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Thanks to all those who entered our Christmas Competition last week. There can only be one winner, so if you were not lucky last week please keep trying. Today we are launching 4 Weeks of koolaman Christmas - Week 2. This is a super special giveaway. GOLD is on the gift list and it' your chance to win one!
In the second week of koolaman Christmas my true love gave to me a Yellow Gold 9ct GRACE PENDANT with 45cm 9ct Gold Curb Chain. Wow my true love has really hit the jackpot with this gift, valued at $710. We would like to give one of these pieces from our GOLD COLLECTION away to one lucky entrant but you have to be quick. This competition will be short and sharp, opening today Thursday 29 November at 4pm and closing at midnight on Saturday 1 December.
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We want you to share your Christmas Present Experience and tell us, what was the worst Christmas Present you have ever received? Place your answer in the comments section of this Blog and then head over to our FACEBOOK page and post your comment on our page too. It’s that simple.
The most interesting and amusing entry will be judged the winner as determined by staff at the koolaman designs hub
So think quick and get typing,we would hate for you to miss this one off opportunity to win big.
Don't forget Christmas delivery cut off dates for all GOLD and HIDE COLLECTION orders is midnight Saturday 1 December, 2012.
Cheerio
Lisa and Stacey
Terms and Conditions for the 4 Weeks of koolaman designs - Week 2 Christmas Competition Giveaway:
1. Instructions on how to enter and prizes form part of these Conditions of Entry. Participation in this promotion will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions of entry.
2. One entry per person per weekly competition.
3. To enter, simply comment on this blog post and tell us the worst Christmas Present you have ever received and then also post the same answer on our FACEBOOK Page.
4. Include your email address or a link to your website/blog where we can comment or find your email address.
5. This competition is open to entrants in NZ and AUS.
6. This competition is hosted by koolaman designs via our online blog http://koolamandesigns.blogspot.com.au
7. The prize consists of a 9ct Yellow Gold GRACE PENDANT with 9ct Yellow Gold CURB CHAIN and and postage ($725). Prize is valued in Australian dollars
8. Prize is not redeemable for cash nor transferable.
9. Competition opens 4:00pm Thursday 29 November 2012 and closes midnight Saturday December 1st 2012 AEST.
10. This competition is a game of skill and the winner will be based on the most interesting comment as judged by the koolaman designs team, chance plays no part in determining the winners and notified by email and via a post on koolaman designs blog on Tuesday December 4 2012.
11. Winners in this competition agree that their identity may be disclosed in winner announcements and promotional material.All entries become the property of the koolaman designs.
12. Entries not completed in accordance with the rules and conditions or received after the closing date will not be considered. Illegible or incomplete entries will be deemed invalid. The judge’s decision in relation to all aspects of this competition is final and binding on every person who enters. No correspondence will be entered into.
The worst Christmas present I have ever received, was a bizarre crochet knit poncho. I was grateful, and I am sure the person who gave it to me put lots of thought into my present. I popped it at the back of my cupboard and it sat there for years. I was reluctant to throw it out.
ReplyDeleteDetermined not to let it go to waste, It was turned into a fantastic little net for catching quail in the aviary.
I recieved a kitten from a ex once, but guess what I've been allergic to cats since I was a child. rebecca-sue@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteA whipper snippet after sustaining a serious back injury, couldn't operate it if I tried & bridge climb tickets when I have a paralysing fear of heights! elizahaeusler@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI was lucky enough to recieve a Drenching Gun off my Husband for Christmas. Not only was I very dissapointed I also knew there was alot of hard work in front of me Drenching sheep. He thought he done a wonderful job prsent buying.
ReplyDeleteMany Thanks Lola Russ
lassielou46@hotmail.com
i received a bottle of red wine from my mother in law and i don't drink!! (Although having her as a mother in law for 15 years has nearly driven me to drink!!)
