What is the worst gift you have ever received?

[Frosty6611]

This is meant to be lighthearted.

What is the worst gift you ever received from someone? Mine was definitely a book about bicarbonate of soda from my grandma for Xmas one year

When I was 19 I was given a set of Sylvanian Family figures and a stationery set printed with cutesy baby seals.

At my 40th Birthday meal with about a dozen friends, one friend arrived late and presented me, in front of everyone, with an unwrapped gift of a book called something like “How to be Happy”. I was a bit mortified, and it found its way to the charity shop

I remember my mum being very angry over her Christmas present from my dad when I was 7 years old, I couldn’t understand what the problem was until was older. He had brought her a clothes maid 😱

Actually think an engraved silver pen is a beautiful gift. Why wouldn't you use it???

My contribution....2 boxes of Fortnum and Mason tea....18 YEARS out of date

A very large, quite expensive bottle of L'Occitane bubble bath. From my live-in nanny job boss as a leaving gift, very lovely but she knew I was moving the next day to another live-in job with no access to a bath, which we had discussed, and knew I'd already packed and was moving using suitcases and buses..... I took it back, lovely as it was, and got some very nice handcreams.

Then when I was leaving that subsequent job, morning of my move, 2 suitcases packed ready to head to airport for my next live-in job abroad- a giant digital frame that I couldn't fit into my stuff, no chance. I had to make a trip out to drop it at a friends on the day of travel, causing much fuss and lateness. Friend then had to move and needed space so sold it, and now I'm forever wondering if the family had put any pictures in.

Two lovely gifts at literally the worst possible times!

I can't quite believe that someone's "worst ever present" was an engraved silver pen from their favourite jewellery store. How entitled and ungrateful some people are.

Maybe next year he'll get you some tampons & half eaten chocolates like other people are talking about

Hangers, but they were padded, from my mum one christmas

Every year DH askes me what I'd like for Xmas. Every year I say a nice pair of GOLD earrings (massively allergic to any other metal).

What do I get EVERY year?

Yep.. a couple of pair of rhodium plated earrings I cannot wear.

Massively outed myself there, given how much I rant about this RL

BananaToffo, I'm hoping it's a (rubbish) joke post?! I don't get it either. Maybe her diamond shoes are too tight as well.

A book “ what not to wear “ from my husband .A kitchen scissor block also from husband which tbf has been useful over the years . Two hideous black and white animal print furry cushions from my mum . I actually cried my heart out over those . Not because I didn’t like them ( I really didn’t) but because she obviously didn’t know my taste at all . She’s bought me some dodgy handbags over the years too .
A salt shaker from my mil because my husband and fil complained about the cute pink glass one I used . Apparently the salt didn’t come out quickly enough .

I once got a gift from the parents of a child in my class, looked like a nice fabric bag, like a little shopping style bag. Really pretty with beading. The first time I used it I saw it had some beads missing, and on closer inspection it had cigarette burns and some kind of food mush spilled down it. No idea where they got that from!

A really ugly photo album from Superdrug for my wedding that I had seen in there on offer for 50p
I wouldn't have minded really except the close friend who bought it for me is a high earner who lavishes herself on high end luxury and designer items and turns her nose at anything high street so I found it a little bizarre . I wasn't offended or upset in anyway but it certainly made me chuckle .

Another one who thinks the silver pen was pretty nice. That poor guy who gave it must have felt rubbish!
Mine was a half finished colouring book when I was 11 and when I was about 17, a Dairy Diary 10 years out of date because I could still ‘enjoy the pictures’.

One of those books about 'how to speak lanky' - I'm from Lancashire I am well aware that living in the south certain sayings/words don't travel. I didn't need a reminder which phrases are considered not on - and I still use a good don't it not or does it eckerslike and my daughter says bath not barth although she can't be persuaded into a long double oo book as in moon!

My soon-to-be-ex-husband kept going on about anal sex. I didn’t want it and kept saying no... so he thought a “joke” scratch card with anal sex as the prize would be a good gift to slip in a valentines card as a last ditch attempt! That was last Valentine’s Day. I actually left him a month later. It was one of the things I listed as grounds for divorce when I applied for it 🤣🤣🤣

Anti wrinkle cream, specifically formulated for older skin... not even billing itself as a preventative thing.

I was 20.

Thanks mum.

Size 14 clothing when I was a size 8.

Thanks mum. (Would appreciate the size 14 stuff now though! )

An ice cream maker from my parents for my 40th birthday. My previous one had stopped working but I wasn’t a prolific ice cream maker and certainly didn’t want one for my 40th birthday!!

I wanted something glamorous and lovely and a treat for me - the poor ice cream maker has never been used and sits on top of a cupboard in my utility room out of my vision and still in its box, as I get irrationally annoyed at the sight of it!

A used bra 😳

A paint-it-yourself gnome. For valentines day. So glad that relationship didn't last!
Or porcelain dolls from my mum (she collected them at the time. I'm terrified of them #Annabel)

It was an end of year present from one of the children I'd taught. It was a mushroom ornament for the garden that had been hand carved by the child's mother but it basically looked like a huge wooden dildo. It was be far the worst present I've ever received but weirdly also one of the best for pure comic value.

DS When younger went through a phase of buying me very very chunky necklaces ....I looked like a towns mayor in some of them. He also made me a craft silver necklace fashioned into a turtle pendant ....I actually treasure it because he made it burn perhaps wouldn't wear it out and about!

For my 21sr birthday - a long time ago 🤣

I had a birthday party. There was one gift that intrigued me as it was a fairly large wrapped box. When I hit home and opened presents it was the first to be unwrapped and was a dancing, plastic musical Christmas tree from Avon! It was from my best friend's Mum. She had (s) a drink problem and is known for neurotic behaviour and can also be aggressive, she caused quite some scene at the party. Her daughter after years of abuse went no contact.

The tree was regifted to an elderly Aunt who loved it.

My MIL once gave me PJs in size 18/20 when I was a 6-8. I gave them to my Mum. My Mum gave me size 14 knickers once on the basis that all the smaller sizes looked tiny. I'm completely grateful right now as I need extremely large cotton undies right now due to infected follicle...
DH once gave me some giftwrapped VIM. I was overjoyed as I'd been searching for ages, but most were mystified and thought buying household products as gifts was below par.

A painted butterfly to attach to the side of a house.