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* Exaggerated in one episode of ''WebAnimation/LlamasWithHats'' in which [[ComedicSociopathy Comedic Sociopath]] Carl presents his friend Paul with a gift: a nuclear explosion that wipes out a city, followed of severed human faces tied to balloons. Paul is understandably horrified.

* Crops up in the first ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' novelisation: The Sun Folk want to welcome the Wolfriders with a feast. The Wolfriders are horrified at the cooking. They prefer eating meat raw.

* Sousuke does this on occasion Kaname in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'', starting off with an apology gift of his adoptive home country's most treasured export--the raw ingredients for opium[[note]]that is, a bouquet of poppies[[/note]]. After Kaname tries to slap some sense into him, he realizes that he made a cultural error and [[ComicallyMissingThePoint apologizes for not remembering that cocaine is significantly more valued than opium in Tokyo.]]

* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' entry [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4666 SCP-4666]] is primarily a {{Santabomination}} that murders families and abducts their children during the yuletide season, but 15% of the time, it instead leaves a gift. Said gifts are [[HumanResources made from the children it abducts]], so unless you're a fan of knives carved from bone or drums made of human skin, you're probably not going to enjoy them much.

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* TruthInTelevision for cats and some dogs, bringing their masters dead animals as gifts.
** [[ScienceMarchesOn ...but only if they think you suck at hunting.]] Studies show they're trying to teach you how.
* This can happen thanks to ValuesDissonance. Consider the hypothetical case of a friendly American family inviting their new Muslim neighbors over for a BBQ, then offering pork ribs and beer[[note]]Both pork and alcohol are forbidden by Islam[[/note]]. It's not so hypothetical.
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* The Website/SCPFoundation entry [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4666 SCP-4666]] is primarily a {{Santabomination}} that murders families and abducts their children during the yuletide season, but 15% of the time, it instead leaves a gift. Said gifts are ''[[HumanResources made]]'' from the children it abducts, so unless you're a fan of knives carved from bone or drums made of human skin, you're probably not going to enjoy them much.

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* The Website/SCPFoundation entry [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4666 SCP-4666]] is primarily a {{Santabomination}} that murders families and abducts their children during the yuletide season, but 15% of the time, it instead leaves a gift. Said gifts are ''[[HumanResources made]]'' from the children it abducts, so unless you're a fan of knives carved from bone or drums made of human skin, you're probably not going to enjoy them much.
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* Sousuke does this on occasion Kaname in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'', starting off with an apology gift of his adoptive home country's most treasured export--the raw ingredients for opium. After Kaname tries to slap some sense into him, he realizes that he made a cultural error and [[ComicallyMissingThePoint apologizes for not remembering that cocaine is significantly more valued than opium in Tokyo.]]

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* One Mother's Day ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' strip had Andy receiving the traditional gifts of flowers, chocolates, and cards from her kids. Then Jason's pet iguana Quincy crawls up to her carrying a dead cricket in his mouth...
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-->'''Carl:''' [[{{Understatement}} This was clearly the wrong approach.]]\\

-->'''Dojo:''' I wonder what my Great-Great-Great-Great Uncle Tiamat sent me! ''(Tears wrapping paper off a ice block containing'' a dragon's skeleton'')'' [[SarcasmMode His bones. How thoughtful.]]

* In ''Manga/HousekiNoKuni'', primeval-era doctor Rutile vowed to save Padparadscha and has been trying ceaselessly for centuries to do so. There's a lot of angst, romantic subtext, declarations of devotion, etc involved...until [[TheHero some kid]] [[spoiler:takes Pad's comatose body off-world, without Rutile's knowledge or permission, to a highly advanced civilization where his medical condition can be healed]]. Rutile is not pleased.

* ''Film/FatherOfTheBride1991''- Brian gives Annie a blender as a wedding present and she almost calls the wedding off because she thinks he's telling her to StayInTheKitchen.
** Turns out he gave it to her because she loves banana milkshakes and the blender was supposed to be great for those.

-->'''Carl:''' [[{{Understatement This was clearly the wrong approach.}}\\

* Exaggerated in one episode of ''WebVideo/LlamasWithHats'' in which [[ComedicSociopathy Comedic Sociopath]] Carl presents his friend Paul with a gift: a nuclear explosion that wipes out a city, followed of severed human faces tied to balloons. Paul is understandably horrified.
-->'''Carl:''' This was clearly the wrong approach.\\

'''Paul:''' That isn't the problem Carl! Why would you think any of this was a good idea!?\

* Exaggerated in one episode of WebVideo/LlamasWithHats in which [[ComedicSociopathy Comedic Sociopath]] Carl presents his friend Paul with a gift: a nuclear explosion that wipes out a city, followed of severed human faces tied to balloons. Paul is understandably horrified.

* Exaggerated in one episode of [[WebVideo/LlamasWithHats]] in which [[ComedicSociopathy Comedic Sociopath]] Carl presents his friend Paul with a gift: a nuclear explosion that wipes out a city, followed of severed human faces tied to balloons. Paul is understandably horrified.

* On ''MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', Mr. Hornbill gives Mrs. Tusk a rhino pie, which is [[RoadApples exactly what you're thinking it is]].

* In one episode of ''SushiPack'', the Pack is chosen to greet a group of delegates [[TitleDrop From The Planet Citrus]], and present them with gifts. However, because they were too busy to read up on Citrusian culture, their gifts of cut flowers, chocolates, and a painting titled "Making Applesauce" don't go over well with the delegates, who are essentially living fruits.