Disappointing/weird/inappropriate christmas gifts

an9i77

My SIL said she was skint this year, so gave my daughter (who is three months old) an old, worn cuddly toy of her daughters! I'd really rather she just hadn't bothered. it's not like a three month old knows or cares about presents. I've half a mind to give her an old, worn castaway of my own for her present next year. (wouldn't mind too much but we spent £20 on each of her kids ths year).

Georgiegirl256

Any wrote: »

I don't know, I would be offended by both I think!! Though there is particular 99p (when on offer) shower gell I adore and I would prefer it to Lush (vile) or even Molton Brown (who needs/wants to spend money on such an expensive soap??? It is a soap for crying out loud!! :eek::rotfl:. But then I have such a massive collection that I am a bit bah humbuck about smellies. I feel sort of sorry using up something so expensive, not sure why! But this year I decided I will NOT buy another shower product until I use them up. I will even start using all the body butters I have instead of my usual lotion and stuff)

The dechocolised almonds.. not sure what to say to that one.. on one hand I think it is sooo funny, on other it makes me wanna throw up!!:rotfl:

I'm the same with smellies! I went through a Lush phase, then a body shop phase, and now I'm back on to Soap & Glory. I have so many body butters and stuff, but like you, I am going to try and use them all up before buying anymore! I prefer lotions, so don't know why I went mad on body butters? Just remembered, I've order a Soap & Glory body butter set from the Boots sale!

Forgot about the dechocolised almonds :eek: That could be the winner!

Edwardia

GREAT thread, OH is wondering why I'm giggling at the screen.

My mother once got a small box of Persil from her MIL for Christmas when I was little. She also gave her one of those awful crinolined doll thangs to cover the spare loo roll. Her MIL would make her aprons out of patchwork but the fabrics were all really hideous lurid splurgy prints and she used loads of that wavy braid stuff.

When I was a kid my maternal grandmother would give me and my bro horrible knitted jumpers made with what seemed to be leftover wool as well as knitted slippers. (My mother is a much better knitter and OH swiped the last one she knitted me)

My mother hates Thorntons chocolates, if she gets any she puts them out in the garden for the wild animals.

My MIL bought OH wine this year though she knows he doesn't drink.

Bought some of those heart handwarmers from Lidl for my mother but she got a load of other stuff too including money, vouchers, booze, chocolates and books.

My mother keeps giving us cheeseboards we have about six now..

NoGoodNamesLeft

I try to be happy with any present I get and appreciate the thought behind it. However, 2 years ago, my sister managed to find what is probably the only gift that could kill both myself and my partner.
my partner can't drink alcohol due to strong medication he takes and I am only allergic to one thing - chillies. My sister's present to the both of us? Chilli vodka!
On the bright side, it was certainly a memorable present!

skyvicky123

Well my mum decided a couple of years ago that she would give me a copy of the pop-up karma sutra! (with moving parts!)


She made me open it on Christmas day in front of other family members, and said it would spice things up for me and then boyfriend (now husband)


I really don't know what she was thinking. I was mortified!

jellyhead

iwilldoitthistime wrote: »

for my 18th birthday I was given a one of those toilet roll holders my granny used to have which is usually a lady with a long skirt which covers the toilet rolls - except it was a mouse in a bonnet with a long old fashioned dress.


very useful as I lived at home at the time.....????

I would love that, it sounds fab :T :rotfl:

My teenagers like the sound of the demonic kitten too. Perhaps we're just weird. No takers here for the fake flower thing though, or the de-chocolatised nuts

Saturnalia

skyvicky123 wrote: »

Well my mum decided a couple of years ago that she would give me a copy of the pop-up karma sutra! (with moving parts!)


She made me open it on Christmas day in front of other family members, and said it would spice things up for me and then boyfriend (now husband)


I really don't know what she was thinking. I was mortified!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I gave my sister that book as an early hen night gift, but I did give it to her when we were both on our own!

building_with_lego

kerri_gt wrote: »

Keep one for next year, we currently have two tins of roses residing in the cupboard for next year, one I bought, one my DM bought us...we're only just finishing the QS left from last year :rotfl:

Well I've decided that as both tubs were opened on Christmas day (:mad:) so we can't keep one, or donate one to a refuge/ food bank- although that is a WONDERFUL idea and I shall bear it in mind for birthdays and Christmases in the future- I shall take to squirrelling away a couple of chocs each day from each tub and shall use them to fill jars to donate to the children's school summer fairs. They have jar stalls with a tombola type system to 'win' a jarful of *whatever*, usually sweets but also small toys, jam etc. Hopefully they won't notice the small decrease each time! (Bad mother, BAD mother )

One jar full already = £1 to the school. More to come!

Bennifred

NoGoodNamesLeft wrote: »

I try to be happy with any present I get and appreciate the thought behind it. However, 2 years ago, my sister managed to find what is probably the only gift that could kill both myself and my partner.
my partner can't drink alcohol due to strong medication he takes and I am only allergic to one thing - chillies. My sister's present to the both of us? Chilli vodka!
On the bright side, it was certainly a memorable present!

That's amazing - you are the only other person I've heard of who is allergic to chillies, as I am! :beer: I think some of my friends think I have invented it - it is such a pain when it comes to catering, apparently.:o
It's certainly a pain when buying chutneys etc, having to read all the small print - manufacturers (and chefs) put chilli in things you'd never think of, don't they?

Cottage_Economy

fed_up_and_stressed wrote: »

Not christmas but one birthday OH gave me my own shoes wrapped up. His reason ? "I knew you liked them".

My hubby did that for Christmas with a pair of long boots once. I hadn't worn them for a long time as they needed new soles, heels and one zip needed to be fixed and we were so strapped for cash we couldn't afford it. He found them in the back of my wardrobe and had them all fixed up and properly polished for me and everything.

I was delighted!