ReplyDeletefiona.keogh@bigpond.com
A nivea anti wrinkle cream pack is what I received, from my mother in law when I was 30 years young :-/
ReplyDeleteoops....amanda@adamsononline.net
DeleteOne year i received a bath towel. Not a set - just 1 towel! brendan_theresa@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother gave me little plastic hair clips - I was about
ReplyDelete38 at the time and already a mother to 2 boys so it was a surprise to find a present suitable for a 4 year old girl.
suzkuuse@gmail.com
A fishing tackle box....from my husband...say no more :/
ReplyDeletehousetas@yahoo.com.au
I was given a club lock and dash mat for my car by my boyfriend (now husband!!) he thought i would love something "practical"for the new car...I accepted with a smile and told him after we were married that i could think of a lot more "practical things"for next Chrissey! Thanks mwake_2000@yahoo.com Mel Whitelaw
ReplyDeleteThe worst Christmas present I have been given was a magnified mirror with a ultra bright light in it to show me my wonderful imperfections on my face... Mmmm by the way this was given to me my by my now ex step mother!!! Say no more!
ReplyDeleteI once received a candle that had already been burnt, from my aunty. She's also given me a cot set for my latest bub that only had the sheet in the package...
ReplyDeleteLynn.barraclough@gmail.com
8 months pregnant with my 3rd child my husband gave me a set of spatulas, he thought the look on my face would be worth it - you can probably guess my response !! Cheers Karen
ReplyDeleteKaren.Ashley@optusnet.com.au
Worst Xmas Pressie .... One Xmas being around people who are two faced lol have a lot of hatred and are just unhappy ppl
ReplyDeletePrincezz_jamila@hotmail.com
The worst Christmas present I ever received ...... Mmmm only one springs to mind. It was the first present my partner had ever bought me so I was understandably excited, but as I unwrapped it well. He had gotten me salt and pepper shakers, right, well not ordinary shakers. They were 7 inch high ceramic black penises. Yes you read correctly 7 inch high ceramic black penises. To say the least I was gobb smacked. But to make it even worse how was I to determine which was for salt or pepper? When they both only had one hole lol. Needless to say they disappeared.
ReplyDeleteBelleans28@gmail.com
A Whipper Snipper! Woo Hoo
ReplyDeleteoliviamuegge@Hotmail.com
After watching a tv show reviewing Christmas gift ideas on which the point was made that if you really didn't like someone you could always buy them a shower cap. I had a rather bemused look on my face when I opened the present from my sister in law that year - guess what it was? Yes! A shower cap. I think maybe she was trying to tell me something?
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DeleteA used Ugg Boots with a hole in the toe.
ReplyDeletehmomalley@bigpond.com
I received a inflatable travelling pet water bowl....I didn't even own a pet!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen l was about 9 years old my sisters and l each opened a gift from an adult family member. I received a plastic mirror, my other sister received a plastic brush and the other sister received a plastic comb. Later that day we found the pack that these items came in. It was a 3 pack that was opened and shared between us. While our cousin received a new television.
ReplyDeleteKristinelstone@hot mail.com
My husband handed me a small box on Christmas Day, it was even wrapped! I was so excited thinking it must be jewellery. I opened my gift and much to my dismay he had bought me bearings for our car. This is a true story and that was definetly the worst gift I was given.
ReplyDeleteI received a plastic storage container full of cleaning products from my mother in law!
ReplyDeleteA chopping board! Lucky I didn't get a set of knives to go with it ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 16 and being a real girlie girl (think, pink, purple etc....still am even though I have 2 boys!!!) , I came home from working Christmas Eve (day) at the local Coles to find my dad had wallpapered my bedroom for my xmas pressie.....in a brown, green and cream sugar cane print! talk about gutted, there was alot of teenage hormones raging that xmas!! LOL
ReplyDeleteMy 3 year old son has ADHD and is obsessed with bugs, he collected, spiders, flies, ants and Christmas beetles..... My husband could not hold back the giggles as i opened the gift...... This would be my little Charlie's ultimate gift to receive however for mummy that has a massive scar on her left ankle from a white tail spider it was extremely hard to put on the brave face and act excited to receive this gift......a memory that will last a lifetime though kpcook@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI was about 10 or 11 at the time and received underwear and deodorant from a family friend. I'm still nervous anytime I have to open a gift from them. karenisoverseas@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOne year my husband gave me..... nothing! That was the worst Christmas present. I was shocked!
