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.

An ex bought me yellow and red clown shoes. The absolutely enormous joke ones you wear over your shoes. I don't like clowns and I have no love for the circus. I'm not wacky or zany.

I still struggle with it tbh, 15 years later, the absolute bellend

not a bad present in itself but my dad really excelled himself one year
being a typical fella of his generation,he’s shite at present buying-he will stump up the cash,no questions asked but he’s useless at choosing stuff (past classics include an evil looking fairy ornament,a power saw,bath bombs when they don’t have a bath and a Henry hoover with extra bags)
so he asked my aunt-who to be fair,does have very good taste
Anyway,they went out and bought her a beautiful red top and matching skirt-it really was lovely
(my mother,for context is a bigger lady)
she unwrapped it,really liked it and went to try it on,while my father basked in the glory of (not) choosing something she liked
she came strutting back in wearing it and my dad looked up
’oh love,you look just like a giant postbox!’ (To his credit-she did!)
he still can’t understand why she burst into tears-I did tone it down by getting her to wear the top with a black skirt and vice versa-she did look very nice after that

we don’t mention the outfit to this day-20 odd years later

A kartcher steam cleaner.
never asked for one

I separated on good terms with my ex and the first year we were separated we decided for that first year to still go out with DD (then 12) for our annual pre-Christmas meal and would exchange a gift to show DD that we were always a team when it came to being her mum and dad.

I gave him a box of truffles that I knew he liked and he gave me some lush bath bombs. I was utterly baffled as I haven’t been able to use a bath due to my disability since I was a child. We were married for 15yrs. When DD was out of earshot I reminded him. Oh I didn’t know you couldn’t use a bath. WTAF! We qualified for a council bungalow with a walk-in shower precisely because of my disability. 🤦🏻‍♀️😳

Ha! I was asked if I wanted another sheep for my 40th this year. We were still bottle feeding lambs at the time.

😳 Why? Just what made him think they would make a good present? What was your response?

😳 Wow! Words fail me.

After 30 years of shit presents my DH finally got last year’s Christmas present right. Every year I drop unsubtle hints 😋And every year he doesn’t listen. Last year, he finally took notice.
I’ve had a silver plated goblet, an electric photo frame, the exact same pair of earrings from the same jeweller - 3 years in a row, a racer bike 🫤, a pen, salt and pepper shakers, a toaster, a “professional ” beauty makeover 🤪(I’ve never worn makeup in my life).
The present he got right? We were in Liberty in London and I spotted a sewing box that was identical to one my Grandma had bought for me when I was a child.
He must have gone online and found it, which in itself is miraculous considering the number of Liberty fabrics. And then navigating t’internet and managing to order it time for Christmas is doubly miraculous.
I will never again be disappointed. He did it 🎉

For my first Mother’s Day my ex got me a card saying “you’re just like a mother to me” from the baby, he couldn’t understand why I was upset with this. He also bought the wrong balloon when our second was born, instead of “it’s a boy” he got “get well soon”.

Maybe he can't read! Dun dun dunnn

DH has only got me one bad present which was a hairdryer and that in itself isn't too bad but I think I'd just bought one a month or two before hand. Can't remember but I really made it known I was not a fan.

But apart from that he is super good. Gets me lovely jewelry and handbags, artwork etc he's a good one :)

I just looked at him
blinked,then tears
then I got pissed off and threw them at him
all in the space of about 90 seconds

we don’t speak of it now

Hard skin foot cream. The icing on the cake was how pleased with himself he was. He loved himself for getting me some rip off Dr Scholl.
It's still mentioned and he’s still bewildered.

My dh is usually quite good with buying me presents but a few years ago he got me a necklace from Warren James with a diamanté 'M' for my initial. I couldn't even hide my disappointment, I told him straight out I didn't like it and would never wear it. I wear jewellery, but it's usually 'quirky

Posted too soon! I wear things like jewellery from movies I like, leather and wooden bracelets, gothic style jewellery etc. So this necklace really wasn't my style at all. He's bought me things before that are my style so this seemed like a bit of a last minute panic buy.

He wasn’t a random stranger, we were married for 17 years, he could read, he just couldn’t be arsed.

I think the get well soon balloon is the best one so far.

A Tom kitten garden ornament, I didn't have a garden at the time, and I could hide it. I also am not a Beatrix potter fan. He really didn't know me well at all.

My XH knew that I'd wanted a kitten for years. One birthday he kept giving hints abouts my present, it was something that had had to be arranged quite far in advance and was alive, and very special, and would require looking after. I was very excited. Until the day.

It was a bonsai (I have no interest in bonsai or gardening of any kind and have killed every houseplant I have ever had. The bloody bonsai, which was apparent 50 years old or something, lasted 6 months in my care).

Someone I know saved her smallest Xmas present from her OH until last, thinking it was an engagement ring. It was a single, individually wrapped Ferrero Rocher.

@bumblebeemumma dp’s auntie asked for Olay stuff a few years ago, then opened it and said “why have I got this? I don’t use this stuff”. The next Christmas she gave me the same set back, complete with the £20 gift card we’d tucked inside the box 😆

I have a bit of a thing for mugs, I’m quite particular about them and have different ones for coffee and tea. DP has bought me a few mugs over the years but they’re always awful; a plastic one you can build lego on, a massive chunky oversized one that says size matters on it, a novelty character one from a show we’d watched (that I’d enjoyed watching but wasn’t so into I wanted any merchandise)…He’s realised I like mugs, but hasn’t ever managed to get the mugs right!

Really laughing at this one

Oh god this reminds me of when my ex 'commissioned' his best friend to paint a picture from a photo I had already printed on canvas (and for some unknown reason the printing company sent me 3 so I hardly needed another). It was hideous! Lived in storage until we broke up and I could bin it.

I got asked if I wanted John Lewis vouchers for my birthday. So I said oo "yes please." Planned what I was going to buy with them. But for some reason he bought M&S instead. V nice, but not quite what wanted. Still unspent!