What is the worst present you received this Christmas..and why?

Honey_Bear

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Most of the mending involved covering things in or with asbestos, or using chemicals that would put you on a terrorist watch list today.

The 1920s - 1940s ones are even more fun. If you can't afford to buy an electric kettle here's how to make one with an ordinary kettle, a broken electric fire element, and some asbestos.

Love it!

As to when it's appropriate to donate stuff that you've been given whether to a women's refuge, foodbank or a charity shop - as soon as they open. If it's just cluttering up the place, let it go and do some good somewhere else.

knitnut

Body butter!

I don't know whether to eat it or wear it!!

Hubby got me some last year too and I told him then what he could do with it. Obviously he didn't listen/remember.

Even my boys gave him a funny look when showed them.

Xmasbahhumbug

I got a pair of colour coded indicators, and some sillica bags for my car. Not what was expected.

quantumleaper

I'm not bothered whether a gift I receive is useful or whatever, if it's something I don't particularly want it will go to a charity shop. Frankly I'm just grateful that anybody buys me anything at all.

tenuissent

Two recent Christmases: vast brushed nylon nighties in vaguely floral pastel colours. I feel these are for really ancient crones. OK, I'm an "elderly" grandmother, but OH knows I go for simple white cotton. I realise he would have stood in despair in M&S and gone for the least worst option, and I thanked him nicely, but they went straight to the charity shop (unobtrusively). This year yet another nightie, at least in cotton (not white - a rather sleep-destroying vivid pattern). It doesn't seem to occur to him that giving me a nightie a year will end up in my owning some 30 of them by the time I'm 85.... I try to pre-empt this by giving him the web address of something I would really appreciate, but he goes and gets the nighties anyway, in addition. We will have to have The Talk next November......

sparky421

I got a bag of bird nuts. Thing is I don't like bird nuts

Heather_Bean

I received a *ahem* lovely paperweight from my MIL. It is a pyramid (complete with a very sharp point at the top!) consisting of layers of coloured stones. I had to ask her exactly what it was as it is very small (about 1" for the sides on the base) - I think that she must have forgotten that in todays offices we try to be paper free! This years surpasses last years of a mobile phone stand in the shape of a 'fashion' shoe - slots for the phone too small to fit any modern mobile. My husband had to modify these so that I could actually fit my phone in - so I suppose it wasn't such a bad gift after all....

Teacher2

My 'worst' present was a huge box of Thornton's Continental Assortment from my DS when he was told by my DH and DD (they say) that I wanted a voucher for my favourite dress shop.

I count myself very blessed to have this sort of 'problem'. First World Problems indeed!

Now, I am going to have to much through pounds of utterly delicious chocolates. Oh no!

craigywv

i got a bottle of vosene and lurid blue nailvarnish from 13 yr old son..........................i have the driest hair in the world and have no nails just stubs,well at least he wrapped it xxx

Bellisima

This post has really made me chuckle! I can't remember any weird presents, but I do wonder at all the "especially for Christmas" gifts that appear in stores, like the defunct BHS, M&S etc, before Christmas - my favourite is those huge jars of chillies in oil - who the hell wants one of those? Did anybody buy them? Also those horrid cheap food hampers full of old, tasteless biscuits that end up in the bin. Keep posting, everyone, I need a laugh!