IL's came to our house for Christmas dinner. Asked what they could bring.
last year when I said mince pies they bought 1 per person (they were big Costco ones though). So this year I said, ham and cheese for tea time.
They bought huge pack of Costco ham, too much for us all to eat before it went off. And a Supermarket cheeseboard.
Hardly anyone had tea as they were all stuffed. I cut into one block of cheese but did say that I would have more the next night with some crackers.
They were going home on Boxing Day, and MIL took the cheese with her! DH had offered not knowing what I had said, but she knew I liked it and still took it back.
Am I being unreasonable. After all we did feed them and get all the alcohol so is a cheeseboard too much to ask to be left behind?