A CD is a bit shit, the kind of gift i get my mates. Gifts don't have to be expensive, but there should be some thought behind them. I can understand why your a bit 'hmmmm'
The worst present i recieved off DP was a brown dressing gown.
Was gutted for a number of reasons. My birthday was a day after my cousins PERFECT wedding, which was yet another family function he wasn't able to attend due to work - so i got a whole weekend of my grandma tutting and my family teasing me about my 'imaginary partner'.
Then i got home to be given said gown by DP only for him to fall asleep exhausted on the sofa. I made myself beans on toast and went to bed crying.
I was larger at the time, so i think it reinforced how frumpy i was feeling - he told me he brought it in brown 'so it wouldn't stain if i dropped chocolate down it'!! (He wasn't being mean just clueless)
Think what made it worse was that i knew the poor sod had probably deliberated over it for ages, we were broke but I honestly would have been happier with some sparkly earrings from river island for half the price!
In the end we had a long chat about work/life balance and sorted a few issues out, so it might have been a blessing in (brown furry) disguise!!
I do make a fuss over birthdays, nothing expensive, just a small gift and a fun day out. We both work so pissing hard, its just nice to celebrate that person for a day.