Disappointing/weird/inappropriate christmas gifts

Toto

pinkshoes wrote: »

By BIL bought his dad a Christmas jumper. His dad had terrible eye sight so if took him ages to realise that the reindeer on it were humping each other!

Oh this reminds me, when I was about 16 my elderly grandmother bought me a nightshirt with captain caveman on the front. Her eyesight was pretty poor and she didn't realise that what she thought was the caveman's club was actually a very large cartoon penis. God alone knows where she bought it.

rjhammond91

From my secret santa I received a Leek (I'm welsh so apparently that made it funny).. I hate leeks and no doubt it came out of the kitchen of the restaurant we all work at..

Claree__x

Not christmas but my mil bought me a glittery silver bracelet for my birthday (just before Christmas). It's awful. It's like wearing a nail file on my wrist.

Sadly by the look of the wrapping she bought my sil the same thing for Christmas.

jellyhead

sexylulubelle wrote: »

aaaaargh........ where do i start....

even tho I had a list and people were specifically told to choose from the list and not to deviate from the list....... why oh why dont people listen to me..... I did however get the 2 things I really wanted, new camara ( + all the accessories) and a big bottle of Lola by marc jacobs...... here is my list of yet again unwanted things.......
3 x scarves....... yes I like scarves, yes I wear them......... but honestly did not need anymore.... I have one in every colour imaginable and who in their right mind spends £20 on average looking scarf anyway????( well apart from my MIL that is)
The entire contents of the bodyshop......... made the mistake of mentioning I like bodyshop.... and viola..... a years supply.... I guess not such a terrible gift..... but I normally like to choose the products and scents......
A lush bathbomb.......... and yes wait for it... I cant stand Lush:( I know I'm strange just find their products too overpowering........ this present was from my friend who knows I cant stand Lush........ but she loves it...... I got her a clinique gift set beautifully presented...... in giftbox grrrrrrr yes she loves clinique......... and I unlike her actually listen......
a tacky purple bracelet..... from mil... what am I? like 5???? I'm almost 32!!!!
a plastic bauble with 2 mini lipglosses and a nail varnish from mil....... again I am I like 5???? Mil again......
a snowman lipgloss tin.... yes you've guessed it MIL!!!!!!
A Recipe Book for making a 100 different Soups.... Sigh I'm a chef and caterer I honestly dont need a book to tell me how to make soup.........
Chocolates from mil again I hate chocolates and was really annoyed at this one.....
More chocolates......... as did my son....... boxes and boxes of them:( he doesnt even like chocs.. he does eat them occasionally...... a tube of white choc milk buttons from his so called best friend... whos mum knows he doesnt eat them...... in return we gave her son a moshi mosters t-shirt???? because we know he loves moshi monsters........
A cheap tesco smelly set..... I know I shouldnt be ungrateful but I'm very specific about the toiletries and bath products I use........ The wicker basket it came in may be useful tho.......

We did get a lovely gift from our neighbours tho was totally unexpected £20 Zizzi Gift card...... and a tray of delux chocs..... on a red oblong plate, from M&S... dont care for the chocs but the plate was gorgeous oh and son got a very cool toy.......;) lovely thoughtful gift.......

There were plenty more but wont bore you with the rest lol........

Can you give the chocolates back on Mothers day?

krustylouise

DD and I are friendly with our neighbour next door, she's lovely and we visit her often. DD often takes snacks over such as yoghurts etc (also brings her own spoon) these spoons are soon cleared away by said neighbour and I never see them again! As they are just teaspoons I have never felt so Scroogey as to ask for them back, besides she recently had a stroke and i wouldnt want to make her feel bad for forgetting that they arent hers. About 3 weeks ago we were at our neighbours and I happened to mention my lack of teaspoons but not that it was because they are currently sat in her drawer! Imagine my surprise when she bought me a pack of 8 teaspoons for Christmas haha.

I was genuinely grateful for them, but if it weren't for her snapping up mine before I had chance to get them off DD as she finished her yoghurts I wouldn't have needed them haha x

jellyhead

Mrs.W wrote: »

My out-laws gave us, as a family, a huge picture of kittens in a basket. Which would be fine, if completely random, but it also moves; it is one of those freaky hologram pictures.

The OH left it propped up on the dining room table. As I walked through the room on my way to the kitchen, the little kitten's heads flicked round, constantly watching.

It is now in the garage, waiting any freecycler brave enough to take it on.

Wow, that sounds 'so bad it's good'

Basil74

I always remember many years ago when I was a teenager my nan got me this ornamental brass hammer with a ceramic handle with flowers and butterflies painted on it... what more could a 15 year old lad want?!

sussexchick

Over the years I've received various useless/useful presents but to name a few :

a paint stripper (cleverly disguised as a hair dryer)

a car battery charger

a set of jump leads

and on valentines day I received ..........

a crash helmet for a motorbike that I don't actually have ! ... (but apparently it was a bargain?!)

Nocturnes

A few years back my totally follicly-challenged OH got a silver-backed hairbrush. From his Mother.




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paulineb_2

sussexchick wrote: »

Over the years I've received various useless/useful presents but to name a few :

a paint stripper (cleverly disguised as a hair dryer)

a car battery charger

a set of jump leads

and on valentines day I received ..........

a crash helmet for a motorbike that I don't actually have ! ... (but apparently it was a bargain?!)

Thats brilliant, crash helmet.