To think this is a bloody brilliant idea?!

[Trulyatraditionalman]

Just that, really. Once Covid is over, I know what I'll be doing....

OMFG!!! So that’s where all the random cutlery has come from! My DP & I have had a “where on earth has this spoon/fork come from?” conversation several times.

This thread just proves that some people need to get a sense of humour. Perhaps I'll try and sneak one in next time I go round...

I love this idea! Just wish we were invited around to other people's houses!!

@Dinkydody

What’s with the grammar police? Does it never cross your mind that someone may be dyslexic? 😡

Oh come on. Not that many people.

We did this for years with a set of salt and pepper shakers in the shape of breasts. They were first given to our boss (very conservative, straight-laced, religious man) and his wife (even more so) at a white elephant Christmas party. They tried for years to give them away at subsequent parties and every single year they mysteriously made their way back. They were genuinely not amused but we were.

This is a brilliant idea, I'm definitely going to do this when I can visit family again
It reminds me of my old Head of Department who would randomly put pieces of fruit in my fruit basket and I didn't notice for 8 months.

I have always had a fruit bowl on my desk at work to stop me snacking on junk. I'd top it up from home and sometimes I was surprised I hadn't eaten as much fruit as I thought had but never suspected someone else was topping it up. I only discovered on the day he left when he put one in with a note on telling me what he'd been doing!

I do hope they ALL bring ALL of it back to you! And some of their own junk too!
Why not just give unwanted stuff to charity shops to sell?

We hid a photo of the Queen behind a picture in our Scottish friends’ house. It was many years before they realised. Quite amusing as they were not monarchists.

Grammar Nazis....give it a rest. It's an okay post, with some mistakes, admittedly - but you leapfrog the subject and go straight for the grammar jugular vein.

As Tina Turner almost sang "what's grammar got to do, got to do with it?"

It's a simple, fun idea - although, if you get caught in the act by somebody who is a bit lacking in the sense of humour department, you could end up with a falling out. Choose your victims wisely!

I think this is a great idea!!
Providing that you leave something pleasant not grotty.

Reminds me of my partner sending Xmas cards back to his work mate every year, they just signed 'Mark & Liz', he'd sign it 'To' & 'from John' 😂😂

Haha I buy small trinkets from charity shops and do this. Or I did. Bloody covid.

Be careful, this is just fuel for the dementia diagnosers of MN.

I too love that idea ' Love from Vera'. Think I'd write, 'I always fancied you, love Tim' x

Love the breast condiments. Keeping abreast of fashion until it all goes tits up.

Ah shit, I think I accidentally did this regularly to my Nanna when I was a little kid.

She had a lovely doll music box on her cupboard in her bedroom, it had clothes glued on like a real Barbie type doll but I noticed one of the boots could slip off. I used to sneak in on the guise of going to use the upstairs toilet and take the little boot off pocket it, take it home and have a good play with it dressing up my doll (with one boot?! 🤷‍♀️😂), then bring it back next time I went to her house. I didn't do this ever time I went to see her because I was pretty scared of getting caught! Looking back she must have noticed as she was extremely neat and tidy and but she never confronted me or my siblings and she was definitely not the type to hold back (seriously, you didn't mess with my Nanna). She was quite woo though so she might have thought it was ghosts. Sorry Nanna

@RachelGreep87

Be careful, this is just fuel for the dementia diagnosers of MN.

I think I have a decent sense of humour, prefer comedy as favourite genre of films can laugh at myself etc. I would seriously start wondering if I was developing dementia if someone started doing this to me, my gran had Alzheimer’s and apparently it skips a generation. I have also struggled at times with my mh, i i do not broadcast this to the world and his wife, not everyone does. This would have me doubting my sanity. I don’t want to be a kill joy, but as much as this sounds funny on here it’s actually a pretty mean thing to do to someone, unless they’re in on the game. As a pp has said know your audience, but even then I would say be careful because you might not know them as well as you think.

Could be dangerous if you pick a jealous couple. (Who the f**k have you had stay over )