Talking of gloves reminds me of my 25th 'birthday present' from an ex. He presents me a shiny mulberry box whilst grinning ear to ear. I am also grinning from ear to ear at this point. I eagerly opened the box and saw I had some gorgeous Mulberry gloves. I tried one on. Fitted like a glove excuse the pun. I tried the other one on. It was also a left hand glove. Turns out he had gone to a shoplifter for them and the high end stores often put 2 left shoes, gloves etc out so they are no use to shoplifters lol. If I could of wedged the second left glove on I think I'd have strangled him on the spot.One year my ex gave me an iron he'd got free at work and another year a sandwich toaster, it was ex display so there was no box it was just wrapped in a carrier bag! He also bought me an awful pair of scratchy lacy knickers with his football team on
His mother hated me and was a tight old bag, she gave me cheap crap she got in jumble sales etc she even begrudged spending £20 on a t-shirt my ex asked for. One year she gave me some chenille gloves, I was quite impressed, thought I'd finally got something half decent, turns out they were indeed half decent as once I put them on there were holes in some of the finger tips!Clearly another boot sale buy.
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My step Dad is a yacht journalist so we’ve had a few decent gifts from huge boat shows etc, but one year he bought my mum a wooden door wedge and a DustBuster needless to say they are no longer together.
The mother in law gifted me at xmas two pasta plates I'd eaten off at hers and one was cracked.
Brian Butterfield gave me a used pregnancy test kit which he said he had already failed it.
My mam would too, guess it's one of those times you have to know your audience lolMy husband bought me branch loppers once and it was the best present I've had, id be pleased with a spade
I love how brutal you are!
A jar of marmite.
- two half used gel pens taped together
-chocolate coin foils without the chocolate inside
-a 3 year old calendar diary. Used.
- a hair wrap with the gifters sisters name on the side
- a Pepsi branded milk carton with thrush-inducing bath salts inside and a 50p reduced sticker for garnish
- a meat thermometer addressed to my pet rabbit
- a heart shaped cushion emblazoned with a photo of their own dog
And, my personal favourite
- a used Starbucks cardboard cup with 3 quality street chocolates inside
Worryingly most of these were gifted by the samepsychopath person
We’re no longer friends, try not to look too shocked
-chocolate coin foils without the chocolate inside
-a 3 year old calendar diary. Used.
- a hair wrap with the gifters sisters name on the side
- a Pepsi branded milk carton with thrush-inducing bath salts inside and a 50p reduced sticker for garnish
- a meat thermometer addressed to my pet rabbit
- a heart shaped cushion emblazoned with a photo of their own dog
And, my personal favourite
- a used Starbucks cardboard cup with 3 quality street chocolates inside
Worryingly most of these were gifted by the same
We’re no longer friends, try not to look too shocked
Oh my god!!
I think that puts the left-handed stolen gloves and the shiny spade into perspective!!
To the Tattler who got the Secret Santa post-it notes...they're official office currency, so almost as good as a five pound note. Like phone cards in prisons!
Never get a husband as a fatty, Sue!Your user name is everything! .... how many of those have you had sue?
Someone bought you a vibe for Christmas
Julia Davis is a queen
A woman who I'd only worked with for 2 months! There was me contemplating if I should get her a Christmas card or not...
Oh yeah I've had this too! Except mine was
personalisedI also got the marmite egg from an aunt one easter, it was disgusting
I had proper FOMO as all around me were eating their lovely chocolate eggs
I felt very hard done by lol
We do a brisk office black market in the good post-it notes, the good pens, the good highlighters, the good legal pads...... If you get a stash of the decent quality ones, you can run the place. As such, most presents within the workplace include some of them, if you like the person.To the Tattler who got the Secret Santa post-it notes...they're official office currency, so almost as good as a five pound note. Like phone cards in prisons!
My worst isn't actually bad, it's probably my favorite present ever, but it's weird. Back in my early days of working in pharmacy, drug companies could still give away promotional items like pens, clipboards, notepads, sticky notes, etc. Drug company pens were highly coveted, especially. Alas, this has now been banned (made illegal, I think?) in an attempt to lower monopolies and control drug prices (spoiler alert: failed experiment, bring back the pens). For my 18th birthday, a few friends did a series of trades among the hospital staff and got me a Viagra pen. That's basically like someone getting you a car and they pick out a Ferrari. But people outside the industry are like....you're excited....about a penis pill pen? Why yes.
Someone stole it a few years later. I still mourn the loss.
I used to have hundreds of drug company pens, from plastic to expensive Parker ones with the company name.
Unfortunately didn't use them and most of them dried up.
My GP aunt still gets freebie pens from private London hospitals whenever she goes to meetings. She would give them to us.
My brother got some with his university’s name in a tote bag when he graduated.
I remember back in the day think it was sunlife insurance who would offer a free Parker pen just for inquiring so I would fill it out just to get the pen!
My brother got some with his university’s name in a tote bag when he graduated.
I remember back in the day think it was sunlife insurance who would offer a free Parker pen just for inquiring so I would fill it out just to get the pen!
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A selection box of 72 tea bags from someone who has known me my whole life and should probably know that I don’t drink tea. Went straight in the regift pile!
I would so much rather people didn’t spend their money on me or stress about what to get. The joy in gifting is finding the right thing for someone, not scrabbling around for something that will do.
I would so much rather people didn’t spend their money on me or stress about what to get. The joy in gifting is finding the right thing for someone, not scrabbling around for something that will do.
This. A million times over. Giving a pile of tit or things that are totally inappropriate doesn’t make the recipient ungrateful, it makes the gifter a thoughtless hole and I’d rather go without.
People don't have to spend loads to gift something acceptable. My friends and I decided one year to spend £1 on one gift each to give to one another (bit like Secret Santa / ish).
We had a good time and all gifts were great and thoughtful. I got a lottery ticket - didn't win anything, but who cares. Thought is all that's needed, good gifts are out there.
We had a good time and all gifts were great and thoughtful. I got a lottery ticket - didn't win anything, but who cares. Thought is all that's needed, good gifts are out there.
Yes, but the thing is, you could get a lot more for a pound in 1970.
For some people I just give gift cards or cash so the person can buy what they want.
You can get alot more for free if you've got a few spare carrier bags and the bottle.Yes, but the thing is, you could get a lot more for a pound in 1970.