Worst Christmas present

[Bookworm512]

I feel ungrateful but also very disappointed. My husband is crap at gifting but this really takes the biscuit. I am a 53 year old woman and we have been together for 26 years. He bought me a periscope. Am I being unreasonable to be disappointed and ungrateful?😓

I got two presents from DO. One was two pairs of ski socks. I've never been skiing in my life. Then he started nudging me to open the second present. It was silk liners to go inside the ski socks.

I’m sorry but this really made me laugh! 😂😂😂

Is he a nice, thoughtful husband normally?

As luck would have it, I might know where you can buy an as-new periscope. One careful lady owner!

Lovely bit of squirrel!

Have they offered any explanation for these gifts?

A periscope would be very handy if trying to avoid someone in the next aisle at Tescos. I have done my fair of running off in an attempt to hide from people. This would be perfect 😀

Why not a telescope?

@Bookworm512
Maybe your husband wanted it to look at female neighbours but bought you it as an excuse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This sounds pretty good?! I got a tea towel from my MIL 😬

DH is not one for political statements. He suggests sending it to Ukraine where it would be put to good use.

@OrigamiOwls. I did ask. I had terribly cold feet at a football match last month and we're going to another in a couple of weeks. To be fair he was being thoughtful but it's a bit of a rubbish present. I also would have liked a book or at a push a Molton Brown shower gel. Or a periscope.

I got a muffin tray. I don't bake and have never baked. I don't like muffins so I've no idea why I got a muffin tray.

Sorry this took me out 😂😂😂😂😩😩

I got socks with the dog's face on them. They came all the way from America apparently. My husband said he'd made three attempts with the picture because, once cropped, the dog's head was missing. He said, 'You wouldn't have liked that would you?' Me, 'Uh, no ...'. If I had a periscope I'd be checking what the two of them are up to when they think I'm not looking.

Are you a Submariner OP?

My husband got me SEVEN (individual) pairs of socks that don't fit. Despite my helpfulness of providing a wish list.

Women's socks don't fit me as I'm very tall and have proportionate feet, so I wear men's.

I especially can't wear slippers socks as they are super snug. He proudly presented three pairs "because he's not seen me wear mine and thought I needed new".

His face when I said no, they just don't fit like the pair last year, and the year before and I've told you multiple times.

Still. Beats the year he said he'd seen an electric blanket in Lidl and I in no uncertain terms said do not buy me that. He did. 😂

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I don't mean to sound ungrateful but I actually went to bed after we opened the presents for half hour because I was upset my partner of 16 years who normally buys me expensive perfume and beautiful jewellery and PJ's and books he knew I would read bought me a ecig and chewing gum from corner shop a pair of socks and a lined book from home bargains this was after I literally showered him with gift after gift , I think I'm being punished because I asked him this year to contribute money to the kids presents and clothes dinner ect normally he gets away with it 😐 it's been long time coming and i think I'm done , it's not just because of the gifts giving its because i know im being punished somewhat because i out my foot down and said i needed him to contribute something , i just felt like a absolute idiot after opening them tbh ,

@Pennythoughts28 that's really crappy of him. I'm shocked he doesn't normally contribute to Christmas. Seems putting a boundary there has shown his true colours loud and proud. What a tool! 😡

I had one present under the tree that I'd not wrapped for myself. It was a very uninspired chocolate item you can buy cheaply from any supermarket. This was from a close relative and there's past form there for me buying them generous thoughtful gifts that I put time into, and them being almost passive aggressive in getting me something really thoughtless (or sometimes nothing at all, or they make a big fuss of that a gift will be late and then it's a let down type of gift). I think next year I'm going to suggest we skip getting each other presents as it just hurts every time. It's like they use each birthday and Xmas to show how little they think of me in a sly way. 😔

When I came onto this thread I was not expecting a periscope. It's so bad it's almost good. It made me laugh - sorry OP! Is there anything particularly interesting to see out of the skylight?

My son, bless his cotton socks, has given me a very thick high necked jumper. It has quite a nice pattern, but I never wear jumpers. It's a bit of a family joke how I only wear tshirts or shirts and DH will be next to me in a massive fleece or jumper. I don't feel the cold and get uncomfortable if it's too warm - other DS is the same. I will probably wear this jumper once or twice when DS is around. It's 50% recycled polyester. I think he saw that and thought "well Mum's a bit green, she'll like it"!

One of my Mum's present was PJs one size too small. Last year she got me a pair of spanks. She did give me other nice things.

Had you ever expressed a desire to surreptitiously look around corners?

Is he being a bit of a cheapskate and bought you something that he actually wants?

It's actually quite easy to make your own periscope with nothing more than a few pieces of plywood, nails, a drill for the holes and two small face mirrors.

This is why we now choose our own gifts and then just get each other something small as a surprise! My husband got me amazing shortbread, hand cream, luxury jam I love and the chocolates I like and I got him a book he wanted. Otherwise we only buy for our kids now! I send the grandparents small token things from our gifts and we treat them throughout the year. Really takes the stress and hassle out of Christmas and saves on shit gifts, tho I’d tell my husband and be fuming if he got me some of these…gum from the garage and an e cigarette?! Wtaf?!