People Reveal Which Christmas Gifts They're Still Using

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My wife and I are separating and sharing custody of our daughter. The kiddo bought me a cheesy sign for Christmas that says 'Home is wherever I'm with you'. I put it up in the new place before anything else right by the front door and when I leave for work I see it, I feel better about how sh*tty everything is.

- bupdup

Sister Sister

I'm difficult to shop for because I always buy myself exactly what I want all year round. One year, my sister bought me a magnetic dish (for small screws and such) and a set of ramps for my car. That dish has saved me from losing so many screws. The walls in my room have a steel fold on the corners, so the dish hangs perfectly on them. It's literally never out of reach. I thought about getting the ramps myself, but I always preferred using jack stands when I did my oil changes. Now, I just drive my car up and get to work. Game changer.

My other sister always buys me neck ties. Every NYE party, I'm always looking extra fresh.

I love my sisters.

- freakingwilly

Kaldt Som Faen

My mother knit a pair of mittens for me which has a pattern that spells "Cold as f**k", but not in English. Norway is cold as f**k. I use them almost every day and I keep getting a lot of compliments when I do.

- HC_Supreme_Idiot

The Best Blanket

My little brother passed 2 years ago, and my mom took his old shirts and made a blanket out of it. It's a very simple gift, but my favorite gift I've ever received.

- Fraser1974

Wings Are Life

My wife got me an air fryer. It makes chicken wings really well. I use it just about every week.

- soda_cookie

Cat

My mom commissioned these personalized cat figurines. They are painted to match the 3 cats that we have. One of them even has a missing paw just like my cat Nemo. They're really something that I think I'll treasure forever and was a perfect gift.

- AtlasStumbled

Instant Fans

My Instant Pot. I am using he hell out of that thing. I am constantly looking for new pressure cooker recipes to try.

- Irishpanda1971

The Instant Pot slaps hard as f*ck.

I didn't know the chicken I was making my entire life resembled my grandpa's leather shoe filled with sand until eating the moist dankness of Instant Pot chicken.

- Guy_Fieri_69

I got myself the instant pot and the instant pot recipe book. It is my favorite thing! I tried the honey sriracha chicken. (i used bone in instead of boneless) but me and my fiance love it so much I now make it once a week. It is absolutely delightful!

- jkally

Fifteen Years Ago

My late grandmother gave me a Timberland tuque (beanie) for Christmas when I was in grade 11, 15 years ago. Sitting here and wearing it as I type this.

- Hank_Scorpioo

Hey Hubby

My marriage 🤗 we got married in the back yard on Christmas night. I still love him and he's very useful.

- Fefinator

Nana Knows Best

My Nana has a history of giving practical gifts that I kind of side-eyed at the time but learned to love and use every day.

Once as a teenager I made an offhanded comment one day about my bedroom being cold. So for Christmas she got me a space heater. I had to do the "forced-gratefulness" smile when I opened it. I was a teenager, I was hoping for music or electronics or other such things. But when I plugged it in that first night and it warmed up the whole damn room, the first thing I did the next day was call Nana to tell her and thank her. I still have and use that space heater almost twenty years later, and I periodically make sure she knows that.

Similar stories for the collapsible laundry bag and the memory foam mattress topper. Kind of side-eyed at the time, but my lord they have been godsends over the years.

This year she gave me a vibrating lumbar support pillow, and I gave her the most enthusiastic thank-you I could thank of and immediately slipped it behind my back while the rest of the family opened presents. I know better now than I did when I was younger, I'll be getting good use out of her present for years to come.

- Strawberrycocoa