Worst gift ever?

Great Subject!
For my 21st BD my mother gave me a full set of big nylon pants- Bridget Jones were glam compared- with the days of the week on them. At the time I was vegetarian and only ever wore cotton anything!
A few years later she gave me a condiment set- salt, pepper and sauce bottle arranged on a dinky round tray with rough cut circles for the items to fit. All made in Korea of cheap glass with ORANGE plastic tops. And she knew I hated the colour orange.
And then there was the boyfriend- this was recent- who gave me a £20 pound head torch for Christmas while he got the latest itouch! He is very ex now but managed to make off with my money as well!

A tube of opened foot cream for christmas a couple of years ago. That really should have warned me of things to come from my daughter in law.

When I was twelve I longed for a record player. On my birthday a large parcel was left in my room. I ripped off the paper to find a big roomy shoulder bag. I was so disappointed. That Christmas I gave my mum a chip pan. I'm sure I meant well, but she wasn't impressed. Karma!

From Brother in law, a hideous embroidered picture of a bullfight in Spain, complete with blood.

My ex MIlL was very wealthy but she spent the smallest amount possible on presents. My DD's first Christmas MIL bought her two pairs of plain plastic pants. Not even the pretty frilly ones. Mostly the children got cheap books as they grew up. She excelled herself when she gave my 2 ADs used towels wrapped up for Christmas. They were really worn.
I had just bought myself a Jaguar car and for ky birthday a few weeks later he gave me a wooden plinth with a replica of the Jaguar cat with a crystal whiskey glass. He couldn't understand why I was underwhelmed and even his pal said to him when he showed it him You really think Daisy will like that? Poor man was very upset that no one shared his enthusiasm for it

I was 23 years old, and pregnant. My MIL bought me a poufee to put my feet up. My son was born at Christmas, and I hardly had time to put a comb through my hair, let alone put my feet up! I wouldn't want a poufee as a present now (64), let alone when I was 23. She also knitted me a poncho in bright orange another year...not a good look as I was nearly 9 months pregnant with my second child!!

My mam was a bit mean to say the least and one Christmas she bought my three sons identical aftershaves only one had " tester" on the side. ?

My worst present ever was from my now ex also deceased, a pair of secateurs for Christmas. Just in case you are wondering, his death was nothing to do with me.

Last year's secret santa at work resulted in a blow-up plastic 'Perfect Man'. Far from a perfect gift. It is about 18" high. I'm glad I didn't open it in the staffroom as I said I wanted to save it for Christmas day and if I had I guess I'd have been really embarrassed. Some people asked after Christmas what I'd got and most seemed shocked. I don't know who it was from but whoever it was clearly was pretty thoughtless. Maybe they thought it funny as I'm single, but most of my friends thought it in very poor taste too. I'm not sure what to do with it. Normally if I get something I don't like or want I re-gift it to someone I think will appreciate it, or donate it to a raffle, but I really can't imagine anyone wanting it so I wouldn't insult anyone by giving it to them.

I think the roll of chicken wire may be the winner!!!

My late MIL got me a folding shopping bag which had very narrow and hard straps which dug into your flesh if it contained anything of any weight in it.
DH got a royal blue tracksuit - you'd think his mum would've known that he didn't like bright colours, wouldn't you?
On the same note his brother got him a pillar-box red jumper as they felt 'attracted' to it. They noted that they'd never seen him in that colour - another clue, perhaps?

A rotary washing line! I was gobsmacked.

The imbalance ones are funny.....a decanter and cheap sweets! Love it.

When my kids were quite small and we were struggling with a few issues, a great one from my parents..... a second hand book from a charity shop entitled " How to Clean Your House"

It is not the price of the gift that matters.

My worst present was from DH.....a lovely frying pan. Came in handy for hitting him over the head.
My DS gave me two lovely bottles of wine and a pair of Arbroath Smokies for my birthday......at least he knew what I liked!

Secret Santas can be a minefield. "How To Poo At Work" indeed! At one work Christmas party, a lovely, quiet older colleague had to open a copy of the Kama Sutra and a racy thong in front of all the staff. She was so upset at being made fun of, and worried about why she'd been singled out. So cruel.

Barbie Pink towels from my MiL even though they were the totally wrong colour for the bathroom. She had also taken the labels off and washed them so I couldn't even change them!

One mother's day, my mum gave me a tea-towel and a bar of Frys 5 chocolate (with the different flavour fillings in the segments) The tea-towel was one I'd repeatedly seen in her kitchen linen cupboard whenever I visited. I miss her very much although it's been 25 years since she died.

My MIL gave me a pack of flowery synthetic M&S "full" briefs, two sizes too large. I was 24 and did not appreciate them! DH once gave me an electric deep fat fryer which went back on Boxing Day. I've been guilty too, DH has had a cordless vacuum and a carpet washing machine - but he loves gadgets and does all the cleaning so was actually very pleased with them!

I didnt think there was anything I didn't like that I had for Christmas then I suddenly remembered the Secret Santa gift many years ago, which I found the giver must have had an unwanted gift of waist slips. They were far too big for me as she was a rather large lady herself, I was slim so they obviously didnt fit her or she didn't like waist slips!

A flower vase from my ex, who never bought me flowers ! I said thanks, I’ll put it in the cupboard with the other 6 vases I already have .... he called me ungrateful ?. The following year he bought me a thimble cabinet, I said I don’t collect thimbles ! And do I really look like the kind of woman who collects thimbles ?? Needless to say we divorced soon after.

We were given a Pyrex casserole dish for a wedding present.
When we unwrapped it in the bottom of the dish was a gift card for the couple who had given us the dish. Lost for words.

A box of Ferraro roche chocolates from my sister. I have been allergic to nuts my entire life !

A friend gave me a vase - plain, straight, and with a price tag on - 60p from Cancer Research- for a birthday. I'd bought her a hat, scarf and gloves set.

We once lived in what had been a farm house with no mains drainage, however we had a huge cesspool at the bottom of the garden. This frequently became blocked and occasionally we had overflow. Because DH always said that I was a "very practical person who could sort out many household problems", my Christmas stocking contained Drain Rods so that "we" could do the job ourselves. The "WE" proved to be a joke.