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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 27, 2017 12:02:31 GMT -6
Ok, I saw this thread on parenting and thought it would be fun to bring over here! I hate to say "worst gift" cause it sounds so ungrateful, but it's fun to read the random things people get.. so leaving it! It can be for you or your kids!
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Post by jewels on Dec 27, 2017 12:05:39 GMT -6
I only got 1 gift. From my mom who usually is terrible at it, but she got me matching earrings and a necklace that I actually like!
MH got me nothing, which is fine, but it would have been nice if he took the kids to pick something small out for me. (I took S out to Target and he picked Star Wars underwear for MH so they could match. S was so excited to give it to him!)
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Post by wedding on Dec 27, 2017 12:05:47 GMT -6
C got a dump truck for an 18month old from my Aunt and Uncle. It will be going in the donation bin.
I posted on GD but my mom got me leopard print pj pants that match ones she has. Those have already found their way back to Macy's.
For best gifts: I got Japanese rice bowls from a co-worker that I love. And C got some really cute clothes including a puffer vest that I can't wait to see him in.
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Post by jewels on Dec 27, 2017 12:07:33 GMT -6
I posted the car carrier in the daily yesterday, but S loved that. He also loved a tranformer smash something or other? (basically 2 transformers that combine to become 1).
The only bad gift was clothes from my BFFs extended family that just aren't how I usually dress him. But it was so sweet of them to get him something.
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 27, 2017 12:11:37 GMT -6
Worst: MIL got us sheets that are navy and grey plaid, our bedding is cream with orange/brown/sage green. Not horrible since we can just cover the sheet and not use the pillow cases I guess, but kinda odd.
Best: Everything my mom and dad got us! They got us new bedding, a giant planter stand thing for our porch, a rug for our porch, a diaper bag backpack, and a couple other things.
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 27, 2017 12:23:31 GMT -6
Oh, and I guess MH got me some sleep shirt and when the package came he opened it and just looked at the packing slip to see what it was but didn't look at the item. When he went to wrap it right before Christmas he realized they had sent weird leggings in a size too big for me instead.
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Post by nam2013 on Dec 27, 2017 12:31:58 GMT -6
Best: i got a really nice a TOMS backpack and a letter-board that I love.
Worst: some pretty crappy quality toys for the kids. Some of them are already broken after two days.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 27, 2017 12:35:38 GMT -6
This is my worst gift  It came from DH’s aunt who apparently doesn’t know my style at all. She usually gets me kitchen stuff so I was a bit surprised. Best: lush bath bomb/bubble bar set and a Sephora gc. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 27, 2017 12:36:50 GMT -6
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Post by guster on Dec 27, 2017 12:39:45 GMT -6
Oh my, trtlcrzy! That would go right into the dress up bin here! |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 27, 2017 12:41:05 GMT -6
Oh my, trtlcrzy! That would go right into the dress up bin here! H said she really liked it so that’s what’s going to happen to it. No way I would ever wear it. |
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Post by slenle on Dec 27, 2017 12:58:22 GMT -6
My MIL got me a bunch of Norwex cleaning supplies. So not necessarily bad, but almost insulting? But I think she meant well and SIL sells Norwex so she got it all from her. But they don't know that we have a cleaning lady, so I'll rarely use most of it.
My favorite will be the massage I'm going to get along with a day off while the kids are in daycare next week!
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Post by peachsmama on Dec 27, 2017 13:03:23 GMT -6
Best: My vegan handbag from H. And new cookware from my mom. I picked it out and had to put it in her amazon cart and carry it in the house lol. But she spent quite a bit and I can't wait to use it in my new house. Also my BIL and his girlfriend got me a coat and 2 scarves. One is an absolutely beautiful elephant print. My SIL got me a cake stand that spins for decorating. I got good gifts all around this year.
Unexpected good gift for the boys was the Magic tracks from GMIL. The boys love them.
Worst: Magaformers tiles. The boys love them but BIL bought them one small set, 14 pieces. Not enough for both of them to play together so they are put up until we get more.
Not this year, but for my 16th birthday my grandma got me a bedazzler. Lol.
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Post by Sunny41 on Dec 27, 2017 13:18:47 GMT -6
MIL got us 3 cans of salmon from her trip to Alaska. Makes me want to puke in my mouth. But she also gave us cash for a night out.
E loves his cheap stuff like the clearance rack broken light sabers. He got an imaginex batman truck that has a bat plane that shots off of it. Big hit. Hot wheel tracks were fun too
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Post by tgrimes on Dec 27, 2017 13:20:22 GMT -6
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Post by klong11 on Dec 27, 2017 13:30:17 GMT -6
peachsmama, stay stocked on batteries, Magic tracks burn through them!
