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Your worst present ever.

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Yammy Wed 15-Feb-23 18:15:17

Sago's courgette got me thinking about presents and the worst.
Mine was a box of All bran and dried fruit, that DD brought me after the birth of DD1.
Everyone else was getting flowers and fruit.
Also a visit he had set up by his friend in the middle of the night, who lifted the hospital sheets and moved my legs around to prevent blood clots.

Greyduster Thu 16-Feb-23 10:35:19

Dickens that’s the way they get to be ‘financially comfortable’!!

Dickens Thu 16-Feb-23 11:08:43

Aveline

When I was a little girl one of Dad's patients kindly handed in presents for his children. Mine was an enormous pair of pants! Even now I doubt I'd fit them. I can only assume there was a mix up and a large, surprised, lady received a very small cardigan!

😂😂

midgey Thu 16-Feb-23 11:17:13

One Christmas every single present I opened was thick patterned stockings, they were very trendy and I was thrilled with the first pair but twelve pairs! I was thirteen.

Toetoe Thu 16-Feb-23 23:31:24

Sparklefizz i thought he would hand me a pretty wrapped envelope with some nice crisp notes in , or even in a pretty Christmas box . confused

AussieGran59 Thu 16-Feb-23 23:45:13

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Grammaretto Thu 16-Feb-23 23:49:15

It wasn't a present for an occasion but my DH's step granny came to stay soon after my 3rd baby was born. I still had my baby weight.

I received a large parcel after she'd left and opened it eagerly only to find she'd sent several of her own crimplene dresses and jackets in various shades of beige.
I was not impressed!

NotAGran55 Fri 17-Feb-23 07:39:03

For her 40th birthday present my friend’s mother gave her a ‘deep clean’ of her house!
She’d not long had her first baby, was pregnant again after 2 months, admitted that the house was a tip, but nevertheless she wasn’t best pleased.

PinkCosmos Fri 17-Feb-23 10:39:59

When I was about six, a plastic hairbrush with bristles that went all the way around. My mother seemed to take great delight in dragging it through my long tangled curly hair. It was agony! I had my hair cut short shortly afterwards!

My ex SIL used to but cheap plastic toys for my children every Christmas. I think it was the first thing she picked up at the local market. I always used to make a big effort with gifts for her children and always bought them quality, nice presents. I was quite poor at the time. I stopped bothering after a few years.

When I was about five a nun gave me a sweet. I was so terrified of her in her black nun's garb, I didn't dare eat it.

PinkCosmos Fri 17-Feb-23 10:40:17

*buy

Minnyknit Fri 17-Feb-23 10:54:15

An ice bucket which was beyond the pale, it had some sort of horse theme going on, it even had plastic stirrups hanging each side. Another year an egg slicer. Both from my in laws.

Poppyred Fri 17-Feb-23 11:50:29

A plastic plant pot with shells stuck on, from a sister-in-law. 😳

AGAA4 Fri 17-Feb-23 14:43:43

Two months after my first son was born I received a pack of slimming pills from my MiL as a Christmas present. I was only about 5 pounds over my normal weight of 8 stone so I was not impressed.

Grammaretto Fri 17-Feb-23 18:34:53

Agaa4 that was like the huge crimplene outfits I was given. Insult and injury.

My in-laws always gave money. Always popular!

Alioop Fri 17-Feb-23 18:35:54

I got wheel trims for my Christmas present one year. The following year he bought me a bottle of my favourite perfume, but as I was unwrapping it he sat and complained about the price of it. This was a guy who loved buying Rolex watches, expensive clothes and sunglasses for himself.

He is now my EX HUSBAND

Warbler Sun 19-Feb-23 04:38:48

A pair of black pvc leggings.......three sizes too small. We were living in Amsterdam at the time. They weren't even fashionable then.

lixy Sun 19-Feb-23 05:34:07

Secret Santa one year at work = three packets of sauce mix.
I guess someone forgot and so panic-bought on the way to work in the morning.

Marydoll Sun 19-Feb-23 08:34:14

lixy

Secret Santa one year at work = three packets of sauce mix.
I guess someone forgot and so panic-bought on the way to work in the morning.

This prompted me to write about the Secret Santa, I once received at work.

Two hildren's hair clasps, with the reduced to 50p sticker still on them.
I had very short hair, and the suggested amount was £5.

I knew exactly who it was. This was the lady, who insisted on charging people for a dribble of milk for their tea, if they had run out. She was the meanest person I had ever met, but very comfortably off.

GrammyGrammy Sun 19-Feb-23 08:41:38

My only present for my 60th birthday was from elderly narcissistic autistic mother. She had given a friend/neighbour money to get me some chocolates. The neighbour produced a £4 asda box of inedible stale out of date out of stock truffles. The worst present perhaps. But the Christmas before last she wrapped two of her old jumpers up for me. So nothing new here.

Aveline Sun 19-Feb-23 08:46:02

I once received a card from a very nice old lady telling me that the enclosed cheque was to give each of my children £15 from her. Unfortunately she didn't include the cheque!