What's the worst present you got for your parents as a child?

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I was about 8 or 9 and my mother asked for something for the house as a Christmas present.

I hoofed it to Woolys after school, and proudly bought her a shiny new.........

......dustpan and brush

I remember my uncle practically pissing himself when my mum opened it on Christmas day.

Please tell me I'm not the only one.

trinpy

She was a corrie fan (that's where any sanity ends). The best bit was an advert came on for it xmas eve and she declared very loudly what an awful idea it was, and why on earth would anyone buy it

It was very funny when she opened it the next day, almost as funny as the year my 2 brothers and I all bought each other a Batman video because one copy isn't enough............

DSis and I bought my Mum a soda stream for her birthday when we were teenagers. My Dad gave us some money to choose something nice. My Mum has never liked fizzy drinks.

My dad bought my mum a packet of different sized scissors for Christmas once. They weren't even Fiskars or anything. I think that was probably the beginning of the end for their relationship! He wasn't being spiteful, he just thought she wanted some new scissors

When I was about 8 we went on a school tour for the day to an attraction (think castle type place. It has the word rock in the name) anyway we were allowed into the one and only gift shop in the area to get 'presents' to take home. Everything was very dear but my friend and I spotted these objects with a transfer picture of the castle on them and we bought one each and handed over our money. I couldn't wait to get home to give this to my mother. She unwrapped it to find one half of a naff salt and pepper set. My pal's mum had the other half! She acted as though she was thrilled & up it went on the mantlepiece. Years later she told me how she had practically cried at the miserliness of the shopkeeper to split something like that and take money from very innocent children!

That same day, when I got off the bus I found that my beloved granny had come to visit unexpectedly and I had no present for her so I put my hand in my pocket & pulled out a stone and told her it was a piece of the 'rock' (the name of the castle!) she kept that on her bookshelf and my mum found it when they had to clear out her house after she died. Approx 33 years later.

my dad bought my mum a dictionary one year for her birthday. It did not go down well. She loved doing the crossword and he thought it would be useful. I am looking at it on my shelf right now. Poor unloved dictionary.

First Christmas present I bought for my mum - a green, plastic butter dish

I bought my (single) dad an iron for Christmas when I was about 15. I remember that he didn't seem very pleased with it and I thought he was ungrateful because this was an expensive iron and ours was crap.

I also bought my grandma an ornament of a polar bear hugging a penguin. It's tacky as fuck but she still keeps it on her mantlepiece, bless her.

Some of these have made me feel much better, but at Basketz' DH though - what a plum! Or was he joking? I hope he knows better now?

CecyHall I once presented my mother on her birthday with breakfast in bed, comprising of squashed and rolled up bits of white bread (without the crusts, only the best ingredients) into marble sized pieces and buttered and marmited them, very carefully, before presenting them on a tray with some orange squash "to dip them in".

I must say my mother was very gracious on both occasions!

When I was very small my Dad took us to the garden centre so we could choose my Mum a present each. I did't have enough money to buy a proper gift but found the bargain bucket and was delighted to find I could afford a packet of slug repellent. I didn't know what it was I was just glad to have found something I could buy. My Dad didn't bat an eyelid at the time but couldn't control his laughter when my poor Mum opened her gift. I think it was Mother Day.

Oh this is awful, but shows how lovely my mum is.

The first time I was allowed to get my mum a present, I must have been about 4 or 5 and it was her birthday so my dad took me to Boots. I bought her a single eye-shadow. I think there were two or three colours in it (I believe blue, purple and maybe gold), plus the little applicator.

The thing is, my mum never, ever wore make up. Not a scrap in all her life (I don't either). I thought that if she had some then she would wear it.

I was so proud of myself for my idea.

When the big day came, I eagerly gave her thr present and watched as she opened it. She looked... a bit baffled but then thrilled and thanked me. I exclaimed 'now you can make yourself beautiful!' One of my sisters whispered to the other 'but she doesn't ever wear ma..' and my mum hissed at her to shut up.

I remember thinking that all was not 100% good with my present, but couldn't for the life of me figure out why!

When I was about 10 I bought my mum an egg holder that was monks and the eggs were their baldy heads.... Er.....

Oh, these stories are so sweet. I've had some doozies (presents) as a Mum but I've also given some as a daughter! Mums are so lovely. Bless us all, every single beautiful one of us!!

Slug pellets - who else but a Mum could keep a straight face

A really horrible black jersey top. I thought it was lovely. It wasn't. Bless her, she was so nice about it and even wore it. It wasn't until a few years later that I realised quite how horrible it was.

My DD bought me a top one birthday - quite spangly (which is not something I would normally wear, and this top was particularly horrid). We were going out to a very "posh" restaurant, and I had to wear my new spangles, naturally. Daughter was most delighted - and that's the main thing!

The first Christmas I was allowed to buy presents, probably aged 8 or so I bought both my mum and dad the same gift, a car window ice scraper with a cuddly fleece penguin glove attached, so their hands wouldn't get cold. So two identical novelty ice scrapers. They were quite gracious I think

When I was a about 12 I decided to make my mum a gift box filled with smellies and things that she'd like. I bought a wire box, filled it with amazing luxuries such as SR toothpaste, a bar cousins soap.

Tea bags and a packet of nylons. I was staying with my aunt for a few days and wanted to bring back a present. My aunt said she loved practical presents so that's what I got.

My brother picked up a framed photo of the Pope at his junior school jumble sale and proudly presented it as a gift for my dad. We aren't Catholic. that was at least 25 years ago now (feeling old!).

ShatnersBassoon oh my god - I got my parents that as well. I think mine were china not plastic and they pulled a horrible plastic cart. I was so proud of it and the poor things displayed it by the front door for years. It was dreadful.

I also remember being very excited to have bought my dad a penny wafer for his birthday!

Mothballs from the chemist when I was about 6.
They were in Pretty see through purple plastic bag.
I didn't know what they were

My mother always made it clear she would take it very personally if anyone bought her anything 'donestic' (say the word whilst spitting with venom and fury, and you'll be getting the picture).

Also we weren't allowed to ask her what she wanted as we 'should know'... So she consigned herself to year after year of shit ornaments and cheap toiletries.

I remember my next door neighbour saying she'd bought a washing up bowl and gloves for her mum for christmas, and when I looked avast and asked 'didn't she shout at you?' it was her turn to look agast and say 'but why would she shout? That would be so rude! She loves all the presents I give her'

It was a jaw dropping revelation that present giving was about showing love and appreciation, above & beyond the present itself.

I am pleased whatever Ds gets me, which at 4yrs is more about special cards and pieces of paper :) when supervised by an adult it seems he likes to buy mugs (I don't drink hot drinks!), and very very dark red flowers!

So she consigned herself

'Domestic' that should say!

I can't remember specifics but I literally cannot wait till dd buys me some of this crap

Apologies if this has already been mentioned but aged about 7 I proudly produced my Mum some "tubes" for Christmas.

Tampons. I bought my Mum tampons.

Not me, but I remember my brother by our mum a green Coronation Street diary with a picture of Percy Sugden on the front.

I can remember buying my dad a Brut roll on.

my homemade perfume - basically an icecream tub half full of rotting vegetation swimming in rancid water... I was 7 or 8.