9 guys on the most regrettable gifts their girlfriends have got them

1. “This is my fault but for some reason I got it in my head that I wanted to play the bagpipes and I told that to my girlfriend. She got me bagpipes for Christmas and I never used them once. I think they’re still in my attic, though.” — Adam, 28

2. “My girlfriend at the time wanted to buy me a bigger bed. I still had what was basically a tiny one from my college days. So we went and picked one out, I bought it, and she was going to make the monthly payments on the finance plan. I’m sure you can see where this is going, but… we broke up and I got stuck paying for my gift. It was a very comfy bed, though.” — Keith, 27

3. “Well… nothing. Definitely the worst gift was when my high school girlfriend forgot to get me a gift. We were on the rocks anyway.” — Joe, 28

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4.”So I kind of suspected my girlfriend was seeing someone else, and I vaguely knew who it was. It was really obvious that she accidentally gave me his present. He loved the Giants and I don’t really follow football too closely. At the time, I was livid and flipped out. But also, who is cheating and wraps the gifts up with the same paper? At this point I’m over it, but I can’t get over that part.” — Bryan, 27

5. “Once, a girlfriend gave me one of those coke bottles filled with colored sand. But like, I thought you only got those at fairs or at the beach? This was December. Did she go out and get it or have it lying around?” — Alex, 29

6. “I take gift-giving very seriously. So this is more of a personal thing, but I hate getting gift cards from people you’re close with. It’s very impersonal and I find it offensive, to some degree. I really just care about getting a gift with some thought behind it, because that’s what I do.” — Pat, 28

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7. “An ex of mine was really into art. And she got me a really nice piece by a local artist she liked that she really went out of her way to pick out and it was very thoughtful. But it just… isn’t my thing at all. I never knew where to put it in my house. It was this really, uh, detailed painting of a nude woman and I just felt weird having it out for all my visitors? I guess I'm just not cultured enough.” — Will, 27

8. “This was a really nice gesture, honestly, and really thoughtful. But my current girlfriend got me one of those monthly subscription cooking services. The problem is that I don’t cook because I’m hopeless. And I still do a pretty poor job with these things. It was such a great idea, but it basically wound up being a gift for me to realise I’m awful at cooking.” — Luke, 27

9. “I used to be a bit overweight, and an ex gave me a gym membership. It was very passive-aggressive.” — Michael, 28

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