Shit gift

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Just had my 50th birthday and my twin brother got me one of these

funblueplaques.co.uk/shop/blue-plaque/

I spent ages to find someone that could recreate a picture taken of us as children and then had it mounted and framed. It was his wife’s 50th a couple of months ago and I went halves with our other brother to get her a nice bracelet. I feel for a milestone birthday he’s got it so wrong, it’s like he doesn’t know me at all.

AIBU?

Should I say something or will the fact that it won’t be mounted anywhere say it all?

Put it in the loo

Oops. Not IN the loo itself. I mean on the wall in the loo!!!

I would obviously accept it, but never like it at all, but would keep quiet about the gift, and probably put it out of the way in my shed, under some plant pots or boxes of my tools etc.

HERE YOU GO, ITS UP

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Seeing it I would be far more annoyed that I was only seen in my relationship to others and not as an individual. Being referred to as daughter, sister, wife, mother. Where is your identity?

@PriamFarrl well I did say it was shit

Oh the 'daughter, sister, wife, mother' does sound a bit like something you'd have on a gravestone! He could have put 'world's best twin sister' or something a bit more fun and less generic! Typical man gift though.

[quote 15MinutesOlder]@PriamFarrl well I did say it was shit [/quote]
Well yes, but I thought that was because it wasn’t to your taste, not due the actual inscription.

[quote 15MinutesOlder]@PriamFarrl well I did say it was shit [/quote]
Now I have seen the chosen inscription, I feel it is a bit rubbish! I have done a complete 180.

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Awww

Cluster I’m getting I loathe it. Straight in the bin after a couple of months.

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Oh. Yeah. That really is a bit shit from someone who is supposed to be close to you.

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What does it say around the edge?

I don't like it either!

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I still think it’s crap but I’m accepting it in the manner in which it was given. The downstairs loo seems appropriate

It's not my type of thing and I wouldn't want one (sorry) but it doesn't mean he hasn't put any thought into it.

(I'm trying to be generous towards him)!

Definitely shit.

Especially the daughter, sister, wife and mother inscription.

I’m with you, OP, it’s horrible. Only place I would put it is the loft.

I'd put it up in my back garden so that I could see it.

I think you need to give over on this.

@ButtockUp scroll back, I’ve put it up. Opinions welcome

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Well all the lovers of the plaque you’ll be indifferent/pleased to know that I’ve got over myself and put it up. Pride of place in the downstairs loo

Great to see it proudly displayed in such a place of honour!

I love it!

Even better, you could add a framed photo of yourself and turn that throne room into a shrine

Aw it looks smashing up! And he'll be so pleased to see it when he comes over.

I've accumulated quite a lot of personalised gifts over the years from a friend who loves them - things like map of the stars when you were born, sound map of your favourite song etc. They've never been to my taste as I tend to find that sort of thing a bit naff but I've put them up and over the years grown to like them, in their sort of sweet naffness. This gift would fit pretty much in that category, sweet if a bit naff.