Gifts that make you go.... huh?

**nickle730** · December 26th, 2012, 04:14 PM

Yes, christmas is about the joy of giving. About being with family, enjoying a special meal and for some, celebrating their religious beliefs.

This thread is about receiving... specifically, receiving gifts which make you go.... huh??!

Yesterday, my IL's (whom I don't get along with) gave me four coffee pods. For a coffee machine which I don't own. Not sure what I am supposed to do with them! And it's not that they didn't realise that I don't own an appropriate machine. My MIL actually commented 'oh, I know you don't have the right machine for those pods, but I thought you might like them anyway'. Uh huh. No. What to do with them? I am considering keeping them for MIL's birthday... and giving them back to her. I will wrap them up, just as she did for me, and comment on the fact that she will never be able to use them... but that I thought she might like them any way!

What did you get?

**mummajj** · December 26th, 2012, 04:31 PM

Lol that's totally random. I didn't get anything strange for Xmas. But I did get a random birthday present a few weeks ago from my grandma. A teatowel. Yep.

**Trillian** · December 26th, 2012, 04:34 PM

Yes, christmas is about the joy of giving. About being with family, enjoying a special meal and for some, celebrating their religious beliefs.

This thread is about receiving... specifically, receiving gifts which make you go.... huh??!

Yesterday, my IL's (whom I don't get along with) gave me four coffee pods. For a coffee machine which I don't own. Not sure what I am supposed to do with them! And it's not that they didn't realise that I don't own an appropriate machine. My MIL actually commented 'oh, I know you don't have the right machine for those pods, but I thought you might like them anyway'. Uh huh. No. What to do with them? I am considering keeping them for MIL's birthday... and giving them back to her. I will wrap them up, just as she did for me, and comment on the fact that she will never be able to use them... but that I thought she might like them any way!

What did you get?

You should totally do that! What really is a WTF? present

**Joeve** · December 26th, 2012, 04:36 PM

That's so odd! Is there a surprise coffee machine coming?

**LimeSlice** · December 26th, 2012, 04:38 PM

Are you serious?

I would be TOTALLY giving them back to her at her birthday! How bloody rude!

**AngelPants** · December 26th, 2012, 05:07 PM

That truly is random! I would give them back too! last year I got several strange presents but this year I've been lucky, only pot plants from 2 different people...their days are numbered with my severe lack of green thumb.

**PumpkinZulu** · December 26th, 2012, 05:10 PM

That's...different. Lol!! I'd give them back later on too, that's just weird!

In keeping with the MIL theme, she gave DH, DD1 and I those plug in, motion sensing lights you see the ads for on telly (from Bunnings I believe). I was like, err, thanks? I asked her not to buy myself anything (DH she can if she wants, it's her son) but I guess she couldn't resist giving me the light? Dunno, I found it an odd gift but I guess I'll plug it in somewhere...although we only live in a small 2 bed unit, I don't know if we really need 3 of them!

**nickle730** · December 26th, 2012, 05:11 PM

That's so odd! Is there a surprise coffee machine coming?

Lol... no. Definitely no machine coming! In the past I have been gifted a romance book my MIL had clearly read (multiple breaks in the spine, dog eared pages) which was not even the genre I enjoy - which she would know, given my bookshelves full of crime. Then there was the year she wrapped me up an OPENED packet of biscuits, or the Andre Rieu DVD I had previously seen sitting on her telly - she gifted me that very copy.

**Beautiful Disaster** · December 26th, 2012, 05:22 PM

my DH got be a TINY bikini. this thing barely covers one butt cheek. there is no way in hell I will be wearing it out in public plus the top is defiantly not for post baby boobs. it's for perky 15-30 non breastfeed boobs. He is pretty upset I don't like it but if I don't feel comfortable how can I wear it

**Floweryfields** · December 26th, 2012, 05:22 PM

Is your MIL suffering from dementia or something similar? Seriously what bizarre gifts to give someone. does she know the coffee things can be used any other way????

**Santosha** · December 26th, 2012, 05:23 PM

Uhh... that's weird. FIL bought lots of little bits for the kids to fill gift bags and lots of it was inapropriate... but the thought was there and I honestly didn't expect him to know what to get them. But MINTIES for a 16 month old?? Err. No.

But then he's the guy who, literally minutes after we'd been having a conversation about DS being dairy intolerant, was feeding DS custard. Seriously.

**nickle730** · December 26th, 2012, 05:25 PM

Lol... no dementia Ausgirl, she just doesn't like me! And yes, she knows I can't use the pods.

**jellybean88** · December 26th, 2012, 05:45 PM

Gosh that seems odd and thoughtless

My mil has been known to buy horrible clothes for us but that's just get taste

Dh got me a panetoni bread for Christmas I think I might have actually said what the I don't even eat it and you would think after 4 yrs marriage he would know that lol

**littlelara** · December 26th, 2012, 05:46 PM

Nickle, you could always take it as an excuse to buy the coffee machine and then thank her graciously for the idea. After all, it would be a shame to waste such a thoughtful gift, no?