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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:52 PM Dec 4

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The best Christmas gift you never got?

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The best Christmas gift you never got? (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 OP

My brother got it for Xmas and it was handed down to me. Sneederbunk Dec 4 #1

Sweet! 🎅🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 #2

10 speed-bike (I eventually bought my own many years later)... hlthe2b Dec 4 #3

☺️🎅🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 #5

We got it but it was stolen. Flexible Flyer Sled. yorkster Dec 4 #4

😥🛷 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 #6

My Yamaha guitar. 2MuchNoise Dec 4 #7

☺️🎸 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 #8

Barbie Dream House Mad_Dem_X Dec 4 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 #10

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 4 #11

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots LudwigPastorius Dec 5 #12

😥🧦😝 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 5 #13

I wanted this... catbyte Dec 5 #14

😥 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 5 #15

I just bought both of those for my sister (76) and her two sons Nittersing Dec 8 #19

Yep. I still suck at drawing and I blame my parents. Boomerproud Dec 8 #23

I KNEW there was "something", but I couldn't remember... electric_blue68 Dec 8 #16

☺️ Floyd R. Turbo Dec 8 #17

A really big and fancy doll house. Dorothy V Dec 8 #18

😥 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 8 #20

Squirrel monkey. Emile Dec 8 #21

😥 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 8 #22

Sneederbunk

(17,289 posts)

1. My brother got it for Xmas and it was handed down to me.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:56 PM

Dec 4

The seat was leather.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

2. Sweet! 🎅🏼

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:03 PM

Dec 4

hlthe2b

(112,949 posts)

3. 10 speed-bike (I eventually bought my own many years later)...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:11 PM

Dec 4

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

5. ☺️🎅🏼

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:51 PM

Dec 4

yorkster

(3,700 posts)

4. We got it but it was stolen. Flexible Flyer Sled.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:15 PM

Dec 4

Right off our front stoop a few days after Christmas..
Got a few runs in. I remember the painted eagle.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

6. 😥🛷

Reply to yorkster (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:52 PM

Dec 4

2MuchNoise

(723 posts)

7. My Yamaha guitar.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 02:21 PM

Dec 4

It was my first real six string and I played it 'til my fingers bled.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

8. ☺️🎸

Reply to 2MuchNoise (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 02:21 PM

Dec 4

Mad_Dem_X

(10,139 posts)

9. Barbie Dream House

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 03:41 PM

Dec 4

Never got one, still want one!

Response to Mad_Dem_X (Reply #9)

Floyd R. Turbo This message was self-deleted by its author.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

11. 🤗

Reply to Mad_Dem_X (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 09:11 PM

Dec 4

LudwigPastorius

(14,263 posts)

12. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 04:12 AM

Dec 5

I asked for them every year.

Pretty soon I figured Santa was just being a dick, giving me packages of tube socks instead.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

13. 😥🧦😝

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 07:31 AM

Dec 5

catbyte

(38,697 posts)

14. I wanted this...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:31 AM

Dec 5

But I got this...

I'm still bitter after 60 years.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

15. 😥

Reply to catbyte (Reply #14)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:36 PM

Dec 5

🤬

Nittersing

(8,135 posts)

19. I just bought both of those for my sister (76) and her two sons

Reply to catbyte (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 03:48 PM

Dec 8

I also got a mini spirograph AND a functioning mini pac-man game.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRX25RKK?th=1

Boomerproud

(9,166 posts)

23. Yep. I still suck at drawing and I blame my parents.

Reply to catbyte (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:55 PM

Dec 8

electric_blue68

(26,080 posts)

16. I KNEW there was "something", but I couldn't remember...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 02:11 PM

Dec 8

In NYC we passed by FAO Schwartz (famous dept store) that had really big sized stuffed animals in the windows!
Not sure which animal I wanted but I wanted one.

Looking back bc my mom often got really sick with asthma since I was 5 1/5. I'm thinking this would have been anxiety reducing - something big, and fluffy to hold on to.
Nevermind that I'd probably would have needed at least a queen-size bed to fit one on! 😄

But I did get other cool stuff over the years.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

17. ☺️

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 02:21 PM

Dec 8

Dorothy V

(462 posts)

18. A really big and fancy doll house.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 02:35 PM

Dec 8

It was displayed one year in a store we frequented. Dang thing was a two-bed, one bath ranch style house, fully furnished and wired for electricity! It had wall lamps that took Xmas light bulbs, the big ones since mini lights hadn't come along yet. To play with it one took the roof off, and it took up a goodly amount of floor. Of course I didn't get it, this was about 1962 and the danged thing cost over $50! But I sure did want it!

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

20. 😥

Reply to Dorothy V (Reply #18)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 05:39 PM

Dec 8

Emile

(40,809 posts)

21. Squirrel monkey.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:01 PM

Dec 8

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,306 posts)

22. 😥

Reply to Emile (Reply #21)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:55 PM

Dec 8

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