Christmas is nearly here, Best/Worst Xmas gifts given or Received.

Probably we all love giving for Xmas, but thinking of the best present  for family/friends  can be difficult or hilariously inapt.

Lets' have a bit of fun keep it light give each others good ideas and if there are those who don't approve of this Xmas tradition please don't spoil the fun for others.

 

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My best Xmas present received was a beautiful photo of all my Grandchildren together a very rare occasion, my worst an exciting big box under the tree that turned out to be a petrol driven lawnmower!

My best present given, maybe paying for my son to come home for Xmas to be with the rest of us, everyone enjoyed that. Most disappointing present a Firemans suit for my young Grandson which was todays yellow fabric and not bright red as he had been expecting his face expressed his disappointment (almost certainly there have been others but people were too polite to say so.)

My daughter knits beautifully so her hand knited toys, beanies etc are really one of the best presents to receive so much love in those.

Some of the worst presents to be given are, in my opinion "Self Help" or Religious dictated books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A petrol driver mower? Oh lordie.

I just love gift giving, it brings so much joy, I can't wait to see the excitement and joy in the faces of my family as they give me my Christmas presents. It's so exciting.  If only we'd had more children to make joyful.

Thats the part I love best, I try hard to get the right presents for everyone not always as successful as I hope but seeing the very little ones faces is fantastic as they tear open the paper often is the major thing for them, and for us all being together. Hope you have a lovely Xmas Seth.

I love to give novelty or unusual gifts....people get so tired of "sox and undies". This year I have an "air swimmer" for my grandson. It is an inflatable in the form of "Nemo" the clown fish. You fill it with helium and it floats and has motorised wings that allows it to "swim" through the air - all radio controlled, of course.

$5 for the fish and $50 for the helium.

That sounds awesome kfchugo. I am sure your grandson will love it.

The best gift for me is Bunnings Gift Voucher and then I can get what I want without having to return something I already got two.

So now you know just send all the Bunnings vouchers to me.:)

You're like my sister Abby. She LOVES a Bunnings voucher.

Yes the Bunnings vouchers are good but

The more personnal gifts from people who know what I want I get potting mix and manure

Lot better than gold and diamonds LOL

Oh! Bite your tongue Abby! I am all for gold and diamond gifts :) The irony is that I could do with a Bunnings voucher with so much to be done around the house and our sadly neglected garden this year.

Just love running to the adoor on Xmas morning to find a pile of potting mix and manure - and under the Xmas tree some Bunnings vouchers

What else could a girl ask for ???

I need some advice.  Some time ago I mentioned within my daughter's hearing that the best Champaigne I have ever tasted was Veuve.  She has bought me a bottle for Christmas.  Problem?  How do I get to drink it without having to share with the classless rabble who wont realise how good it is?

Abby, you remind me of when I was first married a million years ago.  We received 11 sets of steak knives.  In retrospect, they probably thought she was going to have a lot of trouble getting through me.

Innes you must admit you look like someone who needed all those knives.

The Champers will taste so much better shared. You can teach them how to appreciate a good drop... consider it your mission :)

As for the knives - that is seriously funny.

Just buy a bottle of cheap plonk to substitute the real stuff and send it to me - I have a very classy taste in that department and then you will be sure that it is not consumed by classless rabble ;)

       

Wonder do Aldi have Gift Certificates. I could think of nothing better for me than one of those. They keep the goodies rolling every week on special so something would come along before it ran out I am sure.

A really sad present for me was the bottle of perfume our son bought at the school stall for me knowing Mum loves perfume :) but it was filled with water. Of course I said nothing but annoyed unless of course just a kid with no m0ney to donate a gift to the stall. Of course it was not the missed perfume lol but the idea someone duped a little kid.

I bet your wife can wrap you around her little finger Ken Innes and knows exactly how to get her way lol.  Most of us do actually. 

Seggie. Seth, I'm just a big child at heart so how about adopting me?

Seggie can you send me the money for the adoption papers?

Well, this is kinda soppy,but its my favourite.35 years ago on the 7th December ,I married my husband in NZ.(2nd time around ) I am an Aussie ,& my siblings were all in Victoria. I was quite sad that my Sis couldnt afford to be there.

When I arrived at the wedding Venue. Here was my wonderful Sis waiting for me,with my daughter & son who had shouted her the trip over. She was carrying a big card that said,

Merry Xmas, I went all teary,as I almost am now, thinking about it.

Told you it was soppy, Merry Xmas all xx

A nice little story, Mrs.doodlebug, that is what life is all about, memories.

My youngest brother bought me nipple dusters when he was 14 years old (I was 21). Lord knows how he ever got a hold of them, the mind boggles. At the time, worst present ever - at so many levels. It was sooooo embarassing opening it in front of the whole family. 35 years later we laugh about it (oh, how we laugh). It has become family legend and hasn't been topped in the inappropriate gift stakes in all that time.

Sooo funny, you do mean your nipples not on your car?  Thanks for sharing that it is the funniest present ever !!!!!!!!

Sadly, it was for my nipples. If the dusters, in all their brass and pink feather glory, had been for the car at least they may have been useful :)  (yes, it was a pair). He must have been going through some sort of warped Oedipus complex at the time. Like I said, mind boggling.

SURELY YOU MEAN KNUCKLE DUSTERS???

I wish.

Yes I can well imagine that one to be a laugh for every family Xmas :)

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We have been hearing about Christmas for 3 months now and I'm getting fed up with the whole idea.

As soon as the shops pull down their lights and shiney balls the easter eggs appear.

I'd like to hot cross their bums.

Best gift Ive given was giving my Dad a mobile phone with espcially good hearing aid connectivity. He's deaf in one ear and has a hearing aid in the other. Previously he couldnt hear a darn thing on the phone, frustrating for us, but terribly limiting for him. Now he's a lot better on the phone. (full disclosure while this is a true story I am the Doro mobile phone guy! its one of the reasons why I love the Doro brand, we help people every day live safer and more fulfilling lives).

Most annoying gift. My brother in law gave me a book which I dont recall the title as it was a stupid made up word. The content was how to live a lot less materialistically. It was totally daft and would have us all living in the stone age. Id just come back home after 12 years in Hong Kong and felt at the time he was insulting me. Ironically his family are waaay more materialistic than mine. 

The best surprise I once gave at Xmas was coming home secretly from overseas and arranging to call home and speak to everyone at a certain time. Mum & Dad et al crowded into the study. I make the call... we chat...Im actually sitting in a rental car out front... then I say hang on... can you hear me... can you hear me.... as I walk into the house I get right up to the door and find them all intently staring at the phone on speaker.... from the door I say can you hear me NOW. They spin around and Im there. My dear old mum nearly had a heart attack. Tears of joy. 

Merry Xmas to all. 

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I love Christmas and the food and the fun but it has gone a bit long. Please lets NOT talk about or mention easter.

Merry Christmas to everyone here .............clay

Merry Christmas clay from claymore hacker.

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