pointless Christmas Presents

jamtart6

maybe we should do a present swapping programme. I'll take the hot water bottle and cream hat scarf and glove sets ! (im 23 and sound like im about 93!!)

I got a knitting set for xmas and I was absolutely thrilled!!!

blitz

I was thinking of quietly giving them to the kids to wrap up for their nans next xmas, so thats 2 pairs gone, I dont think OH will notice:rotfl:

antronella

tooties wrote: »

Well here is my useless/awful presents that i got this year......
gaudy watch off son.... going straight to next raffle
tea pot for one from other son ...... he knew i had one of these anyway and never use it......... charity shop.
beginners water colour painting set......... i have exihibited paintings so not a beginner and i paint in oils...... gave to youngest son to play with.
but to top it all a voucher for £100 (thats non refundable) from my hubby to be sent in a beauty salon......... great except im a beauty therapist...... dunno what to do with that one ideas appreciated.
everything else was brill though and to be honest im so used to my 2 big sons buying us naff junk that this year we bought them socks and a toaster by way of revenge.
tooties

Maybe your hubby thought you would appreciate being pampered for a change instead of it being the other way round? How old are your sons? I couldn't imagine giving away a pressie one of my kids had given me....:(

Spendaholic_Chick

My ex bought me Jason Donovan's autobiography.........can't get much more pointless than that! lol

lynnescomp

the mil can always be relied on to send totally pointless presents. My living room is cream and brown. She sent dh and me a silk cusion (sp) each mine had a waterfall print and his a brown bear. God only knows what goes on in her mind.
Also her mum sends biscuits of brands i have never heard of so they go straight in the bin.
one year we got a fluffy ducky that had a pull cord once pulled it said "happy easter" it was the funnyest thing we couldnt move for laughing.

I could be here all night on this thread i have over 10 years to think about but i need my bed night all.

jackieb

The_Good_Fairy wrote: »

I'm also a Sarah but my gran insists on calling me Sarah-Louise, used to drive my mum mental when I was a kid. The other gran always used to call me Corrinne-Joan-Denise-Sarah, she went through all the women in the family before she got to me

What is it about Sarah?

My grandma was the same, but one day she surpassed herself. My sister's name is Valerie, and i'm Jacqueline. She called me Vaseline!! :rotfl:

iamstacie

mary43 wrote: »

My youngest son seems to have started a trend with gift buying for me
For my birthday I got a childs set of water colours -some you have to use a hair dryer on and they puff up...........lol (I used to do water colours then stopped for some reason or other)
So among the box of odds and sods he gets at Christmas I got him a clay modelling set with moulds of footballers he can make and paint (he works at an art college)
Today I got a 'sew a teddy' kit...........meant for a child but the teddy is so cute. Might just make it and send it for his birthday in March.

Might sound daft (son is in his mid30's) but it does make gift buying more fun to get and more fun to open....................lol

I got my OH a 'paint your own mug' kit because the demostration mug on the box has his name as the guide name (needs adult supervision - he should be ok at 26 but I'll keep an eye on him just in case) and he got me a 'bake your own snowman kit' in return (I'll make sure I'm supervised when I make that ) We also got each other some 'normal' presents too, a TARDIS wardrobe for him and the 'Great Big Glorious Book for Girls' for me spring to mind

And whats with the complaining about Hot water bottles??? I got two this year, one from OH cos we're saving for a mortgage deposit so I rarely put the heating on (that I bought myself and gave him to wrap up) and a smaller one from Next from a friend for taking to work because I work nights and it gets cold in our building. Brilliant

This thread makes me feel grateful for all the well intentioned tat I've got over the years :rolleyes:

Happyshopper_3

tooties wrote: »

Well here is my useless/awful presents that i got this year......
gaudy watch off son.... going straight to next raffle
tea pot for one from other son ...... he knew i had one of these anyway and never use it......... charity shop.
beginners water colour painting set......... i have exihibited paintings so not a beginner and i paint in oils...... gave to youngest son to play with.
but to top it all a voucher for £100 (thats non refundable) from my hubby to be sent in a beauty salon......... great except im a beauty therapist...... dunno what to do with that one ideas appreciated.
everything else was brill though and to be honest im so used to my 2 big sons buying us naff junk that this year we bought them socks and a toaster by way of revenge.
tooties

Perhaps your husband thought that you need pampering , even though you are a beauty therapist , you can hardly do some things on yourself !!!:rotfl:

My hairdresser's sisters are beauty therapist and are all going to get pampered at a different salon .

I would love that gift !!

jillie1974

Gironde_Gal wrote: »

My MIL bought me a red lacy g string - I'm still in shock!:D

my MIL did this before we were married i was so embarassed~!!! didnt know where to look when i opened in front of the whole family!!

LilMissEmmylou

my OHs aunt bought me a dish cloth and 2 tea towels, it made me laugh something shockinh - i didn't think people ACTUALLY gave those as gifts! Mind you she gave FIL (her brother) a box of wheatabix because he likes them lol... which he does... genius!