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Light hearted! What’s the most random Xmas present you reveived?

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:36

So this year, it had to be a fire blanket and car tyre valves from the in(outlaws !)😄

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MrsG8 · 27/12/2018 22:36

A soup maker Hmm

Lauzy86 · 27/12/2018 22:37

Tea towels from my in laws!

WeeBean · 27/12/2018 22:37

I once got a box of Christmas cards from a relative 😂

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:37

A soup maker?? Is this basically a blender of done sort?

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:38

Lauzy, I would consider this a wonderful gift from my in-laws Grin

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MrsG8 · 27/12/2018 22:39

Yes but specifically to make soup Grin

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:39

Weebean 😬 was this their way of saying u send crap cards?!

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Pompombears2 · 27/12/2018 22:39

My mum bought me hand sanitiser!!! (It is quite useful I guess!! :)!)Hmm

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:40

MrsG8, do u even like soup?

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Bunnybigears · 27/12/2018 22:40

A papier mache vase with no waterproof liner Hmm

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:41

PompomHmm makes you wonder what sort of thought process is involved when people actually go out to buy you these gifts!

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:42

Oh Bunny Confused who was that from? Hopefully a well meaning small child?!

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Pompombears2 · 27/12/2018 22:42

!!!! haha!! Yes! I have no idea!!!!

Exhsuatedmuch · 27/12/2018 22:42

A set of tiny China cups to measure out half a teaspoon and teaspoon etc.

MrsG8 · 27/12/2018 22:44

MrsDoubtfire2018 nope never once mentioned we may find making homemade soup fun Confused

xJessica · 27/12/2018 22:51

A bag of religious booklets and my DC received a bible from the same person

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MrsDoubtfire2018 · 27/12/2018 22:52
Confused
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WeeBean · 27/12/2018 23:01

MrsDoubtfire 😂😂 no idea what the thinking was! This is when I was much younger and my mum would've sent a card from the family, very strange!

Bunnybigears · 28/12/2018 14:27

MrsDoubtfire2018 unfortunately from my inlaws.

bokkleorandoove · 28/12/2018 14:33

A bottle of hair conditioner - it was my only present so feel extra sad for myself.

whatsthepointthen · 28/12/2018 14:39

a box of instant coffee Confused

Worldshohohokayestmum · 28/12/2018 14:39

A Boots toiletry set from 2007, the box was ripped and battered and the cream evaporated to a quarter of the pot...

Casablanca78 · 28/12/2018 14:40

A big set of heavy duty garden tools. Apart from one of them, no others have any use in my garden!

Needlemaker · 28/12/2018 14:42

A disney traditions Christmas dumbo ornament
I don't collect them mil and sil do though and while I like some specific disney characters and have a total of 2 character tea mugs I don't have anything else disney in my home
I don't even like dumbo

Squatternutbosh123 · 28/12/2018 14:44

One of those Flawless face shavers, cheers mum. I'm 45, I have what I thought were a few barely noticeable hairs...obviously not barely noticeable