We want to get rid of this present

[EwwNo]

ILS have bought the baby the most hideous, presently unusable gift for Christmas. We smiled and thanked them but it's horrible. My DH never says a bad word about any of their presents but he actually said as soon as we left their house "it's tacky and I hate it." It's more of a novelty item in my eyes but bulky. The thing is, they also bought the 3 other grandkids the same thing so they all have an equal present that they know is from them.

We won't be seeing them for a while but FIL will want to see the baby use it at some point when we do but we want it gone and I don't know if taking it back to theirs will work in a couple of months, their SonIL has already left one at theirs 'for use there'. Are we being unreasonable? We're stumped at how to get rid of this thing without offending them.

IF it won’t fit through the loft hatch you’re doomed!

SpringSnowdrop We have a winner! Loan it to toddler group until baby is old enough for it. Don't like to ask for it back because everyone loves it so much. Baby uses it at toddler group all the time so don't need another one thank you.

It's made out of metal. Some inventive ideas here, perhaps the garden idea from IfYouDon't will work long term. Attic may be the only way before then but we're running low on storage space. I might want to do some gardening in my shabby looking garden in the summer, it might rain, peel and go a bit rusty then it's an awful health hazard.

Is it one of those awful remote controlled BMW's?

Tomb did you DIL sell them all on her own or was it a joint decision with your son?

is it a massive yellow dumper truck?

Spring It's easily portable but bulky so not everywhere. Instagram might work, taking pictures of it in the street, especially in grey looking areas to contrast the colour but highlight the amount of unhappiness it brings us.

Toddler group would absolutely love it, it's noisy and bright

a giant glockenspiel? a tin jack-in-the-box?

So what is it?

I feel your pain. We lived on a boat when my babies were little, my parents didn't approve. When dd was two they bought her a motion activated pull along caterpillar, it was on wheels. Every fucking time the boat rocked it played a merry tune. It was a genius present to underline the foolishness of our lifestyle and dd loved it 😂

Jumperoo?

It's a metal stool that plays the same 3 songs for however long it's being sat on. Row Row row your boat, twinkle twinkle little star and Mary had a little lamb in flute version for some reason. Baby can't use it for a long long time yet but my gosh those three songs have done my head in during the demonstration. I tried to look at where they bought it from but it's almost as if they've had them specifically made to torture us with.

Just get rid and say a leg broke off leaving a sharp edge so you had to get rid of it.

Can you not break the music part of it an just allow dc to use it as a stool when older?

just take the batteries out and shove it in a corner!

A metal stool? How peculiar!

I’m fascinated, have you any pictures?

This sounds 10 times worse then the practice fishing while on the toilet gift SIL got for my husband...great practice for all the times he goes fishing. 😃 It wouldn't even have been a good gift pre-cellphones but at least it takes up little space.

Also, your baby will love it when he/shes about one.

Put sellotape tape over the speaker holes to deaden the sound - thats what i did with the many, many loud and garish toys my children were given over the years, all of which they loved. Welcome to parenthood.

Can't you just take out the batteries?

Since your DS is a baby (so assuming under 12 mos) I'd just find a place to stick it away (attic, garage, shed, back of a closet) and hope the iLs forget about it by the time your baby is old enough to 'use it'.

What's the big deal? Can't you just store it somewhere until baby is old enough to play with it? Then after a few weeks when toddler is no longer amused, take it to charity shop so another toddler can enjoy it for a while.

I helped my Dsis with this - easy!

For the next few days, take photos of your DC with the item every time they have an outfit change. In three days we amassed 16 different “scenes”, and my sister has been sending one per day via text to our Aunt (the gift-giver). After a week she will drop it back to one every 3 days or whatever feels right. After a month (or when the photos dry up) the item will either “break”, “run out of batteries” or “DC has a new favourite, goodness how much she loved it for that first month!”. Whatever seems right to say.

Item is being stored for a month, in case of a visit by our Aunt, after that, it’ll be passed on.

PS - two tips for new players:

• don’t do this via Instagram or Facebook. We don’t want the other nieces/nephews who got this to think they have to do it too, this setting up a completion and throwing off the phasing out timeline
• also if the gift giver is savvy enough to be able to check the time/date on photos, just take a screenshot of the old photo before you send it on

*competition

Surely it must have batteries or an off switch? I would remove the batteries (so they don't burst) and hide it in a corner of the nursery. Perhaps next to a little bookshelf? Add a cushion, cover with a blanket and a teddy, until your ds is old enough to sit on it, then take some photos of him on it for grandparents joy and rehome it to the local toddler group where it will be loved?

We rehomed several larger toys to the toddler group, ds got better play out of them when he was there than he ever did at home!

It needs accidentally bashing with a large hammer.

Can you please post a picture?

That sounds like the most pointless toy ever.