Did you get many unwanted presents?

Only exchange gifts with close family and we always ask for ideas from each other so we know we’ll get something we like. I just asked for vouchers but also got some lovely little extras, like the calendar with a photo of my new little great granddaughter for each month.

Milest I do a daily quiz on my Alexa, I've set it to turn on the living room lamp and then off again later which is helpful if I'm out at night, it sets reminders for me, I do a running shopping list, it'll give me a weather forecast and it plays music.

Does anyone understand the governments decision, not to test visitors from China for COVID?
Surely the cost of a test, is better than the risk of another pandemic!

I love my presents and usually get a years supply of smellies! (someone trying to tell me something?) 😂I love bath time so they know me well. My mam was terrible and loved a bargain I’ve had cross eyed teapots telephones than rang in the night! Lots of odd novelty gifts! 😂

It's been fun reading what gifts people didn't need!
I told my daughter not to bother as we'd just buy ourselves what we wanted as we'd both had recent birthdays, too, and she had had a baby so she could spend on herself what sge would have spent on me. Made sense!
My DiL forgets, every year, that I can't use bath bombs, but that's OK as my granddaughters do. And I still have a box of handcreams she gave me last year, to go with the 2 or 3 she got me this year 🤣 I do use handcream, but stick to Nivea as I really like it. I'll find someone to give them to!
I think my best gift was gin (DiL & son) & a new tablet from OH. I wouldn't really say any were really bad, rather not very well thought out!

As I only had a box of chocolates from my best friend and a too-small necklace from a charity shop from my sister I guess I should be grateful for those!
Zilch from DH, DCs. I guess that’s how it is here 🙄

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Does anyone understand the governments decision, not to test visitors from China for COVID?
Surely the cost of a test, is better than the risk of another pandemic!

This deserves its own thread it's madness and typical of our panic stations government!!! Don't have a scooby doo and will probably land us in the gloop Yet AGAIN!!!!

Scented candles. Someone I know is crazy for them and always buys them as a gift but I hate them!

don't have many gifts sadly but my dd thought things out well; one daughter bought us a tin of yummy shortbread, and the other a flower press kit sounds random but I make loads of cards and did mention making cards with dried flower embellishments so I can do my own instead of buying them! she also bought a very useful birthdays reminder wall hanging. ds bought me a furry blanket have a few but always glad for more plus lip balms hand creams and handwashes. Dil usually gives me a smelly set but a cheap one like from a pound shop or similar but this year she gave me a Nivea one with shower gel etc which I can use so really happy. Also had a box of Ferrero to share with oh but I hate them so he was happy!

My granddaughter gave me a cosy scarf in lovely colours.Unfortunately It sheds and my black jumper is now covered in orange wool. I don’t think I’ll wear it again.

As someone said above I don’t need more stuff. Family agreed only children’s presents a couple of years ago, but one person has ignored it, so that’s an unwanted gift. It isn’t something I like so it will be passed on to a charity after a decent interval!

Mr. B and I buy each other gifts and those are never unwanted

I got Covid and am still testing positive. Could not spend Christmas with my daughter, new grandson and darling granddaughter, but they and my mum have kept me going with calls. Husband was doing so well until he grumbled about buying me some toothpaste today. Why couldn't I use the tube I gave to visitors, who were full of cold and probably gave me Covid just before Christmas!!!!!!!!! AM I GOING MAD?

It took me ainv time to get to grips with Alexa but am glad I did eventually

Ailidh

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Ailidh

A former friend that I've been trying to let drift but she doesn't seem to have noticed yet, we live in the same apartment complex, you'd think she'd have noticed my oozing away but part of me drifting is exactly because of her not Really being awfully interested in me except when she wants help.....
(and breathe)
..... gave me
a scented candle, despite the fact that naked flames are not allowed in the apartments we both live in;
a not unpleasant headscarf, despite the fact that in the nearly 40 years we've known each other, I have never worn a headscarf.

It's not the gifts per se, it's the lack of thought: one of my brothers gave me a pair of candles that are meant to aid sleep, and those I love, though I still can't light them - he doesn't know the house rule but he does know that I don't always sleep well, so it was full of thought.

So sorry about the candles from your brother. I have an idea how you could still enjoy the scent. If you carefully put the candles in a tin foil dish that you can wedge on top of your radiator, they will heat up and fill the room with a lovely smell just like a wax melt might.

What a great idea, thank you!!

Will sleep well tonight!! 🌼

Or buy an electric wax burner? amazon.co.uk%2FWax-Melts-Burner-Electric%2Fs%3Fk%3DWax%2BMelts%2BBurner%2BElectric&usg=AOvVaw2xft8LwjwTl3uG7JIBrZQB]]

Gagajo / me too not wanting any more "stuff". My adult kids are very wealthy and buy everything they want whenever they want it so I suggested no adult presents this year. One adult son insisted it would be nice to have something to unwrap under the tree then visibly turned his nose up at the shower gel (expensive) that I got for him for the secret Santa. I always get anxious about presents both giving and receiving and this year was no better by secret santa.

I loved all my Christmas presents. My AC are very good at choosing. We have spoken about doing presents for kids only but I think that it would make sad to have nothing to open. I’m a kid at heart.

I loved all my presents especially the soil tester from my son.
I also liked the fluffy jumper from an outlet store after I had removed many spots of randomly placed black fluff from the lower front and back and the sleeves . It is now a pleasant jumper of cream, beige and rose pink and importantly fits over the three layers

underneath which I need to wear when the heating is off.

No unwanted gifts this year. We all agreed to May buy for the children. Each adult couple bought a pressie for the table on Boxing Day to the value of £20 and what fun and delight this bought. A book about funny Christmas poems which we all had to read one in a different voice. A board game, caused chaos and laughter and of course chocolates.

Sorry May should be only …..

Of course you can re-gift them... to a Children's Home, a Hospice, or a Charity Shop.

One thing I got from a friend was a packet of serviettes??? OK it had a sketched polar bear on the wrapper (and I love polar bears) the accompanying gift was a bauble with a polar bear on it, identical to the one she gave me last year.

A reed diffuser that has so many warnings on it I will not be using it and certainly not ignite as I was constantly told not to.
A cashmere snood the colour of an old woollen vest.

My sister in law gave us a mug with a chocolate dip thing in Don’t like drinking from porcelain mugs Got loads of new mugs 1mug each so waiting to see the rest of the family

A cashmere snood the colour of an old woollen vest
You have such a way with words Yammy!🤣🤣

I have 2 big boxes of smellies etc from previous years and I will be adding to this. As the year goes on I'll dish some out to my adult grandchildren.