To think that so many people are so ungrateful about presents

[Queenbean]

I am surprised by how many threads and comments there are on here today slagging off presents people have got. It's like a competition to say "what was the worst present you got". Some of these are presents that id like, or that I'd give, or that I don't love but wouldn't really be upset to receive. But either way, I'm not sure I could work up the effort to be annoyed that sil bought me candles, or that mil didn't give me a gift that was worth as much as my partner, or that someone bought me tickets to something that I haven't heard of.

Some of these people will have put loads of effort in to choosing these and then still people are moaning that they don't like them. Christmas really isn't worth moping around being disappointed by your lot - and what if you'd bought someone something and then saw them bitching online about not liking it? The first of these threads arrived at 9am on Christmas Day! What??!

Aibu to think that some mners should quit moaning and just be grateful for what they have?

I know that no thought goes in to my aunt in laws gifts. She gave my son (3 weeks old) a door stop with the name of her workplace on it. So she'd nicked it basically. I still gratefully accepted it, it saved me buying one but I can't help but feel she should have addressed the kind and meaningful gift to me instead of a baby.

He's 6 now and we haven't received anything else from her except malicious gossip so the door stop was great in comparison!

Im really fucked off about presents this year!

More or less everyone i have given a present to has not said thanks, fuck all or anything.

They can all piss off next year. I havent received a xmas card back from half of the people i sent one to either

They can piss off next year too.

Ungrateful swines!!!

Some of these people will have put loads of effort in to choosing these and then still people are moaning that they don't like them in fairness, I think people's gripe was that people weren't putting any thought or effort into choosing gifts (eg "cheap" toiletry sets)

Aibu to think that some mners should quit moaning and just be grateful for what they have? actually I'm on the fence on this. Although I agree there has been a lot of winging on MN since yesterday, I find myself feeling sad for people who report that their DP couldn't even be bothered to choose a small thoughtful gift for the person they are meant to be partners with, because it says much more about the malaise of their relationship than anything else.

Wingeing

Daisy I'm not talking about those where the op's partner has ignored them / bought them a petrol station gift. I'm talking about the ones saying that their worst gift is a mug / candle / soap set. Because worst shows that they've received all other good presents and just moaning about that one

Agree that the former ones are very sad