Embarrassing Christmas Gifts We Secretly Hope To Unwrap
'What do you want for Christmas?' The question is: Do you tell them what you want, or what you really want? Do you say what's on your generic wishlist, or your secret wishlist (you know; the one with all of your embarrassing Christmas gift wants)?
We're hoping Santa took note of ours. Fingers crossed we find these (not-so) cringe-y presents under our trees.
A Mermaid Tail Blanket
Basic AF, but just. So. Damn. Practical. The mermaid tail blanket started out as a meme joke, now people are cashing in on the idea. Needless to say we’re thankful. Get us one, will you, pet? There’s much cosy Ariel-ing to be done.
A Made Solid Leather-Wrapped Stone
The most ridiculous It product of 2016, the leather-wrapped stone is effectively an elevated pet rock. And we want it, bad. This medium-sized version is, annoyingly, sold out. But there's plenty more here, y'know, if you fancy picking up one for us.
'Realistic' Barbies
We refuse to believe we're too old for Barbies. And Mattel's release this year of more 'realistic' dolls is a step in the right, female-positive direction. If you think about it these new Barbies, with their ethnic and phsyical diversity, are history-making toys. Not embarrassing at all...
Self-Help Books
Sometimes they’re given as a joke. But most of the time, the joke’s on you, because they tend to be awesome, mentally beneficial reads. Not to mention, great for reading snuggled up in bed or en route to a winter escape.
A Contour Kit
Yes, yes, yes, we're totally behind the 8-ball, but we've been ogling the contour kit for months. As much as we've made fun of those who failed miserably to use it, we're still curious about the contour kit and whether it's worth using. Do us a favour and help us find out.
A Choker
This is an embarrassing secret Christmas gift wish because we swore we'd never want one. We promised ourselves we wouldn't give in to the ubiquitous 2016 trend. But we still can't get it out of our minds. We've always loved this 90s accessory. Give us one so we can wear it not-so-ironically?
Personal Grooming Products
Epilators, nose hair trimmers, face razors, again, these may be intended as joke presents, but they’re so handy! Why wouldn’t we want to receive them? It’d save us from having to buy them…
Aqua Notes
These are so freaking geeky, and it's for this reason we simply must have them. They are so g-dang useful! Honestly, it's insane the amount of ideas we've had mid-shampoo, only to forget them while towel-drying ourselves. Yep, definitely want these in our Christmas stocking.
Self-Balancing Scooter
Even though some models have done a Samsung Galaxy 7 and spontaneoulsy combusted, we still secretly want a self-balancing scooter. This handleless segway is the dream of pre-pubescent boys. And us...
