Public Service Message: Popcorn Tins are the worst gift ever.

[Westbrook36]

Nothing says Christmas like those horrible overpriced popcorn tins that you can get everywhere!

Wow, three different flavors of popcorn in a decorative tin for only 25 bucks! What a deal!

Wait, the popcorn inside is ****ing stale; well, it is popcorn. But I get to use this great decorative tin for the rest of my life; well, what the hell am I going to use it for?

Christmas is the time of year where we buy gifts not based off of how they will be used or the value of the gift but based off of how something looks on Christmas day.

Gourmet popcorn is the best scam ever.

I bet if you leave a bowl of popcorn out for a week, dip it in chocolate and put it in a Christmas tin, no one would know the difference.

You might be tempted to buy a huge red green and white tin of ****tastic popcorn for someone this year. Just know that they will think you are an *******.

[Toe Jam]

No, I know something worse than a popcorn tin:

A small popcorn tin with fruitcake in it.

[No_Pressure]

No, I know something worse than a popcorn tin:

A small popcorn tin with fruitcake in it.

Yes.

I like the cheddar cheese popcorn, the caramel stuff is disgusting and the regular pop corn...if I wanted to eat normal pop corn I'd buy some from the store and have it be non-stale and actually have butter.

[Koolblue13]

I like popcorn. You picky bastards can send yours my way.

[BigMike619]

I like popcorn. You picky bastards can send yours my way.

for real!!

that **** is goo-ood.

but then again westy likes to eat footlongs in one bite. ya deep throatin bastige!!:silly:

[Seabee1973]

So what address do we use to send popcorn tins to?

[MissU28]

mmmm i love popcorn tins

<------Oceanside, CA 92057

Westbrook, when we're roommies, you can hook me up with any tins you get

[HogNose]

When you start getting fruit cakes then you'll learn to love the popcorn tin.

Send the popcorn tin my way....that white cheddar popcorn is the best. :mmm:

[Toe Jam]

When you start getting fruit cakes then you'll learn to love the popcorn tin.

Send the popcorn tin my way....that white cheddar popcorn is the best. :mmm:

I got my first fruitcake last year.

I use it as a hammer to this day.

[Burgold]

There are no bad gifts. Shame on you people. Any time anyone invests their time, money, love, and thought on you you should feel grateful whether its popcorn or fruit cake or grandma's badly knit sweater and matching socks! Or even if Aunt Dale knows your a big football fan and gets you a 2009 Cowboys calendar.

All gifts are good.

[HogNose]

There are no bad gifts. Shame on you people. Any time anyone invests their time, money, love, and thought on you you should feel grateful whether its popcorn or fruit cake or grandma's badly knit sweater and matching socks! Or even if Aunt Dale knows your a big football fan and gets you a 2009 Cowboys calendar.

All gifts are good.


Gifts good.

Fruitcake is bad, but a Regifted Fruit Cake is truly evil. Nothing worse than receiving a fruitcake that looks like it has been punted around by people before it got to you. :(

[Burgold]

It's the gift that people keep on giving. If it promotes such generosity what could be more Christmassy than that?

[DWinzit]

Popcorn tin again for Westy....check :D

I had an aunt and uncle that gave me Old Slice soap on a rope every freaking year.

[Capt Rich Fla]

Ahhhhhh! I get that same freakin' thing EVERY year from one of my cousins. I like the popcorn, but it's the thought that hurts. "it's not the gift it's the thought." rrrriiiiiiiiiiiight. Those popcorn tins are piled up at the front of every store for those people that are standing at cash registers checking out, with real gifts they've shopped for for their good friends and family. I can hear it now, "Oh hell, we forgot something for Rich. Honey, run right over there and grab one of those popcorn things. He'll be alright with that.":doh:

[DiscoBob]

I'm Discobob and I endorse this thread....

[Zguy28]

I wish they had a whole tin full of the cheese popcorn. Or half and half with the orange cheese popcorn in one half and Smartfood white-cheese popcorn in the other.

[Thiebear]

I actually like the popcorn tin vs. the Christmas sweater you can only wear on Christmas.
But now i have 4 of them and there is only one day...

[TheDoyler23]

Ahhhhhh! I get that same freakin' thing EVERY year from one of my cousins. I like the popcorn, but it's the thought that hurts. "it's not the gift it's the thought." rrrriiiiiiiiiiiight. Those popcorn tins are piled up at the front of every store for those people that are standing at cash registers checking out, with real gifts they've shopped for for their good friends and family. I can hear it now, "Oh hell, we forgot something for Rich. Honey, run right over there and grab one of those popcorn things. He'll be alright with that.":doh:

Exactly. My mother in law stock up of them and when unexpected guests come by during the holidays, etc. Boom, here's your popcorn.

[Kosher Ham]

I would rather popcorn than some other crappy gifts.

Ultimately, I don't want Xmas gifts. Typically, I buy what I want when I want it. I am probably one of the hardest people to buy for (I know my wife hates it). But I can't think of anything that I need or, want besides just BS stuff that I dont really want anyway.

[Burgold]

But I can't think of anything that I need or, want besides just BS stuff that I dont really want anyway.

How about a helmet signed by the entire roster of the '91 Washington Redskins roster and Art Monk's Superbowl ring?

[Capt Rich Fla]

Exactly. My mother in law stock up of them and when unexpected guests come by during the holidays, etc. Boom, here's your popcorn.

And they wrap it up. :doh: "What do you think it is?" hmmmmm, I have no idea. Ahhhh, popcorn! Oh wooooow, how did you ever guess I was needing some popcorn? :D:D:D:doh: "We saw how you loved it last year"

[Kosher Ham]

How about a helmet signed by the entire roster of the '91 Washington Redskins roster and Art Monk's Superbowl ring?

Nope. I have met a lot of those players. Have a lot of their autographs, certainly wouldn't want a ring I didn't earn.

I have given up better things than some guys autograph plenty of times.

They are just people. Those guy dont wsny my autograph.

[China]

Popcorn tin is bad. Perhaps not as bad as the Hot Cocoa Sampler Box (http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=763896)

Personally, I prefer to give out these:

http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-2/festivus%20human%20fund%20resized%2001.jpg

[Kilmer17]

Those of you who hate fruitcake need to find an Amish bakery and buy some.

Im addicted to it.

[Die Hard]

I would rather popcorn than some other crappy gifts.

Ultimately, I don't want Xmas gifts. Typically, I buy what I want when I want it. I am probably one of the hardest people to buy for (I know my wife hates it). But I can't think of anything that I need or, want besides just BS stuff that I dont really want anyway.

It's creepy how much we have in common :)

I don't want ANY gifts that I won't use or don't need. Save it. In fact, just give me the cash. And if you don't want to do that.... then buy something Redskins. Can't go wrong there.

Other than that.... leave the electronics, clothes, etc... to me. I know what I like.... you don't. Quit guessing.. because you're always wrong :)

[WVUforREDSKINS]

I wish they had a whole tin full of the cheese popcorn. Or half and half with the orange cheese popcorn in one half and Smartfood white-cheese popcorn in the other.

make that thirds with caramel corn

[BigMike619]

great, now I want popcorn.

[Zguy28]

make that thirds with caramel cornNope, I hate Cracker Jacks. :puke:

Maybe Kettle Corn.