To be so confused…

[Puddingypops]

Iiiiits another shit gift one, however the gifts I received were given with love so it’s lighthearted really.

I’m the woman who 2 years ago received multiple items with my own face on from an aunty. She did good this year with a snuggly oodie (we won’t talk about the live, laugh, love plank of wood for my wall). But this year my boyfriend (of 7 years) and my parents (of 40 lol) have baffled me. BAFFLED.

Boyfriend and I decided to have a big budget Christmas for once, we said £300 each as it’s been a shit few years and we both had enough money, I got him some headphones he really wanted, pair of trainers, all sorts of things all from his wish list.

For months he kept on talking about how he had spent £200 of the budget early on a main gift, I thought this MUST be theatre tickets as I had been talking so much about going to see more musical theatre as soon as I could and with my passion for a few musicals (Jesus Christ superstar, hairspray etc) I thought he had booked me to see them.

I also had told him how I need a warm coat and gloves for walking the dogs, some slippers as my house floor is freezing, maybe some makeup or lovely bath things.

So imagine my suprise when I opened a sixpence from 1577. Allow me to say that again, a sixpence piece dating from 1577, no warm coat, no theatre tickets. I don’t collect coins or Tudor stuff, yes I really enjoyed “the tudors” drama staring Henry cavell, but, who didn’t?

It was rivalled (but not beaten) by the WALKING STICK, featuring a heavy brass dog handle, from my parents who proudly told me that I can use it as a weapon if I get attacked while walking the dog. Now, I don’t know many 40 year olds who get a walking stick from their parents for Christmas but at least it has a function (of course what they failed to account for us that to use it as a weapon I would first have to chose to take it out of the house) and I’m sure the walking stick will come in handy for something, a school play, a new career in tap dance.

Now I have to run I don’t want to miss any time playing with my new coin.

AIBU to go and spend a load of cash on myself to make myself feel better?? sobs

@NigellaBangBangTurkey

That is hilarious. Your parents basically gave you a rape whistle.

Spat my coffee out laughing

@Puddingypops I’m interested to know what your OH thought of your parents’ gift?

I'd really like an Elizabeth I coin. Not as worn out as that one though, and not as my main xmas present!

@Hadjab he thought the walking stick from my parents was hilarious, we laughed about it together, all the while with me thinking it’s still better than the sixpence….

It’s really saying something when an able bodied 40 year old woman’s worst gift was NOT the walking stick!!

@NotDonna

You have made me cry & cry with laughter! Your presents have brought me much joy!!

Me too.

[quote Puddingypops]@Hadjab he thought the walking stick from my parents was hilarious, we laughed about it together, all the while with me thinking it’s still better than the sixpence….

It’s really saying something when an able bodied 40 year old woman’s worst gift was NOT the walking stick!![/quote]
Omg that is so funny. Op you need to plan on a nice gift for yourself.

This is insane!! Why on earth would he buy you that? Are you going to gently say something?

Oh god OP we shouldn’t laugh but 🤣.

Have you actually told your OH what you think.....I’d be worried he thinks it was such a great idea ( and he did such a good job) he will add to your collection for your birthday too!

My dad collects coins - he’s 85 and he has a walking stick. On no level does he think I’d want that as a present!

Are you going to return it ? Can you actually return old coins ?

At least you can send it back and he may never know.

Unlike the cushions etc from your aunt!

I'm reading this thread out to DH OP.

For a 'big' birthday one year i requested a specific rather lovely little dark red patent handbag. I like a small handbag. I pointed it out in the actual shop about 3 months before the date.

On the day i received something v similar to this: (It was about a meter square)
www.pinterest.com/pin/99712579234351680/

I mean .... ??

@AmyDudley

You can use the walking stick to beat off people trying to steal your sixpence.

My very first "This", hehehe!!!

[quote Puddingypops]@Hadjab he thought the walking stick from my parents was hilarious, we laughed about it together, all the while with me thinking it’s still better than the sixpence….

It’s really saying something when an able bodied 40 year old woman’s worst gift was NOT the walking stick!![/quote]
That’s bloody hilarious 😂

Laughing at the sixpence. Shocked at the walking stick.

From my mum one year I got an empty box. Admittedly it was glossy coloured.
I did ask why and it's to put my collection in.(I haven't got a collection)

@Itsmeandhim that made me properly laugh out loud!! Hahahahahahahahaha you don’t have a collection!

You know what’s so weird about this whole thing? I DO have a collection, I collect baubles, I can’t get enough of them, I ask every year for baubles and Christmas decorations I honestly sit and stare at them and hold them and admire them, I allow myself to get out my collection once in July to look at some favourites and then obviously have my collection on display for a minute th once a year.

So I’m REALLY easy to buy for, if he has got me a beautiful vintage bauble from the 1920s or something it would have made sense! I’m so so so easy to buy for.

on display for one month a year

@Laiste omg that is hilarious! How the FUCK did he manage to get that so wrong!????! What is wrong with men? Hahahahahaha

The good thing is that these memories are so much fun!

Ah you really got the shit end of the stick there. 🤣

I think you need to say something about the coin though, he won't just leave it at one. He'll keep adding to your collection on your behalf. The horror.

This is so delightfully random, but I would be so disappointed that he got lovely presents and you got such expensive useless ones. I am very glad you are seeing the funny side, but I would be very tempted to take back his lovely gifts and swap them for a coin of a different hoard so as you are both even!

Op could he be planning a proposal and the lucky sixpence is for your shoe on your wedding day?

@Mammyloveswine ahhh a person who sees the hope in everything. No my friend, no.

@Notimeforaname it’s a worry yes, however he must have noticed that in 4 days now I haven’t even picked up the box the coin is in and looked at it, the only time I have picked it up was to take a pic to show my mates so we could howl with laughter at it, and it’s back in the box shoved under the tree until I can decide what the hell im going to do with it.

In a few months I’ll be able to make it known that such gifts must not be bought again, one Fodor coin is enough for any respectable non coin collector.

Are they returnable!?

@ChristmasPlanning return my sixpence? And my walking stick? Are you mad? It’s the best laugh I’ve had all year, oh no, I will use the sixpence to torture my boyfriend with for years to come, as soon as it’s not going to upset him that I hated my gift, I will be brandishing it at him every Christmas for the rest of his/my life!

return my sixpence? And my walking stick? Are you mad?

I will be brandishing it at him every Christmas for the rest of his/my life!

Insomnia brought me back to this thread. Howling reading this 🤣

Picturing you wearing the coin as a monocle as you stride around with the stick.