Do I win the award for the shittest gifts?

[QueenConsort]

New boyfriend of 6 months got me :

2 x 2024 calendars ( who the fuck needs 2)

Garlic press ( already have one)

Stress ball

No card

Come on, beat that.

Aye that is shit.

What did you get him?!

2 calendars 😳

In laws got me a selection of biscuits

So family gift really

I got nothing. My partner and I have been on terrible terms recently and I have intentions of separating. I spent £170 on gifts for DP from the children. I got nothing at all. With the comment ‘I’ve ordered you a gift but it hasn’t come sorry’ and that was that.

Aftershave, socks, a card, a mug, some nice bits

My brother got maternity pyjamas from his sil, he's skinny as shit too so not even a passive aggressive present.

That is awful JasmineBa - just reaffirms things for you I imagine.

Yes I think so

My husband got from his gran 2 plastic carrier bags (not even bag for life ones) and a pair of gloves that would fit a child .

Assume you're dumping him?

Am I being an ungrateful bitch?

To be fair, socks & a mug are hardly exciting gifts

They all sound like things you'd be gifted at work, from customers etc. Sorry OP. 😕

My best friend got a hamper from a supplier and gifted me the salt and a jar of Harrisa paste from it, in tissue paper.

I got one other gift under the tree this year, a calendar of my dog from the dog walker.

If I were you I'd be tempted to write "dump miserly boyfriend" in the 1st Jan window and hang it up.

I've had my fill of shit presents when I first met DH. I make no bones about the fact I've since trained him and DC to make sure they know how important gift giving is to me. I received a gold necklace and perfume from DH, a coat from eldest DS and a pair of GHDs as a joint gift from my 17 and 19yos.
MIL was also a master at passive aggressive giving, never having forgiven me for taking her golden child. I began rejecting her awful gifts and even she now gives me vouchers.
Set your stall out now, otherwise you're setting yourself up for years or crap Birthdays and Christmases.

STBXH turned up with a box of cheap chocolate for me (‘from’ our DS - it’s not even what I’d choose from the shop he went to, which surely he knows) and a Christmas card. The Christmas card says ‘to my wonderful wife’ on the front. 🤯 I just raised my eyebrows and said nothing about it.

This is a man who is behaving like an unbelievable dick over the financial settlement. I’m actually flabbergasted that he’d intentionally buy that card.

Agreed. If the aftershave was lynx Africa then tbh I think OP did better than her partner!

All the gifts are a bit 'work colleague secret Santa'

I'd say these were on a par with what you received to be honest. Unless the aftershave was an expensive one, but even then...

MIL gave DH (ie HER OWN SON) testicle moisturiser. I couldn’t look him in the eye when he realised what it was.

Did she know what it was? Or was it a mistaken purchase?

🤣🤣🤣 what the fuck is testicle moisturiser? Why would his mother get him that 😂😂

She knew. With the rationale “it’s for charity!”… (it’s Oddballs so a great cause, but even so).

After just 6 months I wouldn’t spend a fortune on a new partner cos it’s still early days but I’m sure he could have at least got something more thoughtful or useful…. Unless you need 2 calendars haha

Nothing from DH - we’d agreed to no big gifts but I thought there would be a token.
An IOU from my parents for ‘something I want’ with no indication of budget and which I know will never materialise.
Socks and a slightly sad plant from MIL
Siblings didn’t want to do presents so nothing from them.

I’ve given up being disappointed. I just buy myself something nice in the sale instead.

Your boyfriend of 6 months. Yes, you do sound ungrateful. He should have got you a card, though.

One calendar for work, one calendar for home.

Is it a particularly nice garlic press?

That should win some kind of prize for best worst present.