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What are the worst gifts you've received from...
...your in-laws?
Re: What are the worst gifts you've received from...
We have every "As Seen on TV" item known to man. Gloves that peel potatoes. Some spray liquid to keep the driveway from freezing (not). Metal coil thingies to put on our shoes to walk on ice (DH loves them--oy). A cheese knife that can cut through a beer can.
And the piece de resistance: for my 40th birthday, I received a set of Sham-Wows.
Our little Irish rose came to us on March 5, 2010
Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
Not so much the worst gifts ever, but my MIL thinks its great fun to stuff our christmas stockings with junk and things that we will never use, or things that Im allergic too!
I got this too. Still sitting at the bottom of my bathroom closet...
A 10 lb. garden rock.
We live on the 7th floor in a high-rise condo in the middle of downtown DC.
Are you serious???
We've gotten some totally hiddy holiday decorations--for every holiday. Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, winter, Valentine's Day, Arbor Day....
Once she bought me ugly earrings, but she always gives me the receipt, so I was able to take them back and got a really cute pair of Born Sandals.
That was a major shocker though, she always gets me wonderful gifts!
That's too awesome.
From MIL: a christmas decoration that had a disclaimer on the box saying to wash your hands after handeling, due to the lead content of the decoration. Aparently the decor could cause me to be infertile... coincidence? Also she loves to give me fuzzy socks in odd colors.
First off, Sham-Wows are actually pretty much awesome. My Mom got some really cheap at the market, and she swears by them. I use them now too, they work as re-usable Swiffer cloths.
I haven't gotten a terrible gift from BF's Mom, however his Grandma does do weird gifts. We have a gift exchange thing on Christmas Eve with the whole family where we fight over terrible stuff she's picked up at the Dollar Store and Liquidation World over the past year. Strange stuff, like packs of tube socks, or completely un-absorbent tea towels.
-- PS I agree with whatever Jeana said --
a thong
:-(
HAHA! Reminds me of the time my MIL's porn collection fell on DH and me when we were in her bedroom.
MIL usually gets me pretty nice things, but this Christmas maybe not. EVERY time I see her now, if I say something to DH that she can't hear, she freaks out and says, "OMG, I'm going to be a grammy again?!?" So unless I get pg before Christmas, it could be interesting. DH's uncle has called me pregnant for years now. I'm only 120lbs at 5'8". I dont look pg!
BUT my brother in law has a tendency to get those cheap little gift baskets full of horrible smelling lotions and stuff that you see when you walk in any story around the holidays. He HATES me, and tells DH to get a new wife, so it's not a surprise.
Izzy and Baby A ~ Adorable Punks
Homemade pink jewelry (earrings, bracelet and necklace) that looks like it was made for a 5 year old's dress up collection.
A cake server in the shape of a stiletto.
A pink butterfly necklace.
By the way, these are all from my SIL's who are 10-15 years older than me.
My birthday is in November, so the first year my H and I were married, my MIL gave me the most hideous Christmas sweater known to mankind - complete with bells and big red puffy balls that hung off of it, and she insisted that I wear it to Christmas dinner.
The year before last, my SIL gave everyone a framed picture of herself.
I've got more issues than a magazine
Oh. My. Gosh.
That's awful!
MIL - build-a-bear outfits 2 years ago when we were about 2 years into our infertility struggle (which she knew about) for when we "finally" get pregnant. It's even worse because she knows that, for religious reasons, I wouldn't bring anything baby related into my house until after a baby is born. They are in my garage and bother me there.
BIL/SIL - a week at their timeshare as a wedding gift. It went from being a one bedroom condo to an efficiency to "well, you'll come with us and we get a 2 bedroom (they have 2 kids) and you guys can share a room with A (our niece)!
When they got married, before I was in the family, my husband asked what they wanted and they said a refrigerator for their new house and then they went and picked a $2000 fridge, 10 years ago! And, in return, we get to bunk with an 8 year old (yeah, we never plan to collect on this gift....)!