To ask what was your favourite gift this Christmas?

Itiswhysofew · 11/01/2026 15:20

Gold diamond pinky ring from DP & a bumper puzzle book from DNiece.

luckylavender · 11/01/2026 13:41

Newname71 · 11/01/2026 12:56

Sorry for your losses. ❤️
Congratulations on your weight loss, what an achievement. I’m 55 soon and have been overweight since my mid 30s. I just can’t get my head in the game though to lose the weight. X

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It just has to be the right time. Be kind to yourself.

HelpMeGetThrough · 11/01/2026 13:40

New Cordless screwdriver, well, it’s a drill driver, really good one and charges quickly.

Tradesman we had in a while ago nicked my Dewalt one. Hard to prove it as he had gone from here, still text him to tell him I knew he had it and he was a prick. No more tradesman here, I’ll do it myself!!

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Newname71 · 11/01/2026 12:56

luckylavender · 11/01/2026 12:35

I had some lovely presents but I’ve had a terrible few years with both parents dying. I’m an only child and live over 200 miles away. They both had dementia to differing degrees and it’s been hellish. I also work fulltime. Fortunate that my employer has been amazing. I have also struggled with my weight all my life and post COVID decided it was now or never. I have lost 5.5 stone, kept if off, have a very healthy BMI for the first time ever. Size 12. I am amazed and treated myself to some 501s which I never thought I could ever look good in. I’m nearly 64, but it’s true they feel so much better than chocolate tastes!

Sorry for your losses. ❤️
Congratulations on your weight loss, what an achievement. I’m 55 soon and have been overweight since my mid 30s. I just can’t get my head in the game though to lose the weight. X

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luckylavender · 11/01/2026 12:35

I had some lovely presents but I’ve had a terrible few years with both parents dying. I’m an only child and live over 200 miles away. They both had dementia to differing degrees and it’s been hellish. I also work fulltime. Fortunate that my employer has been amazing. I have also struggled with my weight all my life and post COVID decided it was now or never. I have lost 5.5 stone, kept if off, have a very healthy BMI for the first time ever. Size 12. I am amazed and treated myself to some 501s which I never thought I could ever look good in. I’m nearly 64, but it’s true they feel so much better than chocolate tastes!

dms1 · 11/01/2026 12:33

Tickets to see The Proclaimers from DH; DD took me pottery painting. It was a lovely day spent with her and I’m looking forward to collecting our pottery after it’s been glazed & fired

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Newname71 · 11/01/2026 12:31

Ophy83 · 11/01/2026 08:56

Could you share the name of the cold case game? My friend and his wife will be having a baby soon. They are both into puzzles/challenges and this sounds like a great activity for the inevitable increase in evenings spent at home.

I got some lovely gifts. A beautiful pair of earrings. Hagrid's umbrella (quite random but I love it - and it works!). A voucher for a restaurant we haven't tried yet that is supposed to be fantastic.

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Hi. Google unsolvedcasefiles.com. There are a few to choose from 😊

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JemOfAWoman · 11/01/2026 12:23

My suffragette tartan wrap - from one of my direct reports at work!

pinksheetss · 11/01/2026 12:04

My heated blanket/throw. The best thing ever

Konstantine8364 · 11/01/2026 11:57

A red wine decanter! Ive wanted one for ages, my lovely friend bought me a gorgeous one without being asked and I love it! I feel like a real adult when Ive used it 🤣

ShortColdandGrey · 11/01/2026 11:54

My new cosy dressing gown and my Lego set that I wasn't expecting.

Peridot1 · 11/01/2026 11:41

@bloomchamp - how lovely!

Some lovely gifts here. And as a few have said it’s the thoughtful ones that really count.

My favourite was Lego - DH got me the Home Alone house. I’ve been looking at it off and on for a few years but it’s expensive so I kept saying no. It’s being retired this year so he decided it was now or never.

Squirrelchops1 · 11/01/2026 11:40

A box of Nordic socks from MIL. In this cold weather my feet have never been so cosy

MadisonAvenue · 11/01/2026 11:38

I have two favourites.
Our oldest son bought us tickets to see Richard Ashcroft in April.
Our youngest bought me a book which is made up of news articles about Oasis, from the start of their career up until the reunion tour.

