash gifts to buy them. But I've always wondered what those cousins were thinking. Like, 'How do these kids not realize they can get knife sets for $30!' We laugh every time we think about how stupid they must have thought we were." (via Reddit)

Tablecloth on a table.
Getty ImagesSavushkin

Not a home run gift — not even close.

"At weddings, people give money. My husband's cousin gave us an ugly table runner and a picture frame. We paid over $50 a person for him and his wife to come, plus roughly ~$30 for each of their 2 kids." (via Reddit)

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The Grommet

Water were they thinking?!

"One is a fish shaped water pitcher. The water comes out the fish's mouth. It's ugly as anything and we have exactly zero nautical-themed items in our house. It's from some fancy store in Boston that's known for them (with no gift receipt), only we're in the Midwest, not Boston. My parents think it's hilarious." (via Reddit)

Wine displayed for sale at market
Getty ImagesMario Gutiérrez

Hello Kitty? Really?

"My Maid/Matron of Honor bought us a small bottle of Hello Kitty wine and 2 mismatched wine glasses … I was very confused. I opened the wine and it was the NASTIEST thing I've ever drank. It was immediately emptied down the drain. " (via Wedding Bee)

Food background with cookies dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with sugar, top view
Getty ImagesAnna Kurzaeva

Well, that's just how the cookie crumbles.

"Yucky cookies. I never thought someone would really give us a weird gift, but those were terrible! And an odd wedding present to begin with." (via Wedding Bee)

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Recipe Books
Getty ImagesJill Ferry Photography

This is a wedding, not a baby shower.

"We got a used cookbook (that had pages ripped out, things added, highlighted things, etc) in a baby shower bag. It was a little obvious they grabbed the first thing they could think of out of the house. It has some good recipes in it, but definitely a little odd." (via Wedding Bee)

Bacon slice being cooked in frying pan
Getty ImagesKrasyuk

So. Much. Bacon.

"We got a box of bacon and I’m talking like 20 pounds of bacon. This guest got it from a meat market and thought hey, bacon!! I divided it up with everyone I knew and their mother and yet we still have bacon left." (via Wedding Bee)

Measuring Cups
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For good measure, think hard about your regift.

"My sister-in-law received regifted measuring cups. How did she know they were regifted? The newly wed couple who gave them to her forgot to take the original congrats card out of the box that was addressed to them. HAHAHAHA!" (via Wedding Bee)

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Loaf of sliced fresh bread
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Try checking the expiration date next time, bud.

"We haven’t opened all our gifts yet, but so far the weirdest one has been a basket that held the movie 'It’s a Wonderful Life' (best thing from the basket), a loaf of bread that was already expired before my wedding day and a container of salt. " (via Wedding Bee)

Colorful Popsicle Sticks Over White Background
Getty ImagesNatthawut Nungsanther / EyeEm

Let there be light!

"The worst gift my sister got was a set of homemade lamps crafted from Popsicle sticks!! Her husband thought they would use them (of course – his grandmother gifted them!!!) but she ended up storing them for a few months then threw them out when he forgot about them!" (via Wedding Bee)

Traveler pouring tea from thermos
Getty ImagesRemains

What an odd tradition ...

"My husband's wealthy uncle gave us a used coffee thermos and a yellow bath towel. Very strange. We found out years later that he gave my husband's brother the same thing at his wedding 6 months after ours." (via Reddit)

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Chocolate Fountain With Fondue, Fruits and Marshmallow on children party
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Gift unto others as you would have them gift unto you.

"I got a chocolate fondue fountain from someone who wanted it for themselves. And I mean she put it on my gift registry herself. It ended up in the trash." (via Reddit)