Great Hunt: What's the worst Christmas present you've ever received?

Out,_Vile_Jelly

A friend got a spade, wrapped in a bin liner.

Another friend's very rich boyfriend got her a small Body Shop gift set; the kind that teenage girls buy for their mates with their pocket money.

mademoiselle_2

Have really enjoyed reading this thread, it made me laugh!

I think I've posted here before about not enjoying some of the gifts I've been given in the past - which makes me feel a really ungrateful XXXX, because basically I do believe THIS:

wishus wrote: »

Your folks might send you mad gifts, but at least they've thought of you, even if it's only, "Well, I don't like it, but I need something for X, so I'll palm it off on them."

I think we are wrong to expect the gifts we want or desire. Let's face it, if we got what we desired, we'd all be getting very expensive, custom-made presents!

I much prefer giving, than receiving, gifts. It really is (and should be!) about letting someone know they are in your thoughts. Even if the thought is quite hasty, or haphazard, or small. Bless 'em!

Having said all that: here's some of the presents I've got, that made me smile (even if the smile was wry!):

• A used make up bag (with a tag inside it saying '3-part set' - no sign of the set) containing a used-to-the-point-of-empty Impulse spray, and an opened and used lip gloss.
  
• Granny slippers, complete with pom-poms - except one of the pom poms was missing. (I am definitely not a granny!!)
  
• A nice little jewellery box, containing... a diamante pair of wings. I eventually worked out, via web browsing, that the wings were originally the front of a ring, with the (expandable elastic) finger band of the ring missing. Therefore a) used b) broken c) completely useless. (Unless you like just looking at a diamante pair of wings!)
  
• A 'pendant necklace' made out of gold-coloured plastic, with a dent in it. Accompanied by one Green & Blacks miniature chocolate (??)

Ah, roll on next Christmas!

springchicken

This thread has made me laugh a lot. My worst this year was 8 Minion advent calendars wrapped all together as 1 gift lol, obv saved on a box of chocolates!

Serendipitious

megela wrote: »

My husband went to a great deal of time and effort to make me my own stocking this year. However one of the presents he picked was a packet of wet toilet tissue! (in his defence he though they were facial wipes - which I do use). He also bought me some really lovely presents including a day at a spa, unfortunately when someone asks what I got for Christmas.....

I don't think anyone's actually asked me what I got for Christmas for years now.

But well done to your DH for his efforts with the stocking. He'll get better at this, I imagine.

To be honest, long ago though it was, I loved the Christmas stockings I had when I was married.

happilymarried2013

I was bought an AA roadside cover pack by a now ex-boyfriend once. I'd just bought my first car, saved every penny for it paid and insured it all by myself but apparently because I hadn't bought it from a garage it was guaranteed to blow up. I already put Roadside cover on my insurance!!

The Christmas after I married (my rather lovely hubby), Mami bought me a shovel to keep in the car with a rather vicious pick on the end. I think she meant it incase I got stuck in the snow. My hubby is convinced its incase I need to get rid of him! :rotfl:

ben_m_g

SIL brought us a tub of morrisons own chocolates.
They smell awful and taste funny, a sort of chemical taste.
I've have them open at work all last week and no one has had more than one. Normally they would be gone in the day,

Not a bad present, but my work gave everyone a Christmas hamper, great thought but it was full of stuff that we didn't happen to like.
Potted meat, seeded jam, plain crisps, disgusting teabags, and plum chutney.

Took everything (except the teabags) and gave it to donation for families at Christmas, so hopefully it has done some good.

lulu_92

Spendless wrote: »

lol. Why does being pregnant preclude you from getting a present?

No idea. My OH got a flying lesson from them (I'm not fussed, he's their son and it's their money) but surely excluding me and saying it's because I'm having two babies means that he gets less as well?

Nevermind the fact my family spoiled both of us.

Oh well, they get nothing this year.

mmmsnow

When I was 10, my paternal grandmother bought me a calendar featuring half naked women draped on the hoods of sports cars. I'm a girl and had no interest in cars.

I also remember getting a secondhand VHS tape of Take That and Party. I was never a fan of Take That but I did pass it on to a friend who absolutely loved it.

LisaLou1982

Even after explaining in more than one way over the last few years (subtle, politely, directly, but not rudely as yet!) that I only use certain products as I get bad skin reactions, my ILs still feel the need to purchase "smellies" for me that whilst they seem to think are delightfull presents that they would love, evidently dont bother to think about the recipient which is infuriating.

However, this year, i got a desktop calendar, which would have been a great present for me to use at work except the theme? 365 Happy Days.

Google it............seriously.

Not the present for someone like me who loves sarcasm and has a v dry sense of humour.

I cant even give it away!!!!

Serendipitious

LisaLou1982 wrote: »

Even after explaining in more than one way over the last few years (subtle, politely, directly, but not rudely as yet!) that I only use certain products as I get bad skin reactions, my ILs still feel the need to purchase "smellies" for me that whilst they seem to think are delightfull presents that they would love, evidently dont bother to think about the recipient which is infuriating.

However, this year, i got a desktop calendar, which would have been a great present for me to use at work except the theme? 365 Happy Days.

Google it............seriously.

Not the present for someone like me who loves sarcasm and has a v dry sense of humour.

I cant even give it away!!!!

Is it the Happy Notes one?