Worst/Strangest Christmas Present!

lindadykes

My maiden aunt buys loads of people presents, but it's often the case of quantity over quality and or presents for the sake of pesents. The other year I unwrapped my present and revealed an old washed out nylon nightdress with a faded size 22 tag on it - I am a 14-16! Mostly the presents have got better as she is largely housebound now and sends one of my cousins for a lot of her shopping, I got a very nice fluffy dressing gown this year - and it's new! but two of my daughters aged 18 and 21 got very unflattering "granny" type slippers and the third who is a goth and only wears black or purple got a pair of "cow" print pyjamas. the daft thing is she knows DD only likes black or purple as she said to me the other week - "I know she likes black but I couldn't find any all black pyjamas so I got some with a little bit of white on"!!!

Her presents to my mum were always a sore spot as she is my late father's sister and she bought my mum such presents as a loo brush, a tin tea tray or clothes 4 or 5 sizes too big.

miss_independent

I can vividly recall an argument between my mum and dad when I was little - my Dad had given my Mum an egg poacher :rotfl:! Amongst other things of course...

For me, I would say the worst present to get is a perfume that you don't like, especially as its so expensive and thoughtful of the person who gets you it. Perfume is a very personal thing and everyone has different preferences so just because the buyer likes it it doesn't mean the receiver will. I always feel guilty when someone buys me a bottle of perfume I'll never wear. Last year my Dad spent £150 on a bottle of perfume for my Mum (I know he is insane!) and honestly it smelled like someone's private parts :eek:. Needless to say she didn't wear it .

motherhen2234

I have to say I have been really lucky. Apart from odd duplicates (books, cds, games I already have), too much chocolate, random smellies and handbags that aren't too my taste I do really well at xmas. Presents that aren't suitable create a bit of a xmas joke, get returned, re gifted or used as raffle prizes :-)

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Not wanting to sound ungrateful but the worst presents people can buy me are bath and body sets unless the people buying them know me well.

1. We do not have a bath, only a shower. So bath salts and bubble bath are pretty much useless to me.
2. I am allergic to so many things I only use items I know don't irritate my skin.

Only problem is I work in a Nursery so I tend to get smellies every year!! Thankfully this year I only got 3 things I am regifting

DaisyFlower

tessie_bear wrote: »

i got a set of cheap looking spoons with plastic ends fashioned in the shape of percy the park keeper characters...very classy (not)

I love Percy, can I interest you in slippers (MIL bought wrong size again) or liquers (MIL knows I dont drink lol) :rotfl:

Spendless

Amazingly nothing 'worst' at all for me this year. :jand for the others it's not that the presents weren't nice, just I wish someone had asked before buying the following......

My mum bought my 2 kids a money box. I understand why, my sister has twins so she'd bought them matching ones to save for a special hol, then seen a russian doll version for my DD who loves russian dolls, then decided she couldn't leave just 1 grandchild out of 4 out with not having the same and got my son a piggy bank too but she told me at 5pm on xmas eve and I'd already bought them money boxes and I'd slipped up and got my son 2, so 5 piggy banks between the 2 of them.

Mum (again!) misunderstood a 17" laptop bag for a 17cm laptop bag for my hubby and can't find the receipt.

Another relative bought my DD a pop-up toy tidy. Very nice but too big for her room so she has limited floor space and for that reason I'd bought a small square one some months ago.

eco

I've been lucky if that's what you've all received in the name of love, my ex's mum used to buy some really nice things.

But I've really enjoyed this thread, and it has given me idea's on what to do with any tat I do receive, the only thing we used to get every year from my gran was hand knitted mittens, the cuffs were that long they went half way up your arm, shouldn't complain we were kids and they kept us warm.

Fredula

Haha. This thread is so funny! I've been sat here all night reading through it!

I was quite disappointed this year... Especially with my secret santa present from work.

The limit was £5, as most people do. And I spent ages shopping picking something for the £5 which was relatively nice and would suit anyone (it was a wind chime type thing)... and then we all put our gifts in the sack and I saw a gift bag in the shape of a bottle of wine... And I don't drink so I was sat there thinking "Oh no please don't let me get that one!"... and guess who got it?

The worst thing was, before I picked the number out the hat, the woman who had bought it declared that she was sorry it wasn't something better, because she didn't have time to go out and buy anything! Well I noticed that when I looked on the bottle of wine where it said "Limited Edition - 2008."

She didn't even blooming buy it!

daisy1973

read through this thread last night.It has given me some laughs and some shocks!! My strange present this year has been for my dogs...a dog pedometer to see how fit they are,downside is if they run,walk up a slope etc whilst wearing it,it doesn't work,lol.Charity shop jobby methinks.

UKTigerlily

Ok here's the best I can do, one birthday my Aunt & Uncle gave me fairy lights to go on the Xmas tree, it might've been a joint xmas/b'day present as my b'day is 22nd, however I was 8 or so at the time & my parents already had lights for their tree! What do people think an 8yr old wants xmas tree lights for? (I also hate xmas themed presents for my b'day!)

The other memorable one was a xmas present either last year or the year before from my Brother, the first & last present i've ever recieved from him. I was 29 or 30 at the time, he'd have been 24 or 25. I opened my present, very suprised he even wrapped it & got a set of 4 Mr Men badges, the sort you buy in Clinton cards, a Corsa c'monnnnnnnnnn character from the tv ad with suction caps on to stick on my window I assume (I don't drive) & a selection box (Can't complain at chocolates) useless gifts but I was crying with laughter trying to imagine what made him think these were just what i'd want!