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

EX DH talked for months that from his massive bonus payment he was going to buy me something that would keep me warm that winter and for many years to come. We had been looking at replacing our very outdated kitchen and he knew that I was desperate for an Aga, so I was convinced that was going to my Christmas present.
Even when I saw the small box under the tree I still thought that it would be a model Aga and the receipt for the real one.
Imagine my upset when I opened the present and found a pair of those old fashion wool slippers, the ones that are ‘Granny Slippers’ with the Pom Pom on the front.

It was the end of a not so great marriage.
Ps he purchased a classic car for himself.

A hideous jug in the shape of a fish, so that when you pour it the fish appears to be sicking up whatever liquid is in the jug.

Also in the early days of my relationship with now-DH I mentioned that I needed a new waste paper basket. I was envisaging something reasonably elegant as bins go, and in keeping with my decor. He bought me a white plastic one with a lid in the shape of a panda’s face and a flap where the mouth would be. As if this wasn’t bad enough, he tried to put an artificial rose in the panda’s mouth when he presented it to me, but it fell out. For some reason I married him anyway.

Oh and my mum wrapped up bubble wrap for me for Christmas. It was either last year or the year before. She wrote on the label "Something to entertain you." I found it quite funny actually

Every year we get a present of the next volume of FIL's autobiography. I think we're on the 14th one, or the 17th. He expects us to read and comment on it. He is disappointed in this expectation. I swear to God though every year he hands over this giftwrapped volume to my DH as if there was the slightest chance it could be anything else... DH won't even meet my eye, he wouldn't be able to keep a straight face

A hat. A really ugly and weird, horrible, formal hat. From an ex. I’m not a hat wearer. I cannot stress how awful the hat was.

Three pairs of very cheap black tights taken out of their packaging and stuffed into a brown envelope, and an opened miniature bottle of Baileys, both from my dad 😐

My partner has just received a bag of pasta for his birthday. Just a random bag of Lidl pasta.

A double egg timer like this from an aunt when I was about 11

STBXH family very well off. Sat roundcat xmas watching people receiving jewellery, iPad, an Xbox etc. Opened massive box to find a fruitbowl with tags from a local discount outlet.

Some of these are AMAZING!!

Mine was one of those hotel reception bells that you ping the top of with the palm of your hand, Fawlty Towers style. It came accompanied by a home-made model saxophone made of hanger wire and blu-tac.

Thanks, Grandma...

One Ex bought me an iron and ironing board (not even a good iron, it ruined a lot of my clothes).

Another ex, about 2.5 years in bought me a box of Cadbury’s milk tray (the tiny ones you get from Poundland) - I found out he was having an affair and had bought his slapper a gold necklace.

From a boyfriend-A small box of chocolates from the pound shop to SHARE with my then 14 yr old daughter.
He didn't last!

An electric blanket for my single bed.

I was 9 and my parents knew I wanted a Walkman. I’ve never been so disappointed in my life.

Worst of all was telling my friends, most of whom had no idea what an electric blanket even was!

Just asked my mum what hers is and she said a friend bought her a plastic pig snout that could be worn as it had a string to go round the back of the head.

So many to choose from......

A set of anti-Macassar sofa covers (from otherwise lovely aunt)

A pot of baking beans (from my MIL)

A bargain-bin Boney M CD with price label attached (£1.99)

Pair of '70s stainless steel snack trays (boxed) straight out of Abigail's Party) - gifted in the Noughties

A waistcoat that was made our of some kind of grass or straw. I shit you not. Someone once bought this for me. It induced a panic attack at the thought of that person saying "go on, wear it whilst we are out today".

@lainfanta hahaha I’ve also received a waistcoat from a family member before when I was much younger. Mine was covered in shells

DH bought me a small horrible plant in a nasty cheap plastic plant for first Mother's Day. The kind that didn't need watering.

I had only recently given birth and I was having a really bad time. It was made worse by the fact that he had insisted I paid for an expensive bouquet of flowers for his mum for all her help critiscism.

He swears it wasn't a dig at me but I'm not so sure

A pack of vacuum cleaner bags.

A book I'd mentioned I was planning to get for my 4yo niece for Christmas. It did mean I had one less present to buy come Christmas, but since said ex had made a big deal about how he'd found the perfect present for me it was a bit of a disappointment.

DF bought me a book of essays on European Law by Lord Irvine (had been the Lord Chancellor for the early years of my legal career). I was gutted. He genuinely thought I would love it spent 12 hours a day + reading legal stuff at work I just wanted to watch shite on tv or to go out and get pissed like every other junior lawyer!! I'm pretty sure I'm not that boring

A toilet brush from my DH’s bestman for our wedding gift...
Considering what we spent on him and his family that day I was a little disappointed.

My Mum tried to get my dog spayed for my 29th birthday. I don't think she trusted me to get it done!

BetterWorld
That’s just cruel. They would have been a similar price.

A leopard print onesie. It was hideous.