to start a random/unsuitable/shit xmas present thread

[skyofdiamonds]

Please share your absolute shockers here!

Wtf is the MATTER with these people? It makes me so cross just reading about these thoughtless presents. Hope the New Year brings you all happy things.

BIL brought be air freshener lol it's a battery one that squirts up

Two books to complete a set - that doesn't belong to me,I'm just looking after them!

My dh nan always buys me random tat. I don't mean to sound ungrateful but its pointless I would rather have nothing. This was the delight I had this year and my 9 year old had pink Bambi socks. He pissed himself when he opened them

My poor OH got three completely awful presents from family friends who have known him his entire life and are (supposedly) like a second family.

I have long had issues with my family buying utterly thoughtlessly for me, but he always seemed ok/saw the funny side...so I thought till he quietly admitted he was a bit upset they thought the items were things he'd like (one of them is quite distastefully sexist).

Such a waste of money and disappointing too.

A 'mulled wine' scented reed diffuser...i hate 'Christmas' scented stuff anyway, but if I wanted my house to smell of alcohol and cinnamon I'd just make mulled wine and drink it.

Oh I like those reed diffusers, I looked everywhere for one myself. I wanted a spiced apple one. I bought my mum one .

I also had a gift set of socks and foot cream from dh aunty and she had written to my big sister on it . Obviously meant for my mil dunno how I ended up with it.

I give you the secret santa present that was on my desk when I arrived at work this morning. I Googled and they're from poundland meaning some tight, fucker owes me £3.

Oyster - hideous

Opened last of our gifts yesterday from sil. Me and dh had a Poundland box of chocolate biscuits between us. Kids and a hat and glove set each.

My sister had A hamper with all the toiletries she uses off our mum. She was very upset that it contained Femfresh (because nothing says merry Christmas like wash your fanny ) - I thought it was hilarious, as she also got money, a coat she wanted and loads of other nice stuff. Our parents are pretty good gifters, it was a practical effort by mum aimed at saving my sister money on the stuff she uses every day.

I got a lynx gift set. I'm a woman but it's OK because it was lynx for ladies with the pink and white packaging. Arghhhhhh.

DD got an age 4 jumper, she's 18 months and still very much in 12-18 clothing so it's going to be a while. She got some age 5 trousers for her 1st birthday too. She'll be wearing them at around age 11 at this rate.

Glass handbag. I dont like handbags. Rucksac so much better.

It contained a used ( as in had dirty cooking oil) oven glove. A guide dog tea towel ( musty smell) an obviously acquired in a charity shop coin purse in a box with several rips and holes and a previously owned plain navy handbag which again I suspect from a charity shop.
Nothing I had suggested nothing of any use to me whatsoever....

That's actually disgusting. I would hand them back.

My narcissistic mother gave my 6yo ds a massive box of craft stuff. Lovely i hear you all say! No, no no. It was used. Used card, dried out felt tips, Stickers for card making such as happy birthday, in sympathy and on your retirement. Whats he supposed to do with that? As if im gonna unleash a six year old on a sympathy card? Most stickers had been used! Pile of stickers with fairies and flowers on! Ds gave them to his sister. Basically my mother had emptied her craft drawers out and couldnt be bothered to go to the bin.

I dont mind stuff like that, if she had just given me it for the kids to play with. But apparently this was his main present that she was so excited about. It was a box of crap!!! Poor lad tried so hard not to cry. Im not ungrateful but to see my boy so sad. I wish i could show you a photo of the box.