Nearly Christmas - What's the WORST present you've ever bought?

[Full Steam]

I love Christmas but HATE buying presents. I like giving them, but I am very bad at choosing, unless there is a common interest.

The first present I ever bought, my mum pushed me on a bus down town to buy a present for my dad; "But what do I buy him?"

"just buy him something you think he'll like" was the reply.

That did not help.

I spent about 3 hours agonising around the town before panicking and buying him a plastic blue boat with 20 odd plastic feet stuck out the bottom.

and no; he's not into boats.

Last year with out a hint of irony or sexism I bought my wife a mop and a spare mop head (amongst other things). She had said how good that type of mop was, so I thought, hmmm, ideal Christmas present here!

She now buys most of he presents herself.

What's the worst, most autistic present you ever bought?

 

[Kirsty]

Chr!st. I'm in the same boat as you for buying my dad something. lol

I did have some help from a good friend who's male. I now have a few ideas on what to get him.

One year, I drove myself crazy trying to decide what he would like with no help and ended up buying him musical knickers.

 

[clg114]

I love Christmas but HATE buying presents. I like giving them, but I am very bad at choosing, unless there is a common interest.

The first present I ever bought, my mum pushed me on a bus down town to buy a present for my dad; "But what do I buy him?"

"just buy him something you think he'll like" was the reply.

That did not help.

I spent about 3 hours agonising around the town before panicking and buying him a plastic blue boat with 20 odd plastic feet stuck out the bottom.

and no; he's not into boats.

Last year with out a hint of irony or sexism I bought my wife a mop and a spare mop head (amongst other things). She had said how good that type of mop was, so I thought, hmmm, ideal Christmas present here!

She now buys most of he presents herself.

What's the worst, most autistic present you ever bought?

Petrified dinosaur poop.

 

[Mia]

My Dad would have loved those musical knickers Kirsty I once bought him a musical fish for christmas, that spoke phrases and sang, it sat on on a wall like a trophy fish and spoke He liked it so much he brought it to work and kept it in his car so he could show people. Either that or because my Mom hated it.

As for my spouse, he has bought a few questionable things over the years that ended up becoming his, a huge calculator, an electronic agenda, one year he bought the wrong ram that just happened to fit his own system The best gift he ever bought was this beautiful dress that I loved, he came home with it and I unwrapped it, he said when he saw it in the store he knew it would look great on me.
That was because I already owned the dress, I had bought it months before, he knew it would look nice because he had seen me wearing it.

 

[Mr Allen]

I love Christmas but HATE buying presents. I like giving them, but I am very bad at choosing, unless there is a common interest.

The first present I ever bought, my mum pushed me on a bus down town to buy a present for my dad; "But what do I buy him?"

"just buy him something you think he'll like" was the reply.

That did not help.

I spent about 3 hours agonising around the town before panicking and buying him a plastic blue boat with 20 odd plastic feet stuck out the bottom.

and no; he's not into boats.

Last year with out a hint of irony or sexism I bought my wife a mop and a spare mop head (amongst other things). She had said how good that type of mop was, so I thought, hmmm, ideal Christmas present here!

She now buys most of he presents herself.

What's the worst, most autistic present you ever bought?

You bought her a Mop? And you're still together?!

Some women have thrown their husbands out for a LOT less.

On topic, a few weeks back I bought my 5 year old Niece a Disney Princess Money box for £1 from work (as you know I work in a Charity shop), this week I bought her a Lego Friends set and posted it off, I'm sure she'll like the money box but she'll like the Lego more.

 

[xudo]

Petrified dinosaur poop.

My husband would have loved that as a gift he's been obsessed with dinosaurs since he was a child. For our first wedding anniversary I bought him a real fossil of part of a mosasaur jaw.

