3 days until the big man is here - worst gifts?!

[MerryChristmasEveryoneee]

I thought I would start a 2022 thread about this as I was going through my "unwanted" present drawer.. that sounds mean but any gifts I recieve, go into that drawers and I regift them to others (within reason) but I had forgotten how funny some of this stuff is!!

1. camouflage condoms (from MIL to DH.. these will NOT be regifted, not sure why they arent in the bin...)
2. A yellow scarf with golden giraffee on it (gifted to me from someone in DH family.. I mentioned I liked giraffees one year)
3. A bottle opener - it is a naked man and the bottle open is where his.. aherm.. would be (a gift from my friend to me, she said she saw it and thought of me... erm okay)
4. an old a4 cat / kitties calendar (this should really be in the bin now too.. not sure why I ever recieved it, I dont like cats).
5. a set of candles... nice gift you say? well they are lemon sherbet, coca cola, vimto scented - I'm not a teenager, fs
6. my FAVOURITE - a tshirt, quite a big one at that - that is bright pink with a huge campervan on it that says "dont worry, be happy" - oh yes, I wrongly said I liked campervans at one point
7. Last but not least a PJ set with "papa elf" on it in a mens size XXXL - from mil to me... she apparently didnt know what size I was?! erm, I am a 10, a womens size 10 at that...
8. a bottle of echo falls that my friend always buys me.. I think echo falls is sh*t, so I will regift to someone this year

So.. what rubbish / tat have you ever recieved

GO!!

Ps, I am not ungrateful but spend weeks, hours, forever searching for the perfect gift for someone so sometimes I am a bit miffed or taken back by some rubbish I have received. I think the Echo falls is a joke now... I have told that friend, in passing convo, that I dislike wines like Echo falls...

x

Anyone?

Oh, I forgot - camper van bedding - bright coloursful, very teenagery looking... I have to stop telling me I like things in passing covos

A Man Utd shirt. I support City...

A bright pink canvas handbag with owls all
over it. Not sure who the target market would be. Definitely not me I like tan or black and not patterned!

Strange gifts!"!

I once recieved a neon pink bomber jacket from MIL (who normally has good taste). Fortunately the wrong size so it was returned.

(Keep an eye for local raffles/tombola... they happily take novelty items and gift sets! Not the condoms or bottle opener thpugh)

This thread just feels nasty to me. Ok, some people got it wrong. No need to be snarky and unpleasant about it.

And you are BVU to not like cats

If you think Echo Falls is shit, why would you regift it to someone else? Wouldn’t you be embarrassed giving a shit wine to someone? Why not just use it in cooking?

I have another friend who likes echo falls, so I give it to her!!

What's a giraffee?

Surely you know what a giraffe is??

yeah was going to say.. aye okay, I spelt it wrong fs.
GIRAFFE

Mr McMinty bought me half a washing machine one year, as our old one had broken and he said he could only afford either to get me a Christmas present or buy us a washing machine. The following year he was even skinter and bought me dog treats to give to the dogs. DOG TREATS. FOR THE DOGS.

Omg dog treats for the dog..
Lucky dog!! lol

A waffle maker from my MIL. I don't like waffles. In comparison my DH got some lovely clothes off her.

Bloody hell. It's an anonymous forum days before Xmas. It's a fun lighthearted thread. We've already had sniping at an obvious typing mistake and the Christmas miseries calling anyone who doesn't appreciate all the crap they're given "mean spirited".
Op - Xmas brings out the miserable grumps!

In the spirit of the thread I once got a brass rubbing kit (10 sheets of black paper and done gold chalk). I was a mum of 2 toddlers with a full time job and with no stated interest in history/ archaeology or crafts.

I regifted it to my MIL who very much enjoyed it though.

I once received an ice pack, the old fashioned kind for headaches which you unscrew and fill with ice for sil. She and MIL have form for buying me absolute crap l, my face must have said something as I was told they thought it could come in handy if my daughter fell over

My MIL buys me soap every birthday and Christmas. I don't mind soap, but don't really use it, but the volume she buys me is insane. It's like she goes into a shop and says "Give me ALL the soap!".

Last birthday I got 10 bars, but I still have all the soap from the last 13 years (have tried to put in drawers etc for the scent and I use for saving but maybe 1-2 per year).

I have just given all of it away to a shelter. I feel so much lighter!

I know - I dont expect gifts and I am grateful when I recieve one but some gifts really do make me confused..
I'd rather nothing was bought at all!!

10 soaps!!
thats ALOT

Indeed. Nothing worse than an obvious "haven't thought at all about this" gift.

@MerryChristmasEveryoneee I know, it's not cheap stuff either I don't think. She hates me so it's probably got something to do with it 🤣

We quite like cheese and wine. It's not something we live for. But it's a nice combo

However DPs family seem to think that we collect all things cheese and winey

Over the years we must have been gifted a dozen cheese boards, cheese knives, cheese plate sets

And equal numbers of novelty cork screws, wine stoppers etc.

It's gone beyond regifting. There's no one else we could pass these gifts onto. They see us every year so they must no we have no need

3 cans of a Appletiser from a work colleague.

I don’t like Appletiser, have never mentioned it or drank it in the office 😂

My circle of friends has reduced over the years so I don’t get many presents any more and I don’t tend to see family at Christmas, but I used to have a bag to put in unwanted gifts for the charity shop. I get presents from children at work but it’s normally chocolate/champagne, but last year, I got the most beautiful silk scarf, sadly I’d never wear it. One year, the lady who shared my horse gave me mini towels with pigs on. Confusing!