Disappointing Christmas Presents.

I like to get things I know people want especially for my DD she has RD so being a working mum of 2 teens with a DH who works shifts she always puts her needs last. She has been struggling with shampoo and shower gel bottles all year has large sizes for family .
Talked about shampoo bars and soaps just for her new she would never get round to it so I did it for her, cost £12 look on her face priceless

Most years one of my stepDs either 'forgets' /misses post/or gets 'wrong one' of a requested item....this year bingo! Voucher? No.....said he'd had it delivered to himself by mistake, still not turned up new year's eve so DH texted"where IS it?" Answer? Some garbled crap about he thought we'd have visited him by now so it's def in post, I'm sorry but liar liar pants on fire! There's no animosity in fam. At ALL but I get the distinct feeling he somehow doesn't want ot gift me or he wants me to beg for it!? Little Pratt. Next year he can whistle for his poxy present! And he's the serving cop! Bad organisation skills? Nope. No excuse.

Having put a lot of time and thought into my Secret Santa present I was disappointed with my gift. A bottle of port. It just made me think what does this person think about me or if they were just passing something on to me they didn't want. It was regifted to my taxi driver on the way home from work.

Just to say there is a website called Elfster where you can put links to the presents you'd like. People then mark them as 'purchased' when they buy them. Other people can see they've been purchased but not you. Parents can also put children on there. If you can get your family to use this site then you can all see what everybody wants which is brilliant.
www.elfster.com/home/

A cover for my car and an electric knife

I asked for one thing this year (I never usually ask) and I didn't get it.
I am a bit disappointed, really.

One of the most disappointing was a DIY car alarm kit?, followed by an even more disappointing Boxing day when my husband spent the majority of the day fitting it in the car.?.

I do not really like the pressure of adult gift exchanging rituals. I much prefer giving gifts when a reciprocal gift is not required such as weddings or giving gifts to young children but even the latter is hard when their parents don't let you know what they really want.....

We don't really give presents. I got a box of chocolates and a book. The boys have given us wonderful grandchildren and they all came for Christmas and we enjoyed each other's company.

I really wanted a robot hoover but my DH refuses to get me anything for Christmas/Birthday which is housework related. I am grateful but I really really wanted one.

In our family we all send links to each other for things we'd like. I always say I'm not getting anything they don't ask for and I don't want anything I don't ask for. They also all get a voucher for a favourite shop so they can get themselves something. Needless to say we always get a few unwanted things and I expect others get a few things from us. I always get what I wanted and am so grateful I have a family who want to buy me things and I always have an offering for a raffle prize or sales table.

My first Christmas as a married lady, my grandmother bought me a mop & bucket!!

We only buy for under 18s for about 5 years now. It's been the best thing we've ever done. I do buy silly little things for my 2 AC who live with me but often from the charity shop i work in!

A few years ago I got the Celtic Sheepskin house boots I coveted, by printing out the page and leaving it on dh’s desk, with both style and size clearly circled.

Plus I said, ‘In case you’d like to know what to get me for Christmas, I’ve left something on your desk.’

Subtle hints never did work with dh. And at least it saved him racking his brains.

When I my husband in 1996 my first Christmas present from my MiL was her 1950s Hoover. She proudly told me it still worked but she wanted a new one!

I meant when I married my husband

My DH always bought me the loveliest gifts jewellery or perfume or cosy dressing gown so I was surprised and amused one year when I received 2 huge wooden garden tubs.
I tried not to look a bit shocked as he was the gardener in the family.
My gift actually arrived later when the tubs were filled with the most beautiful display of flowers.

Knitted slipper socks from my first husband's mother. And many years ago, my first husband gave me a microwave pressure cooker, saying he knew I'd just love it.

As ever DH asked my DD what I would like- she suggested a pamper day, he didn’t agree. Next suggestion was to fund a silver bracelet I want to design and commission but DD was told it was ‘too late’. Result I have a pendant I would never have chosen!!

Mummer

Most years one of my stepDs either 'forgets' /misses post/or gets 'wrong one' of a requested item....this year bingo! Voucher? No.....said he'd had it delivered to himself by mistake, still not turned up new year's eve so DH texted"where IS it?" Answer? Some garbled crap about he thought we'd have visited him by now so it's def in post, I'm sorry but liar liar pants on fire! There's no animosity in fam. At ALL but I get the distinct feeling he somehow doesn't want ot gift me or he wants me to beg for it!? Little Pratt. Next year he can whistle for his poxy present! And he's the serving cop! Bad organisation skills? Nope. No excuse.

What an unpleasant post.

Many years ago DH asked someone what they got for Christmas ,the reply was a stainless steel exhaust.Nobody knew whether to laugh or cry.

For my husband’s gift this year I ‘twinned’ our rubbish bin. He was absolutely delighted - as I knew he would be. ?
www.bintwinning.org/twin-your-bin/

My partner is very generous and would be happy to buy what I wish. I had a modest request this year as I have too much ‘stuff’ already. My request - a pair of soft fluffy gloves. Could he find them? No - he’s still looking, poor chap!

You old romantic, grannyactivist
I'm going to check that site out, though.

A few years ago
Some fax paper ???

I already told the story of an ex of mine.
9 years together, and he excitedly presented me with a card out of a multi pack that said "Best wishes, Kevin".