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Topic: What’s your worst present?
Posted By: sunnyhoney
Subject: What’s your worst present?
Date Posted: 23 December 2010 at 10:38pm
Well christmas technically isn't even here yet but already I can start this thread:

1 x teddy bear dressed up like Elvis (apparently "very expensive") wrapped in pink paper (I hate pink).

From the MIL.

This is right up there with last year's worst present - wrinkle cream from my own mother (I'm only 32!)

Not that I'm not grateful to have been thought of but seriously, what were they thinking?

What was your worst present this year??

Btw, if anyone feels sorry for Mr Elvis bear, he is currently listed on TM.

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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 23 December 2010 at 10:58pm
Hmmm... I honestly don't know.

DP always has a few, socks and undies from anyone is just so disappointing for him! If it's from me he 'doesn't mind' - go figure!

The creepiest present I ever got was some silky/lacey underwear from DPs grandma! (Yes GRANDMA!) and we'd only been dating a year at the time rofl! But she likes to get practical presents... Hmm

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Posted By: MrsH
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 6:07am
The worst present I got was actually for Valentines Day. I came home with a token box of heart shaped chocolates. DH was already home and had been shopping......

.....past the florist.....
.....past the book shop.....
.....past the candy shop.....
.....past ALL the Valentine advertising......

.....and straight to Bond and Bond where he would buy the new Playstation 2.

When I excitedly gave him his box of choccies and announced "Happy Valentines Day!" he looked very awkward, waited for a few seconds, brightened up suddenly and then unconvincingly gestured to the PS2 and said "Look, I got you a Playstation 2!!"



He did make a full recovery and can now walk unaided.

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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 7:47am
Ah yes, DH is like that MrsH.

Wasn't christmas either but DH calls me up and says "I broght you a present today" and I was all excited, got home and he'd brought......

A spear gun...... for catching ME fish he said

Edited to add that DH's Nana is bad for presents, once we got a plastic angel for the garden thats meant to spout water I think, anyway it was so hideous that DH's mum took it away from us she was so embarrassed lol! Nana also gave us a re-gifted paper towel and glad wrap despenser (a plastic one) it had so much dust etc in the box, that was for an engagement pressie lol.

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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 8:23am
I got a mumu once. It was hideous


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Posted By: melopop
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 9:26am
DP got me a frying pan - I mean seriously?!!!! WTF?

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 10:41am
Lol about your Nana Hannahbil...she sounds like my Gran!

Playstation for valentines - how romantic



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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 10:43am
With my DH its not a case of the worst present, as i am very lucky but there is just no thought put into it.

Every year I get jewellery or perfume. After reading the above posts I know I should feel lucky but I would love for DH to walk into stevens or living and giving or some boutique store and choose something that he really thinks I would love. Or think about it for more than 5 mins. Gosh I sound ungrateful but after 15 years of the same thing there is just no surprise factor. lol. I agonise for months on what I am going to get him.


Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 10:54am
My grandmother bought me a single duvet set while I was engaged to B's dad... no kids, or plans to have any at that stage... so why a SINGLE would be of any use to a couple I have no idea!

My ex's nana bought us a $10 kmart electric jug as a wedding present, apparently she had a habit of stocking up on really cheap stuff to pass around as gifts lol

kiwi2, mine always asks me what i want/need, so I never get any nice surprises... he bought my xmas present home last night, chucked it on the bed and asked me to wrap it!

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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 10:55am
DP got me a hot dog maker once. I don't even eat hot dogs lol

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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 11:02am
There is a present for me under the tree from my aunties cat...yes, her CAT. I am incredibly curious as to what taste in gifts the cat has, and will report back tomorrow

My mom got me a STUNNING dress last year, its gorgeous and looks like it was expensive to boot and its always been just a little bit too small so i've never worn it and she occasionally brings it up like "you never wore that nice dress i got you...didnt you like it?" and i don't want to say "i love it, its freaking gorgeous but i'm just too fat!" so its become this guilty concience sitting in the back of my mind when i eat...its doing my head in! She actually suggested i wear it for this xmas the other day, it didnt fit me not pregnant its not going to fit me now!


Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 11:03am
Umm, I cant think of anything Ive gotten but one xmas DH's mum got him 3 pairs of socks and thats it!!! My parents got him a nice ripcurl t shirt and some smellies!! and his mum got him socks, he felt pretty ripped off considering his sister got some lovely presents.

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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 11:10am
Originally posted by BriAndOlisMum BriAndOlisMum wrote:

DP got me a hot dog maker once. I don't even eat hot dogs lol


that was the first joint thing we bought together & still use is after 10yrs of marriage hee hee..the kids love it


Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 11:17am
I can not think of any really bad ones...yet...but DH had gone out to get him something & bought me something also & told me to hold out my hands & close my eyes...I was so excited thinking it would be something sparkly form a jewellery shop & then feeling this heavy big thing that turned out to be a newly released Harry Potter book[:s] still have not finished reading it & DS1 was a baby then. He felt my disappointment & went out & came back with a little jewellery box with sparkly earrings[:D]


Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 11:45am
haha jazzy!! good hubby for going back out :P

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 12:21pm
Originally posted by Sheza Sheza wrote:

Umm, I cant think of anything Ive gotten but one xmas DH's mum got him 3 pairs of socks and thats it!!! My parents got him a nice ripcurl t shirt and some smellies!! and his mum got him socks, he felt pretty ripped off considering his sister got some lovely presents.



Oh that's mean! My Gran did that to my brother and I when we were younger.

My kids Grandma (the MIL) has started doing it already too. She bought Joy a lovely expensive teepee tent and a gorgeous hooded towel...Austin got a dog that sings Shania Twain's "I'll get you good" - cool present but not really appropriate for an 8 month old...The ears go up and down and he thinks it's funny but the song freaks him out! Poor bubba. DH has been told to have a word with her...that won't go down well

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Posted By: babylove
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 12:35pm
one yr my dh got me car stereo speakers(just as well he got me some other stuff.) what annoyed me is that he paid cash at the warehouse for them when he can get the on his account through work. ohwell yrs later and they still work.

most of the time i buy what i want wrap it and give it back to myself

this yr i dont think im getting anything as i got too carried away making sure we ( more like I) got everyone else something that i forgot to leave $$$ for my own present. I know what I want to and hopefully boxing day it will be cheaper.


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Posted By: RicKer
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 12:47pm
haha sunnyhoney - thats exactly what DP's aunt has got DD this year for xmas only this one is dressed as a chicken

My nana used to always send me gifts that consisted of talcum powder and soap - even when i was really young.
I haven't had any really bad ones since but we will see after tomorrow.


Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 1:12pm
Same here heidi($$ wise) so adam used the QCard to get mine hehehehehehe

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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 1:20pm
Originally posted by Sheza Sheza wrote:

haha jazzy!! good hubby for going back out :P


ha ha...wish it still happened


Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 1:28pm
I remembered my first valentines with DH...I bought him cute bee holding a heart & little balloons with chocolates in a plastic see trough container, cooked him a really nice meal...we have dinner & bubbles & I give him his gift & he says to me his dad told him to not bother with valentines gifts & pick some flowers from a garden if necessary...typical Dutch...bet my MIL would of slapped him had she of known ha ha...& lets just say that's all he got

We don't do Valentines any more.


Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 1:47pm
haha BL, DP got paid last night, so he went rushing around all the electronic stores at 10pm (harvey norman, Warehouse, jb hi-fi) looking for what he was going to get me... only now, because he left it til the last minute, hes decided its from everyone so he doesnt have to come up with 2 more ideas from the kids... I feel like taking his tin of M&M's from B, and his CD from Jae, and passing them on to someone else now haha!

He hasnt even bothered getting anything for his own family... but thats fair enough, the only ones that do bother getting us or the kids anything dont have anything to do with us all year... and after how I tried to be nice and personally give them something for xmas last year and pretty much had it thrown back in my face, I'm not bothering with his family either! At least my family are nice enough to include DP so he doesnt entirely miss out!!

