Christmas Gift Ideas for Jerks

Getting stuck having to buy a Christmas gift for an obnoxious person can be harrowing. If you don't get the jerk a Christmas gift they'll certainly make a scene. However, if you buy them a nice Christmas the chances of their appreciating it are practically nil.

Here are a few tips for giving the perfect gift to that nasty jerk on your Christmas list.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Jerks: Go Cheap

Never go all out for the jerk on your Christmas list. The trick is to buy them a gift that is just cheap enough to be insulting, yet not so cheap that it will cause them to have an outburst. Remember those tacky gifts you saw while you were out shopping for Christmas? These are perfect gifts for rotten people. If your recipient is a man, you should definitely buy him a tie, the uglier the better. If it's a woman, you should definitely buy her jewelry. Be sure to get her something big and bawdy that looks like it came straight out of the eighties, especially if you know that's not her style.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Jerks: It's the Thought that Counts

It's fairly easy to put together a gift which is purposefully thoughtless. For example, if you know your recipient hates his job, put together a package of office supplies as a gift. Be sure to buy mundane items, such as Post It notes and a stapler. If they're obsessed with television, get them a book light. If they hate talking on the telephone, get them a calling card. If they hate to shop, get them a Spiegel catalog. Be sure to be ready with an explanation for your gift. Let them know that you're just trying to make their life easier.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Jerks: The Self-Improvement Gift

Many Christmas gifts can give subtle cues to your recipient that they're just not good enough. A low fat cookbook is the perfect gift for the fat jerk. And a book on cleaning will properly shame a slob. If the jerk's been hanging around the house in grungy clothes all the time, get him a suit. If she never does anything with her hair, get her a set of curlers.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Jerks: The Gifts that Keep on Giving