Has anyone ever woken up Christmas morning, as a child or an adult, and looked at the gifts under the tree with such excitement, only to have them turn out to be horrible when you open them? Well, this list is dedicated to what I believe are the top 10 worst gifts to receive for Christmas.

#10 Small Over-wrapped Presents

Have you ever received a big box for Christmas and you’re wondering what’s inside, only to find out that there are about 50 boxes wrapped inside each other with only a $20 bill inside? It is probably the most frustrating thing. You spend half an hour working for something that could have easily been put into a card. This kind of present is really a present for the gift giver himself, because they just love watching you struggle.

#9 Gift Cards

The ultimate in uncreative gifts. These can be useful for the last minute gift, but really, on Christmas day people want gifts that they can see and use right away so that they have a feeling of getting something. All the family has their new toys and you have a pile of plastic and a cup of coffee. Merry Christmas. Plus, sometimes the place you get a gift card for has nothing you really want so you hold onto it for years until one day you just regift it! And don’t worry, we’ll get to regifting later.

#8 Anything With the Price Tag Still Attached

Christmas is the season of giving, but we don’t need to know how much you spent (or didn’t spend) on our sweater. Whenever a price tag is on anything, you are tempted to offend the person who gave it to you- whether it be intentional or not. If the price is really low you wonder why they didn’t get you something more expensive/nicer. If the price is too high you’re tempted to tell them they paid too much for this piece of junk. Also if the price is too high you might feel bad for not getting them something as expensive. Price tags make you feel crappy. When you wrap your gifts, take off the tags!

#7 Any Gift that Contains Packing Peanuts

If you want to get a gift that keeps on giving, wish for something with packing peanuts. Anything shipped from a far away place usually has these squeaky little things come with it. Once some are on your floor they seem to spread out and multiply. You’ll be picking them up through January. And don’t forget, if you have animals, get ready for some vomit. Cats and dogs love to eat packing peanuts. Hope you didn’t get new carpet for Christmas.

#6 Gifts that can Only be Used Once a Year

Now, I’m not talking about concert tickets or massage coupons. I’m talking about giving someone a Christmas ornament for a Christmas present. Or maybe a Halloween decoration because they said it’s their favorite holiday. Receiving a gift like this is very frustrating, because all though you like it, you can’t use it for a long time. Why give a gift like this? It’s completely the wrong time for this sort of thing!

#5 Gifts that Need Weird Batteries

Have you ever been given a gift that did not include batteries? Well, that in itself is bad enough, but sometimes it’s worse. Sometimes the gift requires neither AA batteries nor C batteries, but some strange battery you’ve never heard of, like V batteries or Y batteries. Gifts like these lead you to go shopping the day after Christmas to try to find the holy grail of batteries, just so you can try out your new portable DVD player or whatever. First of all, who decides to make a product with such bizarre battery requirements, and second, why don’t they include them? It doesn’t make any sense at all.

#4 Something you Already Have

This is one of the most awkward gifts. You have two options when receiving it: telling the person you already have one, or lying about it. So, you can either make someone feel bad, or lie on Christmas (that’s the holiday spirit!). Either way, you need to return it! This is always a chore because you don’t have a receipt. This means you have to go during that crazy period in the shopping world that follows the week after Christmas. Some places won’t even take certain items back. Expecting something cool, only to get more of the same is pretty disappointing…

#3 Regifts

This gift can be really insulting. You went and bought someone something with your hard earned money and they told you they loved it. Then (sometimes even a few weeks later!), they give you the gift right back. They’ll sometimes even make excuses like, “Oh, I just loved your gift so much that I had to get you one too!” Sure. Now, once again, you have to go through the craziness of returning something you never even wanted. It’s not like receiving something you already have, where the gift giver had good intentions. This kind of gift is given by slackers! The only solution is to give it back to them next year.

#2 Useless Accessories

The best example I have for this relates to video games. You open your gift to find an Xbox 360 game. A good gift by today’s standards. However, you don’t own an Xbox 360. Or an Xbox. You own a Playstation. The game is completely incompatible with your game console. Another example would be giving a vegetarian steak knives. This kind of gift is usually given by a friend or relative who tries to get you something you like, but has no idea about what they’re buying. I hate to use a stereotype, but an example would be a grandmother trying to buy her grandkids a computer or video game. She wants to get them what they want but isn’t experienced enough to make a good choice. The useless gifts are just what they say they are: useless.

#1 Plain White Socks

I know every other item has pretty much been vague and general; they could be anything. However, one thing is sure- No one wants socks for Christmas. I have never heard of someone asking for socks. Not kids, adults, or the elderly. Socks are a gift for father’s day or something you use a gift card to buy at Target. And, note that these aren’t cool socks or anything. Plain white socks. Nothing special, nothing fun. Just socks. If you asked for socks, then hey, maybe this is a great gift-but I don’t think you did. And if you did ask for socks, isn’t there something else that you’d rather have had? Socks are a cheap gift that is just no fun. Worst gift ever.

Thanks for checking this out and feel free to comment about any other gifts you feel are truly terrible.