Finished Baskets - Part 2

RustyFlange

Popkins wrote: »

Oh I love this!!! Am planning to do my OH a Valentine hamper too and this would have been perfect as he loves Marmite!! Unfortunatly there isn't a Netto anywhere near me though - BOO!!!

you could have a look at tescos, I saw it in tescos a while back but not sure if they will still have any as it is a limited edition. ... Failing that if you really want some then If you don't mind paying the postage etc then I can nip to my nettos and get some for you and post it.

RustyFlange

I have been shopping today ... not armed with my valentines list but managed to pick up a couple of little odds and ends for it ...

Red bubble bath (radox muscle soak)
Dairy milk with cranberries and granola (its got red on the packaging)
Trident chewing gum (red pack with a bit of green)
2 x packs of thorntons fudge (dark red pack)
1 x pinky red thorntons heart truffle (1 single chocky)
2 x love scratch cards (red/pink but with hearts all over so will go perfect in the pot of love (gold)

I am just planning to add random red bits now aswell as buying the red things I have on my list ... I also added some red chillis to the list and keep contemplating adding some extra hot tabasco sauce which is also red!

savvy

ZLS1984 wrote: »

I am a bit disheartened, been to my grans today and while she said she liked my hamper, she kept going on about how good every ones else present was. She was saying how they have made an effort but liked mine better as I choose it but I could tell she was just being nice.

I tried to tell her that I was making her a special hamper for her 70th but instead of giving me ideas as I was hoping she might. She just went on and on about how her Paddy and Craig are planning something. This is her too sons and all she went on about today she did not seem that interested in me. Yet I am the person that makes all the effort all year round not just on special occasions.

Sorry moan over, right Question?

LMAO she sounds just like my unappreciative mother!! Gave her a hamper of things last year and another different one this year........."oh is this another of your flannel creations" :rolleyes::rolleyes: "oh I don't tend to use these" "is there anything else in here" "that christmas card doesn't double up as a gift tag cos it's not attached to anything!" :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Why the h£ll do I bother??? Because she's got enough stuff rammed in her tiny bungalow that she could have her own car boot sale.............not once, twice or thrice, but at least 10 times over!! :rolleyes: But hey ho my brother's dalek was faaaaar better, because all of a sudden she's been wanting a dalek for like EVER! She's 60.......and always wanted a dalek, well if I'd have known I'd have bought a full sized one to exterminate her!

Actually why am I annoyed, she was the same at her 60th this year, briefly flicked through the scrapbook of 60 photos of us (always moans that she never has any pics of us!) and virtually discarded it.............when all her friends and family were saying how lovely it was and what a thoughtful pressie etc etc, she shot round to her friend who was praising me about it and snapped "yes, but it was the boys that thought of it!!" (meaning my kids - well I told her that so she would appreciate it more :rotfl::rotfl:) her friend was really shocked. She was also the same about the lovely card (I say that because for once one came out how I envisaged it!) I handmade her - hey ho!

Honestly don't take it to heart ZLS1984, people who don't appreciate your efforts are not worthy of receiving the fruits of your labour! My mother is just sooooooo materialistic and selfish she's ended up living on her own with nobody wanting to visit her, especially all 5 of her grandsons, and the 3 of her kids, she's got all the possesions that she's grabbed off her dead parents (causing rifts in the family) and all the money she's inherited or skinned off my stepdad, around her.

Whereas I've struggled through being a single parent, not knowing my family because of her and carting about years of emotional baggage that she's dumped on me.............but who's happiest eh?? Who always gets invited to see friends and family, leads an exciting life, gets taken out and gets unforced attention from her grandkids etc ;);) I love it!

paddingtondoo

Nipped into Somerfield tonight on the way to the chip shop

and picked up a pack of 2 drawer organisers for £1 - they're about cd storage sized and made of quite stiff plastic and flat packed so they won't take up much room. Great value for smaller hampers and can be used afterwards.

They also had twilights half price

ZLS1984

Thanks Savvy, my grans kids only make an effort with her on special occasions as she is a pain in the !!!!.

I am going to make a slight effort with her hamper, if she dnt like it then tuff titty lol. I am even going to try make one of those exploding cards with photo's of my daughter in it. (am I mad lol)

paddingtondoo

Why drag yourself down to her level zls - if your exploding box is lovely keep it for yourself.

At least you can say that you've tried and you won't feel bad - some people are just like that - I didn't bother making my mother a card this xmas as she doesn't appreciate them I spent my time making them for people who do. That way I wasn't growling about her :rotfl:

ZLS1984

Thanks, I am not sure if she appreciates them or not, I know when I was there yesterday she mentioned my present once and then went on about her prescious sons that dnt give a poo normally lol.

When I made a card last time all she went on about was the home made on her sons wife bought from work. grrrrrrrrrrrrr Shame my great gran is no longer with her she loved my home made things.

savvy

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Why drag yourself down to her level zls - if your exploding box is lovely keep it for yourself.

At least you can say that you've tried and you won't feel bad - some people are just like that - I didn't bother making my mother a card this xmas as she doesn't appreciate them I spent my time making them for people who do. That way I wasn't growling about her :rotfl:

That's what I vowed to do next year I won't even bother trying to buy her one with nanny on and not much mush inside (you can imagine my troubles on mothers day!!!!), she'll get one out an old pack I have for neighbours :rotfl::rotfl:

zls - I completely empathise with, I can't compete with my 2 brothers as nothing I do is good enough, they just have to look at her and she fawns all over them :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Yet for years it's me that did everything for her..............luckily now older bro is in the fold after missing for years, he gets a bit of the carp now :j

furrypig

Families what to do with them!! i got an email fro my aunt today saying she didn't want to offend me but she wasn't going to use the handbag I gave her for Christmas and would I like it back to give to someone else??!!

Well I can't think of someone else it would suit which is a shame but maybe I should say ok and surprise a friend with it sometime it would help towards being money neutral I guess!!

jintyb

Furrypig, zls & rainmac,
Ive just been reading your posts re ungrateful recipients of baskets and really feel mad re the responses youve been getting. These people, family or not, dont deserve your efforts! Its tough when youre related, but remember the saying " you reap what you sow". Unfortunately some folks are totally materialistic and do not realise the thought and love you put in to making a personal gift for them. I would suggest next year buy them something through Oxfam Unwrapped or similar and then at least you will know that the money wil be used to help someone! Sorry to sound so pious, but sometimes you need to protect yourslf against negativity! I know from reading your posts that you are so helpful and kind so dont let them get you down!
Have a great day!