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Ladyhawk

Not a Christmas present.... my worst gift ever was a Valentines present from my first boyfriend, I was aged 19 and he was 25. We had been together for a year. It was a book on Nostradamus... I was very puzzled, but apparently I had mentioned once in passing that I thought it was fascinating what his "predictions" were.

meds12_2

MIL is awful at buying gifts. One year she bought my OH a hair dryer - great gift except that he is bald! It was also very cheap and burned out and broke on the second usage.

Another year she bought us a garden ornament...when we lived in a flat. A big golfing frog that she had painted herself.

And last birthday, as I'd mentioned I used to like watching my grandmother's cuckoo clock when I was a child, I got a metal cuckoo clock broach, that had been spray painted "gold".

Bless her!

Frogletina

I unwrapped a Morrisons plastic bag for life. My daughter said she likes to give me plenty to unwrap!

Sneezy

Joint birthday and Christmas present from my ex boyfriend which was a mug that said happy birthday on it... :rotfl:

SCFC1961

parsnipnose wrote: »

Used/eaten it yet?:rotfl:

Nope - still in the box and will re-gifted in next year's Secret Santa, hopefully to be given back to the person who gave it to me this year:p

geoffky

My wife reckons the ironing board i once bought her....guilty as charged..:silenced:

flower24

A westlife tribute band tape when I was younger :-/

LondonDiva

One that sticks in my mind a couple of years ago now (from by best friend's parents) - a chocolate orange. Beautifully wrapped and labelled - it was still a chocolate orange.

This year, I got a wrapped tin of shortbread they had been given through his work - the label was still on.

Not a lot you can say, and every year I know they are not going to make that much effort or though and I wish I could bring myself to spend less than £20-30 in return.

ViolaLass

My MIL likes to get us several presents each. Included in the bag this year were a number of small boxes of raisins. Why raisins? No idea.

consultant31

meritaten wrote: »

......... the blooms are really pretty, and the colour goes perfectly with my decor, so I know the girls took a lot of care choosing them for me!!!! its just that the vase I think they were thinking of, is way too small and I have absolutely no idea what to put them in!

I have some very tall poppies which were bought for me years ago and I have them in a tall, wicker 'vase' - obviously not intended for use with water, but I half filled it with pebbles from a seaside visit. It stands on the floor in a corner and lots of people comment on how pretty and unusual it is.

Look for large 'vessels' in charity shops, I'm sure you'll find something suitable, especially as it doesn't need to hold water