Gifts from other half that you've hated

[strawberrysea]

Well, maybe 'hated' is a bit strong.

Inspired by the thread about presents that your other half rejected. (Thanks for the inspiration)

My DP got me the same necklace that he had gifted to his mum for her birthday. Think my face said it all.

Wonderbra
Im a 36 DD
I could virtually rest my chin on my tits

Upside down wine glasses.

Hilarious says I. But you got me a set last year.

"Oh"

He also bought me my fifth poncho in as many years.

Reader, both boxes and three of the ponchos went to the charity shop. He still hasn't realised.

To be fair he's bought me some wonderful and very thoughtful gifts,
The book all about the Large Hadron Collider? Not so much.

I wanted a down puffer jacket as we had recently moved north with much colder weather-I had even shown him one at a store but in a different color. We got home and hubby informed me he had already purchased my jacket and he gave it to me-a pea coat in fact the exact one I had worn that day (just a different color!) I was speechless but I did ask 'Does it look familiar to you cuz it's the same one I was wearing today!!!'

Weight lifting equiptment.

I had asked to have a go on one of his 6 months earlier just to see if I 'could' lift it and he got really stroppy and 'banned' me from touching them like a petulant child (fully hissy fit about them being 'his' thing).

He then bought me the same but a smaller version (in bright pink) of xmas, the xmas I was going through IVF and CLEARLY not about to take up fucking weightlifting.

I did not handle it gracefully... both for how rudely he acted in the first place and then for how utterly stupid and useless the gift was + I have never had any interest in weight lifting in my life which he knows.

I was simply attempting to be polite in the first instance and take an interest in his hobby just trying to bond/have a laugh with him before he went fully non-sharing child about it, I didnt bloody want or need my own replica.

Also not mad about this one because I dont care that much about cards but its become funny to me - for like 4 years in a row DH bought me the exact same anniversary card. At first I thought he was reusing it but I kept them and they are 4 seperate identical cards.

Whats so funny about it? they are the cheapest 20p yellow 'wow' sticker card our local card shop sells.

Now Im all for saving money, its not like a cards life changing but to do it 4 times in a row when there are over a dozen other cards for under 70p so hardly bank breaking... lol tightwad.

A home electrolysis kit that didn't work. I'd noticed a few chin hairs and was upset. What I really wanted was a cuddle and to be told he thought I was beautiful.
Divorce was 2 years ago.

Just agree not to buy for each other.. its easier.

My husband (on Christmas Eve) went to Boots and bought me some perfume. He said that the name of it summed me up.

It was called Extravagance. I am the opposite of extravagant, especially when it comes to treating myself. I always put myself last - it wasn't nice perfume and I never wore it. But the thing is (he's dyslexic) he thought it was called Extra Vengeance. 🤔

I got a kettle once. Not even a super duper all singing/dancing kettle. Literally a fiver at tesco/cheapest kettle sold in the shop. Why? Because mine leaked. But mine had leaked for at least 4 months at that point.

I've had a cup and saucer and coaster set. With furry animals printed on it, I think hedgehogs but cant quite remember. I have no particular affinity to hedgehogs.
Went to charity shop anyway, I hope someone loved it.

A very pretty underwear set, in a size 8. I had been a size 10 before I got pregnant and gave birth 10 days after the Christmas in question.

A cheese cutting board and knives, theres 2 dairy intolerant kids in my house.

If I'm asked what I want and I think the giver will get it terribly wrong (looking at mil here) I say just give what you would have spent to a charity of your choice or here are my top three charities.

Amen 🙏

On our first Christmas, as a married couple, DH bought me some atrocity! A silky blouse with a massive bow tied at the neck. I was mid 20’s at the time and not a girly girl at all! I was convinced it was a gift given to his mother, who didn’t want it, and passed it onto me. Anyway I managed to change it, at the shop he said he bought it, for a Rolling Stones T Shirt.

