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Who got the worst gift?

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arcticpandas · 25/12/2025 21:47

Very very lighthearted. Some people are starving so no whining about not getting the perfect gift. Instead looking at it from a humoristic perspective: who got the worst gift in our family? Please add yours as well..
In our family;

  1. DH got 200 ml cologne while he wanted/needed 100 ml to bring with him on airplane (travels every week).
  2. I got fine chocolate with alcohol from uncle again (everyone has told him I do not like it but he just can't get it). He even added "I know you can't get enough of those". Not passive aggressive- that would be sinister. He really likes me and is convinced I like them.

Also got a large hand bag from DH. Not wildly expensive but still- the cords are too thin- I keep loads of stuff in my handbag. He bought it 3 months ago so can't return it.

  1. DS1 got a sort of a travel bag for mobile Phone to attach on bike from an aunt. He hasn't been riding his bike for years.

4.DS2 got a shirt of his favourite team that was so large on him it looked like a dress. Can't return it. Bil said he will grow in it😅

  1. Dh got Mil a a stylish coat size L. It was too small. Yet Mil isn't a big woman. I'm a medium and it was perfect on me but she's got bigger breasts. She wasn't happy about large being too small.. didn't say anything because very polite but it was obvious she was unhappy.
  1. Aunt got a big box of chocolate. She's on wli and barely eats anything. Def not chocolate. She discreetly passed them on to dh.

So who wins?

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TallShip · 26/12/2025 09:43

I received lots of make up. I rarely use it but, the irony is, 4 of the 🎁 I bought for loved ones to give to me! I must have been feeling very ugly those shopping days 🤣 I did have a chuckle to myself when the penny dropped! And ignored the very confused faces of my loved ones.

RedxRobin · 26/12/2025 09:43

I got a truly hideous pair of slippers which are so ugly they’re actually amazing. Sadly they’re too small for me as I would actually wear them.

DD was regifted by my DSiS the birthday present I had given DN. Luckily DD was thrilled with it which is just as well as I had bought her a similar version for Xmas 😂

Charlize43 · 26/12/2025 09:41

I had a unique present from an ex work colleague, sent all the way from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland to London... and I ripped open the heavy cardboard box excitedly thinking, 'what on earth could this be?' only to feel like I'd just be slammed into a wall when I recognised it as the Xmas, de rigueur, Baylis & Harding Hand Wash & Lotion gift set!

She could have sent me just a card or a voucher and saved herself a fortune in postage.

I will write her a thank you note and send her an M&S voucher, but sadly her gift is in my pile of things destined for the Cat's Protection charity shop in the New Year.

Chonk · 26/12/2025 09:39

Isittimeformynapyet · 26/12/2025 02:49

What, like literally crying?

I salute you. I wish I was that easy to please with comedy.

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This was such a bitchy, unnecessary reply. What did you gain from it?

TallShip · 26/12/2025 09:38

So sorry @NorthernDancerfor both your struggles and your DHs.

Kingscallops · 26/12/2025 09:35

edwinbear · 25/12/2025 23:20

DS got 2 identical Lynx gift sets. One from us and one from MIL. He took it all in good humour as he’s 16 and actually loves the stuff. His view was well, I have plenty to keep me going for the year 🤣

What a lovely son you have 😊

TallShip · 26/12/2025 09:34

Ihateslugs · 26/12/2025 09:31

My sister got me exactly what I wanted, the new Ninja mini chopper, a small food processor that will be ideal for chopping veg for salads, crushing ice for my drinks and making sauces in small quantities. My daughter works for Ninja/Shark so gets a fantastic staff discount ( my house is full of their products) so I assume she didn’t think she had spent enough so bought me another gadget. The cordless smoothie maker with a travel flask, very nice if you like smoothies ( I don’t drink milk or cream so smoothies are not my thing) and to all intents and purposes it works just like the mini chopper she also bought! It’s a bit odd for her as she is usually brilliant at buying gifts for me and that is not easy!

However, I’m thinking if I crush ice with frozen berries it will make a really tasty mixer for my gin! I go to a monthly gin club where we sample different gins and enjoy a chat and I’m sure it will go down a storm if I take it with me! The range of interests in my WI is extensive, it’s not just jam and Jerusalem!

What WI? Hopefully you’re close enough for yours to be a second one 🤣

NorthernDancer · 26/12/2025 09:32

We've been together almost 25 years.

DH is well aware of my ongoing struggles with alcohol. He should also know by now that I much prefer dark chocolate.

I received a bottle of gin and 4 milk chocolate oranges.

I can't even say anything as he has incurable cancer and I don't even know whether he will still be here next year.

SoftBalletShoes · 26/12/2025 09:31

AhBiscuits · 26/12/2025 08:48

No particularly bad gifts in my family. Probably the the least useful one was some flavoured coffee syrups that DH got from MIL. I literally threw out a set nearly the same a few weeks ago that had been the cupboard for about 5 years. We just don't use them.

Don't chuck them - give them to a food bank or a homeless shelter or women's refuge. They would probably all be glad for some flavoured coffee.

