A survey found that two in five Americans admit to being terrible gift givers and 51% say they wait until the last minute to do their shopping. How last minute? 50% said they purchase gifts on Christmas Eve and 39% have even gotten something on Christmas Day. No surprise, the top spots for these very last-minute gifts are grocery stores (41%), drug stores (33%), and liquor stores (30%).
Of course, these last-minute gifts aren’t always great. According to the survey, here are some of the worst last-minute gifts people have purchased:
- A jar of peanuts
- An oven mitt
- Windshield wipers
- A bottle of shampoo
- A Voodoo Doll
- A Chia pet
- A broken watch
- Mouthwash
- Toilet paper
- Multivitamins
- An autographed picture of Vanna White.Huh?
- Plastic silverware
- Matches