 

[toothless]

i buy people christmas presents based on my own preferences because i struggle to think like other people and understand that they have different preferences, so people usually just ask me for money or they go out shopping with me,or they tell my support staff what to get.
this year i got my dad 3 pairs of ralph loren polo socks [he asked for socks so i got him what i liked],i got him a brand new ted baker wallet from a charity shop-i had bought it for myself but i got an even better one with cats and chickens on so he is having that one for his cruise in march.
and i got him a big bar of cadburys fruit and nut chocolate,the pillock is diabetic and he asks me for that-ill never understand it.

i got my mum a girdle/corslette thingy from marks and spencer and loads of body butter/toiletry type stuff from tesco plus some stuff for her wrinkles,i like to think of it like pollyfiller-cement that fills in the cracks.

i spent over £60 on my fish,my cat mr shadow and my two rabbits in pets at home,and i also bought the feral cat that visits me for food a present [nicknamed 'black cat',im not very inventive at naming] and i spent some money on myself buying a rollator from the mobility shop,a brand new ralph loren polo top from a charity shop,a bottle of port from marks and spencer,a cd etc and ive ran out of money for my sister and bro in law so theyre only getting 15 pound each this year instead of 30, i spent over £80 in total on the kids in build a bear and marks and spencer [got them both pyjamas].

in short i do suck at buying presents.

 

[Full Steam]

I only just realised I've OT bought my parents present yet!

Starting this thread didn't even remind me, only toothless taking about Ralph Lauren. My dad wears polo shirts.

I live in Australia, and they live in England so it's Amazon or nothing now.

I've been so wrapped up in my own self discovery I completely forgot.

 

[toothless]

I only just realised I've OT bought my parents present yet!

Starting this thread didn't even remind me, only toothless taking about Ralph Lauren. My dad wears polo shirts.

I live in Australia, and they live in England so it's Amazon or nothing now.

I've been so wrapped up in my own self discovery I completely forgot.

*laughing out loud*.
get a move on,there will be very little left.
check tk maxx out for ralph loren stuff, i was in there this evening and it was very cheap compared to what you would pay in the official shops, but if your a big size like me [XXL] its hard to find a good top.

you could always order something off amazon for them on next day delivery,im sure that is still available?
or theres gift cards.

 

[Full Steam]

I'd love to go in tk maxx, but I'm on the wrong side of the planet!

That shop was great, I bought most of my clothes there.

My wife's told me that we normally just buy my family a meal when they come to see us rather that buy presents

What's it called when you have difficulties noticing the obvious? Executive function?

Case in point; when I was a kid I was asked to walk to school with a child called Neil who didn't have many friends. I noticed he was quiet and walked slowly.

It was only when I was in my late twenties that I realised it was because he had Downs syndrome. I've been told that story would be an indicator of aspergers but not sure why.

 

[Mr Allen]

I only just realised I've OT bought my parents present yet!

Starting this thread didn't even remind me, only toothless taking about Ralph Lauren. My dad wears polo shirts.

I live in Australia, and they live in England so it's Amazon or nothing now.

I've been so wrapped up in my own self discovery I completely forgot.

International delivery before Christmas at this point of the week? You've no chance mate, you should've ordered by Wednesday at the latest.

 

[johnok]

One year I just bought everyone in my family a scratch-n-win lotto thing each (x6)... no winners though

 

[Mia]

For years at Christmas we passed around the same Christmas card when we met up with friends. Everyone had signed it, so when it was our turn to receive the card (who ever hosted the get together from year to year) it had our own names in it.

Along with the card, was the same present every year, which one of us kept and displayed then handed off the next year to another friend. It was a toy monkey orchestra that played a tune with cymbals.

 

[Nitro]

For years at Christmas we passed around the same Christmas card when we met up with friends. Everyone had signed it, so when it was our turn to receive the card (who ever hosted the get together from year to year) it had our own names in it.

Along with the card, was the same present every year, which one of us kept and displayed then handed off the next year to another friend. It was a toy monkey orchestra that played a tune with cymbals.

My family passed around the same fruitcake for decades.
(does anybody ever eat those disgusting things?)
Another tradition was a Christmas card that made the rounds at random that eventually was snagged for the memories it held and the signatures of the families that were involved in the exchanges.
I think the card was passed for nearly 30 years before it was kept.
I guess there is at least one doofus in every family

 

[Hopeless_Aspie_Guy]

My family never let me forget the year I bought my sister a used door handle (she needed a replacement and it was originally bought and rejected for my own door) as well as a thermometer device for my mum (for the lounge). Last few years my presents have (because of my job) been really good.

As a joke I re-wrapped a book I got my dad (as proof he'd never read it) and he accepted the gift non the wiser until I told him it was last year's present.