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Worst wedding gifts ever

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TaterTots · 25/10/2016 23:52

Seeing the 'should we buy them a wedding gift?' got me thinking - what's the worst wedding gift you received (or have seen someone receive)?

My cousin and his first wife received a teapot in the shape of a thatched cottage, decorated with rose bushes, a pair of cutesy country children and, most bizarrely of all, geese. It was one of the most hideous things I've ever seen. I think it was from a distant relative of the bride - I honestly wondered if she'd offended them in some way. Who thinks a 20 year-old pregnant bride desperately needs a cottage-shaped fucking teapot?! It gave us all a good laugh at least.

(Disclaimer - any wedding gift is a wonderful gesture, it's the thought that counts, accept with a gracious smile blah blah blah)

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Serialweightwatcher · 27/10/2016 20:25

florencebabyjo what an interesting combination Wink

Usertoomanynumberstoremember stop being a poo stirrer - it's boring

MopedManiac · 27/10/2016 20:32

Friends of my parents gave us a book about earthworms Hmm and a silver photo frame. A week after we got back from honeymoon DM asked what we wanted her to do with the earthworms. Yep, they'd given us a bag of worms to farm. We had a courtyard flat with a 'garden' the size of half a postage stamp!!

We still laugh about it 20 years on!

cheval · 27/10/2016 20:39

A parrot!! Definitely not on list!

MopedManiac · 27/10/2016 20:44

Seriously?! A parrot?! Did you keep it?

maggienolia · 27/10/2016 21:20

A chocolate penis. From a close friend.
It tasted pretty good though.

TippyT · 27/10/2016 21:51

A whisky flavour condom, and a really weird tea light holder ?? It fell to pieces after two weeks :/

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TaterTots · 28/10/2016 13:57

My friend had her wedding list on Amazon, where you can see what's already been bought. At the top was a set of four wine glasses; however, they were being sold separately by the retailer. I logged into the list and someone had bought three. Why would you do that?

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CoolCarrie · 28/10/2016 14:31

My mil would ! She was going to buy 5 whisky glasses as a engagement gift, thank goodness dh was with her and got the 6th one of the shelf. She is as tight as a duck arse.

Ifailed · 28/10/2016 14:49

A very long time ago, probably before most of you were born (1980s) I was part of a group of friends who were all invited to a posh wedding. The bride was a lovely women, but I'm afraid her mum was a terrible snob, and had already complained about her inviting us as we were clearly a bunch of lazy good-for nothings who were corrupting her daughter.
We all colluded (including the bride) to give the same present, a 2nd hand toaster. You can imagine the comments when the presents were all laid out at the reception, the usual canteen of cutlery, dinner service, bedding etc. Along with 12 battered and broken toasters.
We gave her the real presents when they returned from honeymoon, she said the look on her mum's face was the highlight of day.

Farandole · 28/10/2016 15:26

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Farandole · 28/10/2016 15:31

A subscription to the Daily Mail.

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 28/10/2016 15:36

I wonder how many people at the Fail take to trawling internet chat rooms for a daft story to fill some time?

Featherybum · 28/10/2016 17:10

2 very nice big photo frames.... both containing enlarged photos of each PIL. They were not a joke and we were told to put them on the living room wall. these were also the same PIL who tried to insist we left our wedding reception early to go for dinner with just them.

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TaterTots · 28/10/2016 17:17

ShockShockShock

I'm famous at last!! I can finally cast off the drudgery of the everyday and live the life of an A-lister!

(Accept I can't or I'll utterly out myself BlushGrin)

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Anne63 · 28/10/2016 18:24

I know of a couple who had a bit of a surprise......... groom was member of football team. Every other member of the team bought the couple an identical toaster from Argos. Then on the Monday after the wedding Tesco delivered with dozens of loaves of sliced bread. Apparently bride was none too pleased!

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TaterTots · 28/10/2016 19:07

Arrggghhhh - just realised I've used 'accept' when I meant 'except' AngryAngryAngry Bad Tater!

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limitedperiodonly · 28/10/2016 19:28

We got this thing. I rarely drink orange juice but when I do, I buy a carton of Tropicana.

A couple gave me two peach M&S hand towels that were probably a recycled present. That was very bad. I don't care what anyone says, you do not turn up to a wedding with such a thoughtless present, even if you are on your uppers, which these people weren't.

Worst wedding gifts ever
allegretto · 29/10/2016 22:14

Limited - your pic reminded me - we got one of those too! Apparently it is a classic design but it is really bad at squeezing oranges. I think it got put in a junk box in the cellar.

grannytomine · 29/10/2016 22:19

Gifts aren't always given with affection. I had to buy SIL a wedding present, she was always very condescending to me and of course DH left it to me. I told him I had bought a tea set and matching dinner set and he was happy. It was hideous, the sort of thing they sell off in a market for a few quid. The forced smile when she thanked us was priceless. I know it wasn't nice but in my defence she didn't buy us anything when we got married the year before but DH insisted we had to get something.

Rachel0Greep · 29/10/2016 22:59

2 very nice big photo frames.... both containing enlarged photos of each PIL. They were not a joke and we were told to put them on the living room wall.

Oh dear! Grin
I presume they were not put on the living room wall!

limitedperiodonly · 29/10/2016 23:06

allegretto Oh no. I don't want to think that I gave away a design classic that will be worth a fortune. I kept it for a good five years on display getting in the way in the kitchen because it was too big to go in any of the cupboards.

Gifts aren't always given with affection. So true grannytomine. I don't understand why more people don't understand that.

I gave my 13 year old nephew a bottle of vodka with a scorpion in it. Ostensibly that was because he was fascinated by all things deadly, but also because I knew it would fuck my sister right off.

MommaGee · 30/10/2016 00:16

Weirdest was Kylie towels from a department store. Like her actual name in rhinestones so you can't really use them. Brother of us are big Kylie fans or called Kylie...

MommaGee · 30/10/2016 00:16

*neither of us

VixenLupin · 30/10/2016 00:31

2 dog ornaments from poundland. 1 was a boxer, can't remember what the other was. Random dogs. We didn't have a dog, never expressed any liking for the breeds we were bought. Mind you this is the same person who gave MIL a toilet roll for Christmas.

I did keep them on display for years because I had a collection of tacky presents from my best friend (think hideous tourist shit made from shells) but I haven't seen them for years so think they either got chucked or are still in a box from moving.