To ask what your shittest wedding present was? (lighthearted)

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When we got married ten years ago, we didn't do a registry or request thingy - we told people we didn't want presents at all - however some folk insisted - we were even called awkward for not doing a request - and some of the presents ended up in the charity shop

Worst one, was an ugly picture frame...like the worst thing I have ever seen in my life

The strangest one we got was a £5 Argos gift voucher from a well off cousin of dh. We had thoughtfully invited their two children as they were travelling a long way too. It was bizarre, I wouldn't have minded no gift but the £5 voucher seemed very passive aggressive. I still don't understand it, there was no back story, we see them at family occasions and get on fine !

My husband's grandma and grandad got us a decorated candle. Not really my sort of thing but it was fine. The problem was they got the engraving wrong so it said "To The New Mr and Mrs, love from Grandad and Grandad"

We still have it on display, but turned around so you can't see the mistake.

A friend made us a personalised plate really nice thought but she spelt dh's name wrong!

We didn't have a gift list, but people brought us things.

We were asked if we liked this lady's gift.
We were confused as we hadn't received anything from this particular woman and when she was in the ceremony she certainly didn't have it.

She insisted she had left it on the card table.
Eventually she told us what it was:

A portrait. Of her!!!

I'm so pleased it was never found (if it even existed!) or that she didn't offer to replace it!

A plunger

The "Grandad and Grandad" has really made me laugh for some reason!

I would love some of these presents, particularly the napkin dispenser and cutlery canteen. I'm a bit worried I've given some shit gifts myself now 😬😀

A glass globe containing a light-up 'bride' doll (that looked like a toilet roll holder that your nan would knit but dressed in a net curtain), that revolved and played Send in the Clowns.

Oh, and two tablespoons and a peach double sheet (from the same person).

An ornament saying “Married in 2017” ... we got married in 2018 - however the gift giver had got married in 2017... and we had given them cold hard cash!

A twin slanket. From a dear friend who has form for buying off the wall gifts. It went to a charity shop.

693 towels. To be fair, it took years before I had to buy one myself again and I really begrudge the price of them now, even though they're not expensive.

We had a gift list and 99% of attendees gave us bits from that or cash. However BIL gave us a voucher for an 'experience' tour (think choices were red light district, murder mystery or brewery)... in HIS home city in another European country. We live in London. No doubt the thinking was 'you can use it when you come to visit' but i thought it was incredibly thoughtless - a gift that you need to spend annual leave + flights to redeem. 18 months on and we still haven't had a chance to use it, even if we wanted to. It expires in April so I've told DH his DBro is getting said voucher for xmas!!!

PIL went off list and gifted us an electronic photo frame... With a european plug. So even if it were our cup of tea we can't use it without an adapter (not supplied).

They also bought us a hideous clock which has our photo superimposed on it . It gets hung up when they visit and hidden again when they leave.

The night before our wedding my husbands cousin and his wife flew in from Switzerland with a massive load of gifts - for everyone except me. I wasn’t expecting a thing but it was decidedly awkward standing there whilst they were dishing out watches, loccitaine gift sets, fancy chocolates to everyone but me...not sure why they thought it appropriate (maybe save it for when the bride to be isn’t there!) but it felt quite pointed and nobody said a word...

A silver plated serving dish the kind with compartments from my Uncle and his partner thebox was bashed and it was just horrible.

Oh they had been to Blackpool the weekend before I reckon they won the dish at bingo

We got an Ikea canvas of London, complete with Big Ben and red bus.

We live in London. My husband said if we put it up, people would think it was a window

One of my mum's best friends came to our wedding and gave us a box of chocolates, think Heroes type thing, not fancy chocs. They were FIVE YEARS out of date. Clearly something she'd found at the back of a cupboard. For ages I had this mental image of her scouring the kitchen for expired products to give as gifts 😂

FieryGhoulie - how did you get through all of those?

I'm waiting with interest to find out what our friend who insisted on getting us a present rather than money as we asked for (only on mumsnet and with this woman have I heard people complain about money gifts!).

She has made the point several times that she PREFERS to give physical presents. I'm looking forward to returning the sentiment that my giving preference is more important than her receiving preference when I give her cash next year

A set of bright pink fitted sheets for a double bed - we have a king-size so they were no use and went to the charity shop.

Friends of ours had a gift list, but another set of mutual close friends (both were in the wedding party... groomsman and maid of honour) said they wanted to go off list and get something ‘special’. It would be outing to say exactly what this something special was... but think taxidermy.

My wedding was nearly 30 years ago but three different guests bought us cut glass whisky decanters which still sit in the bottom of the cupboard, unused, to this day. We were mid 20s and neither of us have ever drunk whisky. I really should make the effort to get rid.

A toaster and when we opened it there was an engagement card in it addressed to the couple who gave us the present

We received a really bad quality saucepan. The metal was really thin and one go on the hob warped the fucker. I'm sure it was a regift.

One of DH's friends came without a gift, promised a spa voucher later but never gave it. Cheapskate!

My MIL was a classic: she gave us nothing.

A set of mugs, one was chipped and they still had the £1.00 charity shop price tag on