Bizarre Christmas Presents

[Sparkletastic]

Last year my MIL bought my DH a set of miniature fast food-shaped erasers, a cappucino set (he doesn't drink coffee), a set of rose tea jellies in jars (WTF - still don't know whether we were meant to spread it on toast or mix it with hot water - needless to say we chucked them in the bin) and a pizza stone (he doesn't cook so that must have been for my benefit). Praise be that this year she has decided not to do pressies for the grown-ups... I once got given three wire coat hangers by a great-aunt. Tell me your maddest gifts!

Oh my god, funny!!! For our wedding we got a set of two wine glasses. Fine you say.. but it was meant to be a three pack and the third was just ripped out of the cardboard (classy!!) holder, and the ripped up packaging was still included My dh's grandad is a cranky old goat (not the charitable oxfam variety!!) and he refuses to give back balls that land in his garden. You guessed it, he gives them to my ds for christmas.Often doesn't get anything for "the girl" as he calls my daughter!! hee hee hee

I must confess to buying my DH a fondue set for his birthday once. He has never liked fondue.

My brother sent me a dried flap of skin from his foot once, for my birthday. It was a blister flap that he had peeled off and dried on his radiator.

An old boyfriend once bought me a wonder bra (in the Eva Herzigova days) and (being pretty flat chested) announced in a disappointed tone when I had put it on that I looked "Nothing like the girl on the box" and then took it back for a refund. B*stard.

I got aftershave once from MIL.
She doesn't give bizzare presents like some mentioned. One year though she gave me a whole load of those sachets you get in magazines - free samples of shampoo and fake tanetc, all done up in a wee tray decorated with tin foil.

My sister once bought me a key chain attached to a 6 inch piece of wood . I have never quite figured that one out.

My MIL once bought us a plastic donkey which you put cigarettes in, and then when you pressed its head the cigarette came out of its bottom.

Which was nice.

And so tasteful....

MIL once bought me and dh a joint present of a singing trout ('take me to the river....')
My mum bought me a potato peeler when i gave birth to ds2 (there was a reason though....)

NNe abd ny sisters often buy each other joke presents or ones that refer back to something in our childhood
or a plastic horse

my mil bought me a galoping crowing turkey, she thought that us vegies shouldn't miss out, what a gonk to get rid of after xmas.

My brother and SIL got dh some after shave one year (he's always had a beard & always will!) & another year some cuff links - he doesn't do smart & there's no way he'd ever possess a shirt that would need cuff links. And two years running they got me clip-on earrings, which I wore for about 5 minutes before my earlobes were in agony....

used cutlery

Zombie thread, 15 years ago!

My brother sent me a dried flap of skin from his foot once, for my birthday. It was a blister flap that he had peeled off and dried on his radiator.

It must be really funny to buy a bizarre gift and just sit and watch the recipients face as they open it. Might do it this year but have the real gift waiting after I've had my fun

Wow this thread is older than my DCs, in fact it almost predates my MN career, and I'm practically a dinosaur!