A family played a beautiful prank on their tearful grandma, exchanging Christmas gifts they had secretly taken from her home before revealing that they had pooled their money to buy her a new car. Donna Quesenberry, 64, was the only member of her family who did not have a newer vehicle, her granddaughter, Crystal, said, opting to persist with a "banged-up," "rough" car that wasn't reliable. Given that Donna used her car to drive her great-grandchildren around, the family decided to surprise her with a more reliable model. Ahead of Christmas 2023, Crystal had seen several prank videos on TikTok, where family members exchange gifts that have been taken from their grandparents' home, waiting to see their reactions. Crystal and the family decided to weave this approach into their big surprise for Donna, swapping gifts from her home before breaking the news that there was one more big gift to follow. On December 23, at Crystal's mom's home in Lake City, Florida, family members gathered and began swapping items from Donna's home. As the 64-year-old's pressure cooker, handbag, candle, and other recognizable items started unwrapping, Donna eventually clicked what was happening, laughing at the successful prank. But there was one more surprise, the family said. For the final gift, those in on the surprise – Daniel (Donna’s son), David Jr. (son), Donald (son), Dustin (son), Kandas (granddaughter), Crystal (granddaughter), Erin (granddaughter), Glorianna (daughter-in-law) – presented Donna with a small box. Inside was a note and the keys to Donna's new vehicle, a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium.
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00:00 You won't believe how this Christmas prank ends.
00:05 64-year-old Grandma Donna is looking forward
00:08 to seeing everyone open their gifts.
00:11 Oh, my.
00:14 Except there's something a little suspicious going on.
00:18 What's that?
00:19 All right.
00:20 You good?
00:20 All right.
00:21 It's up an ounce.
00:22 Yeah.
00:23 We got several in our--
00:24 [LAUGHTER]
00:25 --in our galley.
00:28 Granddaughter Crystal secretly borrowed a few of Grandma's
00:32 things and wrapped them up for everyone to open.
00:36 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:38 Oh, wow.
00:39 Mom, look at it.
00:40 That's a two-size-able window.
00:42 Is it cool?
00:43 Yeah.
00:43 Where did you get that, Crystal?
00:45 I don't know.
00:45 I haven't seen it.
00:46 Amazon.
00:47 Really?
00:47 Mm-hmm.
00:49 Amazon's got everything, Grandma.
00:51 All right.
00:52 Now, Kristen.
00:53 And Grandma Donna may have a clue about what's going on now.
01:00 Wait a minute.
01:01 That is my candle.
01:02 [LAUGHTER]
01:04 The what?
01:04 And that's my prop.
01:06 [LAUGHTER]
01:08 But she has no clue how this prank is about to shift gears.
01:15 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:17 [GASPS]
01:18 She had a really nice vehicle before.
01:21 And a while back, it got burnt.
01:23 Someone burned it on the side of 3rd Highway.
01:26 So she settled for a beat-up Honda.
01:31 It was just scratched, dented.
01:34 And it wasn't very reliable.
01:37 So I'm like, well, for Christmas,
01:38 how about the whole family just pitch in and get her something
01:42 nice, and she deserves it.
01:44 All right.
01:44 Now, Grandma, you can open yours.
01:47 And you got to read it loud.
01:48 Get your stuff back.
01:50 [LAUGHTER]
01:51 Since we got something that actually belongs to you,
01:55 we all got you something that also belongs to you.
01:58 Thank you for all the unconditional love, support.
02:02 Oh, God.
02:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:06 [LAUGHS]
02:08 Meals and trips.
02:12 Thank you for raising all of us.
02:13 We love you.
02:15 That's so sweet.
02:16 Pay for me a gift, Grandma.
02:18 I thought this was--
02:19 No, it's a gift.
02:21 [LAUGHTER]
02:22 That's it, then.
02:24 Take the other bag.
02:25 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:29 Next year, we're getting a mom just to park her car.
02:33 She was having a good time.
02:35 No, y'all didn't.
02:37 You want to go see it?
02:39 Come on.
02:40 Come see it, Grandma.
02:42 She holds the weight of the family.
02:44 She's like the rock of the family.
02:46 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:48 Oh, my God, y'all.
02:50 I don't know what to say.
02:55 You want to take care of those who take
02:57 care of you and give back.
03:00 We got you new wheels.
03:02 We wasn't lying.
03:03 And a backup camera.
03:04 Yeah.
03:04 Yeah.
03:05 It's better giving than to receive.
03:08 But having someone in your life that's
03:11 helped raise you even now and still do a lot of things for you,
03:15 it's important to cherish them.
03:18 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:21 It's amazing. (laughs)