Ever had a present you hated?

[raleighnut]

My parents bought me a cap gun with no caps, I was 13 at the time and had no interest at all in cowboys and indians, I was though really into cycling and everything cycling related.

At that age I had a Sekiden gun that fired small plastic pellets, now that was fun.

 

[MontyVeda]

Christ... loads!

The question is, how long do I need to keep this crap before it goes in the charity shop box?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

At that age I had a Sekiden gun that fired small plastic pellets, now that was fun.

Shock horror that would be too scary for little Johnny of today's era

 

[MichaelW2]

My aunt bought me an analog watch because I can't read my digital one without my glasses. Unfortunately she chose one with gold hands and a silver dial. I can't read that without my glasses either.

My local watch fettler changed my silver hands to black and painted the second hand red. Much more visible and looks quite classy.

 

[EltonFrog]

My aunt, with whom I have always been close has always bought me some excellent birthday and Christmas presents, throughout my childhood, adolescence and continues to this day.

Except for one year...

When I was in my mid twenties she bought me a dressing gown and a pair of leather slippers like this...

I tried, I really tried to hide my disappointment but failed spectacularly, and she’s never let me forget it.

I am a spoiled brat.

 

[Threevok]

Have a look at all the items I have ever sold on my eBay account.

If it's not bike related....

 

[beepbeep]

my father once bought me a hose pipe ....for xmas !!!!

 

[Dave7]

A light reversal, if I may. Our grandaughter (aged 14 last year) loves jam butties. We went there Christmas day and I gave her my present. Her face was a real joy to see when she opened it to find.....a slice of bread and a jar of jam.
She said it was the best present she got.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

As much as this?

The birthday gift a family bought for their Nan didn't go down well https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifes...4662#ICID=Android_WalesOnlineNewsApp_AppShare

Fantastic!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I once got a thong from a girl at work. I can't repeat what I said at the time.

 

[screenman]

I have a canoe that was bought for me for my 50th 13 years ago it sits untouched in the garden, out of sight I should add.

 

[MontyVeda]

I once got a thong from a girl at work. I can't repeat what I said at the time.

I remember one christmas when a friend spent the whole day feeling absolutely livid that her part-time boyfriend had given her a sparkly blue thong. She just couldn't get over the insult and the idea that she's expected to maybe dance around in it for him... which is fair enough to be angered by that. She's not some bit of totty to be ogled at and this was 2002 fer fecks sake!

Anyway, I eventually asked her what she bought him...

...yup, a pair of robbie williams tiger undies, presumably so he could dance around for her!

 

[Dave7]

I once got a thong from a girl at work. I can't repeat what I said at the time.

Why were you upset? Wrong size ?

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

When I found out my ex-wife had been cheating for the second time, which she denied. We were not speaking I left a day later, it was my birthday, so she gave me my birthday present, which was in a birthday card. It was a trip to a comedy club in Manchester with a hotel for both of us. It was a really bizarre situation, I told her to shove it. I don't know why she bothered trying to give me that, or if she or anybody used it.

The worst physical present I got off was off my ex-mother in law. It was a ages ago and it was a DVD, and she was there when I opened it. I think I got a quid for it on ebay.

 

[flake99please]

Several bottles of Baileys. Awful stuff. It usually ends up in a school tombola.