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Post by lfig on Dec 27, 2017 13:32:08 GMT -6
MH and I got mo eye and gift cards mostly from family. But I got 2 coats which I desperately needed! One from MH that is a purple Carhartt for more tough wear like playing in the snow with S and helping him cut firewood. Then from my mom and Dad I got a LL Bean Navy coat. I love them both. I e been wearing an old coat of MH’s for years.
S got a lot of great gifts also but she got so much Peppa stuff. I almost hate to say “she really likes x,y, z” because then she gets overloaded with that stuff. She got so much Peppa stuff between her birthday and Christmas it is ridiculous. And some of it is real similar.
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Post by peachsmama on Dec 27, 2017 13:32:26 GMT -6
peachsmama , stay stocked on batteries, Magic tracks burn through them! Good to know! I think I might "lose" the bridge because they constantly knock it over and I'm tired of fixing it. Last night I ran the track between chair legs and they thought that was the greatest thing ever. |
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Post by jewels on Dec 27, 2017 13:34:42 GMT -6
peachsmama , stay stocked on batteries, Magic tracks burn through them! Amen - we have that up in the attic (playroom) and I'd say they get played with maybe once a month. At least every other time we play with them we have to replace the batteries. It's super annoying. |
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Post by lfig on Dec 27, 2017 13:35:01 GMT -6
peachsmama , stay stocked on batteries, Magic tracks burn through them! Good to know! I think I might "lose" the bridge because they constantly knock it over and I'm tired of fixing it. Last night I ran the track between chair legs and they thought that was the greatest thing ever. Can you superglue it? I have superglued many of Sierra’s things because she will pull it apart and then want me to put it back together 100 million times. |
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Post by klong11 on Dec 27, 2017 13:35:10 GMT -6
I don't think I have a best/worst. Although Cadence was not as jazzed about the Spiderman/Elsa car as we thought she would be. She asked if she could take the Elsa stickers off the white car. While she jumped up and down and screamed when she opened the Fingerling, she had no interest in it after it was out of it's package. I think it's adorable and love it though. Mh stuck to my Amazon wish list, so he did well this year. Now I just need to clean out my car so I can put my new mats down. I'm lame and think they are the greatest.  |
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Post by peachsmama on Dec 27, 2017 13:40:21 GMT -6
Good to know! I think I might "lose" the bridge because they constantly knock it over and I'm tired of fixing it. Last night I ran the track between chair legs and they thought that was the greatest thing ever. Can you superglue it? I have superglued many of Sierra’s things because she will pull it apart and then want me to put it back together 100 million times. Not really. It's a weird set up. There's a ramp on either side that isn't attached to the bridge and I don't want to glue the track for when we use it without it. |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 27, 2017 13:41:19 GMT -6
peachsmama , stay stocked on batteries, Magic tracks burn through them! Amen - we have that up in the attic (playroom) and I'd say they get played with maybe once a month. At least every other time we play with them we have to replace the batteries. It's super annoying. Get rechargeable batteries! |
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Post by klong11 on Dec 27, 2017 13:51:27 GMT -6
peachsmama , ditch the bridge and run the tracks over stacks of books to make hills instead.
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Post by kamakaziartist on Dec 27, 2017 13:52:15 GMT -6
Trtl that is.... something.
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Post by peachsmama on Dec 27, 2017 14:01:03 GMT -6
peachsmama , ditch the bridge and run the tracks over stacks of books to make hills instead. Good idea! We've been using pillows but they need a little help getting up those too lol. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 27, 2017 14:47:20 GMT -6
peachsmama , ditch the bridge and run the tracks over stacks of books to make hills instead. Good idea! We've been using pillows but they need a little help getting up those too lol. I found magic tracks to be...not magical. The cars went off with the slightest curve and did ok with the bridge, but no other "hill" we created. |
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Post by chrisy01 on Dec 27, 2017 19:45:23 GMT -6
I didn't really get much this year but I did get Clue: Golden Girls edition from the white elephant exchange.
For LO: hit imagenext yeti set. He loves it
Nothing was a real miss this year. We did get a duplicate gift this year but not too bad
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Post by tallb on Dec 27, 2017 20:51:45 GMT -6
trtlcrzy I am dying over that jewelry. Amazing.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Dec 27, 2017 21:07:40 GMT -6
No big misses this year. W got FOUR different coffee making apparatuses, which I thought was funny. Dh got me a keurig, which I’ve been wanting for awhile and I thing to make cold brew which I also liked. And I’d mentioned to the inlaws awhile ago that our main coffee makers was going to they got us a fancy cuisinart one, and then my parents got dh one for our camper.
Landon was really excited by his new skateboard, and pretty much all the toys were a hit.
One thing I find vaguely annoying is I got several gifts from extended family that are for the baby, and while I totally appreciate it and they were needed, no one is gifting dh something for the baby you know? I don’t if that makes sense.
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