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To think clothes pegs are NOT a birthday present?

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EssenceOfGelfling · 08/07/2014 13:40

Happy birthday to me!

DH gave me one main present (£250 camera) which I am delighted with. He also got 2 small presents for the DCs to give to me. One was clothes pegs. Apparently he was struggling to find something in Tesco and knew we needed them.

WTF?

Even worse - MIL gave me clothes pegs a couple of years ago as a stocking filler. DH and I had a good laugh about it....

Meanwhile my mum sent me a beautiful bunch of flowers. Except I have terrible hayfever and have been sneezing continuously in the 10 mins I've had them in the house. She has never sent me flowers before because she knows this :-(

I am trying not to be all entitled about it, its not a significant birthday and I'm so happy with the camera. But seriously - CLOTHES PEGS???? I fucking hate laundry!

I am trying to think of something equivalent for his next birthday. Suggestions welcome.

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MammaTJ · 08/07/2014 14:44

YANBU but, don't get too stroppy about it, given you have the lovely camera.

Rafflesway · 08/07/2014 14:45

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LittleprincessinGOLDrocks · 08/07/2014 14:51

For my 21st my dad got me a duvet. He had gone to the USA for a holiday just before my birthday, and thought I would like an American duvet (like a very thick fleece blanket). He walked right past Tiffanys &co with their stunning jewellery ( which would have fitted so much better in his suitcase) and went straight to what every 21 year old dreams of, the home wears aisle to get a duvet!
Some men just don't do gifts very well.
YANBU about the pegs. I think you need to find interesting things to peg them on to and take photos of them... Grin

Aeroflotgirl · 08/07/2014 14:53

Wow that's lovely of him, the camera would definitely mark up for it

usualsuspectt · 08/07/2014 14:55

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clippityclop · 08/07/2014 14:56

My colleague bought his wife a new washing line for Christmas. Lucky you having a new camera!

diddl · 08/07/2014 14:59

Well obviously the camera makes up for it, but pegs??Grin

SimoneAdriaan · 08/07/2014 15:05

Men and presents! one year, my Mum complained shortly before Christmas that she could never find the tweezers and my Dad thought that would be an excellent gift, so got her a cheap manicure set and that was her present. He has not lived that down.

My Birthday is in April and my 18th fell on Easter sunday, and for my birthday from my boyfriend of over a year, I received an easter egg. It wasn't a £1 one, so I'll give him that, it was one of the more interesting ester eggs and that was my 18th birthday present from him. He is quite lucky he is still my boyfriend, but while it kinda upset me at the time, it's a funny joke now, and I have lost count of how many '18th birthday presents' I've had off him now haha!

hellsbellsmelons · 08/07/2014 15:09

I snorted at your thread title.
Brilliant.
I would be pretty miffed if someone gave me pegs as a pressie.
You will laugh at this in years to come.
I bet you never forget this birthday!
Happy birthday by the way.

OnIlkelyMoorBahtat · 08/07/2014 15:12

As a small child I once bought my lovely grandfather a comb for Christmas - poor man was bald! Grin

pissedglitter · 08/07/2014 15:14

It's my birthday today too Essence
I got nothing as fancy as clothes pegs though

MardyBra · 08/07/2014 15:20

What was your other "stocking filler"?

Bettercallsaul1 · 08/07/2014 15:25

Definitely agree that opening a lovely and coveted camera and then a packet of plastic pegs is going from the sublime to the ridiculous! The only saving grace is that it was from one of the children, not him!

Mark it down to the rich tapestry of life's experiences! (And buy him a packet of grout for his next birthday!)

Happy Birthday, Essence!

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EssenceOfGelfling · 08/07/2014 15:28

Pissedglitter happy birthday! Have some Cake

MardyBra it was a little paddling pool Confused is it exclusively for me or do I have to share with the DCs? There's only room for one of us in there!

Have just had a play with new camera now that the battery's charged and am feeling much congenial about the whole thing Grin

Thanks for the other examples of rubbish presents, they've cheered me up too, particularly the comb for bald grandpa! I fully expect my kids to choose random things for me (which I will treasure!) but as they are 3 and 1 only DH is to blame for the peg choice I'm afraid.

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KurriKurri · 08/07/2014 15:29

I would create an artistic structure out of the clothes pegs (are there enough to make a massive peg-knob?) take a photo of it with your camera and make it into a card for his birthday. Grin

On a more helpful note, my late MIL gave me a peg-bag for Christmas once in the shape of a little dress with a pinny attached, it is gopping - I can pop it in the post if you want somewhere to store your pegs.

TheSpottedZebra · 08/07/2014 15:34

Maybe the clothes pegs are a suggestion of some hot sex tonight?

'Playfully' peg his nipples when he's least suspecting. He'll love it, I am sure. If he queries it, tell him a random from the internet told you to...

Dontgotosleep · 08/07/2014 15:57

Sorry but I'm laughing to myself trying to picture the scene where you recieved the pegs. Okay not the best present in the world but it's the thought that counts. Saying that though I don't suppose I'd be doing a merry dance if my d.p gave me pegs for my birthday but I would see the funny side.
At least you got a camera though.
Oh Happy birthday B.T.W. x

weeblueberry · 08/07/2014 16:22

I personally would have laughed like a drain and referred to them as my birthday pegs for the rest of my life. But then I guess it's about reading the person eh?

redexpat · 08/07/2014 18:54

Someone on mn wss given loo roll for xmas from a toxic mother or mil. There was no accompanying camera. Really try and focus on the camera Smile

alemci · 08/07/2014 19:02

I think it's nice he got you things from dc. be grateful.

you have a camera as a present, if he bought you a present like a washing machine then I would understand yabu

Shakirasma · 08/07/2014 19:16

For our first Christmas together, DH bought me a set of jump leads. The next year he got me an electric tin opener and an electric knife. Fortunately his gift buying initiative has improved over the years.

Does your DH need shoe laces, or dental floss?

HappyAgainOneDay · 08/07/2014 20:15

Happy birthday OP. Thanks

Some of the suggested presents on here have made me laugh. JoeyMaynardsGhost's idea of pile cream is a good idea and that made me think of a laxative perhaps?

MehsMum · 08/07/2014 20:32

Someone I know was once given a washing machine for her birthday by her DH.... And, so far as I know, nothing else. Not even chocolates.

MissYamabuki · 08/07/2014 20:50

Oh dear OP. Are they really cute pegs? Grin

Thoughtful gifts I've had in the past from DP's family as main Christmas presents include:

a blank videotape
A blank cassette
Seamless socks(given away for free during long-haul flight)
hob cleaner

None of which I ever asked for or expressed the slightest interest in. Incidentally they can afford to spend £10ks in cash on their hobbies... but it's the thought that counts, isn't it?Wink

mumminio · 08/07/2014 23:12

Regift the same clothes pegs back to him. I did this years ago with someone who got me a "hilarious" crappy present, and that same present got exchanged by us each Christmas until one of us moved away/lost the present. Just make sure to get a really lovely present too!!

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