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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 9:19pm
DH's aunt used to always get him random presents. One year he got a jar of pickled garlic (or maybe curried or preserved I'm not sure). It wasn't home made or anything either - if it was then it would have been weird but nice that it was made from her

When DH and I had been together 6 mths he was so cute and decked out the room with flowers and balloons and chocolate, it was so sweet. 2 weeks later it was valentines day and he ran out of ideas so got me nothing. hahaha. I'd thought I'd got a real winner with that first effort, but never had anything like it since

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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 24 December 2010 at 10:30pm
With our first valentines day my Dh put crysanthamums in a heart shape hanging from the ceiling above the bed. (all class I know) He put a photo of us in the centre with a happy valentines hand made sign. I was 19 and in love and thought it was great. He took a photo of it he was so proud bless him. Anyway that was the night the BCP failed and our first was conceived. For her 2nd birthday I ran out of film (yes it was that long ago before digital) and grabbed a roll of film from the drawer. It was the same used film that he had taken the photo of the heart on and when developed we had a shadowy pic of our daughter with the heart around her on the night she was conceived. A bit spooky but sentimental as well.

Needless to say not much goes into valentines day now as we don't need another little oppsie now that our family is complete lol.

ETA sorry about the valentines theme but since it was mentioned earlier I thought I would share. Now off to get the icing recipe for the christmas cake.


Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 8:42am

lol some funny stories!!  I dont remember any terrible xmas pressies but we got an iron for a wedding present, practical I am sure but an iron?!?



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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 11:04am
i got a photo frame yesterday, well actually it was for DP and I to share. and it didn't even have a photo in it, just the front of a xmas card lol.

Go no presents at all from my own family, so I guess thats a pretty sh*t present.

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Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 2:32pm
dh got a facecloth, shower gel and lynx spray from his grandparents, i got a towel, hand towel and shower gel from his grandparents. its the same presents they have been getting us for years.


Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 2:34pm
My brother got a small tube of roll on sunblock from our grandma...

And i got given three, count them, three different types of stretch mark cream from three different rellies. At least they are thinking practical, so i can't complain!


Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 2:41pm
Me and DP got a bowl, reduced cream and soup mix (to make dip) from my brother and his partner.

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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 2:52pm
Originally posted by _Waiting_ _Waiting_ wrote:

Me and DP got a bowl, reduced cream and soup mix (to make dip) from my brother and his partner.


YUM! That would be on my best present list lol

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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 4:18pm
Originally posted by Nutella Nutella wrote:

Originally posted by _Waiting_ _Waiting_ wrote:

Me and DP got a bowl, reduced cream and soup mix (to make dip) from my brother and his partner.


YUM! That would be on my best present list lol


I was thinking the same thing

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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 4:51pm
Ugly socks made of pantyhose material. a white with black dots pair a white ribbed pair and a plain black pair. These were for my bday today they're just plain ew really. Still priced even $2.40 on special.


Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 8:28pm
MIL got me some dish cloths one year....and budget brand tea towels the next year.



Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 8:49pm
Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

Well christmas technically isn't even here yet but already I can start this thread:

1 x teddy bear dressed up like Elvis (apparently "very expensive") wrapped in pink paper (I hate pink).

From the MIL.

This is right up there with last year's worst present - wrinkle cream from my own mother (I'm only 32!)

Not that I'm not grateful to have been thought of but seriously, what were they thinking?

What was your worst present this year??

Btw, if anyone feels sorry for Mr Elvis bear, he is currently listed on TM.


There was a picture of this on TV tonight!!!! There was a segment on regifting and this was featured

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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 9:03pm

My Dad got a bottle of pickled onions (home brand from countdown) from my grandad this year. My Dad hates anything vinegary!



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Posted By: Keleho
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 9:19pm
SIL got me a $2 shop looking cat calender last year and a glittery lip gloss - you know, the cheap, pink, barbie type stuff for little girls to play with...
Wouldnt have been so bad if we didnt spend about $50 on her and $20 on her fiance.
This year, what do you know - another glittery lip gloss!

Really dont know why she bothers but oh well.....

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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 9:47pm
I saw the Elvis Bear on the trademe too, i wondered if it were the same one


Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 9:51pm
Originally posted by chelle chelle wrote:

Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

Well christmas technically isn't even here yet but already I can start this thread:

1 x teddy bear dressed up like Elvis (apparently "very expensive") wrapped in pink paper (I hate pink).

From the MIL.

This is right up there with last year's worst present - wrinkle cream from my own mother (I'm only 32!)

Not that I'm not grateful to have been thought of but seriously, what were they thinking?

What was your worst present this year??

Btw, if anyone feels sorry for Mr Elvis bear, he is currently listed on TM.


