Basic Trope: Don't expect anyone to be happy about getting clothes as a present.
- Straight: Little Cynthia has been very excited for Christmas. When she opens her grandma's gift, it's just a shirt. She's enraged.
- Exaggerated:
- Not only that, but Cynthia's shirt is two sizes too small and has a statement on the front she doesn't agree with.
- Eight-year-old Billy gets a skirt for Christmas.
- Every year, the only present Cynthia gets are items of clothing.
- Cynthia is an animal or other non-human that doesn't even normally wear clothing, and yet she receives clothing as a gift anyway.
- Downplayed: Cynthia gets a shirt with a cool design on it. She doesn't dislike it, but it's by far the worst present she received that year.
- Justified:
- Cynthia was vocal and reasonable about what kind of gifts she wanted. She's upset by not getting them.
- Cynthia wants to show her school friends her Christmas gifts, so when she gets the shirt, she worries they will bully her.
- The clothing that Cynthia was gifted wasn't her style, was too small, or otherwise wasn't something she'd like anyway. No wonder she's upset.
- Inverted: Cynthia is overjoyed at getting clothes and wants them more than toys.
- Subverted:
- Cynthia's grandma apologizes and says that the shirt wasn't actually her gift. She takes out a new present.
- Cynthia accepts the shirt with a surprising amount of grace, thanks her grandma, and goes into her room.
- Billy asked for a skirt.
- Double Subverted:
- To Subverted #1:
- To Cynthia's disappointment, the new present is a pair of socks.
- It turns out Billy was supposed to get the shirt, and he's also disappointed when it arrives.
- To Subverted #3:
- She was lying. In her room, she really freaks out over how bad of a gift she got!
- He meant it as a joke.
- To Subverted #1:
- Zig-Zagged: Some years Cynthia wants clothes, and other times she doesn't. Even then, she can be won over with a really cool piece of clothing, but what she thinks is cool also varies with time.
- Averted:
- Cynthia just gets toys for Christmas.
- Cynthia is okay with getting clothes for Christmas.
- Cynthia doesn't get anything for Christmas.
- Christmas isn't seen happening in the work.
- Enforced: To add drama to the gift-giving occasion.
- Lampshaded: "I got clothes!? Seriously!? I wanted toys!"
- Exploited: Someone who doesn't like Cynthia gifts her clothes so she'll be annoyed.
- Defied:
- Cynthia's parents teach her to be grateful for any gifts she get, no matter how disappointing they may seem.
- Cynthia's relatives avoid giving her clothing as a gift, at least not as the main present.
- Discussed: "I wonder what my Christmas presents could be. I just hope they aren't clothes."
- Conversed: "Why are TV grandmas are always giving their kids clothes?"
- Implied: Cynthia's grandma is seen wrapping presents, one of which is a shirt. After Christmas morning, Cynthia isn't happy.
Put on your freshly-unwrapped socks and head back to Clothes for Christmas Cringe.
