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gyromain

A bit off subject of the worst Christmas presents.

My DW is one of these people who like to feel Christmas presents when they are placed under the Christmas tree. From this she likes to guess what the present is. One Christmas before we were married, I bought her a cameo ring. To disguise the fact I had bought her a ring, I placed the wrapped ring box in a box of Saxo salt. The box was then also wrapped and placed under the tree. She didn't know what to make of this heavy box. I managed to convince her to open the box of salt when it had been unwrapped.

Another Christmas (some 25 years later) I bought my DW a hot tub. Which is a bit hard to wrap up. So I wrapped up a floating thermometer together with a leaflet about the hot tub. She was convinced I had bought her a vibrator. How was she going to open this present of a 'vibrator' in front of her DM and MIL.

We are still married - 30 years this year.

LittleMrsThrifty

Now ex husband bought me a cookery book which I already had but didn't say anything as at least he'd bought me something. I re-gifted the one he bought then one day went to look for my original - nowhere to be seen. The cheeky sod had wrapped up one of my own books and put it under the tree for me.

aileth

LittleMrsThrifty wrote: »

Now ex husband bought me a cookery book which I already had but didn't say anything as at least he'd bought me something. I re-gifted the one he bought then one day went to look for my original - nowhere to be seen. The cheeky sod had wrapped up one of my own books and put it under the tree for me.

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minimacka

hemophobic wrote: »

I remember once when I was younger I got my friend a spud gun, but I also wrapped up a potato to use it with and gave him the potato first. Hehe

Someone bought the same pressent for my DS and he loved it

My worst present's ever was one Christmas my husband bought me a book, a pen and some slippers, and although it wasnt that bad he always gets reminded of it at Christmas. The next Christmas I got a lovely diamond ring though so I cannot complain.


I think we could maybe do a Christmas 2012 present swop because I would of loved the digital photo frame LoiuseTopp lol

x

mrsjanebanbury2009

When we were about 12 and 13, my mum bought my brother and I matching maroon velour tracksuits.

thehappybutterfly

mrsjanebanbury2009 wrote: »

When we were about 12 and 13, my mum bought my brother and I matching maroon velour tracksuits.

Nice! My younger sister and I used to get the same everything for Xmas - I got the pink and she got the blue! To this day she's convinced she was born a boy and got 'altered' on arrival!

thehappybutterfly

I've not had any really bad presents and if I did I would at least act ever-so-grateful but I have been perplexed by some! Someone gave me a DVD of a film I'd never heard of, came out in the fifties I think and wasn't even a classic. I'm still scratching my head about that one. I just didn't have the heart to ask 'why?' And my daughter (then about 13) got an Elvis CD/book set from one of her school chums - really bizarre choice. She's very much a what's-in-the-charts-right-now fan!

Sunny_spell

I got a pack of paper napkins with a picture of the angels playing harps from a family relative. She actually put the pack into a box then wrapped it.

jen007

When I was 17, I had a habit of watching Spongebob. My Mum thought this meant I loved it.
That year I got SB socks, boxers (mens boxers) PJ's, toiletries, and a plastic bucket. I still scratch my head at the plastic bucket.

barbiedoll

Luckyred wrote: »

My worst ever was a "Christmas Stocking" shaped selection box from an aunt. I think I was about 38 at the time. I presume she thought it contained chocs but if she had looked properly she would have noticed it read "A Christmas Present for your Dog". I gave it to a neighbour who had a dog.:rotfl:

My mum bought one of those for my son when he was small. She picked it up in the supermarket when she was shopping and didn't realise what it was. She was mortified when he unwrapped it and we all fell about laughing on Christmas morning.

She got new glasses soon afterwards!
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