YOUR WEIRDEST PRESENT THIS CHRISTMAS (assuming you got and gave presents)

pansyface

I was given a book called The Guest Cat. It’s about a couple who are adopted by a cat which then gets run over and leaves them bereft.  

It was given to me by someone who knows (a) that I once had a cat which arrived in my life and left in exactly the same way (b) that our lovely Little Cat was put to sleep a few months ago and that we are still feeling the hole in our lives and (c) is a librarian so knows what she’s buying when she buys a book.

Anybody else opened a present and thought “What the hell were you thinking of?”

B3

I got the usual stuff. Nothing strange. That's not something I'd want to read if my pet died. But maybe you shouldn't judge it by its cover🤔

Uff

I didn't think what the hell were you thinking of when I opened a gift from a friend but thought it was most usual and I was chuffed to bits with it. It was a metal, sectioned box that was filled with different sized screws, drill bits, screwdriver bits, cable ties etc. I'd admired his when he did a job for me in the autumn. 

nick615

Having struggled through the sharp ends of so many Christmases, we formed a family-wide agreement not to do presents or cards.  What a relief, but not applicable to the spiritual aspects.

StephenSouthwest

I was surprised and quite pleased to receive a pencil case that was made of a section of an inflatable Stonehenge by a Turner prize winning artist, which had previously toured the world...

Blue Onion

I was once given a piece of flat wood in the shape of a lemon on a string.. maybe a small cutting board or kitchen decor?  No idea.. I was in my final year of university, never expressed an appreciation of lemons or even had a kitchen to use it in, and it wasn't home made.  It was so random and weird.  

pansyface

I was surprised and quite pleased to receive a pencil case that was made of a section of an inflatable Stonehenge by a Turner prize winning artist, which had previously toured the world...

That sentence is quite surreal.😊

Topbird

I'd have been quite upset to receive your present Pansyface. However, I'd try very hard to convince myself that it was intended as a very personal gift to recognise the grief felt when losing a beloved pet. It is a strange one though...

I didn't receive any weird presents (we don't exchange many thank goodness) but my small 'stocking filler' surprises to my husband included a mini dustpan and brush, a pen-sized knife / tool sharpener and a small silicone spoon. He was quite surprised when he opened those!

Then I reminded him that he needs something to sweep out his camper van but takes very little storage space, that the knives in said van are a tad blunt and washing up is always a bit of a logistics exercise and the more 'stuff' you can scrape out of pans etc first, the better. He then appreciated my extremely thoughtful presents (I think....😁)

Lyn

@StephenSouthwest. Could you post a photo please, I have no idea what you’ve got there! 

Hostafan1

The weirdest present I received was from a delivery customer. 
" I know you don't drink, but this is for you"  and she gave me a bottle of wine. 
Technically a birthday present, but still weird IMHO

Dovefromabove

I once received a pair of Petite sized bright blue ribbed tights from my then MIL … 😶