ReplyDeleteI also received an old used plate one year from a crazy aunty, that was chipped and dirty. That same year my poor cousin received a leg and arm fat blaster exerciser (and he was heavy and in his teens) and my poor mother got an all in one jumpsuit that was so small it did not even fit my 10 year old sister.(all from the same aunty) Needless to say it was one embarrassing and funny Christmas that we have never forgotten.
Thanks for the giveaway girls,
cassie.fisher@yahoo.com
My worst present was the shortest mini skirt I had ever seen, it was more like a belt! That was from my boyfriend/future husband (who was 6 years my junior). When I unwrapped the paper I nearly fell from the chair I was sitting on as did everyone else viewing! My then boyfriend insisted I try it on and as I have always had a fairly slim build to add to my horror they would not go over my hips! I did not want to seem ungrateful but had to tell him straight out that this was not for me and ended up taking them back and exchanging them for a pair of trackies!
ReplyDeletenelledlily@hotmail.com
The worst Christmas present I received was a video camera. I never said I wanted or had a need for a video camera but my boyfriend at the time was busting for one so guess who used it? He used it for a total of 5 times, then sold it to his mother. tania.leiter@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWell.. One year, my husband & I received a combined gift.. It was a calendar, with photos of family members for each month.. and that's it!! LOL
ReplyDeletetdreyer@bigpond.net.au
A book 'how to clean just about everything' My initial reaction was 'What? Is my house that messy? do I need instructions?' he he ;) Merry Christmas to you and your families. kerrynnott@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy dear husband who always trys his best, baught me a cross except it was this big black gothic kind of thing it was so big! I had to tell him im so sorry but i aint going to wear this thing! we had a good laugh about it. I adore dainty little things i have no idea why he would have thought yes this is my wife! But we know how our Husbands can be sometimes! But hes a sweetheart, I just have to say this GRACE pendant absolutly takes my breath away i adore it so much its just beautiful. katie036@optusnet.com.au
ReplyDeleteI once received an ironing board from my three children for Christmas. Although I wasn't thrilled with the present I couldn't help but laugh at the smug look on their faces - they had hidden it between my son's mattresses for 2 weeks and were thrilled that I hadn't been able to find it despite making his bed daily!
ReplyDeleteatmay1@bigpond.com.au
Last year my mother in law gave me a cleaning book and gardening book! With good intentions I'm sure!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteMy worst Christmas present came from my dad. Every year he asks me what I would like and I say I'd love whatever you get me. One year I decided I would like a sewing machine, I said I didn't want anything fancy, even second hand would be great. What did I get??? A Piggy Bank so I could save for it myself. Not happy Dad.
ReplyDeleteThe worst present I ever received was a silver heart locket necklace (doesn't sound that bad really) on the back it was engraved with "Happy 40th Judy". I was 16, it was Christmas not my birthday and my name is Christine not Judy. At 16 I wasn't laughing but now it brings a smile to my face. :-). Christinetoon@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteEvery day on Christmas from when I was 6 till was 12 I had tonsilitis . No joke every year. My brother would carry me out to the tree and they would have to open my presents. I was so sick I don't even remember any of my presents. I know it's not a present but it's something I got that was always the worst. (Thankfully before my 13th birthday I got them taken out.)
ReplyDeleteThe worst present received at Christmas time,
ReplyDeletewas not a pair of socks, they were divine.
Nor was it the AA batteries,
or the granny undies, they were quite flattering!
The worst present received at Christmas time,
Was presented in a small wrapped parcel that looked fine!
It got me excited, and I couldn’t wait,
Until Santa slid down the chimney late.
