The shit Christmas presents of 22 thread.

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Another year, another round of presents from family that I cannot use. I have a serious food allergy and another health condition that means that I can't eat or use some foods/cosmetics. These are not new health issues, had them since childhood, yet there is not a single gift out of the few that I received that I can make use of. I decided to be blunt this year (after years of unsuaitable gifts) and tell the givers that I can't use their gifts due allergy etc but thanks anyway. Now I'm an ungracious brat. Am I? "It's not their fault I'm fussy." I'm really not, I just don't want to get sick. I would prefer not to do the gift thing as I'm not overly bothered about that part of Christmas, but I would be ruining it for everyone else, everyone else who gets decent thoughtful presents based on knowing what they like, it's shit when those thoughts are not reciprocated.

Anyone else want to join the naff presents club.

Nope, they are British.

My brother did quite well this year, an electric corkscrew.

But you are right, it's the thoughtlessness. And I find it stressful wondering what he will get me.

I don't even celebrate it so I'm quite happy with nothing.

I'm also really easy to buy for, I have worn the same perfume for about 30 years. I drink red wine, love the occasional port and love my kindle.

I have arthritis in virtually every joint in my body, it is psoriatic so affects my skin and some times my eyes. My kindle means I don't need to hold a heavy book, I can change the font (I'm also dyslexic). My arthritis means I'm permanently disabled and the DSS report said, "No realistic possibility of work".

I used to love doing arts and crafts.

So over the years my brother has bought me

Books, heavy books.
A Ukulele.
A colouring book and pencils.
Fimo.

It's like he sits down and thinks, "What did my sister used to enjoy but she can't do now?"

And it all comes from Amazon. Oh I have a wish list on Amazon.

Anyway, this year he got a book from me, this one

www.amazon.co.uk/Prick-Succulents-Choosing-Styling-Caring/dp/1784723673

Im going to sound ungrateful here but a voucher for a meal for two at a local steakhouse.. I'm vegetarian 🤦🏻‍♀️

OMG listen people, you have to put an end to this shite!! My mum and dad used to get us thoughtful, considered presents but this has been our 17th Christmas without them.

I've cut out all present buying - don't buy for DBro and DSis whom I am close to and spent Christmas Day with, or my two DNs - and have stopped buying for Othersis/BIL/DNs because they spend absolutely no time with us and we don't even know the DNs.

I only buy for my own kids. DH and I don't buy for each other any more either. Our children buy us a present or two, that's it! MIL used to buy the most shite gifts but I never had the courage to challenge it. She passed away 11 years ago so that took her out of the equation.

That's shite.

Sorry to hear of your thoughtless o/h .Quite a few years ago my now very ex o/h hadn't bought me a single thing despite me asking if he'd got everything ready for Christmas ....
I only discovered this when I was the only person who received absolutely nothing from under the heavily laden tree. When it was becoming a bit obvious small toiletry gifts in identical wrapping paper started to appear one by one, they were all very familiar because he had raided my cupboards and they were in fact spare bits and pieces that I'd bought in case of unexpected guests .
He was obviously feeling a twat as he had received copious gifts from my family...….
My gift from my family had been a joint enterprise and delivered a few days earlier.

That is so awful it's hilarious. Does she hate you? OMG . I'm sorry but I giggled.

Elderly women? Weird take. Surely hand cream is for people who like to moisturise their hands?

Hotel Chocolat is a lovely gift and very nice quality chocolate. It's real chocolate unlike Cabury's or Nestle which is absolutely awful. Maybe some people can't tell the difference.

Yes.
See how many years you can get away with it for.

Me too! I would love some!

Absolutely.

Anti ageing serum! They’ve now bought it for me three times! I get the message!

I had no shit presents this year, I had very few actually and I'm thrilled. I hate the waste and would prefer no gifts to one's I'd not use. I grew up in a household where a gift means you care about someone, however receiving a rubbish gift feels worse, like they don't know or care about what you like.

I have my gifters well trained, DH and I don't exchange gifts, just give ourselves an allowance in the Jan sales if we want something. From others, DH and I receive cash or amazon vouchers and chocolates. Perhaps its a little joyless but I've not been upset or disappointed for years and we've had no waste.

AngelinaFibres I was reading this at 4 am and woke DH up with my laughing!

Dh got me an unwrapped toiletry set, was sort of sage coloured and presumed it'd be natural type soap or bath gel etc.

I'd asked him to make sure he got his mum a present. He didn't. So I said he could give her my gift set so we weren't going empty handed.

I have to say i didn't look very closely at it, but she opened it and announced it was for and she didn't need post shaving balm 😂

"who refuses a soft toy????"

Me, 3 kids and at least 100 soft toys of various guises in this house.
Buy them something they can play with, or read, draw, build etc.

LOL. You didn't have the courage to challange your MIL but everyone else should?

I agree with this. Some people are great gift givers but many or not. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment if you’re expecting thoughtful quality gifts from everyone.

Either tell people what you want ( not a great option because you could just buy it for yourself) or don’t bother. I buy for my kids and a small gift for my parents. That’s it. I don’t want a load of ‘stuff’ . I actually don’t like to see grown adults getting and expecting tons of presents. It’s ridiculous to me.

My ‘D’P bought me a pan. I refused to open it when he handed it me (pan-shaped!) and put it back under the tree. He then called me an ‘idiot’ saying he was trying to help me cook the beef. That sly so & so was supposed to be cooking the bulk of the dinner but suddenly said he was ill.

we do need a new non-stick pan but it sure as hell ain’t ‘mine.’ As he was being such a total moody twat & claimed to be ill I sent him away upstairs. Like the child he was being . Me & DD had a really lovely Christmas!
He also wrapped up a set of glasses ‘for me’ (we also need some nice glasses ) but at least he got me lovely slippers -which I asked for - and two books , one of which I’ll never read one of which I might

My kids have always loved a dressing gown from about 3yo up. So cosy and comfy in the morning.Or fab after a shower if towelling. Your sibling is annoying. Ignore. Keep buying lovely presents for your niece.

MIL and SIL both bought DDs mountains of genuinely lovely clothes. The problem is most of them are of the sizes they are currently growing out of. e.g. DD1 just turned two and they got loads of 18-24 month things. She is a bit small for her age but not hugely and we've already had to put away some 18-24 month stuff as she's outgrown it, so the new things will either be too small already or will be shortly. Similar with DD2. In fact with DD2 it's a bit baffling as she isn't and never has been small for her age - in fact she's massive! MIL especially has form for getting things that are too small even though I have gently told her in the past.

I don't hold it against them at all as I know it was well meant and they are lovely clothes, I'm just a bit sad they won't get to see the girls wearing it for long.

They did get the girls some lovely toys and books though 😊

I'm sorry but I would have fallen on the floor laughing at "the daily bitch". This was from your brother right?
Get him something worse next year.
The rest is shit though and I feel your pain.
I remember one year I spent hours wrapping all the presents I had lovingly bought everyone , and came home with a book. One book. Arrived with a huge sack of presents and for me - here's a book. It wasn't even any good.
I cried.
It's beginning to look a lot like SHITmas.

I wouldn't be happy with a kettle for Christmas

Yep she is, I genuinely cannot stand her.
Luckily, the DCs are teens and used to it with her, to the point we find it funny to see what shit or passive aggressive crap she can find that year.

For many years she would buy a summer outfit for them both for Christmas, always at least two sizes too small, then DH would ask for the receipt and she would be all hard done by. Her excuse was always that she "thought that was how old they are".