Mums have been sharing the worst ever presents they've ever received.
From stationary to second hand clothing, it feels like acting skills must have come into play when thanking the gift giver.
One common theme between most of them, is that the worst gifts come from family members - just when you thought they knew you best.
Posting on parenting forum Mumsnet, one woman asked: "What's the sh****** present you've ever received?"
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To which she shared her own worst gift: "Christmas I was 13, got a lacy training bra from an aunt I wasn't close to. I had to open it in front of family, I was f****** mortified.
"Birthday present from ex: dumbbells with flashing colour changing lights from Aldi. No comment", she added.
Gaining 852 comments, hundreds of women flocked to the forum to share their worst present.
And we'll be honest, we would even have a hard time pretending to be thankful for some of these.
One woman remembered: "When I was 11, my granny gave me a handkerchief and some new school uniform. I wasn’t impressed."
"A pack of generic M&S knickers... from my boyfriend's mum", a second quipped.
A third piped up: "When I was about 11-12, it was my birthday and my uncle and his wife gave me tape. I mean, why? I would have rather had a tiny bar of chocolate or you know, nothing."
When asked what type of tape, she replied: "Regular tape, not even scotch! At least buy me high quality tape, you tight g***"
Another simply shared: "A pen."
We feel sorry for those who get tricked into thinking they're getting something special.
One mum shared: "Thought I was getting a lovely bespoke coffee table that I had hinted at and as DH [dear husband] said my present had to be delivered to PIL [parents in law] so I couldn’t see it. I thought he had bought it."
Until she revealed: "It was an ironing board. They thought it was hilarious. He can’t remember but I still curl up a bit inside when I remember."
While this may not be the fault of the husband, a woman commented: "One year my husband got me a DVD and when we opened it to watch there was no DVD in the case."
And the gifts just seemed to get worse.
One woman shared her disappointed when she didn't get the engagement ring she was hoping for.
"When we’d been together about six or seven years I was absolute dying for my (now) husband to propose. He’s hinted he had got me something really special that year so I was very hopeful. I opened a little bag from him and in it was a tiny beautiful box, and in it was…. A FOSSIL", she fumed.
Another simply added: "Pizza cutter and a single oven glove."
And the underwear theme appeared again, a popular choice it seems for family to give.
"From my husband's grandmother....a second hand bra", the woman explained.
"We were visiting his parents on my birthday and she pulled it out of her bag like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat in front of everyone, threw it across to me and said loudly ' it's about your size '
"My then 23 year old self nearly died on the spot."
What's the worst present you've ever received? Let us know in the comments.
