Crap presents award goes too....

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my MIL who bought her only child, my DH, some socks.

Presents that may be Ebayed or regifted 'cos I am ungrateful like that:

1. Yet another tea light holder, for my extensive collection of superfluous tea might holders (now standing at 12), clearly regifted. From Aunt. I sent her an Interflora planted basket.

1. Fairly tasteless ceramic vase with aperture so small it's hard to see how you would get a flower in there. From Mum. I bought her a rare rose for her garden (she loves plants), an orchid diary and the latest Andrea Boticelli CD (she is a big fan).

1. Silver pill box for old people's pills (may come in useful in 2059). Again from Mum.

DHs friend brought an enormous box for DS. He was very excited and it was the first present he opened. It was this chafing dish.
He is 3! DH and I are in and can only assume it was the wrong box! Bizzare!

Hansel and Gretel is on TV at the moment. Is someone trying to tell him something??? Is he plump and delicious looking????

He is rather gorgeous but a bit skinny-not much meat on him!

Well they have just put the witch in the oven so she won't be fattening him up any time soon!!

A chafing dish!!! How bizarre

Poor mil has just opened something from her best friend which looks exactly like an urn for cremation ashes.....

Apparently it's a gel burner but we're not convinced....

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That was the floor of the British Museum. I took the pic for a friend who is an architect, he loves the ceiling of the British Museum so I knew the pic would make him smile.

Anyway, can I re-enter the crap gift?

My Dad came round with our presents. I knew I was getting money and DD was getting a DVD player, we did get those but additionally I got an M&S hamper (fab) and DD got a ton of sweets, again fab but she also got a DVD for her new DVD player of Charlie Chaplin. I think it was free from the paper or something, it says Charlie Chaplin volume 13-16 on it

We really are grateful, we love our gifts but this seems odd and I can't see it being watched. Mind you two years ago we got our main presents and a random bag of half off fruit and packets of crisps to accompany it!

I got a plastic cat pencil sharpener. You put the pencil in the cat's 'fundament' and it meows. Thanks, Firebox!

Was kinda funny, though!

MIL bought the DD's coats - Boys coats 3 sizes too big

I bought them both a winter coat this year already.

Last time she visited, she made a big thing about looking through the Argos book and making notes about what to get the DD's.

The DD's looked at them and went 'eurgh'

me - I got DS a pleo on ebay for not as much as it should have cost, but it doesn't work. So I am cross and sad

can i join with a fucking horrible lovely gift my mil received.................................a home made calendar of picture of unusual chimneys.......... niiiiiiccce

i don't think you could regift it or ebay it either

I got....absolutely pee-all from my outlaws. Don't mind actually....nothing to say thank you for!

I got a masturbation kit. I know I am up-tight and believe me I would like to learn, but my OH obviously thinks I don't let go enough. Worst still, he gave my stocking to his brother by mistake

I name changed!

what's a masturbation kit in Gods name?

It's a self pleasure thing with a booklet

oh cool, I think I'll get my MIL one next year

My MIL got me a still-dirty, second-hand chopping board........

I am so glad I put all that effort into her gifts

Blimey. If I got one of those for my outlaws they'd never speak to me again.....where can I buy one?

My MIL believes in recycling so she gave DS her typewriter (she was given it at 18) he is 3 years old

the cats arse pencil sharpener is fab, we have one from last year and it always give us a laugh.
That is to whoever it was futher up the thread who got one.

Not this year (but I have a long memory...) three weeks after giving birth to dd2 and weighing in at over 14 stone, I was given a pair of size 8 knickers, a size 10 top and a raffia handbag by MIL. Took them back to M & S at the first opportunity and they said they were so old they didn't even have the price on microfiche . She has improved, I got Zara vouchers this year .

my MIL gave me her old kettle, she upgraded hers and thought we would like her old one!!!!!!!

I got a carved giraffe which is about 12 inches high from my mum, has no face and has weird patterns all over. Honestly I had to tell my mum that must be the worst present ever.

(i'm not very tactful really}

PIL's bought dd ,who is practically non-verbal, an X factor microphone and stand.

My Dad got me a pack of paper food bags. He gave me the same thing last year... I'm not quite sure what he was thinking.

To be fair, he did get me several very nice bigger presents as well.