Worst/Strangest Christmas Present!

dac72

ok, so this is the one that no one will beleive but its quite true! My hubbys brother and sister in law are ridiculously tight fisted and it was with astonishment that we unwrapped one year... a calander. ok, so so far that doesn't sound too bad, right? wrong. They had taken a picture of their car (an ageing VW golf) pasted it into word and typed 1 - 31 below it. printed 12 times and held it all together with a bulldog clip from the stationary cupboard at work. They gave one of these to each family member. They were very pleased with themselves!
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greytroot

dac72 wrote:

ok, so this is the one that no one will beleive but its quite true! My hubbys brother and sister in law are ridiculously tight fisted and it was with astonishment that we unwrapped one year... a calander. ok, so so far that doesn't sound too bad, right? wrong. They had taken a picture of their car (an ageing VW golf) pasted it into word and typed 1 - 31 below it. printed 12 times and held it all together with a bulldog clip from the stationary cupboard at work. They gave one of these to each family member. They were very pleased with themselves!
:rotfl:

If it was a mkII GTi then I could understand this and indeed would be happy of such a glorious present.

Mum_of_5_2

What is it about Vases and candles that makes women give them to men!! My hubby hates being given useless girl presents by my sister. She gives presents she would like rather than the other way around. She can't buy for boys so my daughters get lovely things and my boys awful cheap boys toys that are far too young for them.

I have decided this year that for my father who never likes what i'm getting him i will get him a giftaid voucher then someone will appreciate it all!

jamanda

My hubby bought me a remote control car one year "to practice my reversing".

And, the same year, a Sylvanian rabbit.

dingdongmerrily

LOL@ this thread! At least I know it's not just happening to me!

One memorable year my MIL gave me a half used tin of Impulse and 6 bourneville individually wrapped chocolates!

Another year she gave me an awful owl ornament which was chipped and had emulsion paint specks on it (so had obviously been hastily whipped off the shelf and wrapped up "especially" for me)!

My sisiters can't wait each year for me to regail them with what wonderous delights have been forthcoming from the old bat, it is somewhat of a tradition now, there have been many "incredible" gifts as above over the past 11 years!

I wouldn't mind, but I always buy her lovely gifts in the vain hope that one day she may decide she doesn't hate me so much and even worse I always feel obliged to ring her up and say thankyou for the gifts, (my parents must have drummed it into me as a child "always be polite") LOL

I will have to think about some of the other gifts and post back later!

xx

Lillibet_2

Talking to my Mum about this thread earlier today, she said I should post some of her received beauties! She has 2 sets of freinds who, bless them, are wonderful friends but have dubiious taste in gifts:rolleyes:. One year Mum gave one couple a M&S hamper, they gave her a giant plastic smilie-face windmill, another year Mum gave a pair of his n hers luxury quilted bathrobes bathrobes & they gave her a plastic singing parrot. Last year she got a Woolworths Woolly the Sheep cuddly toy...one of the frinds works in....you guessed it! As Mum says, it's a good thing she doesn't give in order to receive & we now have a "tackiest persent" competition! They might be !!!!!! gifts but they bring hours of amusement allbeit in the worng sense:D To get rid of the rubbish she "plants" something in her neighbours flowerbed Xmas night, to this day they have never worked out who it is leaving the little "presents"!:p

luckylukey

My brother when he was about 10 spent the money that my parents had given him to buy presents. his solution was to find stuff around the house and pass that off as presents

I received my father's electric shaver. I didnt brush my hair very often then and the card explained that I could shave my hair off instead

My sister was rather hyperactive so she received my dad's hammer with the note explaining that she could knock herself out

My little sister who was nine at the time and still sucked her thumb got given one of my baby brother's dummy.

Needless to say my brother wasnt very popular that year!

The worst present I ever gave was a pair od handmade paper mache candlestick holders I gave one of my sisters. I made them myself, and didnt wait until they were dry so by the time she opened them - they had gone mouldy! Very embarrassing!

morveryn

Lillibet wrote:

To get rid of the rubbish she "plants" something in her neighbours flowerbed Xmas night, to this day they have never worked out who it is leaving the little "presents"!:p

:rotfl: :rotfl: I'm imagining the bemused faces!

BIL once got so cheesed off he took all his naff gifts and stuck them in a black bag in the garden with a sign attached that said, NO THANKS SANTA.

rosy

A few years ago my OH got me one of Nigella's cookery books for my Christmas present. Would have been OK as I love cooking but it was from the library and was due back 21 days later. ( He thought I would be pleased because he'd saved us money!!!)

bunty109

Not a Christmas present, but the gift that made me laugh was from my MIL to my son. She has a habit of buying clothing for our children which is usually the wrong size and certainly not fashionable. For my DS's birthday one year he got a parcel of clothes (which did not arouse much excitement in a young child) and in the same package was a pair of yellow swimming shorts (can't see many boys in yellow snug-fit swim trunks) and a balaclava!!

My mum was there at the time and watching her stifle her giggles was priceless!