Crap presents award goes too....

[needmorecoffee]

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

My step mother got a box of chocolates which were out of date and had five missing from inside the box.
Not from me, I hasten to add....

My mother bought my ds a wii fit for christmas, the crap bit is that it is 'my' joint christmas present too.

I actually didn't need a christmas present from her, I just object to her lumping me in on ds' present for the sake of it. I would rather she just said, "I am not buying for you this year" and have done with it. Or am I being unreasonable? Rant over.

one year MIL gave us all her old aluminium saucepans. She'd read they can cause alzheimers so thought we might like them

we love getting socks in our house [geriatric emoticon]. you lot are barking.

I once got one of those toiletry bag with smellies gifts like the ones old ladies like from my sil. Tried to change it at Boots and they said it was 2 years old on their systems and only worth £1...

my aunt bought dd2 a photo album - dd2 is 12wks old...

My MIL bought me a pair of neon pink reeboks (from recent USA holiday) with multi coloured laces. I am 40 BTW. My DD (age 13)wanted to know if I was planning to audition for Lazy Town.

A body hair (mostly for pubes I think) trimmer devise from 'Father Christmas' was my strangest present this year. I'm not particularly hairy!!!!

LOLing at some of these!

DH got me a DVD of the old version of Spartacus as he said it was the only PG one he could find that I could watch with DS .

MIL got me a lovely bar of Chanel soap. Chuffed with that. She also got me a gold diary that is too big to carry around, a photo album, and a set of makeup bags/purses from Revlon (suspect they came free with purchase). Am not ungrateful - just wish she would have stopped at the soap and saved her money.

I got some de-icer from the ILs.

I had asked for a bottle of nice juice to drink as I'm BFing and not on wine and the de-icer was the right shape so I was disappointed there!

My DH bought me a stainless steel potato masher!

Altho he did buy me some lovely moonstone jewellery, and other stuff as well.

I bought him an archery set (amongst other things), he loved it and hasn't stopped playing with it since.

MIL bought me a babygrow (really cute) I'm 5 months pg, and some other nice things FIL bought me a big box of thorntons - they spoil us!!

Got sweet FA off my parents - not even a happy christmas!! same as the last 3 years!

I got a pond pump from the inlaws. We don't have a pond, and with a lively 21 month old aren't likely to be getting one any time soon.

The most hideous handbag you have ever seen (complete with studs, gold flowers and huge diamantes)

A yellow gold crucifix from H Samuel because "I noticed you didn't wear one" (there's a very good reason for that !!) both from Dad & Step Mum

And ...my favourite - a 2 litre bottle of Robinson's Orange Squash from my Nan (at least that one is useful )

BIL bought DD a packet of cake mix from Tescos!

i got one of those wheatgerm lavender pillow things that you heat in teh microwave and its like a hot water bottle

i dont have a microwave

A enormous hideous scarf (old style large square thing with fringing) from MIL.

She always buys me really horrible cheap and nasty crap, and I always have to put on an Oscar-worthy performance of 'oh how lovely'-ness. It is the highlight of DH's Christmas. However, this year I'd had a couple of glasses of wine and was huffing about how ridiculously hot their central heating is, so I opened it up and said 'Is this for the table?'... which didn't go down very well [whoops emoticon]

Serves her right though. I wish she either would just give me cash or M&S vouchers, or nothing.

My mil who bought me some horrid granny style shoes in a size 8 1/2 (I'm a 5 1/2)

Cheese markers.

my in laws got me

2 bottles of wine
liquer chocolates
a cookbook
a bottle of air freshener

Ok - I'm PG so not drinking (and they know this btw) so that's the first two out. The air freshener is a bit but I thought ok and tried it - worse than cat pee - obviously very old. Cookbook inscribed to Mum love DD

Can I close my mouth now?

Seeker, what are cheese markers?
"This is cheese."
"This too is cheese."
"This is whiffier..."

At a loss...
And not laughing

My mum bought my ds (9) a stick on bra.

finknottle - small silver plated mice holding engraved signs saying Red Leicester, Stilton,Cheddar Brie, Wensleydale and Cheshire. I kid you not.

Jeeves would NOT approve - but Madeline Bassett probably had several sets.

Next year I am going to give my brother two labels one saying Red Wine and one saying White Wine. Even if I have to make them myself!

at Fink
Also pube trimmer
Also cookbook with inscription

can I ask what people's reactions were to these gifts???? I mean, the dirty chopping board for instance - what did you say?!?!??!