I had to open it early you see,
Only to find a roll on deodorant, was someone playing a trick on me!
They couldn’t tell me to my face (or under arms),
That I smelt worse than a rotten egg farm!
after dating boyfriend at the time (now husband) I was invited to spend Christmas with his family and extended. I was given two gifts. One was those tins with the Short bread biscuits ( mind you it had been opened and eaten out of). Then a small wooden box with a dodo bird on the top,brown and all scratched up,which stunk of smoke. I felt very loved..... mmmm I am into recycling but that is taking it to another level
ReplyDeleteChristmas presents are wonderful,
ReplyDeleteA way to show we care,
And to see the thought behind the gift, is hopefully not so rare;
But a little disspapointing, I must say it was, as a young girl it made me cringe!
To be handed my best doll, by my grinning toddler sister,
Sporting a a newly cut FRINGE!!!
Needless to say, the scissors are away, and a nice day was still to be had;
But a big sister can never let slip the chance,
To remind her of that christamas gift gone bad!!
neshiam@hotmail.com
Given that I have NEVER smoked a cigarette in my life, am a chronic asthmatic, and pedantic about my children NOT being around second hand smoke.... when I was given a billiard ball cigarette lighter and matching ashtray I cant say I was particularly impressed! (myhappyhero@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteThis has been the topic of heated debate in our house in the past...
ReplyDeleteMy Mother-in-law feels she wins having been given a book on composting in the past from my father-in-law.
My wife argues that she wins having been given a four-pack of toilet paper from her Granny (although it was the 'posh' soft stuff with flowers or puppies or something printed on it).
While I argue that I win after said wife gave me a travel backgammon set one year. Not a bad present in itself, the problem was that she'd forgotten that she'd already given it to me a month earlier for my birthday.
(chippieblair@hotmail.com)
I had to rack my brain
ReplyDeleteI had to really think
Have I received a pressie
That really did stink?
A-ha - of course!
How could I forget
That dreadful ex boyfriend
The one I'll always regret
He lived in my flat
He ate all my food
He was manipulative, abusive
And a cheater - how rude!
He spent all my money
Not that I had a lot
He made me doubt my value
Yet cared not a jot
Christmas came around
I hoped, could it be?
That some of that spending
Had been on something for me?
Alas, the day arrived
And my hopes were for nought
A Margaret Fulton cookbook
50c from the Op Shop he'd bought
Needless to say, I got wise
I put him out on his arse
And after this nightmare relationship
Something amazing came to pass
I met my gorgeous husband
We had our two magical boys
Whose laughter and playing
Is the best kind of noise
Fingers crossed, I'm the winner
So this Christmas I see
My precious men stamped in gold,
A koolaman Grace under my tree!
apfreemantle at bigpond.com
Unfortunately, this is a true story! ;)
DeleteI got a bar of soap with the price been reduced to 80 cents still stuck on the soap and not wrapped or with a card just handed to me by the person.
ReplyDeleteMy darling husband thought he was very clever. Decided to buy me a lovely white towelling bathrobe. Thought I would like it loose so bought me a size 22. I am a size 8! Looked like the sorcerer's apprentice in the Disney movie!
ReplyDeleteim still debating what the worst christmas present ive ever recieved was but it comes down to either a packet of coloured rubber bands, or a labeller just what every woman wants for christmas from there husband.
ReplyDeletea.t.cramp@bigpond.com
I received a bottle of Baileys Irish Cream - might not sound bad, except the stuff makes me gag as I can't stomach cream. I have a feeling they mixed up me and my sister (who loves it!)
