It’s the thought that counts, but one woman has been left wondering what exactly she got as a secret Santa gift.
The “surprising” gift, which was given to her by an anonymous colleague, was so disturbing that she admitted: “To be honest, I am disgusted by it”.
But she’s also not sure if she’s being “ungrateful” — so to networking (and HR) she’s gone for advice.
“Covered with Dust”
The woman explained that her gift had several parts in it:
- Chocolate with an expiration date of 2020
- Manky old nail polish and coffee beans
- Suspiciously “worn” socks
“They reek of stale perfume and are falling apart,” she added.
“The nail polish doesn’t look bad, but the caps were covered in dust and felt dirty. There’s also nail polish on all the outer bottles.”
But wait, there’s more.
“It gets better – the little balm I got has also clearly been used because it’s full of fingerprints.”
“The Scent of the Charity Shop”
Everything came with a “charity shop” scent… and the mother claims it was all destined for the bin as she wouldn’t even give any of the items to her children.
She explained that the lack of Christmas spirit has left her feeling deflated.
“I’m really disappointed and extremely confused,” she said.
“I wasn’t expecting anything extravagant!”
Commenters on the post tried to give her some festive cheer.
“Drop it and forget it,” suggested one, and the other joked, “Scrooge at his best!”
A third reasoned: “This is grim. I assume someone forgot and grabbed a few things around the house.”
Others suggested it could simply be a reflection of hard times financially.
“I would assume they were really tied for money,” was one offer, but was countered with, “Even if someone is fighting for money, there’s no excuse for that.”
One person said: “Blimey! What did the other lucky employees get… or do you think someone is trying to tell you something?”
That’s exactly what mom was asking too.
The mom later admitted in the post that she felt bad enough about the poor effort — when everyone else had gotten into the spirit of things — that she felt compelled to report it.
“Management knows and is equally disgusted. I’d really rather have a free bar or chocolate.”
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