how bad would it be to get everybody tea towles for xmas. too early I know sorry

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I have tons of fantastic tea towels and looking through have seen a design that would be perfect for virtually every friend and family member, so will I be the sad old person that buys tea towels or is it a good idea?

A nice new set of tea towels, ok but a tea towel out of your kitchen drawer is a bit naff.

I have seen, oops, not I have.

Loots of cool things like a retro marmite jar and stuff like that.

I once got some matalan tea towels wrapped up for me for Christmas from my mil. don't get me wrong - I have used them. I just could not imagine why she would think it was a good idea to wrap them up and present them as a gift. Seemed a bit of an odd choice to me, especially since dh did not get any - so just for the lady of the house then!

like this

great idea.

you could bake something and wrap them in the tea towel too.

I love that tea towel and if given with a small jar of marmite would be perfect. Would the other tea towels match in with a small extra ?

I suppose it's no different really than the generic 'bathroom smellies' sets that everyone always seems to get.

I am planning to make a load like this OP....if you're crafty it's fun and cheap too..

I don't like that Marmite one at all..

I'd like one or two or three. Mine came from Asda and are dull dull dull.

Personally I would hate getting a tea towel like that but if you try to ensure each tea towel is tailored to that person then hopefully I will get a nice crisp white with very little colour one (funny about her tea towels emotion)

I am not actually a fan of mass presents but I don't suppose it is the worst thing you could do if you had to go down that route

nerd they are gorgeous, not crafty though. like the idea of a small gift with it.

Last year i did mugs for everyone. worked well as we all gather on christmas day and they all opened their mugs togetehr and we brewed up after dinner to have cuppas in them.

this one for my mum and dad who have a flat by the sea.

Mmmm.....it wouldn't be my favourite gift to receive......

I always make Christmas puddings for the extended family, mass presents make it much easier :)

this one for my lovely mate

this one for cat mad sil who has all these ornaments.

this one for gran

Now those ones are nice and much better than my matalan pack of three

My friend gives me a cat tea towel Christmas or birthday most years. I wouldn't spend that much on a tea towel (I get me cheap plain ones), and she supports a cat charity as well. (She also gives me other things not just a tea towel)

this one for me and my best mate.

I would be pretty unimpressed with a tea towel and as a present theme I think it is a bit twee to be honest but you know the recipients better. Also agree with Maryz - it is only June.

Hi we've moved this into the Christmas topic. Thanks.

I would be a bit baffled with a tea towel. Mostly as I only use them as oven gloves as I think they are horrid germ ridden things.

However one year dd2s nursery class drew self portraits and they were all printed on a tea towel with their names. I did get the in laws one each for Christmas, but it was an add on. I couldn't imagine giving a tea towel as a proper present.

C'mon dita, get that kitchen aid working, home made cakes erc be a far nicer gift!