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I did something like this as a hate gift. I needed to get a gift but I hate that cheap asshole for what he did to me. I went to a luxury clothing store and asked what was the cheapest thing I could buy. It was something like $40 or something. I got a $20 gift card for the asshole.
Let's say someone gifts a concert ticket to a band and it's a two hour drive. That wouldn't make me dislike the gift. I would appreciate it specially if I had asked for that ticket. 
If the gift was for a festival and not including hotel and plane ticket that would make it a bad gift imo.
So it depends on the situation I would say. >

me -got ya tickets to the notoriously hard to get glastonbury festival. Take a tent. HF!  
you - No hotel? or plane tickets, gfy! >

I agree with you, unless you specifically ask for them. After paying for all your basic needs there’s also a chance you’d need to take time off work as well. >


You got me concert tickets somewhere across the country

Does that happen often? >

I highly doubt it, unless maybe it's like coachella or one of those other big rave whatever things >

My grandma gives everyone a shirt for every occasion >

What if I hate you?  White elephant gifts for all my enemies. >

Why would you give a gift to your enemy? >

A white elephant gift is a gift that result in additional excessive cost or time investments. >

OP suddenly realising they have a list of smiling enemies sending him away on anything that gets them accross the country >

What about a car? >

Who does that? >

I've never seen the point in making a fuss about the gift you're given, its very easy to resolve. 
You can simply sell that ticket to somebody else who might want to see the concert.
You can give it to a friend or family member who might be interested
You can go to the concert yourself.
If option 3 doesn't look good and you want money then option 1 is for you or if you just want somebody else to take your place who might be more interested you can go with option 2. 
As for any other gift which might take some finances on your part to use. Make it clear to friends and family about the kind of gifts you wouldnt be able to accept, if somebody gifts something that requires additional financing, accept it with gratitude and then sell it or offer it to somebody who might find more use from it.
These are all much better options than taking to social media to get all annoyed at somebody's gift idea who likely assumed it would be a nice way for you to unwind and enjoy yourself for the day. >

Selling or giving away a gift makes it a bad gift >

So what? Who cares if the gift they got was bad? Just give it away or sell it to somebody who would appreciate it more instead of getting huffed that it wasnt what you wanted. >

I care more about giving a gift that is unwanted so it’s good to be aware >

I do see your point and I kinda agree. But these gifts ARE acceptable if you know that that person would really love it and would have no issue spending the other costs to make it happen. 
Generally speaking tho yea I agree in most cases >

You want to talk about a gift,,,,,
My brother expressed an interest in parrots. He likes animals... not a stretch. He did not say he was thinking of getting one. 
My other brother gave him a parrot (free... rehome sitch)
Its been like 30 years of bird ownership. >

one time, when i was like 16-17, some of my high school friends bought me a nice wooden steering wheel for my car. autozone sold replacement steering wheels, and this was a time when you could just slap different parts on your car like that because they were simple.
problem was, i spent hours and hours trying to install that thing with no luck. i needed a very specific tool to pull the steering wheel. i didn't have that tool, and purchasing one would have been hundreds of dollars. i tried my best to extricate the OEM steering wheel using standard tools, but it just would not budge.
i mean, i spent hours just sitting in my driver's seat trying to get the old steering wheel off with no luck.
and then my friends, they got mad at me! they were like "you never installed that steering wheel we gave you for your birthday!" hey motherfuckers, i tried! i tried really hard! >

Tickets to the movies, but you have to pay for your own food anit so bad. But get it if your have to pay for plane tickets >

I don’t ever keep gifts I receive. I just end up giving them back to whoever gave them to me in the first place. Obviously, they thought it was a good gift and I agree. Problem solved.