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11th Dec 2015

Santa Baby.. please don’t leave any of these presents under the tree

We asked, you answered.

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They say that women are really easy to buy for at Christmas, and MUCH easier than men, right?

We literally like everything – clothes, make-up, jewellery, perfume, box sets, holidays, gadgets, vouchers, tickets – you name it, we are wide open to receiving your well-planned gifts and are very grateful for them.

Alas, having done a quick poll, it would appear that despite the HUGE range of suitable gifts for women today, there are still some partners out there who get it wrong. Like, really, really wrong.

Thanks for the laughs and for sharing some of your worst Christmas gifts ever received. We hope this year is better!

1. For the granny in your life

My husband got me a broach one year. We were in our early 20s. Not even married yet. A broach…

2. A throwback to the 80’s

I got a foot spa one year. No words. But I’m not 80 or indeed, living in the 80s.

3. For your crafty other half

An embroidery set (I don’t sew or knit) but it was the thought that counts (I never used it)

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4. This is the level known as ‘Rather Dangerous’

A racing bike when I was 7 months pregnant!!! From my husband!! I literally cried!

5. And this level is called ‘Grounds For Divorce’

A maternity t-shirt. I wasn’t pregnant at the time

6. Red alert! Red alert!

I was given a Slendertone for Christmas, five days before my daughter was born. I made him bring it back, obviously.

7. To passive-aggressively discuss the wayward paperwork around your home?

A filing cabinet

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8. No good will come to you, none!

I got given a present of a flat screen tv so he could play his PlayStation on it….. then took it when we broke up!

9. There might be nicer ways to approach the issue of personal hygiene

An electric toothbrush! I honestly to this day don’t know how the relationship survived after that.

10. Because you thought she was a Stepford Wife

A sewing machine. I still don’t know if it was really a joke or not.

11. So sweet, and so.. cheap

I was given a packet of Kimberly biscuits by an ex- a type I particularly hated. That was the end of that…

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12. And our absolute favourite:

Draught excluder tape, that white foam stuff you stick round the window frame to keep out the draughts. Yeah. So I think I win for worst gift EVER

What the..?!

Have you got any more to share? Let us know in the comments!