What is the worst present you have ever got?

[SteveAs]

Of all time

I once got a kinder bueno , which had melted by the time I opened it.

My exMIL always got me horrible gifts. But then in the middle shed get me a lovely present then horrible ones again.

Bags I'd never use, games when I was in my 20s, hideous jewellery. But then nice clothes, nice watches etc.

Oh no - I charity shopped it. Through gritted teeth. Bastard watercolour paints.

A painted china egg that plays When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (no one in the family is Irish) and a cd of Neil Sedaka singing his own words to well known classical tunes. That was unwrapped and put straight in the bin.

Like do many gifts on here, both from mil.

A set of "vintage pencils".

Pencil sharpener..

A pair of knitted bedsocks/slipper socks that were made from a double layer of synthetic wool. As soon as I put them on, I slipped down the stairs - due to the double layer - and banged my back.

My sister gave them to me about 30 years ago (in good faith; she wasn't being nasty!). I'd forgotten them until now

One birthday my Dsis got me a Coca-Cola bar towel, which she'd nicked from a pub.

A bottle of hair conditioner. No shampoo, just conditioner

On a separate occasion a single, hideous scrunchie, followed up on another occasion with an equally horrible hair slide.

All given to me in my childhood, by the same person who had purchased them using her staff discount in the staff shop for the company she worked for at the time.

A Cadbury’s fruit and nut bar for Christmas with a note attached saying ‘sorry, tried to find something without nuts because of your allergy but couldn’t. Maybe MrWednesday Spinner can share this?’.

A tin of sardines - from ex MiL.

Hair straighteners.

My hair is as straight as straw 😂

A car air freshener from my Nan. I didn't have a car.

A garden clock for my 23rd
& a musical Christmas ornament from my Nan for Christmas

A fake cat from my mother. Not a toy cat, but a realistic looking one intended (I think) for use as a stage prop. If you rap it with your knuckles it is hard and sounds hollow. I'm not a cat person really so wtf?!?

To add insult to injury she quite openly told me she'd got it for a friend's birthday but it gave friend the creeps and she'd said she didn't want it. So mother thought I could have it for my birthday instead.

Many many bins from a family member

a pink plastic ladies' razor dubbed 'the last razor you'll ever buy' off dmum for Christmas.

She knows i've used an epilator for over 20 years, so i guess it will live up to the hype

a set of 6 tiny Christmas tree shaped rubbers after I'd just spent £30 on the bitch who gave them to me.

A used and scratched plain white plate. As a wedding present (the only wedding present). From my new MIL.

A very large hideous glass plate/platter/serving dish with very bright green apples printed all over it and a large chip out of the edge of it - it is legendary amongst all the other terrible tat presents my ils bestow upon us

Book entitled 'How to be a complete bitch' by the not the nine o'clock news people. From my boyfriend. For Valentine's Day. When I was a tender hearted lovesick 16 year old. I wanted hearts and flowers. I was heartbroken.

A broken sandwich toaster

MIL got me a sexy bumble bee onesie?!

I don't even know if I can't explain how hideous this was, it was like a play suit, the short bit exposed the lower half of your bum. It was very V neck, but had a hood!

Why this thing even existed was beyond me, why she bought it for me I will never understand

A green school jumper, aged 7-8, riddled with holes. I was 12 and my uniform was red.

My aunt bought legendarily shit presents. She once gave my dad a bottle of shampoo. Used. My dad is bald.

And she gave my mum a diary. Used. The address bit was filled in with names and addresses of people she'd never met.

I miss shit Christmas gifts, God rest her soul, the bonkers old bird that she was!

I got a desk calendar, but I don't have a desk. I kept repeating that sentence all xmas but nobody was as confused as me.