A secret Santa one (peed off)

[OneGreyBiscuit]

Went out with girls from work and done secret Santa. The spend was £20. I got a tiny box of celebrations, cheap socks with my initial on and mug with my name inserted into a quote. It basically looked like a raffle and nowhere near £20 worth, a tenner at best. I had to sit there and watch others opening some lovely things - an ornament from next, no7 stuff, fuzzy duck, perfume. And the thing is I know full well who it was from. Obviously that person doesn't think as much of me as I hoped. Aibu to feel a little miffed? Id appreciate no hateful comments as I feel crap enough.

Most socks are 12 quid

I always thought Secret Santa (wankey name) was meant to be shite, not a “thoughtful present”. Things must have moved on.

I got a colleague edible knickers one year. She saw the funny side and said “Now I’ve got something to wear when I’ve not done my washing”. Guess these days that would be a “Straight to HR”.

I expect the mug cost a fair bit if it is personalised.

Someone at our works party , ( again £20 spend) got half used face cream and a gold plated necklace that wasn't new , it wasn't boxed , neither were wrapped and was in a Tesco bag .
I think personalised mugs are expensive around £12 .
Sorry that you didn't like your items , was it a man do you think that bought them?

Sounds like pretty standard Secret Santa gifts to me, and about £20 worth. Everything's so expensive these days!

I think you get a nicer gift than whoever was lumbered with the under £20 perfume!

I've got someone a personalised mug for Xmas, it was £17. What you have could have easily totaled £20.

It is not snobbery for everyone. You wouldnt gift someone a supermarket hand wash would you, so why gift a B&H one? People buy it because it is everywhere on the shelves, it is convenient and might look nice because it is in some fancy packaging . I am not a snob, I but supermarket own brand hand-wash, but I would hate to receive a B&H gift set because at the end of the day, it'd just soap.

Where did you bring them oh illiterate one?

She brought them to the event where they were exchanged. She also bought them prior in order to be able to bring them. It might have been an error but it could legitimately have been referring to bringing rather than buying.

What i find most odd about this post and quote is op is literally complaining about terrible secret santa gifts when (im sorry to say, I don't want to be rude) ops gifts are not much better. All the gifts mentioned are the same type of tat. But op if you are aware youd get flack then maybe that means you also knew what you was writing was nonsense. I don't mean to add to the pile on so sorry for that and of course there's no need to attack anyone's character over secret santa. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Attacking my intelligence now, nice one, original!👏

It might be nonsense to you but it has a deeper meaning to me but thanks anyway. If it's such nonsense why bother with a response, oh that's right, to pile on with the rest.👍

Bought. You bought them.

Not everyone has been unpleasant to you.

Ooh another one! Just get stufffed, there's another spelling mistake miss, do I get a detention?

Op im sorry I don't understand your reply. In my opinion what you wrote was nonsense and I replied because thats what the thread is for. Sorry if you took that to mean I was part of the pile on. I wasn't trying to be. Soz 🎄

The vast majority have apart from the ones who can give constructive criticism without being rude and personal

Back when we did it in the office, it was the same.
Stupid ties, silly slogans for your desk, anything with sexual innuendo were the usual gifts. I remember being really disappointed one year when I got a giftset from Boots because it was so boring compared to the 'fun' things others got.

I think it could have cost £20 and sounds lovely. If it didn’t, maybe they couldn’t afford it. Put yourself in her shoes. I think I’m crap at buying gifts but I try my best and I agonise over it. I’m just not good at thinking of good stuff. Doesn’t mean I care any less for instance.

Was the quote on the mug at least something personal to you?

My 14 year old DD did a Secret Santa with some friends and they just seemed to exchange gift bags full of the same stuff: fluffy socks, toiletries and sweets. And somehow there’s another one of those giant impractical cups in my house 🙄

£20 is awkward as it’s too much to get away with something a bit daft and silly, but not really enough to get something higher end.

I think the gifts you received are far nicer than the gifts you bought tbh.

Can you explain the deeper meaning, as I feel we are only getting half a story!

That's nice for you, please join the club, £3 socks from b and m, such thought, care and love. The way a lot of you are going on you'd think they'd been handcrafted in Harrods and sprinkled with Chanel no5

Do you actually know they’re from b&m and cost £3 or are you just being really rude?

No one is implying the gifts you received are Harrods level, but I think it’s interesting that you can’t see how the gift you received (that made you feel like crap) was very similar calibre to the one you gave.

I've already put about where I stand in this "friendship" group. They made a big thing of me telling them when my birthday was, told them after a lot of badgering and then they forgot anyway. Awaiting the responses telling me how awful I am yet again.....