What was the shittest present you ever received?

[BrightonOrLancaster]

Christmas I was 13, got a lacy training bra from an aunt I wasnt close to. WTF? I had to open it in front of family, was fucking mortified.

Birthday present from ex: dumbbells with flashing colour changing lights from ALDI. Lol. No comment

My presents weren’t that bad as a child but they were always overshadowed by dsis.
Whatever I got, dsis was given better.
I remember one year she had broken my stereo. I was gutted and had asked for one for Christmas, but was met with shrugs and mutters about things like that being too expensive.
Dsis got the all dancing CD player for Christmas. I got something that had clearly been grabbed off a shelf on the way to the till. I can’t even remember what it was I was so mad.
She got the music player as they hadn’t realised she wanted to listen to anything until she’d broken mine. And then I was told I wasn’t allowed to use hers.
My uncle had bought me some really good CDs a few days later and I had nothing to play them on.
That kind of sums up most of my presents from my parents really. It was all about dsis and I was the afterthought. She got the dollhouse I asked for, the TV the year I went to uni, I could go on but I’m beginning to feel very bitter!

A pen when i was vying for the attention of a boy. I was expecting something more meaningful. The other girl in their circle got a necklace.

Usually nothing.

One that stood out was a set of dachshund corn holders.

The free gift from Avon (minus all the samples meant to go in it) as a secret Santa when we had a limit of £10 each.

Looked like a nice book all wrapped up in pretty wrapping paper....

Was plain, A4 printing paper.

Thanks Grandpa.

My mother has a genius for crap presents.
I have had a toilet seat, anti wrinkle cream and cigarette filters ( I have never smoked).

@Mara263

Omg and my best one-

When we’d been together about 6/7 years I was absolute dying for my (now) husband to propose. He’s hinted he had got me something really special that year so I was very hopeful. I opened a little bag from him and in it was a tiny beautiful box, and in it was…. A fucking FOSSIL.

Omg, I also recieved a fossil once! We were only 13 though.

When I was 37 and trying to re-take the piano exam that I’d failed aged 18, I asked for the sheet music for the set pieces for Christmas. My Mum sent me a pair of slipper socks with toast and eggs knitted into them. They were completely hideous and I never would have worn anything like them.

My MIL gave me the free gifts from the Clinique products she got my OH. But not in the nice bag - I didn’t deserve that - they were just in a paper bag. No wrapping paper! Oh and one had been used a bit.

@Notimeforaname

I'm howling laughing at some of these. 🤣 Shocked by others.

You aren't howling laughing, don't be ridiculous.

A used candle from MIL

a twenty pound note from my useless boyfriend who i lived with back in my late twenties , it was my birthday present , not happy with the lack of effort at all , but i shouldnt have expected much more really

When my children were babies and I was exhausted and struggling, my husband got me a packet of sausages as a Mother's Day present, that he expected to cook myself for breakfast.

My birthday is in Feb and last year my partner got me an Easter egg. I was secretly really unimpressed.
This year, he got me a Easter egg again as he thought I was delighted with it last year 🤦‍♀️

My mum gave me a large tin of mushrooms for Christmas when I was 17-18 because I like mushrooms.

Asked for socks for Christmas. Meaning a pair or two of nice socks. Got a cheap multipack in a size 3-5 (I'm a 6.5) plus a load of other crap I don't remember that ended up at the charity shop. Why bother asking?

@blissfulllife

I once got an ash tray. It was a novelty one of a little man with dreadlocks holding a big bowl, that you tipped your ash into.

I've never smoked. But it gave us a good laugh!

Ex mil did me a household cleaning products hamper. With a note book that had tips and instructions for cleaning the oven, toilet, taps etc. it was meant as a dig the nasty cow.

My now mil is lovely. But every year she buys dh pants. That are size 3xl HUGE! The kids get excited to see dads new huge pants lol! They worry me hahaaaa

The huge pants made me chuckle

@1forAll74

I never find any present shitty, it's a sign of the times when people say this, and it's disrespectful..

You obviously haven't experienced the cruel type of 'gift' as I & many others have. Consider yourself lucky.

I am sure (in most cases) the people who have received ill thought/clumsy gifts have feigned delight at the time.

Have you read it all?

When I can work out how to name change I’ve won this thread. MIL was world champion at the worst gifts. Once or twice possibly I could think it was an accident but after twenty years of just accepting it I stopped her buying me anything. A couple of less outing ones were oven cleaner (I had diagnosed OCD, which included germ phobia) and size 16 underwear when I was a size 6…

@fruitbatdancer at least your pasta maker was vaguely interesting, as in it was a bit novel. When I was 8.5 months pregnant my partner bought me two frying pans, a baking tray (all direct replacements of the knackered ones we needed to bin) and a bread knife which he really wanted and regularly comments on as being really good and bringing him much pleasure. I was raging. I am plotting my revenge - for his birthday he is getting a new food recycling caddy and a very pretty salad bowl with lovely salad servers that I want 👍🏻

Mother used to give me school uniform every year. She stopped altogether when I was fifteen. Siblings got real presents.

I have a lovely aunt who, growing up, always gave us such thoughtful gifts. In the last 10 yrs or so she's sadly completely lost her eyesight so her - not so lovely - daughter does her gift shopping. Growing up, this cousin was always v competitive with me and despite efforts on my part to get along...
Some "interesting" gifts I've received in recent years:
When I broke my arm: a foot cream and 2 pairs of tights from tesco, 2 sizes too small.

In January (presumably a late Christmas gift): a box of out of date chocolates, bag of granola and some cheese crackers about to go out of date.

When I was pregnant: a bottle of red wine.

I always issue a v polite thank you for fear of upsetting my poor aunt!

Oh and same cousin sent me a "thank you for the baby present" card...though I never sent a gift as it was around the time I had lost my baby and I couldn't face buying baby gifts.

Such a weirdo!

@RantyAunty

Usually nothing.

One that stood out was a set of dachshund corn holders.

sorry these have made me laugh no end , they are quite cute and unique tho lol

@Crayfishforyou Have you ever mentioned this to them? I am really sad for your teenage self.

@Journeylikenomother the card is just disgusting behaviour. Sorry for your loss.

In a Secret Santa once I got a candle smuggler. I was early 20’s at the time. The price limit was £10 and this came from M&S with a very crumpled up M&S tag attached to it so was obviously re-gifted or in the bargain bin.
I took it back and got £3 gift card so I could buy a salad 😂