Gifts my kid got that I want to destroy (1 Viewer)

[GoFishTN]

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

I like when they have several almost identical looking parts, but no one felt the need to label them in any way.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

I like when they have several almost identical looking parts, but no one felt the need to label them in any way.

I'm not the only one.

 

[belljr]

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

I had the opposite, all words and no pictures for some of the directions. I'm reading stick thingamajig into doohickie 2 and twist and attach to thingamabob 4 and hand tighten.....

 

[-jb-]

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

I had the opposite, all words and no pictures for some of the directions. I'm reading stick thingamajig into doohickie 2 and twist and attach to thingamabob 4 and hand tighten.....

My wife gets pissed when I try that one.

 

[GoFishTN]

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

I had the opposite, all words and no pictures for some of the directions. I'm reading stick thingamajig into doohickie 2 and twist and attach to thingamabob 4 and hand tighten.....

My wife gets pissed when I try that one.

 

[russinfortworth]

2 spent putting a Hot Wheels Green Machine together for my 9 year old.

Go inside and 16 year old wants to show younger brother how to do it.

1 broken seat later after 1 ride..............and we're contacting Huffy for replacement parts.

180lb limit does not mean anything to a 16 year old know it all.

 

[zDragon]

DId the Everyone-Gets-A-Trophy generation also bring us battery compartments that require an adult to use a screwdriver to access?When I was a kid, I just pressed or pulled a plastic tab to replace the batteries..after licking them to see if they had juice of course.I dread getting any battery operated toys for my son since he'll inevitably leave them powered on and in need of fresh batteries within the week.

I dread having to get my kids toys out of the boxes. It's getting harder and harder to be able to use wire cutters to clear most of the stupid metal tie downs.

 

[bakes]

Justin Bieber singing doll, kill me now.

Holy mother of God, that would be thrown out the window within 3 seconds of it being opened.God speed, my friend.

Never would have made it inside the house. If Santa attempted to drop one off, he'd ride back to the North Pole with Bieber singing "Baby" to his rectal polyps.

 

[boofatty]

K'nex, may you burn in hell. You'll never be Lego.

 

[belljr]

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

I had the opposite, all words and no pictures for some of the directions. I'm reading stick thingamajig into doohickie 2 and twist and attach to thingamabob 4 and hand tighten.....

My wife gets pissed when I try that one.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Anyone have any experience with the Furby Boom?

 

[ChiefD]

Anyone have any experience with the Furby Boom?

In college. Needed an antibiotic.

 

[shadyridr]

Son had a grab bag at daycare. Of course he's the one who gets the ####in playdough

 

[rockaction]

Son had a grab bag at daycare. Of course he's the one who gets the ####in playdough

I remember when scented markers were the ultimate grab-bag catch, so it could be worse.

 

[Arizona Ron]

bump

 

[The Big Guy]

It isn't even open yet, but the Frozen karaoke machine is an easy prediction for most hated of this season.

 

[Ray Karpis]

Possible my 7 year olds ukulele will find its way in this thread at some point.

 

[Tom Servo]

Some of these are great. We make it very clear to everyone in our lives that toys for the kids that make noise will result in massive payback somehow. Everyone has been good with it. We of course do likewise. So the annoying toys I have are just the things that I have to put together and it takes a lot longer than the directions say.

And is it just me or are directions becoming harder to understand? There used to be words to back up the picture. Now there is just a picture of the thing you are supposed to connect and somehow you are supposed to know how to do it without an explanation of each step - and the best there is when it's all color coded and the colors are close, like the thing he got where the "completed" parts were in black and the parts you were working on in each step were a dark brown. Yeah, thanks for that.

That's why Legos rock - its on the kids to figure out how it goes together.

 

[glvsav37]

At any one time, I have at least 3 versions of "let it go" blaring, none in time with the other.

 

[parasaurolophus]

My nephew got the lawnmowerthat has the balls pop when you push it. I hate it. We will leave an hour earlier than planned.

 

[matuski]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

 

[Wildcat]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

 

[comfortably numb]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Right?Send her a bill for the difference when your home owners insurance goes up

 

[The Big Guy]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Right?Send her a bill for the difference when your home owners insurance goes up

goes up? People I know were cancelled by their company

 

[Ray Karpis]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Right?Send her a bill for the difference when your home owners insurance goes up

goes up? People I know were cancelled by their company

Start saving to re-sod your yard in a few years after that big monstrosity kills all your grass.

 

[Tom Servo]

The trampoline drama could be its own thread.

 

[ChiefD]

One of my kids got one of those rubber band bracelet kits that all these young kids are doing these days.

Took me about 45 minutes to figure this thing out.

 

[Rick James]

my 3-year-old niece got a harmonica. it went "missing" for a couple hours when we visited.

 

[Quez]

-dirt devil fake vacume

-disney monrail

-any of those little thomas trains

Pretty much anything with batteries, because kids obviously never turn them off.

 

[Tom Servo]

One of my kids got one of those rubber band bracelet kits that all these young kids are doing these days.

Took me about 45 minutes to figure this thing out.

2010 says that's so cool. Today has a different opinion.

 

[ChiefD]

One of my kids got one of those rubber band bracelet kits that all these young kids are doing these days.

Took me about 45 minutes to figure this thing out.

2010 says that's so cool. Today has a different opinion.

Wife bought it. I have no clue what the kids are getting until they open their packages.

 

[eoMMan]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

I agree. That's pretty messed up if she didn't get your permission first.

 

[matuski]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

 

[5Rings]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

Enjoy your new trampoline

 

[Tom Servo]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

Enjoy your new trampoline

Tell her she's getting the second job to pay for the insurance.

 

[Wildcat]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

Start hiding money

 

[mr roboto]

Put your foot down. So stupid.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

Enjoy your new trampoline

 

[The Big Guy]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

Enjoy your new trampoline

Pull out the big guns and get a load of you tube videos showing kids wrecking themselves on their big trampoline and say things like..oof I could see Johnny doing that and other little sound effects during the videos.

 

[proninja]

for Matuski

 

[matuski]

for Matuski

Burying her with links to these. Nothing phasing her.

And you know how I handle these irrational topics.

 

[parasaurolophus]

A ### #### big ### trampoline for our backyard. I don't have to put this thing up right?

Mother in law of course.

She didn't ask you first if it was ok? I would be pissed

Wife and I just had the biggest fight of our 20 year relationship over this.

Her position of course is based 110% in emotion, and there is no reasoning with her. "It would crush my mom if we don't let them have it!"

better odds against a featherweight

 

[SWC]

next year get your mother in law a punjee stick death pit for her front yard just to even things out take that to the bank bromigo

 

[shadyridr]

Buy your mother in law a king cobra for christmas next year.

 

[Wildcat]

for Matuski

Burying her with links to these. Nothing phasing her.

And you know how I handle these irrational topics.

Make her assemble it then. Then when your kids get injured (and they will) you can blame her.

 

[proninja]

Buy your kid an ar-15

"well, since we don't care about their safety we may as well have some fun."

 

[xulf]

for Matuski

Burying her with links to these. Nothing phasing her.

And you know how I handle these irrational topics.

Murder?

 

[yellowdog]