There was a picture of this on TV tonight!!!! There was a segment on regifting and this was featured


I know, I saw it and my jaw dropped! I hope MIL doesn't watch TV3 News
Good thing about it being on tv though is the interest in it has shot up and I might actually sell it and be able to get something nice that I will like - Bad news is, people are sending some nasty comments to me through TM.

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Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 9:57pm
Originally posted by chelle chelle wrote:

Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

Well christmas technically isn't even here yet but already I can start this thread:

1 x teddy bear dressed up like Elvis (apparently "very expensive") wrapped in pink paper (I hate pink).

From the MIL.

This is right up there with last year's worst present - wrinkle cream from my own mother (I'm only 32!)

Not that I'm not grateful to have been thought of but seriously, what were they thinking?

What was your worst present this year??

Btw, if anyone feels sorry for Mr Elvis bear, he is currently listed on TM.


There was a picture of this on TV tonight!!!! There was a segment on regifting and this was featured


Lol I was going to come on and say that

Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

I know, I saw it and my jaw dropped! I hope MIL doesn't watch TV3 News
Exactly what I thought

That sucks about the bad comments tho

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Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 10:14pm
Originally posted by Chickoin Chickoin wrote:

Originally posted by Nutella Nutella wrote:

Originally posted by _Waiting_ _Waiting_ wrote:

Me and DP got a bowl, reduced cream and soup mix (to make dip) from my brother and his partner.


YUM! That would be on my best present list lol


I was thinking the same thing


I dont actually like the 'kiwi' dip! and yes i am a kiwi

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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 8:00am
your teddy bear is famous http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10696727 - elvis teddy bear


Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 8:42am
^^ haha thats awesome!!!!

I loved everythig I got this year! DH and I got a BBQ table from my mum and dad and a $50 voucher for Mite10 from SIL so we got an umbrella for it, stoked!!!!

except! MIL made us some dish cloths...she knitted them lol, DH was NOT impressed lol i think they are kinda cool lol

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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 9:33am
Originally posted by jazzy jazzy wrote:

your teddy bear is famous http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10696727 - elvis teddy bear


Oh dear - hope your MIL doesn't find out or doesn't mind lol! unexpected publicity there I bet!

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 10:06am
My bet is she will mind. But we haven't spoken for two years because of a major falling out. My MIL hates my guts already so I guess if she does find out it's not going to change anything. But yes unexpected publicity far out. It's everywhere!.....So much for trying to get rid of it relatively quietly. I feel a bit like crawling under a rock.

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Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 10:18am
Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

My bet is she will mind. But we haven't spoken for two years because of a major falling out. My MIL hates my guts already so I guess if she does find out it's not going to change anything. But yes unexpected publicity far out. It's everywhere!.....So much for trying to get rid of it relatively quietly. I feel a bit like crawling under a rock.


well I hope you get top $$ lol


Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 10:28am
Thanks Jazzy, I just want to get something more me that I can get more use out of.

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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 10:37am
LOL its on the front page as a Cool Auction

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 10:48am
front page of the newspaper???

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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 11:00am
Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

front page of the newspaper???

Nope, Trademe.

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 11:14am
oh yeah, That happened before TV fame.

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Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: Timmeh
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 1:37pm
Mine was from my dad when i was 15 , it was a yellow shirt with a Koala on a tree :/ never wore it but i still have it , its one of 2 things he has ever gotten me

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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 5:23pm
WOW, Sunnyhunny, some people are being such dicks about it hope you're paying no attention to their crap.

I saw on trademe under wanted gifts "Satisfaction: the art of the female orgasm" lol, how awkward would that have been to unwrap!


Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 6:38pm
Crikey...that one's a bit harsh...who would give someone that??

Honestly a had a bit of a cry about it last night, but haven't let it get to me anymore. Have had some nice messages this afternoon

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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 6:57pm
hahaha, wonder who got them that book. People can be so "precious" sometimes, I wouldnt bother answering those auction comments, it is a cute bear but hey, lots of people rewrap pressies and pass them on

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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 8:26pm
Originally posted by sunnyhoney sunnyhoney wrote:

Crikey...that one's a bit harsh...who would give someone that??

