Moment Dad Discovers That His Daughter Regifted a Gift He Gave Her to Her Boss, Who Also Regifted It to a Client Without Knowing the Contents, Leaving Everyone in Stitches
Gifts have a way of conveying a heartfelt message to the recipient, making them feel loved and appreciated. However, when you regift gifts, you never know what you might actually miss.
Some gifts are meant to be enjoyed, not passed around, and this one took a very strange route before the joke finally landed.
A Reddit user, u/RedsMagoo, shared a Christmas story about sending his daughter a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates that had been secretly altered with Brussels sprouts inside each wrapper. She thanked him for the candy, then admitted she had regifted it to her boss because she had too much candy already. From there, the gift kept moving, and the misunderstanding only got bigger when the boss handed it to a client.
By the time everyone realized what had happened, the whole thing had turned into a ridiculous chain reaction. Here's the full story.
TIFU by Gag Gifting My Daughter
u/RedsMagooSent the Gift and Waited
u/RedsMagooAnd the Regifting Begins
u/RedsMagoo
And This Gets Better
u/RedsMagoo
A Slight and a Message
u/RedsMagoo
The post went viral with over 30K upvotes and 600 comments. Here are some of the best comments from Redditors.
This one sets the tone for the comment section.
1. Dip the Sprouts in Chocolate
OldSquash
2. A Freakin' Seinfeld Episode
gutshitter
3. Come Check This Story Out
zib6272
4. A Larry David-esque Situation
mebeim
5. The Ultimate Burn Disguised as a Peace Offering
Snoringdragon
6. What Are the Odds Here?
Thatagataa
7. A Daughter Gag Gift
OkVolume1
This is the same kind of dinner-party fallout as sharing a family secret dessert at a friends’ dinner, then getting accused of betrayal.
8. Do People Regift This Much?
Took-the-Blue-Pill
9. So Many How's...
Katman666
10. Seems Too Good to Be True
WistfulWhiskers
11. It Was Basically Too Late
Oscar_Mayers_Penis
12. I Hope So Too
CoffeeIsMyDrugx
13. Another Angle to Check Out
Haploid-Life
14. The Most Fire Rapid-Fire Regifting Ever
9co7orad0
15. This One Is Totally Epic
purduephotog
16. Those Brussels Sprouts Must Be Ripe Now
Gone213
17. Just Tell Me How
Mrs_Bond
18. So Brussels Sprouts Taste Like Peppery Broccoli?
ClinkyDink
19. Raw Brussels Sprouts Are Nasty
ArcMcnabbs
20. Have My Free Award Too Because It's Really Funny
AllYouNeedIsATV
21. Accept My Genuine Thanks as Well
ggs_golf
22. Not True but Definitely Funny
Cool-Total-1132
23. They Had It Coming
HaroerHaktak
24. A Modern Family Episode
This would definitely be a classic
aaxo
Later on, the OP added an edit saying he was glad the Reddit community enjoyed his story.
A quick follow-up from the original poster keeps the joke going.
A Few Notes to Address the Comments
u/RedsMagoo
On a Weight Loss Journey
u/RedsMagoo
Just like that, a gift meant for someone has traveled from the recipient to someone it wasn’t intended for, and the colossal damage has now been done. But who knew that there could be such a thing in a box of chocolates?
Still, it wasn’t meant to be regifted. Well, what’s done is done, and everyone has had their dose of laughter. Did you?
That gift had a longer social life than anyone expected.
Want more betrayal over a “family secret” dessert, like the friend who took credit for your cookie recipe? Read what happened when her “secret chocolate chip cookie” claim blew up your friendship.
