Can anyone top my shit presents this year?

[MaybeAMoaner]

I’m a mother of 2, late 30s.
My kids and DH don’t get me anything but this truly doesn’t bother me.

My DM & DS do but they are notoriously bad at buying gifts (no thought, utter tat, occasional regift)
This is what I got:

Size 14 peaky blinders pyjamas (I’m a size 10 and I have never seen the show)

A matalan black pleather hand bag (I have never used a hand bag in my life)

A gigantic woolly itchy looking tartan scarf

Tesco 5 pack of knickers in various ugly patterns

A bottle of Prosecco (I famously hate Prosecco, I call it pisseco and I don’t even drink and form of wine)

I know some may say I’m ungrateful but the level of thought and effort I put into searching for and buying gifts for everyone and I get shit every year.

Bah humbug

@StillMedusa

I got some size 20 pjs from DS2. I'm a 10 However, he has autism and he shopped by himself, so I'm tickled pink that he tried, and will hopefully swap for smaller in a few days!!!!

That’s so lovely @StillMedusa

@Shieldingending

From my SIL I got the present I gave her last year… not actually seen her yet and I really want to say something. Any clever ideas of what I can say ?!

What was the gift? Perhaps she really disliked it and was making a point ?

ForensicAccountant
I love that! And I certainly do at work....often!

Very hard to top the peaky blinders pyjamas OP, that’s a truly awful gift.
My ex’s mum once got me a road map of Essex (didn’t drive, live anywhere near Essex or have any plans to travel to Essex) and a vibrating soap on a rope.

Pre marriage my DH and I were going through a pretty tough patch. Plenty of arguments in the run up to Christmas. Anyway, a present appeared badly wrapped under the tree on Christmas Eve in a carrier bag. Took one look at the box and knew the daft stupid blurt had bought me a tool set complete with hammer. This was confirmed by the Argos receipt still in the carrier bag showing he'd bought it at 15:45 that day, 15 minutes before it shut. How I didn't hit him with it I'll never know.

That really is crap OP. And not even wrapped either? Shameful.

I had some lovely things from my sons (40 and 37) and from one of my friends. The other friend got me:

a footstool in the shape of a bear.
A bottle of gin (I've never liked gin)
a book that I had last year and so have read.
someTesco shower gel
Wilko own make mascara

What example is your DH giving your DC about present giving? Do you get DH anything?

It was a Molten Brown gift set. I genuinely thought it was nice …

The above was in response to Waltzing Betty who asked what the gift was .

A scented candle I cannot use due to them triggering my asthma. A "fancy" cheese and chocolate gift, both of which contain ingredients I am allergic to! All from same family member.

@Shieldingending

It was a Molten Brown gift set. I genuinely thought it was nice …

I'd agree! Maybe it's just not to her taste and she thought you'd like it?

Years ago on Mumsnet we used to do a gift swap thread. Someone would say, for example - I have a box of dark chocolates but only like milk ones, but would prefer toiletries. And swap their chocs for the Baylis stuff. It was quite good.

Waltzing Betty - I love it ! Have decided to just try to forget about the regift and enjoy using it. I usually buy cheap stuff only for myself so it’s a treat for me

My DM gifted me this 'face massager'. She also gave me a face pack for dull and fatigued skin.

TBH though, I find it hilarious and can't stop laughing. My 'massager' has pride of place in front of the TV while she stays with me this week.

The year my adult sister discovered car boot sales, I got a glass pyrex dish with baked on food in the rim groove and my young son got a plastic car with no steering wheel. Next year I got a used pottery soap dispenser that I had already previously seen in her bathroom. She portrays herself as the most generous present giver in the family

Had too many years of shit presents l finally agreed with mum and sister to just get something small.
I would rather not have any gifts that crap l don't need or want.

Some of these are making me laugh. Especially glitter leggings that now feel to be the most on trend gift ever . Tired of pens and endless chocolate from DH, I bought myself gifts this year for him to give me for the first time. Very pleased with them .

Also taking away some advice from this thread and my experience is to stop stressing about finding the perfect gift. No point when looking at the pile of bland toiletries from others. Next year I’m going to suggest charity donations instead. Better use of money.

I would be more upset at no presents from dh than crap presents from others.

My oldest friend has started buying me gifts from a 90's tv show. I did live the show back in the day but I'm in my 40's now. Today I opened a themed bag, like proper handbag but with images from the show. I repeat, I'm in my 40's! My teen dd was eyeing it up so told her she was welcome to it, she was delighted and going to use it for school.

An ugly flannel, long sleeved nightshirt. I despise long sleeves when I'm sleeping.
V old fashioned, uncomfortable slippers that are too small
A black dressing gown which is too small (both this and slippers grabbed from Boots, so generic sizes and I'm a big girl)
Fake after eight type mints
A free desktop charity calendar
A pair of Guinness socks (I don't drink Guinness and not meant as a joke)

Size 14 peaky blinders pyjamas (I’m a size 10 and I have never seen the show)

One year I got bathroom mats and a packet of coat hangers too, that was a good year

FIL and wife got dh and I a £50 amazon voucher. I appreciate its better than some of the crap on this thread but we put effort into thinking of gifts and post them over as they live far away. Pretty much annually, we receive the same e voucher a day or so after our package of presents is delivered. I also think its really tight to effectively spend £25 on your DS at Christmas when there are no financial circumstances that would make this necessary.

Also received some Ted Baker lotion sets with giver chanting at me that they were Ted Baker as if I'd been given the crown jewels. I suffer badly with eczema as does giver so quite why they insist on buying these sets is beyond me.

I’d had too many years of dh going off at Christmas and buying me a whole ‘mum’ outfit from bloody Fatface, you can guess what it looked like, socks with gold thread running through them, bootcut jeans and a hoody. Frumpy. Every year I would take it all back, be given vouchers and then buy the kids some new clothes!
Now, my daughters are older teenagers and steer him in the right direction. So I do actually get lovely presents and he does always choose me a nice Christmas dress too.
It’s taken a while but I finally have nice presents to open from him on Christmas Day!
I don’t believe in giving anyone a list, I earn my own money and if I need or want things I buy them, but it’s the thought that goes into choosing something for someone else.

About 6 months ago our doorbell broke. I casually mentioned to DH about replacing it with a Ring doorbell, but he poopooed the idea completely (and quite vehemently actually) so I said OK and bought just a regular standard doorbell replacement. Never thought about it again, never mentioned it again. Guess what he bought me for Christmas. A bloody Ring doorbell. I do not need 2 doorbells. Plus I'm a SAHM so if I want to know who's at the door I can just open it.

I got a photo of a rock in the Peak District. Incredibly annoyed as I spent a fortune in time, money and love searching for the right gift for them.