The worst present someone could ever give you...

[FuckThatBullshit]

It's Sunday and I'm bored! I'll go first:

A kindle. Can't beat a good old fashioned page turning book

A puppy. Absolutely no chance

A spa day. Prefer rollercoasters!

A personalised registration plate. They make my eyeballs cringe

Hot air balloon ride. No way I'd ever do it. Not scared of heights but if I'm going up there I want an engine at least. And some wings. Not fire. See also: gliders.

Rally driving experience or super car track day. Makes my neck hurt thinking about the g-forces. I'd be terrified with the speed.

I have had a spa day. Was good to spend time with DD and the massage was nice but wouldn't bother again. Lots of lying around in a robe.

I 9 get another jumper of mum in law who I love to bits I’ll scream I can’t wear jumpers now. Hate ornaments or just tat basically.

Pretty much anything that is marketed as a “gift”.

My top worst present would also be a personalised number plate!! I’d be heartbroken if my family ever gifted me one.

Pretty much anything from a “gifts for her“ list
I don’t wear make-up, do “skincare”, handbags, clothes, glitter, pink etc
I do appreciate some smellies but stick to bathbombs not those sets with all the other bits!
I’d be perfectly happy with new saucepans, or similar items if they were things I needed :)

This thread has made me feel better. My friends and family think my ‘anti gift’ stance is miserable but I hate the waste, both of time and money. I don’t mind sharing cash and will happily pick up the tab from a meal with a friend but I can’t abide buying tat that nobody really wants. Presence not presents! I’d be perfectly happy to never receive another gift (unless any of my family win the lottery and offer to pay off the mortgage)

This happed about 2 and a half years ago now wedding anniversary. I had missies at the time like living in a foggy bathroom so couldn’t read much dh brought me a present he spent on taxis getting it, I was hoping for something special. He handed me a book in Welsh I was gutted. To this day I’ve never picked it up and never will.

Any expensive thing, that I've been building up to buying myself, done loads of research on and know exactly what I want - and then they surprise me with a different one, that doesn't do what i want / need it to, but has cost lots and means I then can't justify the cost of the thing I actually wanted.

Yes I’ve had this, I asked for money/vouchers towards something I wanted from my parents and partner as I had saved money towards a big purchase and didn’t want them wasting money on things that I just don’t want. Both parents decided to surprise me with a cheap, poor quality version that was none refundable. So I was left with two unsuitable items and felt like I couldn’t justify spending so much money purchasing a third then.

A tarantula.
A cookery course.

A hot-air ballon ride. A meal in a seafood restaurant. A caving trip. A parachute jump. A handling session with tarantulas...

Can I just add... everyone says gift vouchers are shit and thoughtless. I think they are great! You can just buy what you want then (as long as they are general high street vouchers and not for a specific unwanted experience 15008876 miles away!)

Clothing

Smellies - I'm allergic to virtually everything

Air fresheners/reed diffusers - prepare to meet your maker if you buy me these 😠😠😠

A pet - I have enough to look after already

Anything really, because I hate gifts 😄

Smellies

Jewellery - the reason you've never seen me wear any is NOT because I tragically don't own any.

Massive itchy chunky jumpers

Massive itchy chunky jumpers identical to the ones bought for other female relatives.

Itchy chunky woollen underwear that can't be tumble dried (there is a theme emerging). I would have to go to Antarctica to be that cold.

Bath bombs, chrysanthemums and pink gin.

Perfume , have allergies
Most smellies
Vinyl records , I don't have a record player

Anything from LUSH

Agree about tickets for any musicals
Indoor orchids (I kill them every time)
Voucher for Nando’s/Zizzi/Wagamama
Clothing from Zara or Next

A race entry for an Ironman triathlon.

@Holothane

He handed me a book in Welsh

Do you even speak/read Welsh? I'm intrigued by this.

A framed picture of a rock in the Peak District.

Oh, wait. That actually happened last Christmas. From a close friend too 😭

@Afit, a very few words only he’s taught me. It was about one of the apostles. I was just gutted he just said”You like your Christian books” at the time I loved bible journaling can’t do it now due to arthritis. Plus my eyes were misty at the time so even a book I could normally read I couldn’t.

Anything that requires me to go up high- hot air balloon experience/rock climbing/bungee jumping. I'm terrified of heights.

And, rather ungratefully I'm sure- any jewellery made with yellow gold. Especially if it also incorporates emeralds.

I have serious 'gift anxiety' and loathe giving and receiving gifts. I'm totally for asking the person to save wasting time money and effort and then they get exactly what they would like/want. Sadly this never happens for me and I've had some shite 'big' presents. Even when I was asked by my friends what I'd like for a big birthday I said vouchers for a particular shop as I was really keen on a specific bit of outdoor kit that I'd no way afford myself and I could put towards it and really treasure it - I got quite possibly the worst gift experience (for an Escape Room) which was something I would just hate doing. Worst part was, it meant to even take part, I would then have to organise taking 5 other people to a city elsewhere for an hour doing something I have absolutely no interest in which is just a hassle - it was such a burden. I sold it on Ebay for less than it was worth just to get rid of it. Same birthday from another group of friends I got a canvas with 'words' associated with me shaped into the age I was. Like I needed reminding or I'd ever hang it up. Fine if it had been a card but ffs. They even had to ask my kids for words and phrases because they couldn't think up enough themselves.
Then the worst thing about such shit presents that you have to fake delight else you look like a bad person, on your own birthday, effectively lying in front of all your pals just so they don't feel bad. The whole gift thing is shiiiiiiiiiiiite! And I feel quite strongly about it as you can probably tell.

A girly romance DVD

An ex did this once, I was hugely annoyed, just showed me how little he knew about me.

A voucher/bookable experience.

"Here's something you'd like to do, but including the admin and lots of bogus T&Cs"

I'd rather you asked when I was free and just made a direct appointment.