pointless Christmas Presents

mary43

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

Waxy_Bean

My brother has just given me a bottle of heinz tomato ketchup (a bottle of red) to go with the Pinot Grigio (bottle of white) he bought me. Think it has something to do with the fact that I am too cheap to buy Heinz: he reckons he can taste the difference so won't eat my ketchup.

Offended, moi?!? Not at all......

ethansmum

Monster-in-law has given us a cheap plastic picnic set for 2. .....except there are 5 of us! Oh and a ceramic plant pot from the garden (no plant mind you LOL)

busydaffodil1

Mum bought me a packet of shortbread biccies....I mean.....I'm only 39...not 89!

bootman

My MIL has given me a diary, I am sure it's a freebie from a magazine! That was all i got from her. My husband got nothing and my son got 1 small present.

I would not mind but she had me on here the other week buying a Nintendo DS for herself and games for xmas!

The_Good_Fairy

I got lovely presents I got a gift voucher from superbuzzy.com from MIL, my fave fabric site, she had done her research!

From my SIL I got a toilet in Uganda, can't wait to go and use it :P

mum2one

:rotfl:

The_Good_Fairy wrote: »

I got lovely presents I got a gift voucher from superbuzzy.com from MIL, my fave fabric site, she had done her research!

From my SIL I got a toilet in Uganda, can't wait to go and use it :P

Make sure you take the soft toilet paper!! x:rotfl:

2005CLAIRE

My friend received a great present (in my opinion) from a work friend.

It was a box with popcorn, 2 bottles of pop and a voucher for the cinema for 2.

I thought that was a very thoughtful present.





I got the best present I've ever received this year (my leather goth coat - it's beautiful).

I received some lovely presents this year - past presents have included a smoke alarm, a bed sheet).


A couple of years ago my mum gave my husband a bottle wrapped up - we were a bit short of cash and he was itching to open it - he had convinced himself it was scotch (his favourite tipple) - I persuaded him to wait at least until Christmas Eve - he opened it and it was a bottle of Christmas Ale (99p from Tesco) - the look on his face was priceless. :beer:

mum2one

The_Good_Fairy wrote: »

I got lovely presents I got a gift voucher from superbuzzy.com from MIL, my fave fabric site, she had done her research!

From my SIL I got a toilet in Uganda, can't wait to go and use it :P

dont 4get the soft toilet paper!!!!!!!!!

melancholly

great thread - although i have to say i'd like something like a wind up torch (bought one for myself on the 3 for 2 at boots when i got christmas presents this month - sits in the car for emergencies!), and i get a cheque most years from parents and grand parents - there's an annual trip to the sales to make sure the money goes as far as possible (online now checking out what to go and look for tomorrow/thursday!)!!