Christmas present moans

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Don't you hate..
1. When people learn you have a hobby like art then buy you stuff for it...but it's never the right quality, colour etc
2. When you receive something one year and politely say you like it...then get it every year
3. When people see you have two of something ie owl ornament and assume you collect them...so you get an owl ornament every year
I'll see myself out!!!
I made the error of saying I quite liked owls one year..... SO MANY OWLS.

The best one was a family friend, of whom I no longer speak to, clearly doesn't know me as I have a phobia of Sloths. It was ok until they got plastered on EVERY item. She got me Sloth PJs last year 😑 never lobbed something into a charityshop bag quicker in my life. Had to stay in the shed until I could get to a shop 🤣🤣
 
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My sister in law used to give me her unwanted tit from her glossy boxes over the year.

We fell out this year and part of her argument was how she always spent a fortune on christmas presents. Absolute looney.
 
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I don't get it... is she complaining cause she got a big blanket as a present?
Sorry should have explained, the mother in law sent this card to her son and daughter in law. Rather than explain to them there would be no presents this year she just stated everything she paid for this year because they lost their jobs and she offered to help them.
 
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Sorry should have explained, the mother in law sent this card to her son and daughter in law. Rather than explain to them there would be no presents this year she just stated everything she paid for this year because they lost their jobs and she offered to help them.
oh that makes sense!
 
Would quite like my MIL to pay my bills in exchange for Christmas presents


Not that 99p would go far 🤣
 
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My mother in law once said to me after xmas "I bought you *insert really lovely xmas gift* but I gave it to your sister in law" then laughed.

Actually really hurt my feelings
 
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I recently got engaged and the MIL to be sent over the engagement present along with our Christmas presents.

A willow tree figure of a man cuddling a pregnant woman. I am not , and nor will I ever be pregnant and she knows this . "Its a symbol of new beginnings" apparently.
 
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I bought my MIL a lovely hamper filled with chocolates, champagne, biscuits etc and a hair dryer that she was hinting for , all in all cost about £100 and she got me a handcream from home bargs that would have cost her about 99p 🤣
Omg. What a slap in the face.. Wouldn't u just love swap gifts nd keep what u bought for urself. And sorry but, how did she even wrap or package up the handcream as a gift? I'm genuinely curious! I'd feel like an idiot wrapping a cheap handcream up and then letting someone unwrap it as if it's something they'd be happy with.

My mother in law once said to me after xmas "I bought you *insert really lovely xmas gift* but I gave it to your sister in law" then laughed.

Actually really hurt my feelings
Oh no. That's awful. Had she given you anything?
 
I loved my dads gift, but my sister spoilt the surprise by over hinting it beforehand. He usually buys quite practical, but always electrical gifts, this year a coffee machine. He made up for last year, when he got me a gel nails kit, I despise fashion nails! Let alone ever worn them!

I have an aunt who is an aging hippy. She made threats that everyone was getting her home made, natural soaps this year. Her coconut oil one was excellent, her hemp one left me with bad rashes all over and an irritated meat canoe.

My sister bought me a mug that declared me "Queen bleep". 4 cans of Energy drink and a Tshirt I remembered she had shown me last summer and told me she was sending it back and my old Dear Diary taken down from my dads loft that I'm terrified to read because my family have in jokes about what is in it. Basically a bunch of junk she had compiled together. Yet she expects extravagance in return - oh and can't leave her cats out.

My brother I got the annual, very large Hotel Chocolat hamper. I've got this every year for at least 15 years. I don't like it at all. It's far too rich. I half joked this year that he must get them free, corporately. He looked somewhat irritated, furrowed his brow and snapped the word no at me. I also got my annual Body Shop set (always a less than impressive scent and never my any of my favourites, this year it was Mango - meh!) and my annual Yankee candle, in a Christmas scent. I do not like any sort of Christmas Cinnamon, Mulled or Pine scents either, I find them revolting.

My boyfriends mum (or MIL if you like) dropped off our baby's presents. She said I popped yours in the baby's card. It was a few stray Supermarket rings.
 
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I always get these awful over priced make up sets from Argos from my grandma. I call them clown pallettes as the make up is inferior and I'd never wear it. They usually come in cases that are extravagant but cannot really be reused. I usually end up regifting them to my friends daughters, ones I've held onto for years sometimes because it's hard to have the heart to do so. I don't have the heart to tell her I would prefer one single nice mascara as opposed to a big clowns pallette.

I made the error of saying I quite liked owls one year..... SO MANY OWLS.

The best one was a family friend, of whom I no longer speak to, clearly doesn't know me as I have a phobia of Sloths. It was ok until they got plastered on EVERY item. She got me Sloth PJs last year 😑 never lobbed something into a charityshop bag quicker in my life. Had to stay in the shed until I could get to a shop 🤣🤣
Many years ago it was Betty Boop for me. I pointed out PJs with Betty Boop on them I liked while out shopping with my mum, that year I got blasted with aload of Betty Boop tat I didn't want or need - and it was plentiful almost everywhere that year in the 00s. I wasn't that enthusiastic about or cared much for Betty Boop either. I literally just liked the colour/style of PJs. 🤣
 
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Hand cream, as I don't really use it

Before Christmas I was always seeing hand cream gift sets when I was browsing for presents online. I just find them boring unless the hand cream is part of a gift set with other products, too.
 
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I’m being asked what I want for Xmas…. I better think of an answer quickly, otherwise I’ll be back on this thread come December 26th 😂 please, no more candles.
 
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I’m being asked what I want for Xmas…. I better think of an answer quickly, otherwise I’ll be back on this thread come December 26th 😂 please, no more candles.
Thanks for resurrecting it. I’m looking forward to some Christmas corkers! I think we’ve established that despite saying what you’d like some people do their own thing 😂
 
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I’m being asked what I want for Xmas…. I better think of an answer quickly, otherwise I’ll be back on this thread come December 26th 😂 please, no more candles.
Haha I’m in the same boat and I don’t have a clue what to ask for although having said that I don’t know why I bother asking as I never get what ask for. I don’t ask for a pony or anything daft btw, I mean I’ve asked for a voucher and got a B&M bath bomb set.
 
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I’m being asked what I want for Xmas…. I better think of an answer quickly, otherwise I’ll be back on this thread come December 26th 😂 please, no more candles.
Same here keep having to hint to my mum that I'm not a girly girl and I like boy things but no one seems to get me and I get nails polish and makeup and girly scents and have a dozen smellies and gift sets I still have sets unopened from last year, my aunt gets me a giant nivea gift hamper every year, I'd be happy with pots and pans and things for my flat, work stuff (I'm a chef) and a clothes voucher haha
 
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