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Great Hunt: What's the worst Christmas present you've ever received?
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I've had one of those from NEXT - I loved it, like sitting in a bath of melted chocolate - yum !!Deep_In_Debt wrote: »A bottle of chocolate flavour bubble bath. Was horrible stuff.0
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Remember when I was a kid and had step brother/sisters and stepmother. We didnt get on (Dad ended up gettning divorced - good riddance).
One year the step kids spend £100s on their mother but bought my Dad (their step father) a bag of disposable bic razors - between 4 of them. Probably 50p each contributed.0 -
I am a vegan. Last year received (from someone who knew I'm vegan) a 'Meat Feast' recipe book! They also gave me (I am a girl) a bottle of men's aftershave! Not only am I a femme girl, who doesn't want to wear aftershave, I am also a lesbian! No boyfriend to palm that off to.0
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A packet of bath salts which had lost their colour and smell, the box was all bashed and dog eared so obviously a many recycled present, and it was from from my step daughter who always goes on about it being the thought that counts.......Really??0
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Got you ALL beat! I got married in Las Vegas on a Christmas day! .....Need I say more??0
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When I was teaching, a child gave me a Ptarmigan foot broach.A ptarmigan is a Scottish Bird with fluffy white feet. It was hideous and it went in the bin in thestaffroom; I couldn’t bear to take it home. She said “Someone gave it to my Mum but neither she or Gran liked it soI thought I’d give it to you”!
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Serendipitious wrote: »My mum often used to ask me for jumble sale donations as she knew I liked to declutter regularly. One lot of donations I made included an unopened cellophane bag filled with pot pourri.
It came back to me a few weeks later on Christmas morning, beautifully wrapped, as my gift from her. :rotfl:
She must have forgotten - did you ever tell her? :rotfl:Mortgage when started: £330,995
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” Arthur C. Clarke0 -
From my sister in law, a set of place mats and coasters.
Did not like to remind her that i live on my own!0 -
not mine but a friend this year, recieved from a work collegue, a pair of socks!
the friend in question was in an accident and is a double amputee wchair user!
good job she found the funny side, the gift giver was mortified ha0 -
Why do employers insist on giving you alcohol? I only drink the odd glass of wine and my OH only drinks beer. I have about 4 bottles of wine which is not to my taste in the cupboard - one from last summer. I'd rather have the money. If it was food I didn't like I could give it to the food bank
Perhaps I should drink the lot and turn up drunk for work!0
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