What is the worst Christmas present you ever received?

[Newdad19]

In the spirit of helping others prevent the same mistakes... what is the worst Christmas present you ever received?

Mines has to be the sculpted hand photo frame I received one year... that looked like someone's decapitated hand that held a photo for you in its palm

I think some people really don’t understand the concept of gift giving, only the part of handing over something that is gift wrapped.

My first Christmas with my new husband, his mother gave me a plastic hairbrush . This was followed in subsequent years by a plastic comb on its own, a washing up bowl, other random plastic things. There was no thought or interest and she always seemed puzzled with whatever we gave her.

The Very Best of Celine Dion CD, early in our relatiosnship, made me realise that I would always have to instruct DH EXACTLY what I wanted for xmas....
Luckily he obeys and after 33 years I still order my own xmas gift!

The tiger fleece.
MIL.
Not explanation needed....

my first bra...3 of them...from 3 family members
all recorded on film.
i'll never forget, never.

Gosh, this thread is making me glad no one buys me presents any more!

I feel intense guilt for the presents I didn't like even now after decades have passed. They were given in love not malice so I feel dreadful for being ungrateful.

My partner's daughter brought a bag full of presents for him to our house. I was not there. in the bag were several things for him and a sock for me containing hotel toiletries. A tube of shaving gel and a bar of soap. I had no idea why.

A pricey gift set of scented bath bombs, luxury bubble bath and a bath pillow.

I've only got a shower!

I am considerably older than my husband. Every Christmas his parents bought me wrinkle cream. Eventually our kids got old enough to crack on and one year piped up that it wasn’t a very nice present to give as their mummy didn’t have wrinkles. Next Christmas they bought me a magnifying mirror

Years ago I invited my boyfriend over for Xmas Day. He knew weeks in advance that he was coming. I'd also made it clear we were doing presents by asking him what he'd like. He suggested something he needed that cost £120 and I bought it.

When he turned up on Xmas Day he handed me a bar of Dairy Milk he'd bought at a petrol station en route.

That was it -- that was my present!

My great nan got me size 16 pyjamas when I was a slightly chubby 10 year old. Mostly got Neil’s yardley lavender sets from her each year. I assume she didn’t like me much

Last year. A can opener from my dh. I'm buying my own present this year.

A soup ladle about 30 yrs ago. The tight arse gifters own a marketing company and used to dump all their unwanted business tat into friends and family as 'gifts' at Christmas

Ahh this makes me smile but it was still a terrible gift!
My friend had her long awaited baby earlier in the year and got Christmas gave me a set of massive baubles and a snow globe featuring an extreme close up of her baby's face (think nana from The Royle Family's magnifying glass). 🤣

@sohypnotic

As a teenager from my grandparents - a book about cystitis

@sohypnotic that is awful and creepy.

a truly personal Christmas gift

@fallfallfall

my first bra...3 of them...from 3 family members all recorded on film. i'll never forget, never.

@fallfallfall actually no this is way creepier aa a truly personal Christmas gift.

My STBX got me a phone charger pad. This was after years of pretty good presents. I had bought him loads , including a guitar. I couldn't believe it . Found put in January why he was so disinterested , hence the pending divorce.

See through underwear from my (male) boss

One year from my ex stepmum in law I got a pack of £1 primark face cleansing pads. The same year my ex husband got a half eaten pack of biscuits from her.

My ex boyfriend got a dvd of a fireplace burning logs from his mum for Xmas. The following year she bought him a battery powered foot file. They had a huge fall out after that one.

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

A friend of mine received a grave for Christmas from her uncle. There wasn't much room left in the graveyard in her home village so her uncle booked her a plot so when the time came she wouldn't have to be buried in the newer graveyard out of town. She was about 25 when he bought the grave for her.

Rendered speechless.

Cringing slightly at the memory of biting relatives that 'He's just not that into you" book. I don't think they were very pleased!

@HelplesslyHoping

I met my now husband when I was 18- he was older- and many presents were subtle digs at my age. Our first Christmas together, his Grandmother gave me a packet of L plates (I was on my second car, so clearly didn't need them) and his mother got me a multi-pack of strawberry patterned knickers and an Avon starter make-up kit.

The worst by far was when my MIL gave us a massive hamper of baby clothes, nappies, etc on Christmas day in front of our entire extended families. I had a miscarriage that October and she knew very well, but thought we'd want to pretend everything was "still going ahead as planned" (her exact words)

I'm so sorry. This must have been horrible.

A conspiracy theory book about 9-11 that I know was discounted to 1.99. I dont read much non-fiction and I'm not a conspiracy theorist. Also his "sorry it's not much, babe- I'm a bit skint" didn't wash given he'd just bought himself a 1000 quid road bike. We split up three weeks later- would have been sooner but I didn't want to wreck the table plan for my sister's wedding.

@nomorefrogs

A blow up sex doll called Mustafa shag from my soon to be ex dh. My sisters cat popped it after we had blown it up to entertain ourselves during Xmas dinner. That was a very odd Xmas!

Very funny. Good riddance to bad rubbish though and wishing you luck.

As a child I once got 5 sets of diaries and notebooks for Christmas.
I tried explaining to my mum how awful it was, after being grateful for gifts of course.
We weren’t rich, so that was the gift from all my relatives, the same gift in slightly different forms.
I was miserable .

Also once got a M&S large hard backed book on how to throw a party from a good friend, and near the back, the pages had scrunched up, revealing a crumpled up receipt.
She’d bought five of these books that January, for 50p each.
The book looked impressive, but since I’ve never once thrown a party, was actually worthless ( retailed originally for about £10, I think )

A cheap pack of pegs and a cheap bath mat from my MIL, as far as I know she likes me......... does make you wonder though lol