Have you ever received a present so shity saying thank you made you cringe?

[BlueMoonAndRedNose]

I turn 50 at the beg of Sept. A friend asked to meet me for coffee yesterday and gave me a gift, she asked me not to open it there and then, but she didn't mean to wait for my birthday either.
This friend of mine turned 50 2 years ago and I gave her a stunning Becksondergaard scarf which she has worn a lot, I see her in photos wearing it all the time.
Got home, opened the present, it is a plain little milk jug. No tag on it, no label, looks unused but old, has a small chip on the handle.
I am not usually materialistic but I think that this is a thoughtless present and nothing, or a £5. bottle of wine would have been more appropriate.

Why wouldnt peole in London use a vegetable steamer?

From an ex - on my 21st birthday (which also happened to be his 22nd). He arrived over an hour late to our joint party as he'd bought himself an old car to do up, hadn't told me about it, no apology for being late. He gave me a mug with sheep on, that he freely admitted had come out of the box of random stuff that his mother kept for presents. On my 21st. Not like he could exactly forget the day, as he was exactly a year older than me...

This thread is brilliant (apart from the sad posts about nasty gift giving).
I’d have loved the rude comedy album (was it Derek and Clive?) and the rubber duck with a dick?
My MIL was visiting us along with my parents and she told my mum that her DD’s FIL has given her and ashtray with a penis decorating it. We all laughed and both MIL and my mum agreed that it would be better suited for me.

If someone consistently gives you Christmas crackers or a box of biscuits do the same back.

I used to give my friend lovely stuff while she gave me shit from her regifring cupboard. Now I just send a text wishing happy birthday or Christmas.

I once got a box of plasters as a birthday present. Still scratching my head.

In response to the milk jug story...maybe something happened to the present that she was going to give you so she hastily replaced it with a milk jug that she stole from the coffee shop where you met

One of my closest friends always buys really nice gifts for me to the point I look forward to opening them. For Christmas one year we'd spoken beforehand and made a point of saying we'd definitely buy each other 'something small' this time. I sent a message and checked with her. She used to buy me nice things like L'Occitane toiletries and Korean little soaps and things I loved and used.

The year before last her gift arrived in the post and it was in a massive box. I had no idea what it could be. I opened it... and recoiled in horror. It was a gorilla.

Seriously, it was an almost full size, furry gorilla in a box.

I still don't understand it to this day, unless it was meant to be a joke about the 'small' present thing.

Attached is a pic of what said gorilla was like...

I've no idea what I was meant to do with it. I actually found it a bit frightening...

sky my friend and i send each other ridiculous presents like that. This year I sent him a life sized horse's head to menace him. One year he sent me a box of clippings from his lawn. He sends me massive Easter presents with the goriest cruxifiction scenes, and a chocolate Jesus (he's Jewish).