(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- If you want to buy someone a holiday gift that they won’t like, there is a list for that.
Online gift website Merchoid asked thousands of recipients about the biggest gift fail they ever received. The retailer broke down the top ten (bottom ten?) from Illinoisans.
The absolute worst, according to those surveyed, is a diet book or weight-loss program membership. That was followed by personal hygiene products like deodorant or mouthwash.
Other bad gifts include a donation made in someone's name to a cause they don't support; a book on improving social skills or manners; cleaning supplies or a vacuum cleaner; a bulk pack of something mundane like socks or batteries; a cookbook for beginners; and office supplies.
“Office supplies remind you of where you'll be heading back to once the holidays are over,” the retailer says in a news release.
Rounding out the Top 10 list from hell: self-help books.
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