Who got the worst gift?

Because I’m vegan and it goes against my principles. It’s not my responsibility to feed other people’s families, least of all something I don’t agree with.

Why bin it? Somebody ekse could use it to feed their family.

Relative gave me chocolate (containing milk) and a voucher for some sort of butchers/steak shop. I’m vegan, she knows this but doesn’t like it and is very passive aggressive. Kids will eat the chocolate and I’ll bin the voucher but wtf? She has given me chocolates before but this is just 🤯🤯🤯

My partner got gloves from someone who had knitted them herself but they’re the size that would fit maybe a 7 year old child. She’s very lovely though so no malice there. He will donate them to the charity shop as they’re actually very nice, just too small.

My friends MIL gifted her pyjamas in a size 22. And deodorant. She is a size 10/12 and smells lovely, but MIL doesn’t like her so this is very passive aggressive.

Christmas joy. 🎄

This thread is funny, but none of you beat the poster from previous year who's husband bought her a periscope so she could look out of the velux window.
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I liked a pair of jeans I’d seen on M&S so me and DH went to the local store to try them on. I’m 5 foot nothing. The crotch was saggy and nearly down to my knees and they were about a foot too long. Truly hideous.

Shows how much attention he was paying when I came out of the changing room to show him 🤨

He went back and bought them 🫤

Happy Christmas to me 🍷
ps I might wear them when we go to MIL’s for dinner tonight to proudly show them off.

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Bless you @NorthernDancer sending love❤️

MIL got me a pump dispenser hand wash (RRP £1) Bad enough but she knows I can’t use them as I have eczema. Been with DH for 25 years you’d think she’d remember by now. It’s gone in the bathroom for others to use after using the loo!

Outside the church on Christmas Eve, 'D'H turns to me and says "just a thought, have you got me stocking fillers this year?'

We've both had a bit of (five figures) financial good luck late this year and we both have had a bit of stress to deal with and not spent much on ourselves, so I've been clear that "this year let's splash out on presents", "I've got you lots of bits", "got to wrap more stocking fillers". We've also been explaining stockings to our toddler.

But all's well as ends well, and I had a weekend away in my stocking (purchased Christmas Eve obviously).

And based on past events where he's effed up, he's going to go to excess for the rest of his life.

A dopamine hit apparently. I was listening to a podcast about what to say when someone is horrible and it said if you react and say oh that was mean they like it as they get a dopamine hit from the meanness. Which i think we can all relate to as we thing of a dig to say someone who has irked us in order to make ourselves feel better. So apparently the best thing to say is to ask them to repeat the mean thing , or to say did you want to hurt/embarrass me by saying that. They then either have to say yes and look like a right moron or they will bluster and be embarrased.

Sorry to derail but it was a good podcast.

Not this year but once my mum put a 'write your own will' kit in my stocking, do I win?

Good point. l’ve never had a soap on a rope, but l guess l shouldn’t knock it, till l’ve tried it😉

I agree!. I got my granny one a few years ago but with a zip rather than buttons and she absolutely raved about it and told everyone she spoke to about it. She was still talking about it a couple of months ago so this year I got her a new one in a different style and colour but still with the zip and she's over the moon. I don't wear them as I'm an up-and-dressed person but if I did I would want one of these!

Not actually a gift he got but on new years eve while out shopping my DH phoned to ask 'Have I got DS any smellies?' because he had spotted an 'Old Spice' gift set in the sale.

Thankfully I had got DS a car themed aftershave set so could answer yes but DH claims he genuinely though a 17 year old would be excited to open Old Spice on Christmas morning.

Maybe as a middle aged woman Im out of touch but I think even Lynx is better than Old Spice. The only person I have even known that used Old Spice was my 90 year old grandad who used it after he had shaved with his old animal hair lather up shaving brush. The man looked the spit of Jim Bowen, obviously the epitome of teenage cool lol.

He got Fifa for the PS5 instead which while we will never know for definite but I'm pretty certain was the preferred choice.

I'll own up, this wasn't this year but has gone down in family history.
SIL likes some of the same authors as me and always buys everyone a book for Christmas. She openly admits to reading them all before wrapping.
When she visited in the summer she borrowed a paperback I had finished with. I'd bought it from a charity shop.

For Christmas she gave me the book, complete with original charity shop price sticker, wrapped up as my Christmas present. ( She had forgotten, it wasn't a joke).

Just amazing.

I got a beautiful recipe book from my husband of 20 years, full of meat recipes from star chefs.

I’m a lifelong vegetarian.

Toilet brush.

Hang on - didn't you roast your husband yesterday for being a spoilt brat about getting 200ml instead of a travel friendly 100 of best man scent?

I'll be honest - a " worst Xmas present thread" is the last thing I would of expected as your next one! 😂😂

That’s nothing! My nephew (age 15) got SIX Lynx gift sets yesterday! 😂

MIL got teen DS in the family secret Santa. £20 limit, all done online with a wishlist etc. to help. She ignored his wishlist entirely and bought him a box of lebkuchen. He was very polite about it but I was bemused.

Please say this was from a child!

I’m I size 10 and got a size 22-24 pyjamas

' I got a toaster of hubby to be. The wedding is soon. We will see ….' I do hope you bought him a set of DIY tools.