Ever had a present you hated?

[Cycleops]

Children probably have the most unwanted presents so I would refer them to the Molesworth self adjusting thank you letter. Parents always make you write these.

 

[Oldbloke]

When I was 11 or 12 my parents took me to a bike shop, I wanted the one with drop 'bars & "street cred", they insisted I should have a "sensible" sit-up horror which I flatly refused.

They then went & bought bedroom furniture for me instead. Traumatised me for life

 

[raleighnut]

Children probably have the most unwanted presents so I would refer them to the Molesworth self adjusting thank you letter. Parents always make you write these.

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One of my favourite books as a kid was 'Down With Skool', Nigel was a hero to me.

 

[Mrs M]

All (carefully selected) presents from MIL
Once gave hubby and myself a joint Christmas present of a plastic pink mirror, from the bargain bin of local pharmacy
Got one over when we accepted it graciously

 

[Cycleops]

One of my favourite books as a kid was 'Down With Skool', Nigel was a hero to me.

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How to be Topp was the one I took through molesworth thank you letter from;

 

[raleighnut]

I never realised there were 4 books, my parents only had the 1

I can see 'The Complete Molesworth' collection making it onto my birthday pressie list.

 

[pjd57]

Hate might be a bit strong.
But I have been given watches a couple of times.

I've never worn one , probably never will , but family members decided to give them to me.

Bit odd.

 

[Levo-Lon]

A Xmas present from a girlfriend, shirt in xl.. I'm or was M when I was 18..
So we parted and she would need to explain to her new boyfriend why he got a M shirt!!!

Well i wasn't telling him lol

 

[TheDoctor]

I got given a voucher for a helicopter lesson. I have a grave mistrust of any aircraft where the wings go at a different speed to the fuselage.
I swapped it for a track day, playing in a Ferrari 360 and a Lotus Elise. Much better!

 

[snorri]

An older cousin put a lot of work into knitting a good thick jersey for me, it would have been a good warm jersey for winter but.......it was white. I know that white jerseys are popular with cricketers, but I hadn't played cricket since leaving school, and even then had never worn a white jersey.
There were mumblings about my not being seen wearing this white jersey(((. Then one day I wore it and spilt tea on it. The tea stain appears to be permanent which makes it even less likely that I'll wear it.
Why she put a lot of work into knitting a jersey in such an impractical colour without seeking out my views on white jerseys first, I'll never know.

 

[flake99please]

A birthday present from a female work colleague (who knows I’m very happily married). What would possess her to buy this is beyond my comprehension.

Fortunately the bins are emptied today, and I have buried it in the landfill waste bin. I don’t fancy explaining that if the wife saw it.

 

[numbnuts]

Track suits "well we know you like them".......NOT

 

[Seevio]

Hate might be a bit strong.
But I have been given watches a couple of times.

I've never worn one , probably never will , but family members decided to give them to me.

Bit odd.

Well there's your problem. They see your naked wrists and think 'he needs a watch'.

 

[MontyVeda]

I feel bad about this one...

it was years ago and my housemate came back from town saying "I've bought you a present."

I got instantly excited because i like presents, no matter how daft or small they are... but a blooming huge jar of Nescafe coffee was the last thing i wanted. I was the only coffee lover in the house. I love coffee... but coffee lovers don't love Nescafe, and i had 500 grams of the stuff

 

[lazybloke]

Back in the 90s, a girlfriend measured my scrawny 36 inch chest, bought a chunky cable knit sweater pattern and some very expensive balls of wool, and spent over a year knitting the thing for me.
At last it was ready to try on; it was hideously large. "Oh, I added 8 inches growing space", she explained.
It went to the charity shop.

30 years later I still have the same 36 inch chest...