Sahara123 · 11/01/2026 11:37

bloomchamp · 11/01/2026 09:16

My dd has took up knitting this year as a hobby and to wind down with. My gran was a great knitter and I’d told dd about a beautiful blanket she had made for me when I was young. How I’d used this blanket in all my babies prams including hers and I was so upset when it was lost in a house move when dd was a toddler.

this blanket used to hang over the back of our sofa to hide a little rip lol and it’s partly showing in an old photo I have.

Christmas Day I opened a present from dd which was a blanket that she had knitted using what she could see on that photo!. It’s almost identical and it’s beautiful. I’m blessed with thoughtful loved ones

Wow that’s really beautiful!!

Sahara123 · 11/01/2026 11:36

My 3 week old first grandchild 🥹

soccermum10 · 11/01/2026 11:34

Time off

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Newname71 · 11/01/2026 11:09

bloomchamp · 11/01/2026 09:16

My dd has took up knitting this year as a hobby and to wind down with. My gran was a great knitter and I’d told dd about a beautiful blanket she had made for me when I was young. How I’d used this blanket in all my babies prams including hers and I was so upset when it was lost in a house move when dd was a toddler.

this blanket used to hang over the back of our sofa to hide a little rip lol and it’s partly showing in an old photo I have.

Christmas Day I opened a present from dd which was a blanket that she had knitted using what she could see on that photo!. It’s almost identical and it’s beautiful. I’m blessed with thoughtful loved ones

Aww. That brought a tear to my eye. What a lovely thoughtful gift! ❤️
Ive just started knitting again after many years. I’ve just signed up to knit blankets for SANDS. 🤍

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bloomchamp · 11/01/2026 09:16

My dd has took up knitting this year as a hobby and to wind down with. My gran was a great knitter and I’d told dd about a beautiful blanket she had made for me when I was young. How I’d used this blanket in all my babies prams including hers and I was so upset when it was lost in a house move when dd was a toddler.

this blanket used to hang over the back of our sofa to hide a little rip lol and it’s partly showing in an old photo I have.

Christmas Day I opened a present from dd which was a blanket that she had knitted using what she could see on that photo!. It’s almost identical and it’s beautiful. I’m blessed with thoughtful loved ones

SusanChurchouse · 11/01/2026 08:59

Itsnotallalark · 02/01/2026 20:48

Lego!

Mine was Lego too! DH got me a Lego Star Trek: The Next Generation shuttlecraft and I love it because I am pathologically nerdy 🤓

Ophy83 · 11/01/2026 08:56

Newname71 · 01/01/2026 20:30

I got 2 perfumes I’d been after but wouldn’t have spent that much myself but my favourite present was off DS2 (18) girlfriend. She got me a fictional cold case file to solve. It comes with cctv stills, crime scene photos, witness statements etc. You have to be detective and work out who the murderer is! I think it’s one of the best things I’ve ever been bought!

Could you share the name of the cold case game? My friend and his wife will be having a baby soon. They are both into puzzles/challenges and this sounds like a great activity for the inevitable increase in evenings spent at home.

I got some lovely gifts. A beautiful pair of earrings. Hagrid's umbrella (quite random but I love it - and it works!). A voucher for a restaurant we haven't tried yet that is supposed to be fantastic.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 11/01/2026 08:53

My lot are fabulous gift givers, not a duff present on the day. But the best ones are the not-expensive things that showed they were listening to me - one gave me some photos (properly printed) of a day out we'd all been on and another gave me a picture that I'd seen and admired in a local shop and then forgotten all about.

Those were illustrations of it really IS the thought that counts.

AffableBill · 11/01/2026 08:51

Sloelydoesit · 02/01/2026 01:03

Sony earbuds. A really good pair
From one of my closest male friends who I am in love with totally.

However we never seem to have the right conversation about what we are doing with our relationship!

His very thoughtful and extravagant gift meant loads - he came for Christmas and we had a great time. Which was also a lovely present in itself

@Sloelydoesit maybe 2026 can be the year you have that conversation. A great gift giver is a lovely thing 💝

dtsmum · 11/01/2026 08:48

I had some lovely gifts, but I think my favourite was from my DSC. They got me a ninja blast and it makes amazing smoothies. I've been on a bit of a health kick since September and I'm eating (drinking) a lot of fruit! It's been used every day!

Memoriesbeingmade · 11/01/2026 08:40

An autistic student of mine is a very talented artist. He gave me a picture he did of me and him. It showed me and him sitting at a desk.
Another student gave me a book from her home country Ukraine. Even though I cannot read it, I was so touched that she gave it to me. Both presents are in my home office.

I have such lovely students. The presents are simple but I am so blessed to have been given them.