Honestly a had a bit of a cry about it last night, but haven't let it get to me anymore. Have had some nice messages this afternoon


I just read some of the comments too and some people are such dicks I hope you get a great price because of it and buy something you like. I bet your MIL thought she was hilarious sending such a random gift so putting it on TM is pretty clever if you ask me - especially since you're going to get some decent $$ for it.

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 27 December 2010 at 10:17pm
Yeah, it certainly looks like it might be worth some $$ :)
I might be able to expand my business

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Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 28 December 2010 at 7:56am
I think it's a right laugh. Seriously, if you're going to give someone something as... um... suited to a specific taste as that, you've got to realise you're taking a chance they won't like it. If it was a present I'd given, I wouldn't care less Ignore the comments, and I hope you get top dollar

(I think he's kind of cute... but I don't think I'd want to own him either!)

ETA that at least you worded the auction in a nice way, you didn't bad-mouth the MIL or anything!

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 28 December 2010 at 10:08am
Yes I agree.

But apparently I'm now a "sociopath". Who has nothing better to do than make nasty comments on trademe auctions????? Crikey.

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Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 28 December 2010 at 10:39am
Wow, yes, some people need a hobby! I don't personally sell things on or re-gift them. But I'm a fairly staunch believer that if someone wants to it's all fine! Honestly, if I gave someone a present they didn't like or need, I'd much rather they got something out of it than hoarded it because they felt they should.

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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 28 December 2010 at 11:52am
sunnyhoney some people just have nothing better to do.

my DH yet again got me car speakers which he knew i would be pissed about and they will be getting returned, it was actually embarrassing to open coz I knew what it would be b4 i opened it and was avoiding it the best i could. he also bought himself car speakers. be current speakers work just fine.

I did buy myself something the next day, was sort of the kids but more for me.

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Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:39pm
sunnyhoney have you seen to new trademe newsletter? there is a photo of the elvis teddy bear and a link to the (closed) auction!!!!

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:53pm
Yeah, my mum forwarded it to me. but neither me or DH got the email.
Looks like it will haunt me for the rest of my life!!

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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 14 January 2011 at 10:10pm
lol...hope you had a good spend up good on ya


Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 14 January 2011 at 10:59pm
haha, I was wondering where this thread was when I got the newsletter!

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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 6:43am
I was looking at unwanted gifts on TradeMe just now and found http://www.trademe.co.nz/Health-beauty/Massage/Massage-equipment/auction-346025528.htm - this one - imagine unwrapping that if you hadn't asked for it!!

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 9:18am
Oh dear, that slimming belt is just offensive! Who gives stuff like that as a gift?
Reminds me of the time that MIL gave DH the book 'Globesity" and to me 3 or 4 tins of cookies.

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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 5:27pm
Dh has just been to see the MIL....and if it weren't for the TM email, I would have gotten away without her knowing.
Apparently she did see it on the news (as it was on channel one as well) but thought nothing of it.
She has seen the auction and shown it to someone at work who commented "that person obviously hates their MIL". So now she (still) thinks I hate her.

Oh brother!

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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 5:35pm
sorry had to laugh, how common did she think that bear was, lucky she never bid on to give you a matching set...wonder what you will get next xmas


Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 6:04pm
Oh bum, i was hoping you'd pulled it off! I saw it in the TM newsletter as well and cringed for you - just when you thought it had all died down....hope you brought yourself something nice.

If we're still taking nominations for worst presents....my aunty stopped by the other day with a present for me and the baby. Luckily i didnt open it while she was there because it was and ice cream scoop. Yes, thats right, an ice-cream scoop. WTF!?


Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 6:11pm
Originally posted by bowie bowie wrote:

.my aunty stopped by the other day with a present for me and the baby. Luckily i didnt open it while she was there because it was and ice cream scoop. Yes, thats right, an ice-cream scoop. WTF!?


what & no ice-cream ha ha...wonder what you will get when baby is here?...an egg separator?? hee hee


Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 12:53pm
What a strange "baby" gift Bowie. Funny

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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz


Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 4:56pm
Originally posted by bowie bowie wrote:


If we're still taking nominations for worst presents....my aunty stopped by the other day with a present for me and the baby. Luckily i didnt open it while she was there because it was and ice cream scoop. Yes, thats right, an ice-cream scoop. WTF!?


SNAP..we got an ice-cream scoop as a wedding gift, along with two tea towels

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