TallShip · 26/12/2025 09:31

Boogiemam · 25/12/2025 22:20

DH and I bought each other tickets to the same comedian, same date etc. Whoops. Will hopefully sell the spares 😂

Pass the joy on and take friends 😀

Ihateslugs · 26/12/2025 09:31

My sister got me exactly what I wanted, the new Ninja mini chopper, a small food processor that will be ideal for chopping veg for salads, crushing ice for my drinks and making sauces in small quantities. My daughter works for Ninja/Shark so gets a fantastic staff discount ( my house is full of their products) so I assume she didn’t think she had spent enough so bought me another gadget. The cordless smoothie maker with a travel flask, very nice if you like smoothies ( I don’t drink milk or cream so smoothies are not my thing) and to all intents and purposes it works just like the mini chopper she also bought! It’s a bit odd for her as she is usually brilliant at buying gifts for me and that is not easy!

However, I’m thinking if I crush ice with frozen berries it will make a really tasty mixer for my gin! I go to a monthly gin club where we sample different gins and enjoy a chat and I’m sure it will go down a storm if I take it with me! The range of interests in my WI is extensive, it’s not just jam and Jerusalem!

Nucleus · 26/12/2025 09:28

WinterWonder · 26/12/2025 08:27

My DH got me a fake USA military medal (Purple Heart….with cluster!) for outstanding services to the family. I actually thought it was hilarious as we both like old Steven Seagal action films and always joke about this, but he says he tried a few times to explain to people before Xmas what he got me & it never landed. Judging by the baffled faces of our family yesterday morning, I don’t think I’ll be telling anyone else either

Oh, i need to know where he got this!

Long unneeded back story but my DH is currently doing 100% of household stuff, which I am very appreciative of, as he finally gets just how much I normally do. However, he insists on giving me a daily run down of tasks completed. I started taking the piss and awarding him a medal for domestic valour but all I had was old running ones. A purple heart would be an amazing upgrade!

Lostatsea10 · 26/12/2025 09:28

My gifts from my DH were lovely but my stocking was awful and I genuinely don’t know what he was thinking (he clearly wasn’t). I got the usual chocolates etc and then a ‘find my keys’ beeper (I’ve never lost my keys), a mini rechargeable desk/keyboard vacuum (I don’t work), dinosaur rubber cable end protectors (I’m not 8!) and that was it.

naturenaturenature · 26/12/2025 09:20

As I'm reading these and had a good laugh, I feel I'm guilty of some of them. Just wondering what gifts people would really like to receive? Not really expensive ones though. Just gifts from friends or colleagues that don't cost the earth?

ReinsOfBucephalus · 26/12/2025 09:20

MIL gave me underarm deodorant! 😭😆

Happiness15home · 26/12/2025 09:18

I bought my son a tracksuit from temu..but didn't actually look at the picture!!

Who got the worst gift?
RoniPepper · 26/12/2025 09:09

I got really thick black mittens from MIL. I never wear black. Or mittens.

Agapornis · 26/12/2025 09:07

I'm with family abroad - travelling by plane. My sister got me a (crap, last minute) tiny gift hamper of body lotion etc. All over 100 ml so I can't bring it home with me.

(She's also a twat who has been told for many years not to get me these hampers, yet ignores it every year.)

PhantomOfAllKnowledge · 26/12/2025 09:06

RaisinRainbow · 26/12/2025 05:22

This thread is hilarious. I received a used 2 foot tall Balinese style wooden cat statue, with two chipped ears. It was crudely wrapped in a (second hand) orange gingham tablecloth. The giver is extremely wealthy and knows my decor style, which this is clearly incompatible with.

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I saw someone buying one of those in a charity shop about two months ago - I remember because I quite liked it! I wonder if it was your giver?😁

Sillyme1 · 26/12/2025 09:04

Your local charity shops will love these!

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 26/12/2025 09:04

edwinbear · 25/12/2025 23:20

DS got 2 identical Lynx gift sets. One from us and one from MIL. He took it all in good humour as he’s 16 and actually loves the stuff. His view was well, I have plenty to keep me going for the year 🤣

My mum got a set of Lynx from her partner. He is lovely, usually very generous, but clearly just went into Boots and grabbed the first toiletry set he saw. Which happens to be for a teenage boy.

ETA: she's an 83 year old woman

Nobbynobbsknob · 26/12/2025 09:03

Exh bought me a pack of 12 teaspoons.
In fairness it's an in joke he does every year because I lose loads and actually need them (they never come home in kids lunch boxes)

He's in my good books right now for sleeping on the living room floor after I disturbed a burglar at 3am Christmas morning.

Mum put a mini waxed cheese in my stocking which needs to be refrigerated. She posted the stocking weeks ago. Yum

Other than that everything was great

Femalemachinest · 26/12/2025 09:03

My grandma bought my brother a paper shredder.... he doesnt need/want one

Dreamerinme · 26/12/2025 09:02

A pack of 3 kitchen scrubbing sponges.

Actually feel a bit insulted, which is not like me as I usually can’t be bothered over-thinking it, but the giver sent Amazon wish lists for her and her DC to me.

MauveLibrary · 26/12/2025 09:01

A manky looking pair of oven gloves with the £5 price tag still on them.....from my snotty cow SIL