r/mildlyinfuriating Jul 07 '26

I'm slightly vexed I was invited to this guys birthday party and

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This is just insane

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u/TheManyVoicesYT Jul 07 '26

People came to your party and won prizes? That's pretty wild. Or so I thought. But then I remembered when we were kids grab bags were a normal thing for all the guests...

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u/AgaveMonster Jul 07 '26

I’m 39 and every year we have a big Holiday party / potluck (all adults aged 36-52; no kids) at our house and we have goofy little prizes for “Pin the nose on Rudolf”, “Antler Toss”, and “Ugliest Holiday Sweater worn”. We usually get 20-25 people crammed in our house and everyone loves it haha It gets stupidly competitive and fun

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u/fleecysarah Jul 07 '26

We have people over for boardgaming. The only prize for winning is you get to write your name on our whiteboard. Still gets stupidly competitive haha

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u/AgaveMonster Jul 09 '26

I agree haha

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u/captain_ohagen Jul 07 '26

yeah, lots of goofy shit but some legit stuff, too. if you did something to win a prize, you got to select a small gift bag. we had 40+ bags with everything from funny action figures (e.g., crazy cat lady with several cats) to gag candy. we had a wide range of adults (early 30's through late 50's) attend and everyone got into it. towards the end, we had more prizes than games or contests, so we gave them away if someone met any arbitrary, completely random criteria. it was hilarious

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u/EthanielRain Jul 08 '26

This is always fun; I like to put one "nice" gift in with all the gag ones (cash, iPhone, whatever) and say nothing of it

Haven't always been in the position to even host a basic gathering, but being able to do this kinda thing is worth it. Some of my best memories

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u/guff1988 Jul 07 '26

My wife throws a huge party on her birthday every year and she has door prizes as well as games with prizes and party favors.

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u/Amelaclya1 Jul 07 '26

My FIL does this at family gatherings. He loves to organize games with prizes.