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.

@whoamI00 are you sure that it’s not a wax melt ? I have seen some that look like bars of chocolate

I would love that! The plastic one on my loo has got discoloured over time with bleach, I would really like to replace it with a posh wooden one but it's quite low down on my priority expenditure list at the moment.

#2 I've posted on this thread from FIL. A book of the complete Peanuts cartoons.

??? I have been married to DH for 10 years, and have never once said anything to FIL suggesting I'm interested in Peanuts, or strip cartoons in general.

I just don't know ow. They don't seem to be popular gifts for some reason. They end up festering on the staff room shelf because nobody wants to go out and buy capsules.

Sometimes when I'm really skint I'll use a present from one person for someone else... might be a bit random, but it's all about the love.
Not all of these eccentric givers will be doing that, but some might.

My work Secret Santa gift was a tub of Roses (£3.50) for a £5-£10 spend range. I put so much thought into the gift I bought (and spent over £10, though I know that was entirely my choice). Clearly my SS doesn't like me much 😂 And before anyone says "maybe they couldn't afford more", well maybe they shouldn't have signed up for Secret Santa with a minimum spend of £5 (and there were plenty of more thoughtful things they could have bought for £5).

My Mum got me a size 10 top, knowing full well that my boobs haven't fit into a size 10 top since I was about 12 (I'm in my 40's). It's not even a particularly nice top.

Nom nom nom

Not particularly shit but I was given a bright fuschia pink bobble hat....I have red toned skin so this looks awful on me! Plus I only wear muted neutral colours, so I was a bit 🙄Straight to the charity bag. Also my MIL gave me a Terry's chocolate orange with a knitted hat on it 😂

How dare the gift giver not subscribe to arbritary fashion rules and not observe every single item of clothing that you wear 🙄 This is exactly why gift giving between grown adults is on the while pointless and thankless IMO

I relate so hard. I no longer get presents off my auntie (have aged out, thankfully) but it was like she'd insist on spending a certain budget, like £20 or something, but it would all be random tat like a sparkly pen with my name on it, or a tiny notebook with a puppy on the front that is too small to use and just not my style at all.
I love books and always want a book - you can get them for £4-£8.99 depending on whether you go the supermarket, Waterstones or shop online. Would always rather have had one book I wanted for less than a tenner, rather than £20's worth of utter crap that ends up at the charity shop. It's a complete lack of thought. I always try so hard when buying gifts too so when it's not reciprocated, it does sting.

Received a box of 50 bird seed balls. I have never shown an interest in birds, don't have the hanging thing to put them in and don't even have my own garden! 🙄

This is the worst one on here, sorry Simon 😞
I assume you're both NC?

packet of Jeye Cloths from 92 yr old MIL - actually we look forward to the crapidacious stuff we get - it brighten our Christmas 🎅

Adults in immediate family we do secret santa via elfster, add what you like with links and budget,that way everyone gets something and it's something you actually want.

Me!!!

Cat food

I'm on the other side of this problem, I got my daughter something useful that she needed earlier in the year which she said she'd like for Christmas.

She's been muttering for weeks that her bedroom heating isn't working properly and her bed is really cold when she gets in. I got her an electric blanket and she gave it back and asked if I had the receipt - obviously I am not in her good books for this. Was it that bad a present?

My message is a bit ambiguous, the blanket was not the useful present that she asked for earlier in the year.

gift giving between grown adults is on the while pointless and thankless

I agree with that, but in this specific case I don't think the problem is subscribing to arbitrary fashion rules. It's obvious common sense to think 'What a great bobble hat! I love that shade of pink. I don't need a hat myself, but I wonder if I could buy it for someone else? Who would appreciate it - who likes things of that style and bright colours? Who would it suit?' The answer in this case would very clearly not be @Mumof31981 for the reasons she's given! This smacks very much of 'I've got to give her something, this costs about the right amount, it'll do, who's next on the list?'

So you gave her something different to what she asked for? If that is the case then yes, it's a bad present.

No, I gave her what she asked for. This was an extra.

My husband of 20 something years bought me a bottle of sparkling rose I don’t drink rose he does so I gave it to some friends before he could drink it

How old?

I think that making sure her room isn't too cold is basic parenting - I can see why she wouldn't want a blanket as a present. Her heating should have been sorted sooner.

A family member gave me a fridge magnet, which i don't have in the house anyway, that's says

The only man a girl can rely on is her daddy

Except my dad died this year on december 1st. Not sure if she's saying hey remember your dad's still dead or if i can't trust my husband of 20 years 🤔

A pair of trousers three sizes too small, that were “so enormous” that she “just knew” they’d fit. Thanks.