SpliceVW,

The slinky my middle child got didn’t even survive the day.

Has anyone had a slinky that survived more than a week?

Usernameblankface,
@Usernameblankface@lemmy.world avatar

I remember growing up with several slinkies around that we didn’t play with and therefore they lasted

Unlearned9545,

The plastic ones never do, but I had a steel one growing up i played with a lot tyat lasted me a decade.

sbv,

When my kids play with slinkies, they’re destroyed within a day.

To clarify: the slinkie is destroyed. The children remain unchanged.

211,

All the chocolate is already down the toilet, or on my waistline.

Usernameblankface,
@Usernameblankface@lemmy.world avatar

Ah, the old “either went to waste or went to waist.”

forty2, (edited )
@forty2@lemmy.world avatar

Can confirm. That sparkly styrofoam stuff became a huge mess approximately 5min after opening.

Kudos to your foresight, and congratulations for the free time you saved by not cleaning up this pink and purple bullshit

aard,
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Do you happen to have pictures/videos? I can’t imagine what you’re talking about.

forty2,
@forty2@lemmy.world avatar

Of the mess, no. But here’s a pic of Satan’s abomination…

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/99d383bc-4f66-49e2-bdae-f98f013cec7c.jpeg

It’s basically tiny styrofoam balls that stick together, I think it’s mostly static electricity holding it together. Once you open the package, and start manipulating the biodiversity hazard, it leaves little pieces of itself everywhere.

Much like herpes, and just as welcome. In my case, Satan was feeling extra cute so there was glitter mixed into the packaged santorum.

It’s now day 6 after opening and I guarantee I’ll find little purple and pink assholes around my house

aard,
@aard@kyu.de avatar

Wow. Do you have a product name so I can gift that to people I hate?

Also, who exactly did you piss off to get that as present?

shyguyblue,

It’s called floam and it’s an unholy mix of polystyrene beads and slime…

aard,
@aard@kyu.de avatar

Thank you, the search result for that is glorious.

I’ll probably need to look into setting up a dead man switch now to let everyone know if I get murdered by disgruntled parents.

shyguyblue,

Set it to order as much floam as it can and send it to your enemies, before the credit card gets cut off.

forty2,
@forty2@lemmy.world avatar

I refuse to utter the word and summon more to my home (also shyguyblue got you covered)

My baby sister bought this for my kids, she’s awesome and they love their aunt. She’s fully entitled to the comeuppance she’s dishing out 😅

Usernameblankface,
@Usernameblankface@lemmy.world avatar

I believe we got Play Dough Foam, but idk.

cobysev,
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I’m actually just about to celebrate Christmas in the next hour or so. My dad’s health went downhill over the holidays and he needed to be moved to assisted living, so we had to delay Christmas for a bit.

I asked my family to get me gift cards because I don’t like receiving a bunch of trinkets/cheap toys. And the non-cheap “toys” I want are too expensive for my family to afford. So I’d rather they contribute cash toward something I really want.

Usernameblankface,
@Usernameblankface@lemmy.world avatar

Sounds like a good plan! I hope the event is a fun time, despite the hardships

Usernameblankface,
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banneryear1868,

I’m not much for receiving gifts but I appreciate fancy candies and food items I wouldn’t buy for myself, and I turned most of them in to poop already.

Anticorp,

I haven’t opened any Christmas presents yet. We’re having a late Christmas due to crazy schedules for everyone involved.

thatgirlwasfire,

My mom got me a sweater, where they accidentally sewed the neck/zipper/ tag part inside out. I’m guessing she bought it online and never looked at it.

AceFuzzLord,

Finished off a thing of oreo caramel with a creamy filling.

son_named_bort,

Candy wrappers because I ate the candy.

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