Time for a worst/most bizarre Christmas present thread

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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.

This is one of the saddest things i have read in a while.

I think it’s better to receive something that is at least useful, than her than buying something whimsical from Not on the High Street or Etsy and totally missing the mark with your taste. Unless of course it’s your DH getting you the teatowels !!

He's a man.you can't expect men to know this stuff 🤣🤣
Seriously though, he does sound a pretty decent chap x

OMG- this reminds me of Christmas a child when the entire extended family would gather, aunts, uncles, great aunts etc.

We'd all sit, watch the gift being open the show the entire audience. 1 year, my nan said ' Look everyone, I got this massive vibrator!'

Silence through the crowd as she revealed a back massager.

I know I have mentioned this on MN before.
Sizeable, nicely wrapped present for me from DH under the tree.
It was a paper shredder. This would have been acceptable, if not very festive, had there had not been a paper shredder sitting next to my desk in the study, about 15 feet away.

Hmm, I agree but the tea towel was just an overpriced plain check one and the oven gloves similarly neutral. I never doubted best intent and love the SIL dearly. I think she was just reaching that point of Christmas shopping where she ran out of inspiration

A couple of years ago my mum bought be a book about pottery from the early 20th century. I have never collected pottery in any shape or form.

My grandad used to call these "bottom drawer " presents - things that were stored in your bottom drawer until you started your own household.

Many notelets from my great aunt.
Books of really shite poetry from my great gran (who I loved dearly so never complained and never held it against her)
Really delicate spun glass swans from an aunt, sometimes interspersed with wade whimsies

I would enjoy the Red Leicester present, I’ve previously specifically asked for a wooden chopping board for Christmas, and I was looking up scented drawer liners this morning…. I’d throw the glass crab straight in the bin though….

This was mid/late sixties. It was getting to be slightly old fashioned even then, but if you lived (as I did) somewhere not particularly urbanised and decidedly behind the times, it was still expected that you would marry straight from home (no living together), so would need everything to establish your marital home. And they started supplying you early!

When I was about 14, I got gifted a book on freezing foods and my sister, aged 15, got a book on cooking meals for one. We both lived at home and by the time we both left home, neither of us had any idea what happened to the books

A friend bought me a set of tea towels about 15 years ago when I moved house. She died 7 years ago and I think of her every time I use one of those tea towels. I also think what a great gift it was - very useful and long-lasting.

My own mother got me a hideous cheap fluffy onesie in two sizes too large from George at Asda and left the label on that said £16.
It was not a money issue and she would never in a million years have bought herself something like that. She knew it wasn't nice.
I had got her a gift bag of little beauties like a candle and holder from John Lewis, coffee cup and nice coffee, chocolates, and books.
She is a terrible gift giver and always looks so pleased with herself too. She once gave me a Baylis and Harding gift set that came in a plastic mock croc holdall. I have eczema and can't use cheap harsh shower gels.
If she made any effort whatsoever she would know I would like a plant, a book token, lush products etc.

A joint present of a tea towel rolled up inside a toilet roll tube from my ex MIL

Remember all the bath cubes from 70's & 80's, so many memories

all from GH: full cocktail making kit cos I’d once mentioned it would be cool to just be able to whip up an old fashioned and a foot spa cos I once said I’d love a foot rub once. oh and a calligraphy set cos I complemented the local pub’s sign font.

I mean, it’s actually really sweet and thoughtful but I do have to be careful now what I mention in passing.

A teddy bear. A fairly low rent one with a tartan bow tie. I was 15 years old.

A HUGE blender (when I was 22), a glass teapot (which was requested by someone else but MIL got mixed up and it became obvious during the unwrapping that it wasn’t for me, so I basically had to hand it over to them) a catering size container of hot chocolate, lots & lots of tea towels.

Wade whimsies! Is that what they are called? (I mentioned them upthread but had no idea they had an actual name!) They are the things I was astonished to see on sale for £10 each recently! (I’ve probably still got a box of them sitting in my parents’ loft - could make my fortune 🤣)

The little ceramic animals?

Yes! Thanks for giving them a name for me 🥰

Very rude and yes they certainly can do!

What did you say to him!!!? I’d have been speechless at such behaviour!

Ex boyfriends mum gifted me a half eaten tube of Pringles for me one Christmas!