Disappointing/weird/inappropriate christmas gifts

codemonkey

Laurajo wrote: »

We have a house rabbit.

We don't have a garden.

However, one relative bought us a hideous stone rabbit garden ornament. Because dh is rather sentimental, this was displayed in the living room. Another relative came round, noticed it, and bought us an equally hideous fibreglass rabbit. The original relative came round, saw we had two and assumed we had liked hers and bought us another rabbit statue. And told some other relatives that we collected rabbit statues.

This is now escalating and we have six, equally gopping rabbit statues....I really need to nip this in the bud! Xx

This happened to me when I was younger. My cousin got given a pig ornament for her birthday and I politely said it was lovely. So my mum decided that I must like pig ornaments and bought me one for my next Christmas or birthday. And so I had to pretend I liked it and after that, every birthday, Christmas, special occasion, another pig appeared. And then the rest of the family thought I was collecting them and I got more pig ornaments, pig snowglobes, pig slippers, pig cuddly toys, pig tshirts etc. I never had the heart to tell them I didn't like them - I mean, I like pigs a normal amount but I don't want to collect them!! Thankfully it stopped after I moved out and claimed I don't have the space. I now have a massive box of pig ornaments in the attic.

My mum keeps buying DH a box of Thorntons chocolates every single birthday and Christmas. He doesn't like them and I don't have the heart to tell her and its been going on so long, she'd probably be hurt.

Supernatural

lostinrates wrote: »

I would have love the lentils, blue peas or the facecloth and soap gifts.

I wouldn't have minded the soap if it was a nice bar but it was a bog standard one with a name of a hotel on, clearly it was, um... 'removed' accidentally :rotfl:

clarryd

When me and my OH started dating when Christmas came the first year he bought me ....wait for it wait for it....

2 bed side lamps the most boring lamps you ever did see-

On the second Christmas together he bought me .. a deep fat fryer.

Had to ask him if he could get me something for myself for the 3rd Christmas.

18 years on he just gives me money as its safe lol.

*max*

codemonkey wrote: »

- I mean, I like pigs a normal amount but I don't want to collect them!!

:rotfl: This sentence has floored me!

Supernatural

My ex once bought me a crate of lager for my birthday, how romantic!

noelphobic

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 wouldn't appreciate being 'told' what to buy someone!

Laurajo_2

*max* wrote: »

:rotfl:
I think you've missed the "nipping it in the bud" window!

Tell everyone your poor rabbit is dead and you are so traumatised you don't want to see another rabbit ever again. In fact you have had to gather all your rabbit ornaments and hide them away, as too painful a reminder....

:rotfl:haha now there's an idea! I've even got a glow in the dark rabbit (a rabbit rabbit, not the other kind!).

Laurajo_2

I wonder how many other collections have been started by accident, and through no fault of the 'collector?'

Xx

msnigella

My husband bought me Sue Johnson's autobiography. I have absolutely no idea why. Other highlights included one of those keyrings that you can put your own picture in. Without a picture in. Just an empty keyring.

celyn90

Laurajo wrote: »

I wonder how many other collections have been started by accident, and through no fault of the 'collector?'

Xx

OH has a three foot tall light up fibreglass penguin courtesy of his aunt, who asked him when he was small what his favourite animal was.... I have told him that it is never to leave his parents house, ever.

30 years later, they keep coming

I bought him some penguin bars this year :rotfl: :rotfl: