Unwanted gifts

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:07 am

I was speaking to a friend this morning who told me that his partner had gone a bought him one of those awful gifts for his birthday that you just have to smile at rather than crying. Yes I am speaking of the multi-coloured jumper.

I myself have had many a time (usually from elderly relatives) been given gifts that you know you are never ever gonna use, and will just gather dust in the attic. Or even worse clothes that are far too big or far to small.

Anyone had similar gifts given to them from anyone close to you?

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:12 am

chrisb84uk wrote: I was speaking to a friend this morning who told me that his partner had gone a bought him one of those awful gifts for his birthday that you just have to smile at rather than crying. Yes I am speaking of the multi-coloured jumper.

I myself have had many a time (usually from elderly relatives) been given gifts that you know you are never ever gonna use, and will just gather dust in the attic. Or even worse clothes that are far too big or far to small.

Anyone had similar gifts given to them from anyone close to you?

Yes complete setting of china for 12 My entire family collected it for me for like 5 years, I have used it only 3 times now it is in storage. Costly stuff too. Maybe I ought to selll it and take the money and buy a car ahahahaha

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:37 am

chrisb84uk wrote: I was speaking to a friend this morning who told me that his partner had gone a bought him one of those awful gifts for his birthday that you just have to smile at rather than crying. Yes I am speaking of the multi-coloured jumper.

I myself have had many a time (usually from elderly relatives) been given gifts that you know you are never ever gonna use, and will just gather dust in the attic. Or even worse clothes that are far too big or far to small.

Anyone had similar gifts given to them from anyone close to you?
Aw c'mon!! Mick Aston from the TIME TEAM always wears those!!:yh_laugh

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:42 am

The most awful jumpers I remember were the ones Noel Edmonds used to where. They were awful, how he put up with those is beyond even me!!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:03 am

chrisb84uk wrote: The most awful jumpers I remember were the ones Noel Edmonds used to where. They were awful, how he put up with those is beyond even me!!Ahhh, the obligatory xmas jumpers, dont ya just love em!:D

The most useless present i was given was a Teasmade, no disrespect to those members that have one and love it, but WTF!!!:-2

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:05 am

LOL! My husband just educated me on his awful jumpers! (I'm an american, you see)

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:09 am

Raven wrote: LOL! My husband just educated me on his awful jumpers! (I'm an american, you see)

Oh they were so bad. In fact I remember hearing about a complaint written by a old lady into the tv studios asking him to tone it down because it was giving her a headache (true story by the way!)

You really felt like turning down the contrast on ya tv every time you saw them :wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:12 am

abbey wrote: Ahhh, the obligatory xmas jumpers, dont ya just love em!:D

The most useless present i was given was a Teasmade, no disrespect to those members that have one and love it, but WTF!!!:-2

Haha oh the teasmade - gotta laugh at that :wah:

Another lame one are the personalised gifts. The ones that are really bad, but made to look good by having your name on them. Oh I have Chris socks and Chris pencils and even a Chris ...

No wait I won't go there :wah:

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:31 am

My mother is wonderful at picking terrible clothes!!

There was the Christmas she bought me a very loud purple and green stripey jumper with matching pleated crimplene skirt!!!

Yeeeuuuccchhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Need a pic of a puking smiley here!!) Lol!

Then there was the vivid turquoise dress! Personally, I love turquoise....but this had to be the only existing shade of it in mega-yuck!! :-4

Then there was the summer dress she bought for my daughter - in pink and yellow tartan!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!! It looked like it had been cut from a sixties tablecloth! I cannot adequately describe the perfect shade of vomit with carrot that was the colour of this dress!

However, now we have Ebay! Hurray! Before I found Ebay, everything went into the Oxfam bags...the charity shops did well out of us! They're certainly a lot poorer since I found Ebay! Now we sell the wierd stuff she sends and buy stuff we like instead! Yay 4 Ebay! hehehe :wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:38 am

Wow and I thought the clothes I got bought were bad, poor u

Yeah and thank the lord for e-bay. I too have deposited many an unwanted item over there to the unlucky (and I really mean unlucky,) unsuspecting victim on the other side. I can just imagine their face now as they slowly reveal the nightmare that they have just bought :wah:

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:52 am

I have bags of clothing I can't wear from loving relatives who think all skinny people buy clothes that are in the "petite" section. Not only do my belly, freakishly long arms and legs hang out, but for some reason the petite department decided that all their clothes must come festooned with bows and ribbons and big plastic buttons. It's like being a business-third grader from 1986. And the pleats....dear lord, the pleats.

I love my family. But they are no longer allowed to buy me clothing. EVER!

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:32 pm

chrisb84uk wrote: Wow and I thought the clothes I got bought were bad, poor u

Yeah and thank the lord for e-bay. I too have deposited many an unwanted item over there to the unlucky (and I really mean unlucky,) unsuspecting victim on the other side. I can just imagine their face now as they slowly reveal the nightmare that they have just bought

Thing is....some people actually like this stuff!!

Granted, they have absolutely no taste at all!!! :wah:

After all...my mother likes it.....but then, my mother also hates me!

2 birds with 1 stone! Lol! So I just assume whoever buys this weird stuff has similar wierd genes to hers! hehehe! And I'm sure I must have been adopted....please, please let me have been adopted!

:wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:49 pm

Rapunzel wrote: Thing is....some people actually like this stuff!!

Granted, they have absolutely no taste at all!!! :wah:

After all...my mother likes it.....but then, my mother also hates me!

2 birds with 1 stone! Lol! So I just assume whoever buys this weird stuff has similar wierd genes to hers! hehehe! And I'm sure I must have been adopted....please, please let me have been adopted!

:wah:

It really is hard to believe that anyone could like that kind of stuff!!

If anyone has any pics of awful jumpers or the like I'd love to have a giggle at them (just warn me first please so I don't do damage to my eyes

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abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:57 pm

canaan wrote: I have a closet full of items just waiting to be regifted. You have to buy so many random gifts for people you hardly know around Christmas time. I figure there has to be someone out there who will enjoy it...or if not...they can regift it next year!It would be just my luck if they "re-gifted" it back to me! :wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:57 pm

actionfigurestepho wrote: I have bags of clothing I can't wear from loving relatives who think all skinny people buy clothes that are in the "petite" section. Not only do my belly, freakishly long arms and legs hang out, but for some reason the petite department decided that all their clothes must come festooned with bows and ribbons and big plastic buttons. It's like being a business-third grader from 1986. And the pleats....dear lord, the pleats.

I love my family. But they are no longer allowed to buy me clothing. EVER!

Did you grow up with the "oh how lucky you are, you are so skinny" Too?????

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:59 pm

Off-loaded them to OXFAM:wah:

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:13 pm

I'm with Canaan, you pass the thought along-to somebody else!

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:21 pm

We have loads of charity shops in our village....they get regular 'donations' from me.....I always get clothes that are too small....flattering because they obviously think I'm smaller than I am, but frustrating because I have to discreetly give them away.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:06 pm

Im looking at a small clock thats supposed to be a reel from a fishing pole, it has little purple lure feathers and fake logs on it, since we live on a lake I guess my dad thought it would fit right in. :rolleyes:

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:08 pm

anyone ever get one of those mounted singing rubber bass?? AWFUL!!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:12 pm

I have quite a few customers that have them hanging in their offices.

Until I moved to Minnesota Id never seen so many paintings of fish and deer.

Lots of animals heads on walls too.

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:10 pm

minks wrote: Did you grow up with the "oh how lucky you are, you are so skinny" Too?????

Yes I did. I also grew up with the "you can borrow my dress but I think the chest might be too big" and "Oh, I didn't know it was you walking up to me, I thought you were a 15 year old" and "buy a belt, damnit" and "wow, are you feeling well? You're so pale and thin!"

They love to build you up then tear you down again when you're anything less or more than average, don't they?

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:10 pm

lady cop wrote: anyone ever get one of those mounted singing rubber bass?? AWFUL!!

My psycho ex tried to give me one. I told him where to put it.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:12 pm

actionfigurestepho wrote: My psycho ex tried to give me one. I told him where to put it.i hope it fit.

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:13 pm

I think he liked it!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:38 am

actionfigurestepho wrote: Yes I did. I also grew up with the "you can borrow my dress but I think the chest might be too big" and "Oh, I didn't know it was you walking up to me, I thought you were a 15 year old" and "buy a belt, damnit" and "wow, are you feeling well? You're so pale and thin!"

They love to build you up then tear you down again when you're anything less or more than average, don't they?

*shakes head*

Your lovely !

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:31 am

Nomad wrote: *shakes head*

Your lovely !

Well thank you Nomad. I think people for the most part think they're lovely just the way they are. Personally I'd like to get the catheter out of my chest (it's ruining my lines!), but that's temporary. I think being a variety of sizes is what makes us awesome. Certainly there were times I wished I were a curvier lady...but that was usually in reponse to thinking a specific curvy lady was beautiful. I appreciate diversity, and I think it's awful that people try to trick us into being unsatisfied with it. Pish! Average, indeed. What's "average"??

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:18 am

When I retired from the Air Force, one of my team gave me an antique carpenter saw his mother had painted a wonderful winter landscape on of snow and pheasants. She must've worked hours on it, but my wife won't let me display it because it doesn't match anything.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:24 am

Put it up Ac, it sounds so cool! Everything doesn't have to match to look good in a room..........gosh, the furniture never matches in my house, but the kids are a perfect fit!

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:28 am

Unmatched furniture is cool...you can call it "ecclectic."

The Boyfriend's mom always tries to give us country style things. She loves to sew and embroider and is really very talented at it, but we HATE country style decorating. So he has a closet in his apartment where he puts the things, and when the parents come visiting from Florida he sets the stuff out on the end table. And everyone's happy.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:31 am

actionfigurestepho wrote: Unmatched furniture is cool...you can call it "ecclectic."

The Boyfriend's mom always tries to give us country style things. She loves to sew and embroider and is really very talented at it, but we HATE country style decorating. So he has a closet in his apartment where he puts the things, and when the parents come visiting from Florida he sets the stuff out on the end table. And everyone's happy.
Until they check out this great online community thing you've been raving about and read this post. :wah:

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:33 am

I'll deny it to the grave!