What's the worst/strangest gift you've ever received?

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You know those huge advertising posters that are put on bus stops behind the perspex? Today I was gifted one of them, an enormous poster over 6ft tall advertising none other than Mentos, the mints/sweets.

Folded up into a padded postage envelope and addressed to me and my other half.

Gift giver is my eccentric aunt.

I couldn't tell you what her thought process was behind it, but she claimed ownership of it when passing her nearest bus stop and seeing the posters being changed. Apparently I was to be the perfect recipient.

Ironically, my ASD son is obsessed with mentos and we've recently had to ban him having them as he gets too overwhelmed (she doesn't know that though, so it's purely coincidence)

What's the worst/strangest gift you've ever received?

A bottle of wine every Xmas from my nan to DH and me. Dh doesn't drink, I can't drink. ALL the family knows this. DM helps nan out with present buying at Xmas by suggesting all presents. We always buy something for nan that she wants as DM Is very protective of her with "no she wouldnt like that for a present, how about this expensive jewellery". DM always tells nan to get us wine and tells us nan can't afford much.

However brother gets from nan at xmas big box of chocolates and around £100 vouchers for a restaurant.

I do understand I'm not the favourite grandchild. Been the case for years. I have said for years please don't buy us anything. It upsets me getting wine when I know its a passive aggressive present. I'd rather have nothing and I'd be fine with that.

Fuzzy Felts when I was 18 was a bit odd but an elderly aunt who had probably lost track.

I did receive a copy of 50 Shades of Grey anonymously on my birthday the year after it came out. It had a typed address and no note or sender’s details and definitely felt stalker territory.

[quote Yellownotblue]@Cocolapew, it was from my boyfriend at the time, and the blood was his own (I hope!). He turned out to be very weird in many ways. I dumped him shortly thereafter.[/quote]

A collapsible bucket.

Aged about 13 I collected owls. I have a few of the more tasteful ones left which I keep on the corner of my dining room sideboard.

For Christmas last year ( aged 54) my dad bought me this absolutely enormous owl ornament- ( it was about 2 foot tall!) Bless him he was so pleased with himself- he had shown it to DH and my two DDs who thought it was hilarious and they videoed me opening it knowing I would have to feign delight!

A DVD from my boyfriend at the time for my 21st. It wasn't even a new movie and he left the label on. Cost him £4 from ASDA.

My parents got me a parker pen for my 30th. I didn’t even work at the time (full time mum)…I don’t know what their thought process was. Just absolutely zero thought/effort behind it I expect, as usual.

My ex mil liked to think that she was talented at making flower arrangements. The kind in a plastic dish sprayed to look like metal with all the stems stuffed into a block of oasis.
They were the kind of thing that would appeal to the older generations. I was 23 and had to feign admiration every time she gave me one.

Also gave me some tacky xmas napkin rings. We were 23. We didn't even own any napkins.

Current mother in law keeps giving me table cloths. I think she thinks I'm a slattern. I don't use table cloths because my kids are super messy eaters and far easier to wipe table clean with a damp cloth than constantly launder tablecloths!

Also go

My mum told my sister to buy DH a toilet mat for Christmas. My mum is bonkers. She bought him a bin once. Poor DH, he'd have been happier with four cans of Guinness.

A place at the cemetery. A naice one.

My first Christmas with my partner-we’d gone to his parents
He put a tiny box under the tree with my name on it
I really thought he’d bought me a lovely pair of earrings or a ring (we’ve agreed we’re never getting married so not that type of ring)
God I was excited-really looking forward to opening it
Finally,I got it handed to me

Fucking toothpicks

I’ll never forget the look his poor mum gave me-and he’s been firmly told that if he ever buys me toothpicks again I’ll shove them up his arse

I choose my own presents now

a pair of size 16 purple boot cut jeans (I was a size 10 at the time).
A couple of years ago, my cleaning lady got me a pair of a parachute-style, pink,
frilly knickers for Chirstmas, they were double my size at the time. Guess what, they fit perfectly now.

Dad gave me some odd presents over the years. A dvd box set of Sharpe, a book on how to use excel, and a book of napkin folding. I cant bear to part with the last one now he's dead.

A roll of cling film for Christmas

Worst gift was a huge pornographic print of a nude couple having sex. They looked like my friend and her partner.

My friend had given it to me. I don't think it was actually them in the picture - but others disagreed with me. I never really said anything else about it to her. I think it was given for shock value so I just didn't react. It was so inappropriate.

Bono

A box of oddments for my 40th birthday from my oldest friend whose birthday is nine days before mine. There was a bag of Haribos, a video of Sister Act, and a packet of paper serviettes that went with her living room amongst others. They were so obviously things she’d been given and didn’t want herself. I suggested we stop giving one another gifts the following year.

Mil gave me a kneeler thing for weeding the garden and a trowel, last birthday. I hate gardening and have many many interests, but gardening is not one of them!

My nana once got me a toiletry bag, with a bottle of firming skin lotion inside!

We got a bottle of rum from my in-laws last Christmas. They usually get us gin
They know we both hate rum but wanted to get us something different!!!!!!

@forinborin, I laughed out loud at your comment. I thought the same thing🤣.

When I was 20 my boyfriend (who was a bit eccentric) came to stay with my family for Christmas. Unwrapping the gifts around the tree and his present to me was a child’s plastic hippopotamus that roared when you pressed its back.
We all laughed and I looked around for the real present. Nope. That was it. 😂
My brother told me afterwards that was the moment he knew we were going to break up!
We lasted two more weeks.
Bless you Ryan.

For years my husband and I have been doing the £10 challenge at Christmas rather than waste money on crap neither of us really needs.
Rules are simply that we each have to buy each other the worst, most tacky and Godawful gifts possible – preferably from charity shops and without spending a penny more or less.

I once got a 1000 jigsaw of the Queen, a ceramic garden hedgehog ornament, Michael Jackson plush toy and 12" vinyl single of "The Right Stuff" by New Kids.

I actually love the £10 challenge it's more fun than if you have a wad of money to go spending and get anything you want.

@MeAndDebbieMcGee

Bono

Someone gave you Bono as a present 😂🤣

@MeAndDebbieMcGee

Bono

Wow was he wrapped and under the tree?