Shit presents (lighthearted I think!)

[KenzoBaby]

I'll go first:

• Mum gave me a pair of Aldi slippers 2 sizes too small. Not like I can even diet into them! And a bag of chocolate coins.
• Various clients gave me numerous bottles of wine...I'm an recovering alcoholic (nearly 5 years sober, they weren't to know)
• Colleague who knows about the alcohol issue and to whom I gave said wine gave me some chocolates instead...champagne truffles.

I didn't get any shit presents this year, but that sucks about the champagne truffles.

Lol, yeah, I used to LOVE champagne truffles...but wouldn't risk getting the taste for it again! In fairness to said colleague, I don't think he realised a) that they were champagne truffles; or b) that that would be an issue - it's not something that would perhaps even cross the mind of a non-alcoholic.

I do sometimes wonder what my clients/colleagues/neighbours would say if they realised they were giving booze every year to a recovering alcoholic...it's not something you can necessarily tell everyone! (But I don't fit the stereotype of an older man lying in the gutter drinking out of a brown paper bag so it probably would never occur to them!)

Lots of toiletries I won't use. I have very sensitive skin and use the same trusted things over and over.

Chocolate. Don't eat it, biscuits don't eat them.

A scarf, dont wear them as I hate anything close to my neck, and a 100% polyester nightie.

Not ungrateful but it seems such a waste. Will donate or regift where possible.

Annoying about the truffles and wine. Well done on five years sobriety! Fantastic achievement x

I got a 'fanny & face' towel..... it's so beautiful I'm going to put it in the downstairs loo

My husband got a pack off coat hangers off his mother 🤣

Thanks brightbluesky!

Sorry to hear about everyone else's rubbish gifts! The slippers are heading to the charity shop tomorrow and I've regifted the champagne truffles.

Haven’t got a good one yet apart from two books I asked for and one of them I’ve read and it was rubbish!

That sounds mean and ungrateful I know.

I accidentally added some giant running knickers to my Amazon wishlist a couple of months ago instead of to my private shopping list (I use this so I don't forget stuff that I've seen in a magazine etc), I realised about a week later and moved them. It turns out that this was the week FIL did the christmas shop, and instead of the nice bits and pieces on my list, he chose the long legged pants as my present.
So, much as I actually wanted these, and they will get used, I am being a bit unreasonable to have wanted the earrings or something else instead, and think its a weird choice.

I've been quite lucky with gifts this year's. Books I really wanted. Lots of candles as I always have one lit.

Usually I get presents of clothes from my parents which don't fit and are not the sort of thing I would wear. They didn't buy for me at all this year so don't have this issue 🙂

I got a really good Bluetooth speaker from DH. He has used it constantly- it was supposed to be for my record player.

Some M&S scented drawer liners which my friend told me she had got in a charity shop. They were so old, the smell had totally disappeared. They are now on my compost heap!

I got bottles of prosecco (which I hate and it’s no secret. I also only drink 4 times in the year)

I asked for a yankee candle and got a supermarket own brand candle

I asked for clarinet skim care and got.... nail varnish in awful colours (brown, gold and peach)

Ugh I got loads of shit presents. Thing is I hate waste and quite a eco-friendly soul so just feel its kinda sad and I would of much rather a gift voucher instead of loads of tat. Trying not to sound ungrateful here...

My Mum - Awful glass bird decorations (I love birds but these are bad!), a poppy grow seed mat (I don't have a proper garden), some vegan bathbombs (I don't have a bath), the worst slippers I have ever seen, a luggage strap?, a Christmas question game which looks crap too. My mum knows me well but her memory isn't great and I don't know why she got some of the stuff?

Brother & Sister In Law - Smellies which are tested on animals so won't ever use

Mother in Law - Orgami book?

Step Nanny - Shortbread Biscuits which aren't vegan/contain milk.

Dad - Chocolate which also is dairy

Nanny - Some random napkins

Writing this list I have to laugh because there is so much random stuff but my partner has bene gifted even worse and no idea how we can donate without certain people noticing haha xx

MIL bought me a tea strainer and a tea cosy. She has known me for 30 years and I have never drunk tea. Mind you DH does, so maybe it was a hint to look after him!

Not this year but from MIL...

Got a bottle of prosecco and a box of biscuits off my nan. Dh and I don't drink, never have. I'm celiac. They know about all this. Mum will have told her what to get so even stranger. I messaged DB asking if SIL wants prosecco as I only know her to drink it. Apparently they got a £100 cheque.

Strangely enough when I'm buying for them for Xmas I'm told not to buy generic stuff, they won't like that. No chocolates, alcohol or soaps. Must be something nice and expensive. Shame it doesn't work the other way.

I don't think I'm the favourite grandchild 😁

I've written about this on another thread, as it's symptomatic of how some people don't listen.

XP came over on Boxing Day saying he'd found the perfect present for me. He'd bought me a print copy of a book I have on Audible, that I've listened to many many times and THAT I DISCUSSED WITH XP BECAUSE I FOUND ONE CHAPTER PROBLEMATIC! So I actually talked about having listened to the book, about the contents and the topic with XP, but he completely forgot the conversation ever happened and went off and bought the book.

It's one reason he's an ex.

Jesus christ @walnut that's bad..
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You win

Oh disclaimer though...I told them not to buy us anything this year! We didn't need anything. We don't need soaps, chocolates or anything else. If they were desperate to buy for us I love new socks.

I think I remember that crab from a previous year, @Walnutwhipster!

Whispers I don’t hate it

My family are pissing me off more and more, my sister is a lot older so her kids are only a few years younger than me and I've spent years buying them all decent presents that they wanted and then nice presents for my sister and her husband. Now I've got my own DS the attitude is "there's too many to buy for so we're having a £5 limit" and then putting a fiver in a card for a 3 year old! chocolate for my OH and alcohol for me, 0% thought.

This year has actually been pretty okay. Last year I got 2 embroidered cat handbags, one from MIL (who usually does a brilliant job with presents) and one from my Grandma. They've never met each other, but I thought they must have conspired. Yes, I like cats... but I'm also a woman in my late 20's. The image attached is an example, but it's actually nicer than the ones received.

I got a brooch similar to this (but more diamanté!) from my eccentric MIL one year. I was 23 at the time. I saw a jewellery box and imagined earrings or something. When I opened it ‘good grief’ escaped my lips! I think I got away with it...

I only got two presents this year due to family breakdown.

From DS1 I got a book I read about a year ago and from DS2 I got a pair of running gloves when I already own at least a dozen pairs of gloves - all gifted. I’m trying to look at this as DS1 knew I would like this book and couldn’t have known I already have it as he’s away at university most of the year, and DS2 is only 10 and knows I like to run so his was also well thought out and well meant. Still stung a bit on the day though as everyone else opened piles of gifts all bought and wrapped by me and oohed and aahed