Worst presents

[MrsCatE]

My ex gave me an Iron.
A bit of forethought that time; normally, he'd leap out of bed when he clocked it was my birthday or even Christmas? perhaps the landline calls (before mobiles) wishing me a happy birthday activated his one, remaining brain cell. He'd return from the corner newsagent and present me with a pack of Sweets and top shelf Magazine - I would Chuck latter at him but he'd just add to his collection; probably because pictures and didn’t require comprehension or ability to read.

Not me, but a friend of my mums was gifted a turkey! An actual turkey for eating, from the supermarket! Wrapped up!

Hub caps.

A workmate of mine either got domestic items, like a new kettle, or power tools like a drill. When she saw the light and left him he refused to let her have the power tools, obviously they were never really gifts for her

A packet of Erinmore Mix pipe tobacco. I don't smoke. My mum had mixed up the presents and sent my M&S socks to my uncle.

A elephant nightdress case form my ex.
A Noddy book when I was 10
My younger sister got a manicure set..she was 4

A friend got knives (the exact same set she had in her kitchen) and no coins to balance the luck, from her partner's parents. It didn't last long after that.

An automatic bin.
A Dyson hoover
Scouring sponges
Barbie pink lipstick
A dog calendar
Polyester vest top
Britta water filters but not the jug
Cbd energy drinks
An umbrella
Molton brown hand soap (alright for some but see list above)
Toaster and kettle
Oven mitts
My personal favourite a pink monogrammed filofax with diary inserts/refill

We don't do presents from eachother anymore and I do the buying of presents for both sides on the family.

Coins to balance the luck? Please explain. Giving SIL knives ....

My mum taught me that if you're giving someone a knife as a present you must also give them a coin so as not to cut the friendship.

You need to put a coin with it at least (same with a new purse as a gift so they'll never be without money). It's something parents used to tell their kids but seems to be mostly a middle/upper class thing now https://people.howstuffworks.com/bad-luck-to-give-knives-as-gift.htm

My mum used to call it a "poison present" so if someone gave you a knife set without a coin or empty purse they secretly didn't like you.

The board game ‘A Question of Sport’. I had - and have - no interest in sport, but my husband who gave it to me was mad about it.

that was our last Christmas together.

My fried received 3 body warmers one Christmas, from his mum, aunt and gran. The thing was they had all been shopping together and somehow all thought when one of them suggested buying him a body warmer," oh that's a good idea , I'll get him one too" x2 .

I’m part of a mums Facebook group and this lady DH gifted her sponges for Xmas… 😵

A thong!

I was 20 and wasn’t yet intimate with my then boyfriend. We had only been dating for a couple of months but I felt he could’ve thought of something nicer than a thong for my 21st.

He just wanted me to wear it for him so it was basically a present for him.

A hot water bottle. That was it 🫠 I dropped hints throughout December for inexpensive presents like dvds, the odd item of clothing and suchlike... Apparently it all went over his head and a £3 hot water bottle (just the bottle mind, no cover) was his lightbulb moment

Not me, but my MIL once bought my husband and 2 sons a nasal hair trimmer (they were teenagers) BETWEEN them.

@Cyclistmumgrandma that's an old tobacco brand, my grandad used to smoke it x

My ex boyfriends dad got me a new kitchen bin because his son couldn't be arsed emptying the small one we used to have!!

Mine isn't too bad but I was gifted an electric toothbrush from DH last year. I had loosely mentioned I needed an upgrade at some point during the year, and he did remember. He's usually pretty good with gifts but still, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind 🤣

I really wanted an England rugby top - long sleeved white one. Boyfriend bought me a British Lions red short sleeved top. He even said ‘I know you wanted an England one but I think this is better’ 🤷‍♂️ He had a very high opinion of himself. He didn’t last long after that.

A purple Eeyore dressing gown three sizes too big - when ex DP bought it, they had sold out of my size but he had already decided he wanted to buy it for me so he just picked the next available size.

DM once gave me some anti-fungal nail treatment in my stocking.

A curtain holdback. Just one.

Tbh I love getting food as gifts!

My worst one was a make up bag with "LAZY" written allover it from my MIL.
At the time I worked two jobs (one ft and one p time) while doing my pt master and supporting DH who was looking for a new job for few months second time in a year.
It was 10 years ago and I srill have her in my black book.

An ex bought me a colour-changing lightbulb.

I wouldn't have minded so much if he'd not spent several days beforehand going on about this 'great' present he'd chosen for me, and how he'd waited in for the delivery etc. Completely got my expectations up. Idiot.
I gave it back to him when I ended things.