The perfect Christmas present........NOT

Was flicking through channels last night and Debbie Flint and guest were selling 3 scarves on a wooden hanger with holes to hold the scarves. Debbie was wittering on about keeping the scarves for yourself and giving the hanger to a man as a Christmas Present! WOW....... Imagine opening that on Christmas morning!!!

I've just been given a new shower head for Christmas by OH who is safely abroad. Arrived from Amazon yesterday. He said to open it I am actually pleased with it as I would never have replaced the other one as it is still functioning. He usually buys me stuff I dont want. It arrived at the same time as my present to myself which is a Citizen eco drive watch!

tbh i would rather some money so i can buy what i want when i want it..its so easy to get it wrong at christmas

Q think that everything that comes with something else is 'giftable'. Some folk are going to be well miffed receiving part presents, esp if they watch qvc.

They have been trying to flog the hanger and scarves thingy for months ever since it was a TSV before last Christmas.

Over the years I have learned to accept anything from OH .Lately he has played safe with perfume,but in the past there have been some horrors......

Posy said:

Was flicking through channels last night and Debbie Flint and guest were selling 3 scarves on a wooden hanger with holes to hold the scarves. Debbie was wittering on about keeping the scarves for yourself and giving the hanger to a man as a Christmas Present! WOW....... Imagine opening that on Christmas morning!!!

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Without appearing to sound "too colourful, ahem", but I know the chaps in my family would think that the holes in the hanger would be some sort of 'measuring' device, if they received that all prettily wrapped up !!!!! I will leave it to all your imaginations !

As for horror presents, can anyone beat a replacement spare tyre for the car ????

brissles said:

As for horror presents, can anyone beat a replacement spare tyre for the car ????

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Mum was once given a second hand clarinet by dad for Christmas! He said that he thought she could learn to play it LOL Plus the first dress he can find in M&S, regarless of size. Never mind all those hints she dropped and asked us to drop!

shropshire lass said:

Q think that everything that comes with something else is 'giftable'. Some folk are going to be well miffed receiving part presents, esp if they watch qvc.

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I agree, I've often heard them suggest you keep certain items from beauty kits and give the others as a present but I would feel a bit upset if I realised I had received the unwanted elements of a set.

I just don't encourage gifts, it's easier! You don't end up with a houseful of tat. For those very few (ie hubby and parents) that do buy for me, they ask what I want and I usually choose something practical that I wouldn't buy myself. I buy all the luxury items that I want myself, but I begrudge spending on an iron, for example! I am far from mean, and I buy thoughtful/practical little gifts for family and friends throughout the year, but I really don't associate xmas with the spending a fortune on gifts. I think it's quite outdated now when most people have the means to buy stuff as they want it. Or with most things being able to be bought cheaply in pound shops and ebay. It's commercialism gone mad!! You've got to spend and have lots of stuff or you aren't normal. I would rather be odd ;-)

Agree totally. Commercialised, annoying waste of money buying for people you probably don't give a stuff about and would rather save pennies to spend on self in gems TV!! Scrooge or what?!

How I laughed at your comment Brissles!! Mine just says "I'm not getting you anything for Christmas/ Birthday, buy yourself something" To me that just spoils the whole illusion. ( I do buy something though)!

I like to look for unusual , often handmade stuff or something a bit quirky for people. The only people I spend above £20 on are my 2 grandchildren and my OH`s 5 grandchildren. For the others ( our 5 kids and their partners, 10 in total, all adults ) it`s a £20 limit per person. I found a lovely little website and its a retired gent who handmakes wooden bowls, tea light holders, pot pouri holders, lovely hand turned wooden pens etc at really good prices and everything I`ve had has been lovely. No 2 are ever the same.
OH`s daughter doesn`t spend anything on skincare and bodycare, she spends all her money on her 3 horses and really neglects herself so I actually buy her a large toiletry bag and fill it with skincare, shower gels, body lotions etc and yes some of them are items from tsv`s I`ve bought but she loves it. She says her bag of " treats " as she calls it is something she would never buy for herself. I buy quite a bit from Yves Rocher and with every order they send you a free gift so I always pop it into her bag. This year she`s got a mixture of Mally, Yves Rocher, SBC and other brands.
My late first hubby never bought me Christmas presents, he always gave me money but my second hubby actually disappears and buys me something. Love it or hate it, I always know plenty of thought has gone into it. Last year he bought me a Pandora bracelet so it wouldn`t take a genius to figure out that this year he`ll buy me charms for it. It`s something I never hankered for but now I`ve got one I`m quite happy to own it.

The things I really like are when you mention something in passing and it appears sometime later as a birthday/Christmas or a just because gift. It is nothing to to with the cost as often it is just the time spent hunting the idea out.

I have mentioned a metal detector many times to no avail. But he is very good with jewellery.

OMG! I once received some chocolate coated OLIVES which were the most disgusting things I have ever tasted. At least one can actually use a coat hanger. The olives were nasty. I like olives and I like chocolate, but the two simply do not go together!

You have all heard about the tape dispenser my EX bought me before he was EX!

I was once bought a replica skull by himself for Xmas!!!! Wot the?!.........just what a girl needs.....a lookalikey of him when he becomes a relic lol

According to Lulu she is giving her own product TSV as Christmas presents! Since the base value is only pence surely she should be giving friends freebies anyway.

What a load of twaddle -unless of course it is a stocking filler and the real present is something more glam!

I'm more surprised she didn't tell you to buy three sets (on three easy pays) so it would be like you are only paying for one. (I swear she has said that before)

My mum once bought me a toaster for Christmas. I think she must have seen through my faux thanks as now she tells me to buy my own gift and she will pay. I don't want to seem ungrateful but I'd much prefer Decleor to Morphy Richards lol.

C

I think all this gift giving has for many people got out of hand.Fine if you like it & have the money to spend but it must put pressure on many people to keep up.I know I sound like an old misery but I give some extra money to charities & would rather others did the same rather than buy me anything.We go abroad & have a lovely relaxing time meeting old friends no presents in sight.