Then every birthday and Christmas I received household appliances - food mixer, coffee frother, microwave. vacuum cleaner, iron… you get the gist 😏

When me and DH 2 got together I made it plain from the start… No birthday or Christmas presents for each other. I’d prefer to put the money towards a Summer holiday. And that’s what we’ve done for 20 years. Perfect! 🤗

A Pandora bracelet and charms - except the bracelet he got isn’t one you can put charms on as it has an Albert type clasp. And I only wear wedding & engagement rings since having my twins 3 years ago!! That one is still
in its packaging somewhere in the house.

A personalised (with my full name and photo of previously mentioned twins) case for an IPad 4 - I had an IPad Mini 4 at the time so it was completely the wrong size and, as personalised, unable to return to seller. This one went in the bin when we moved house at the beginning of this year as it’s no use to anyone.

Last year he got me nothing - he had ordered a replacement Pandora bracelet from a site claiming to be the outlet store but it was a scam
site so they took his money and never sent out the bracelet. He did get a refund but, by the time it arrived back on his card, it was the middle of January and it got swallowed up in moving costs so I have absolutely nothing to show for Christmas last year!

A box of Black Magic chocolates,I never eat plain chocolate,we had been married about 15 years at the time.

A CD of Fairport Convention,because he liked them!

I am a widow now,I buy myself presents,they are always just what I want.

A £5.99 book on economics, 2 weeks after he had spent £2k on dj-ing equipment.

We're not together anymore thank god, he's also still not a DJ 😁

Tickets to West Side Story, went on a bus so no time for a meal. I fell asleep until the gun went off. He enjoyed it. I decided we needed to divorce.

One year, DP showed me a pic of a coin purse (think unisex but more masculine) and said he really liked it and isn’t it gorgeous?

I agreed, not because I liked it that much but because I was very conscious that I’m a bit of a grinch and he likes to describe things he liked effusively. So instead of being negative or neutral, I agreed.
you can probably guess the rest

XDH used to buy me expensive sexy bra and pants sets every single birthday and Christmas without fail. With the expectation I'd put them on and show him my gratitude. If I didn't he'd sulk. Urgh. Occasionally I'd get something extra like a massive dildo. God almighty, why did I think I deserved a man like him?

My very first Mothers Day gift after having DD was a particular low:

A My Bloody Valentine T-shirt and a haggis.

My birthday is just before Christmas and it has always been tricky for my husband. Like a pp, he has never given me a bad present but things that are not really to my taste. I find it far easier to buy things myself for him to pay for and wrap up or to point him in the direction of what l might like. However, one year my grandfather gave my grandmother a chip pan for Christmas. He was very lucky to still be alive on Boxing Day!

A random length of fabric with the intention that I could make myself a dress. I had never made a garment in my life nor had I ever expressed a wish to do so. More to the point, I didn’t have a sewing machine and can’t sew. He’s dead now - nothing to do with me although I was sorely tempted to strangle him with said fabric at the time.

We were due to get a puppy the week after our wedding. So he got me a Gucci dog collar for my wedding gift. Every time the fucking dog wears it I resent the damn thing. I was very thoughtful and got him something engraved from Tiffanys that he still wears and will have forever.

A wrinkle cream. That went down well.

Slippers in a size 6. His mother is a 6. I am a 7.

Then a black coat. That was lovely but…..

It was followed by a red coat and then….

A green coat.

I have him just to go for gin this year.

Ex-H - big ugly lamp that was almost as big as the lounge in our tiny 1 bed flat, a cheap tacky earring and necklace set, when I mean cheap and tacky I mean like £10 for the set, more cheap looking yellow gold earring even though I never wore yellow gold.

DH - mugs, mugs and more fucking mugs gggrrrr The is a reason I now buy things for myself for him to give to me.

I had a boyfriend who bought me a short sleeved British Lions rugby shirt. Not a terrible gift but…he knew I wanted a long sleeved England rugby top. He even said that when he gave it to me! “I know you wanted an England one but..” 🤷‍♂️ yeah, he knew better. He preferred Lions so that’s what I got. Didn’t last long after that!

My DH excelled the year he got me towels and a book on crafting with cat hair.