Time for a worst/most bizarre Christmas present thread

[pinkksugarmouse]

Ex DH and I separated on good terms and the first Christmas exchanged gifts in front of our 12yr old DDD.To show we were friends. He got me 2 lush bath bombs. Now I have life long Rheumatoid Arthritis and haven't been able to use a bath since I was a child. We'd been married for 14yrs. We'd lived in a place with a walk in shower due to my arthritis. I wasn't upset just baffled.

What? Darts?

The year my brother left home my presents from my parents were a hair slide with a bow and a small puzzle toy. My mum said she thought the bow could be worn as a bow tie, it certainly didn't fit my short hair.

I'd been with my mother when she bought several things for him, nice things. Did I say anything? No I was used to not featuring.

Ex MIL, the book How clean is your house? And the following year the book What not to wear … dropping a hint me thinks

I’m a nineties child really but think this was still going on then. One neighbour of my granny used to give me nice soaps, often shaped like animals, every time we visited. To be fair, I was always really pleased with them!

My aunt gave me the same pretentious art house film on dvd 3 years in a row. I feel naming the film would be outing as there is no way anyone else has 3 copies of it!

(Also, aside from the first year, I have not lived with a dvd player)

Thong swimwear from my nan when I was about 10.

My non English speaking very formal mil went on holiday to New York and bought me a pack of bikini knickers. All black see through but decorated. One pair had a red fringe with the words “my fringe swings” one pair had an embroidered hole at the front “whole lotta love” and the third had a glow in the dark arrow pointing down “don’t get lost” 🤣 She got a similar pack for her 14 year old daughter.
When we asked about them she said she thought they were pretty so she bought them for all her friends too! This was back in the 80s and she died last year but I remember fondly how for a while my fringe swung 😂

I keep it purely for comedic value. As a family we've laughed more about that damned crab than anything. I collect vintage Cornishware and love gardening so am really easy to buy for.
I think it must be around ten years old now. I've told DIL one day she'll find it lurking under her Christmas tree.

Yes but I suspect in my case it was a load of things they’d won at the bingo!

My dh once gifted me a "fitness" pole. With a cheerleading outfit to wear alongside it. Oh and pom poms. Getting quite angry thinking about that christmas.