To ask what gifts you didn’t like?

[MamToTeens]

I’m not saying this to be ungrateful, but sometimes I do wonder what goes through my relatives’ heads at Christmas anyone else? We received:

A tin of peaches for my 12 year old
Clothes that are 5 sizes too big for my 15 year old
Alcohol for me, when I’ve made it very clear that I don’t drink and haven’t for 20 years
A window vacuum
A box of drawing pins

What strange gifts did your family get?

We live in a tiny London matchbox so I could do without people getting huge cuddly toys for my toddler.

I got a set of 20 small bottles of nail varnish off my sister nothing else just that and she gave me a really cheap shit bottle of rose perfume for my birthday wouldn’t of minded so much but for the fact that she was able to afford to treat her partner to an Apple Watch and I gave her a big gift hamper of bubble bath, shower gel, candles etc and a necklace sick of going to a lot of effort for people only to end up with a load of shit that was bought at the last minute

Very expensive super sized pump dispenser of liquid handwash (the type that goes in the guest loo, but in industrial size). Would have cost a fortune and absolutely stinks. Bizarrely, he should realise after 20 years I dont like anything strong smelling.
Previously bought me a curry scented candle.
🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Two bottles of red wine from my Dad. I’m 5 months pregnant..

2 packets of bread sauce mix....

Not this year, but an umbrella and my sister’s marble collection. As I always say to my family, it’s a bloody good job I love them.

A pastry cookbook.
No one here eats pastry and I certainly wouldn't faff about making it if they did.

Refusing to be the martyr but we spend on DH’s family only for me to get a “healthy portion” of oil pourer (a passive comment as I’m struggling with hormonal imbalance and thyroid and went from an 8 to a 12 and his super athletic model-y family noticed). My DH got a tiny chocolate with a £1 sticker on it. That was it.
After 3 years in a row like this, I’m not doing presents again. I’ll spend the £200+ budget on us.

I wonder if they thought the clothes had an age on rather than a size, and bought a size up if she's tall? Stretching here...

Worst present ever was An ugly pig apron, and matching fridge magnets from my batshit SIL. It’s ok, I can give as good as I get 😂

Wow!

Here, generous gifts - but just far from my taste.. An expensive kettle in a pretty grim rose gold colour... Will look hideous in our kitchen. All chrome/stainless steel.

Bound Notebooks we won't use... With covers with stamps on them.... I have several of these type...

Revolting design mug... Very good quality.

Why do people insist on buying stuff that is home type stuff when they've never seen your home??!?

I've only just got rid of the collection of massive bath sets I've accumulated over the years, but acquired another this year. It's just all that bloody packaging.

My batshit MIL filled one of those giant bags with gifts for me and DH - so sweet. In amongst some lovely perfume, clothing and slippers which will all be used, she had thrown in a single pair of novelty mens underpants in a Small (DH is XL), and a bag of Smarties.

There had been a big tin of mini cheddars in there (I love those!), but she pointed to the the tin by her chair and said, "I got you those too but I had the shits last night so I had to open them."

I politely enquired as to whether her digestive complaint had cleared up (medicated by mini cheddars) and she told me it was only a brief episode as she'd eaten a pork pie, but was allergic to pork.

I could make a whole thread about my MIL, she's bonkers.

My oddest present was beautifully wrapped....imagine my surprise to find some miniature hotel freebie shampoo, conditioner and body lotion bottles! Seriously...who DOES that! (To be fair it wasn’t the main present...just a little thing to open, but it did make me chuckle...the giver is notoriously thrifty!)

A pack of 5 pants from mil. She had tried one on and it didn’t fit so she kindly gave them to me!

Christmas onesie for my baby 3 months too big with a comment of "I hope it still fits" it won't fit until Easter! The washing up liquid and cloths were also a highlight

@paulhollywoodshairgel

Any idea where that toothbrush holder came from?
definitely asking for a friend, not me, oh no no no

Nothing, every gift I got this year is lovely and either something I wanted or something that will come in very useful or both (which is somewhat unusual but I'm certainly not complaining!)

One year I got a candyfloss pink fluffy dressing gown. I don't and never have worn pink in any shade and didn't at that point wear dressing gowns either. I thought they were for child and old people. (though I wore it out of spite and now am very rarely without a dressing gown, albeit a grey, not a pink one)

• @paulhollywoodshairgel fucking hell you win! That's hideous.*

And just a little unnerving too. Glad I didn't see that before trying to sleep.

Generally lovely gifts for me.
Though i got some of them white chocs made by ferrero i think, i forget the name, but im allergic to coconut. But im pretty sure theyll get eaten at work so no big deal. An odd book on decorating 🤷‍♀️ but maybe itll come in handy one day.

Not odd but just not thought through. I asked for vouchers/money so I could get some le creuset. I wanted the classic stuff (large cooking pots etc) I can use on the hob and transfer into the oven instead I got lots single serve bake ware. I can’t use any of it as it I’ve got induction hob. None of it matches, small single serve dishes and all in awful colours. To make matters worse all the prices were left on. The thought was there but I was they asked exactly what it was I wanted. I won’t use it and I’ll end up charity shopping it

Send all your unwanted and weird shit to me! I love Baylis and Harding.

Nobody loves Baylis and Harding. It's cheap, crappy hand wash in a bottle that is made to look like it's Molton Brown.

A cardigan from my mother in law which is white and made of the kind of fluffy wool that cheap fluffy socks are made of, it’s also a size 6 and I’m a 12 in tops.

Not weird but a bottle of Avon Little Black Dress from my parents. I’ve said many times that I don’t wear it, I wear a Lush perfume always, but every year I get a bottle of Little Black Dress.

Prosecco from a friend who knows I don’t drink.

I got a box of cherry liqueur chocolates. Sounds lovely, but it's from a person who knows I'm not a drinker and have a fruit allergy

*My 13 year old's best friend bought me a big box of Milk Tray. I was so touched - she's a lovely girl and I think the world of her and she bought them with her own money.

However, I'm vegan 😂

She was mortified when she remembered*

@Welshmaenad, my DS's best friend did similar! Instead, he bought chocs I was allergic to . So I re wrapped them for him so he could give them to his mum, and he got my a box of malteasers instead. He's such a lovely lad!

I’ll have your cherry liquors in exchange for some thick fleecy pyjamas?