ReplyDeletethe worst present I ever received were toys from the op shop - id rather they just said they we short on cash then buy me (my kids) toys from the op shop. Don't get me wrong I op shop for myself all the time, but I hate the fact they felt pressured to have a gift at all. F
ReplyDeleteI get my worst present EVERY YEAR. My well meaning, yet slightly delusional, mother-in-law gets me a massive basket of lavender bath products every.single.year. Not only do I hate lavender with a passion (it makes me sneeze) but I also have the most feral bathtub in history and it's a long standing argument with my husband that I refuse to use the bathtub until he agrees to renovate! I'm not sure if her gift is supporting my argument (i.e. I need a new bath to use all these products) OR her way of telling me to just get over it and have a bloody bath! Either way, it's getting pretty old after 14 years. {nee@neesayer.com}
ReplyDeleteIts not a present I received but one I gave to my amazing Mum. When I was little I gave her a pet mouse, unfortunately I wrapped it up in a box under the tree a week before Christmas. Needless to say Mum was very shocked when she opened her present to find it had died.
ReplyDeleteHi the worst Christmas present I have ever received was from my husband when we where dating over a year it was a huge Hawaiian type shirt ( size 18 at least ) I was a size 12 ...it was brought from a home decor store not a clothing store it was black and had bananas on it it was hideous....his daughter was about 10- 11 at the time and I am sure she helped.....thanks Bron ( yes I did return the shirt and never wore it oh yuck)
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ReplyDeleteThis entry is on behalf of my sister in law, who received some candles that looks like chocolate (she would have rather the chocolate) and a shampoo and conditioner pack for blonde hair (she has dark brown/black hair) and all this from the one who knows you best, her mum :-) . I am lucky enough to have an Amelia bracelet and thought Belinda deserved something special too, Janelle Cuzen.
ReplyDeleteJellnsteve@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy worst Gift was when I was 7 months pregnant my husband gave me an electric scooter!! Not sure how I was meant to balance on it let alone ride it!!
ReplyDeleteLast year my dad bought me a will kit! Um.. trying to tell me something dad!?! He is a man that gives practical items only at Christmas, but seriously dad - could you be any more morbid- its meant to be the time of happiness and joy!
ReplyDeletekbaldwin82@hotmail.com
Call me a kiss up but I don't believe there is any such thing as a bad present. If someone thinks enough of me to buy or make me a present I am happy to receive it, it wouldn't matter if it were a packet of gum! hhabo@bigpond.com
ReplyDeleteA few years ago now my boyfriend (now husband) had a big beautiful present wrapped up for me under our tree, I was SO excited thinking of all the wonderful girly things it could be. On Christmas morning I raced out and unwrapped it and it was a BBQ! I still laugh about it now everytime we use it after all these years! jamie@wilsonsecurity.net.au
ReplyDeleteI so though I was getting an engagement ring for christmas many years ago and was smug with excitement, had secretly told a few close friends of my anticipated present. To my horror I got a fishing rod and tackle box. I actually burst into tears on the spot!! 7 days later on New Years Eve I did get the engagement ring! Finally! gabby_resin@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteCant say I have ever recieved a bad gift, after 10yrs of marriage there is always this little glimmer of hope, after many hints being dropped that I will get a gift for xmas of my husband. I'm still waiting !!LOL
ReplyDeleteMelissa
redgibson@bigpond.com
My worst gift was the year my first child was born, I had a 6 week old baby, and a body that had had a baby 6 weeks previously and my darling husband bought me a white triangle bikini with matching white board shorts (both in the size I was pre-baby).I was heart broken..... he has improved over the years thankfully!!!
ReplyDeletelee.lyons@bigpond.com
At first I thought a new iron was sublime,
ReplyDeletebut after a 3rd sunbeam from Mum,
who said 'just in case!'
I thought 'a little extreme?'
