Worst presents (lighthearted)

[TheMonkeyMummy]

Up until recently, I thought the worst gift my kids had ever received was a (beautifully decorated) recorder.

Until DD received this electric drum set a few weeks ago.

The mum who gifted it isn't exactly my biggest fan (well played!) but our daughters are besties at school, so I can't really moan or make jokes about it IRL.

But it's just so bloody annoying! And noisy! And the kids (esp the 3 year old) love it!

What's the best gift your kids have ever received that you have hated?

I had a furry dusty bin too.

Friend bought my son a tin whistle when he was 3, 20 years ago.... She is expecting now and I will be returning the favour!!
My ex for Christmas, the Christmas after I gave birth, paid the coal man when he came and said to me happy Christmas and he was serious!!!! 🤣 🤣

Not for me, but I remember being about ten and GPs buying my mum a fluorescent pink two piece shell suit for Christmas, my mum is fair and ginger which made it even worse. She tried so hard to be polite and just say thank you, but even at that age I could see she was trying to stifle a laugh and knew exactly why! This would've been mid nineties so long after shell suits were in any way fashionable

One year my nan gave me a roll on deodorant, a box of tissues and one of those bauble things with a pair of sparkly knickers in.

I was 17 at the time.

My dbro had a ladies hairbrush (was used to brush a guinea pig - think mum bought it of him at a vastly inflated price to make up for my aunt’s brain fart); I had a toothpaste dispenser - think odd, grey, plastic with no instructions; and a novel in a language I didn’t speak and still don’t.

One Christmas a family friend, an older lady in her 70's, was hosting a foreign student over Christmas.

On Christmas Day she prepared lunch for several friends and for this young man. Then came the exchange of presents. He gave her a very large, beautifully wrapped gift. There were many oohs and aahs as she received it. And then she took the paper off.

The gift itself was a bumper economy pack of maternity sanitary towels.

He had no idea what they were but they were within his budget, in the chemist shop, alongside all the nice perfumes and stuff and so he assumed they would be suitable.

My OH received a card saying that they were 'sorry I couldn't find a card I liked' so they thought they'd send a shit one instead! Why write anything like that in it?

Fil got a pack of permanent markers for DD. She was about 3 at the time and very much into drawing on any available surface.

Oh shit. I knew the perfect thread would come soon for me to share this. I'll never live it down though. My lovely lovely GMIL has been having women's health issues and is suffering from a prolapse, MIL pops over to see her and have a chat etc The last time my MIL went for her usual visit she was shown a bangle by DGMIL, a white plastic one like from the eighties iyswim and DGMIL asked MIL if I would like it. She was wearing it on her wrist to show MIL who tells me it was a good sized item
MIL asked her where she got it from as she didn't think you could buy them now and DGMIL said: No I didn't buy it, they fitted it inside me for my prolapse but I sneezed and it shot into the kitchen! They let you keep these bangles so do you think Lil would like it?.

Yes gran. I can't wait to wear your fanny bangle.

@LilMadAgain wtf!!! That is hysterical 😂😂

I love Disney. My MIL got me a second hand knock off Elsa toddler doll that sings and talks when you press a button on it. The thought was there but I swear to God, that doll has murder in its eyes!

I may have just woken my neighbours by laughing like a harpy and shouting ‘fanny bangle!’

TTCI MIL was laughing so hard she was crying and DH had to excuse himself! DGIL doesn't know MIL has told me this so she may wrap it for Christmas

My brother used to run a bar... one Christmas he gave us all a massive bag full of presents... only once we started opening them we realised it was all promotional shite from the bar... wkd pens and keyrings, Guinness t-shirts, inflatable crap...

Nowadays he is able to get tickets to various events and gives us those freebies instead for Christmas... still a tightwad but much more appreciated!

OMG Lilmad that is so way out there hilarious. So glad this thread was started so you could share that story ⭕️ (wrong colour but you get the sentiment) 😂😂

I'm still snorting at fanny bangle! 🤣

My mother bought me pyjama bottoms and vest. Cute but not sexy. Anyway I put them on, first time new bf staying over and when I switched the light off they exploded with illuminious lit up sheep that could only be seen in the dark. Poor bloke, never stayed over agin.

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@LilMadAgain THAT IS COMEDY GOLD!!! I can't stop laughing!

My friend bought my just 3 year old roller skates as a present when I gave birth to ds. I was in no fit state to supervise a stroppy threenager on wheels. I hurled them into the depths of my wardrobe and haven’t laid eyes on them since.

Friend’s daughter received a third birthday present of a toy drum from a cousin. Friend was less than thrilled. But she got her own back - when it was cousin’s little boy’s birthday she bought him a trumpet 🎺 😆

From my MIL - a secondhand little miss stationery set - for my then 10 year old son. A few years previously she had given my daughter second hand hair clips with the someone else’s hair still in them . In better years she had given them a hat and scarf set - the hat to one of them and the scarf to the other (she’s not short of money). At other times she’s been very generous to us and would always offer help financially if she thought we needed it, it’s just presents that are odd.

At Christmas time once I got a last-minute gift at work from my boss.

It was a perfume and body lotion set. Nice enough, but I could see the lotion had been opened (part of the foil you get on bottles under the lid was still on it) and there was no plastic wrap or anything on the box. Worst thing was the box was such a mess and had scratches and marks all over the top! I didn't want one of his wife's clearly unwanted old gifts so I thanked him very much and binned it at home. I didn't really mind, it made me laugh it was so obviously not new!

Oh and I also had a furry Dusty Bin!

Year out of date chocolates
The kids got a toy dyson. The sound of it plus the deafening banging all over non carpeted floors makes my ears bleed.
A mustard pot and spoon. I hate mustard.
Oreo tassimo pods. Fucking vile

Only this week mil has sent two activity books for the kids both of which have already been completed by presumably another grandchild at her house and a box of out of date maltesers.

Really annoyed me because dd's were really excited to receive them then gutted when they saw all the stickers gone and colouring in done.