Redecorating in laws

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In laws are redecorating their house. Keep calling us with offers / trying to force us to take their OLD sofa, television, table and chairs etc.. and when we politely say no we're met the likes of.. "Why wouldn't we want their old tatty furniture that they're now getting rid of? Why don't we want to have a old blue leather sofa in our brand new home? Why don't we want their old tv up on our wall??" Like they just don't understand why we're saying no and calling us unreasonable and precious for not taking their stuff!

God it's driving me crazy, it's a different item every day. DH is such a softie, if I wasn't there, he would have said yeah just to avoid a row.

AIBU or are they just crazy?

My mil is exactly like this. Yesterday we went to visit and a huge row broke out between her and Dh. There had been a 3l carton of apple juice on offer at supermarket. She didn't want to drink it but had bought it for our visit. It wasn't just that she wanted us to drink a glass of the apple juice. She wanted us to open it and start drinking it until the end of the carton in one sitting (we couldn't have transported an opened 3l carton of apple juice home).

Another one with the same MIL here. When we lived nearby DH would often come back with some tat that had been passed on. They are also hoarders so I think that's where it comes from. I've found that the best solution is to move to the opposite end of the country

My dm does this all the time!! Just today I've had her on the phone trying to palm off a brand new duvet and bedding. I had foolishly mentioned that I need to pick up a lighter duvet for our king size bed as our 10.5 tog is too warm. The one she has is exactly the same as the one I already have but a super king so too big. And she can't understand why on earth I wouldn't want another that is also too warm but has the added benefit of not even fitting my own bedding sets. That I actually chose.

Turns out she bought it all for herself in the sale but has seen sense and realised it will be far too big for her double bed. It is obviously much too good a buy to just return to the shop. So now I, as the only person she knows with a similar sized bed, must take it just because she has bought it or I'm ungrateful and spoiled. Ok then.

MIL is basically redecorating and doesn't think the sofa / dining table / telly etc is old enough for the skip - although obviously old enough for them to no longer want. Having only just moved in a year ago, I'm not going to lie, we do have the space for it, but we would like to buy our own! Her response was well put the sofa in the spare room, no we have other plans for that room for our house, put it in the attic, well no as a blue leather sofa is really something I don't want there! We have enough furniture in our new house for us to make do and no one is ever left without a seat etc, but they just want to fob their old stuff on to us as they no longer want it! The dining table has been scratched, and bashed about by kids, pets etc. Asked DH, he said they've had it as long as he can remember - talking nearly 30+ years, I think it's time that went to the skip now...

YANBU! My MIL has been doing this like crazy recently as DH's Nan is going into a home and EVERY.SINGLE.DAY I get a message saying this is looking for a home,it would look great if you put it in the corner of your lounge. Every time she comes overs it's like bloody Laurence llewelyn bowen is in our house! Drives me nuts!!!