Sarah
danielfarrer@bigpond.com
One Christmas my boyfriend (now husband!) handed me a small wrapped box- clearly a jewellery box. I opened it to find a diamond solitaire- one that was NOT meant as an engagement ring, he just thought I would like the classic, simple style! Needless to say there was much explaining to be done at Christmas lunch that day. He's not bought me jewellery since! (mrs-j-davidson@hotmail.com)
ReplyDeleteA dead Puppy.... Well it was not dead at the time but it turned out that it had a congenital heart defect and he died while we were still unwrapping the other presents. It was lucky my son was too young to understand or remember.. But I will never forget
ReplyDeletewasted rather than worse i guess, Each year we are given a fruit cake, made with love and sweat, from my step mother and each year i smile ever so nicely and say thank you, before i pass it on to my mother, of course i always keep a small amount so that i have some here when they come over. Leading up to christmas, she actually asked me this year if i liked them and if i wanted one......i had the chance to say no thanks and didn't have the heart......think i'd rather lie for a few more years considering the effort that goes into it. moira: moirahiemy@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas before our world trip we decided to buy each other something small and thoughtful because we were saving money. Hubby loves cooking and Thai food, so for a bit of travel inspiration I bought him a beautiful Thai cook book. I get bitten by Mosquitos a lot. He bought me a mozzie shooting gun that fired plastic darts with a big swat on the end. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteMy absolutely worst Christmas Present was from an ex boyfriend, he knew I was practical but seriously who buys their girlfriend a new toilet seat? And to boot it was a really cheap one, hence he very soon became the ex. vickidacosta@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteAah forgot my email address, sallyknight@dodo.com.au I received a plastic storage container of cleaning products from my mother in law.
ReplyDeleteSecret Santa can be so much fun,
ReplyDeleteQuirky little pressies without costing a ton.
Unfortunately sometimes you may need to hide your surprise,
If the present's truly dreadful you must stifle your cries.
I learnt this quick a couple years back,
When secret Santa brought me make-up in his sack.
Awesome pressie you may think,
But unfortunately it was all second hand and on the brink.
The lipgloss was so old it had started to split,
And the mascara used and gone to grit.
But a smile I plastered on my face,
Disappointment you couldn't see a trace.
And now it's something to look back at and have a laugh,
Maybe secret Santa needs to employ better elf staff!
(Not sure if I'm allowed to enter again, but giving it a cheeky go as I'd love the Grace for my mum! Thanks!! gemmawestacott@hotmail.com)
I got a bar of soap! and to cap it off, the family dog also got the same thing!!!!! I was supposed to be grateful as he really loved that dog, but it just wasn't happening for me :/
ReplyDeletewhen i was about 8 My mum had given my brother and my sister and I some money to go and buy some presents for each other for CHristmas but instead of my brother buying us anything he went into our room and hijacked some barbies, dressed them up really bad, put them in a shoe box and wrapped them up and put them under the tree & then just used the money to buy himself something, he thought it was hillarious needless to say I was scared for life!
ReplyDeleteMy brother bought me florescent yellow earrings about the size of a 10c piece when we were younger, my sister got orange ones. They were so cheap & hideous, we have a chuckle about it now though.
ReplyDeletecaz.steve@hotmail.com
The worst gift I ever received for Christmas was a box of Groceries from my beloved parents whilst my 2 younger brothers were the excited recipients of a SPEEDBOAT!!!! I guess this is what happens when your the oldest child and leave home first...anyhow i guess some 16yrs later i should probably just get over it NOT!!!! schillings2@bigpond.com
ReplyDeleteMy husband's family all got terrible presents in 1993.....NOTHING. All his presents were stolen from the inside of his ute whilst he was working on Christmas day! dannimcole@bigpond.com
ReplyDeleteThe worst gift I ever received for Christmas was an UNDERWEAR SAFE! It's lingerie like you have never seen before! It looks like your grandmothers undies with your grandfathers skid marks all over it! You are meant to keep your valuables in the little pouch at the front and the theory is that if someone robs your house they are not going to look in your stained briefs for your valuable necklace's!!! That same year I also got a pair of gumboots for the dairy! Can I just say for the record I do have a lovely jewellery box.
ReplyDeleteMy worst present I would recive this year from my husband. I just bought a new car and he thought it would be a nice present to give me new wheels??? so I quickly told him that i do not want new wheels. I might get something nice after all:-)
ReplyDeletebrendabax18@hotmail.com