Tacky Christmas Sweater Party - help!

[Jasmar]

My daughter won last year with a Christmas-themedgrandma sweater from Salvation Army, tricked out with a set of battery-operated Christmas lights fromthe Dollar Tree and cheap ball ornaments sewn all over the place. Cost us less than $5 total.

[snoopysnake]

Cut out a picture of a sweater from a newspaper ad and pin it on the front of your shirt with thumb tacks (thumb part on the inside, points sticking out.)

[RockTheTassel]

Really? I assumed any new sweaters would be expensive just because sweaters tend to be expensive, even plain ones. I will have to look if they are that cheap!

Yep. Just so you know, they were in a bin near the Christmas decorations, not the clothes.

Whatever you end up finding, enjoy the new addition to your wardrobe.

[Civic]

Our family's "Fakesgiving" (this Friday) has the rule of ugly sweaters. He/She of the least ugly sweater has to wash the dishes; second least ugly has to walk the dog during football viewing....etc.

(Goodwill has never let me down)

I'm dying to know the story behind your family's Fakesgiving observance.

[mysticchic]

Brian, I wish I lived closer to you! My Mom tends to find the tackest sweaters to give me ever Christmas. I have about 10 in my closet (she comes over to feed the cats when I am gone). So I have to keep them.

[Kasey]

Goodwill didn't let me down....

[milanessa]

Goodwill didn't let me down....

I want one of those.

[jamesy]

you could also wear it at your next skating event

[BigB08822]

I can't believe I forgot to come back and post. I went to a local thrift store and found an entire rack of Christmas sweaters. There was an absolutely hideous vest and had to get it. I didn't want a sweater since it could very well be warm and muggy in Louisiana on the night of the party. A vest will also be different from everyone else. Will post a pic when I get a chance, maybe when I get back home later in the week.

[SceneIt]

Watching the morning news today, supposedly this is a hot trend right now. Ugly Christmas Sweater parties. Thrift stores are seeing these sweaters fly off their shelves.

[GarrAarghHrumph]

Well, I'm glad all those ugly Christmas sweaters are finding homes.

[Rob]

That cat sweater is hilarious.

[Kasey]

Well, I'm glad all those ugly Christmas sweaters are finding homes.

Temporary homes! I trust they are all going back to Goodwill/Savers/Thrift stores immediately after the event!

I'm glad our family was in the ugly sweater trend way back before it was cool to do so (thanks to a grandmother who loved to knit/crochet, but was sadly ungifted in tiffin' ideas)

[Impromptu]

And now, I've been invited to one of these parties too, so these suggestions are very helpful!