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Crap Christmas and/or birthday presents
DG can take the blame for this post after reading a comment of his, but what is the most inappropriate, rubbish or otherwise Christmas or Birthday present you’ve been given. Genuine tales of woe rather than something made up.
13th Jun 2019 11:15 am
Dave T
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my brother in law and I got exactly the same from our father in law on our first year of being related, a twin pack of the small steamed puddings, the ones the size of a normal yoghurt!Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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13th Jun 2019 11:21 am
Someone-Gone
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I recall getting a pair of Lee Cooper jeans off a partner for my 40th, she off a month later for pastures new, so maybe I was lucky to get that.
13th Jun 2019 11:40 am
nestu
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50 years ago as a 10 year old I received a bottle of aftershave from my Auntie for Christmas
13th Jun 2019 11:54 am
Someone-Gone
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Maybe you were a mature 10 year old.
13th Jun 2019 12:17 pm
john watson
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Father in law (deceased) was called John. Some years after his demise my mother in law was clearing out some stuff and came across a 3 pack of gents monogrammed hankies! Lucky for her her three son in-laws were called John so we all got a monogrammed hankie for Christmas that year. God she was real miserable old sod.
Daughter not much better though. The company she was is a director with got sold so her barrow load of share options got exercised. Three days after her large pot of gold went into her account it was my birthday. Well hope springs eternal , I got a 1/4 of wine gums which she proceeded to help me eat then borrowed 3 one pound coins for the car park in Glasgow.
Just waiting to be surprised on Father’s Day! Some hope.Once you have defeated the idiots any job is half done. Pity there are so many idiots to defeat.
13th Jun 2019 12:22 pm
nestu
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ha ha ...it was probably more that it had been given to my uncle and she didn't like it then if you went to school smelling of anything other than car boll*cks soap (I think that's how you spell it) or Imperial Leather you were 'different'!
13th Jun 2019 12:23 pm
Someone-Gone
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Ah, carbolic soap, pears soap and the like. Brut was the aftershave of choice for teenagers then. It went everywhere you didn’t wash.
Sound like your wife and my ex were related John.
Talking of which my dear old mother was given linen Hankies by her sister in law one Christmas and one of the hankies was used. She never got over the shock.
13th Jun 2019 1:08 pm
Stevepd
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A trailer apparently
Joking aside, a talking tape measure from my mother in law. My wife looked at me not to say anything
13th Jun 2019 1:33 pm
Fitzy73
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Once received a replacement double glazed unit for a window in my holiday home
It was from my parents and they were the ones that mainly used the place!!!Andy
13th Jun 2019 2:08 pm
Someone-Gone
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I got a hammer and a pair of pliers off my MiL for a Crimbo. I did think What did she think I could do with that! The mind boggles.
13th Jun 2019 2:43 pm
jambo27
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Obviously the hammer was to smack her head with and the pliers to remove her teeth so she couldn't be identified by dental records
If you get a shovel and some bags of lime this year then you just need some gloves .....
13th Jun 2019 10:17 pm
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Christ ...im on the floor with this..madam is tooooooooooo
13th Jun 2019 11:01 pm
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One Christmas my mum gave me her set of weight watcher books I still remind her every few years ant say they didn’t work , I thought it was a joke but didn’t get anything else -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
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I got fed up with the crap presents at Christmas from my in laws and asked them to not buy me anymore presents ever. I would rather they made a donation to the last chance rescue centre.
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off a month later for pastures new, so maybe I was lucky to get that. 
