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.

Got that off my chest. Been seething for ages!

Pink velour tracksuit from F&F from DH (‘from the children’). It’s fucking hideous. Eastenders Bianca circa 2007. I have no idea what he was thinking.

i invited ex h (going through divorce now) to Christmas dinner as has no family in this country.

ds has just told me exh gifted him the wages he was owed as his Christmas present. Neither ds nor I am surprised.

Name changed as I’ve already shared this with someone!

Genuine present from the MIL. A ‘pre-loved’ bag!

Do I win?

Last year I had a half full Baylis & Harding stick perfume stick 😆

The worse present I have given was ping pong ball guns for my ex partner’s nephews,age 6 and 8. They spent Christmas Day terrorizing the cats, who hid behind the tumble dryer. Those or Nerf guns are great presents for children of annoying parents.

A word multicoloured plastic bag looked like it once held toiletries of some description. A plaque with a life quote . They will go to charity And some smellies that I will be regifting

Fuck me I'm literally stunned. Have a look inside. It might have a half used bayliss and harding gift set inside.

Coucous
It's just so random and thoughtless, l'd rather they didn't even bother.
And absolutely not the issue of money. I'd rather have nothing or a small bar of chocolate from someone l know is genuinely struggling financially.
But crap like that is just nasty and disrespectful.

No, I don't. The key point is 'Is it something the recipient can and will enjoy?' I wouldn't give crisps as a present unless it was specifically asked for, but my children and I have received far worse gifts than a nice packet of crisps! I find the idea of being obliged to spend a lot of time and money on finding gifts for people outside my immediate family really bizarre, and as stated upthread even within our immediate family we don't bother any more and it's great.

What's your idea of a gift that isn't cheap and lazy?

@NippyWoowoo , chocolates are certainly a present in this family. The adults don’t want any more ‘stuff’, or clothes etc. that they haven’t chosen themselves, and boxes of chocs are something we’d never -or very rarely - buy for ourselves.

I got one present from the family secret Santa, so it was something from my list and then a gift from my friend, much better way of doing it. Otherwise I used to get clothes that were never to my taste.

What’s wrong with Baylis and Harding? I always get quite a few body washes and soaps from there as presents and I’m very grateful :) saves me having to stock up on shower items for a few months.

I'd rather have cheap and lazy and nice
then supposed thoughtful expensive and crap

I love chocolate ( and crisps ) ( and biscuits )

I dislike posh handbags or beauty stuff

In my case the fact that it was a half full bottle!

What a bitch. Should stick this bag where the sun doesn’t shine.

No such luck @Bestcatmum 😆

I got bath stuff from everyone. Bath stuff that cannot be used as shower gel. I cant get into a bath as I'm disabled, I can only shower. Everyone knows this. If I got into a bath I'd have to ring 999 to get out. Both thoughtless and fucking stupid. Shower stuff would have been most welcome.
So I ordered a £500 TV for myself as a present to me from myself. I have a good job. My old TV is crap and hasn't been updated for years. I feel pretty pleased with myself.

I have received lots of chocolate, which I have to eat it, oh dear.

My husband and I didn’t do presents this year, if we want anything we buy it. My parents gave me money and a bottle of baileys and my in-laws never buy me anything. Quite relieved that I don’t have lots of presents I don’t like need or want.

I’m another who thinks chocolates are a great present, obviously as long as you like and can eat them. They get used up so don’t cause clutter, they’re a treat and can also be offered around or brought out after a meal for guests so come in handy (unless you want to save them all for yourself which is equally fine IMO). I’d have no objection to a wrapped-up box of chocs. I do think a super-fancy brand like charbonnel & walker or Prestat is more “gifty” but equally I’d welcome a wrapped-up box of maltesers.

That is just disgusting not only as a ‘gift’ but the condition of it.

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮dear god give me strength.

Sadly she preempted this by suggesting my aunt could drop it round to me in January... I will find a time to have a serious conversation about how frustrating this is sometime this week.