If you found a gift that you gave in the charity shop would you buy it again and take it to your mums house?

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If you knew For sure as you’d “inscribed” something under it

Suggestions please

LH of course !

embroidery chicken thing

A what??

I like the 'sneak it in' idea. Joke over it could then be donated again.

I wouldn’t to be honest because if you did, a tiny part of them might wonder if you really were joking or not.

Is this the ornament that was on the Charity Shop Shit on Facebook?

Is this the ornament that was on the Charity Shop Shit on Facebook?

That’s what I was wondering too

no, but I would take it as a friendly hint that it was time to stop the pointless exchange of tat. Buying presents for adults is really silly. Buy lunch instead

The OP bought it 25 years ago, I’d say it’s had a good innings as a gift!

Ha, I thought charity shop shit Facebook ornament too - old fashioned love for an up to date mum or something similar?

Op you have to give an idea of what it is?

Do you think your mum has been trying to declutter?

You might regularly visit the charity shop and keep an eye on it.
It may not sell.

I hate clutter and would probably do this way before 25 years.

She kept the bloody thing for 25 years . I think it would be really weird to present it to her again; is she supposed to fall about laughing (what’s the actual joke? She thought she’d seen the back of it), feel embarrassed (what’s in that for you?)
She’ll probably just think you’re a prickly little madam thinking 25 years of displaying your tat on the mantlepiece wasn’t long enough.
I’m really amazed at all the posters thinking this would be hilarious, tbh.

Is this something you bought/made as a child and your Mother has displayed it for 25 yrs ? If so she's done well to tolerate it that long (my children were much younger when I informed them I would no longer go out sporting jewellery made out of pasta and egg boxes).

But yes I think it would be a good joke to buy it back and hide it somewhere in your Mum's house - possibly with a note attached saying 'you can't get rid of me that easily'

Yes, and say how lovely now you’ve got a pair.

I’d do this. 😂

Put it on the door step, knock and run away.

I saw a similar post on charity shop shit Facebook group earlier. It was an ornament the poster had given as a child engraved with best mum or something.

It wasn't even a nice ornament and I can see how the mum had enough memories of the daughter without keeping something silly. Our houses would all be full to bursting if we kept every gift forever.

I would buy it back and place it under her pillow or something. Or take photos of it enjoying adventures like going on holiday etc and send them to her and make a joke about it.

I'm not on FB! Can someone post a photo of today's ornament please? (Am so nosy, but not enough to join FB)

What is it?

Could someone post a link to the charity shop shit Facebook ornament thread please?

Flamingos idea is the best 🤣

Please do it and go to visit her tomorrow

Don't make us beg or wait weeks

This is the reason I take my unwanted gifts (and there are many) to a charity shop in a town that my mum can’t reach by public transport!

I struggle to think of anything I had 25 years ago that I’d still want now other than jewellery and even then, only very special items

My dad bought me something I'd taken to a charity shop, telling me how lucky it was to find such a rare object. It was something he'd bought me in France many years ago.

Well that depends really - on what kind of Charity Shop Shit it was I suppose

@dustibooks

My mum is a quilter and has a fabric stuffed chucked that she has badges attached to from her clubs, pins and needles etc. Basically a fancy pin cushion. I assume it’s one of these!