Once ‘Santa’ forgot to check the box of the remote-control car he ‘made’ my son, forgetting batteries. Years later, when my son found out the truth about Christmas, there was a gift for me under the tree from ‘Santa’. A box of batteries with a card, ‘Gift not included’!

My sister bought me a battery operated 3 speed bulldozer when I was seven. That was many years ago and a rare present back then. Wow! I’d never seen anything like it before.

Working holiday in London
Birthday office morning tea was a simple Aussie treat.
Grilled COON and Vegemite on toast.
It’s unique and hard to beat!

A self stirring mug to my fussy other half!!

One year my sister (aged 5) wrapped up empty boxes for under the Christmas tree. She’d forgotten to make or buy gifts and thought she could pretend they had been stolen by the elves for little children in need! Mum and Grandma so not impressed, lol!

my mum gave my uncle a Tamagotchi for company since he didn’t have a girlfriend – he went around the house that night calling him “Sylvia” when he was drunk.

Putting irons from my Granddad when I was thirteen,
It was like a bad dream.
I had said I was enjoying outdoor sport,
Golf is not what I thought.
What’s more they were secondhand,
I wasn’t a fan.

My son once carved ‘I love you’ into a potato and gave it to me for my birthday – I certainly have never been give one before or after this!

A personalised book from my daughter to her daddy with “reasons why I love my Dad”.

On my 50th birthday I received a letter letting me know, I was able to collect my fathers aches I was waiting for. To receive them on my birthday felt like his final gift to me. In return I fulfilled his final wish scattering them under his favourite tree.

gift cards, money

For my brother’s 21st Birthday I bought him a car! I was living away at the time, so we needed to be extra sneaky getting the car to his house and out the front with a big bow on it without him realising. We managed to pull it off and it went down as the best surprise ever!

I consider our 4-year-old daughter a very unique gift that we get repeated joy from every day

My son gave me a hand made recipe book which he made at school and it had recipes from all the children in his class the recipes were recipes from their different cultures.

I received a handmade book of coupons from my children several years ago. Things like “Good for one free dishwasher unloading” and one for “Free Hug” Now that my children are Teens, I have tried to make a few myself and get credit, but they have all been declined so far!

My very conservative and Christian nan gave my sister, female cousin and myself matching pink g strings one year for Christmas. I’ve never seen my whole family so speechless. After an awkward laugh and thank you it hasn’t been brought up since ????????‍♀️

I received a Star Registry which gave me a personal star in the universe with my name on it and with its personal certificate and coordinates.

My son with autism got me a box of chocolates from the Mother’s Day stall, when he gave them to me the only ones left were the ones he didn’t like with a bite out of them!

Baby sitting services from my neighbours. My husband and I don’t have any family support and haven’t had a date night in 5 years so for my birthday they donated free babysitting which I thought was amazing and something that was so very appreciated.

I was told this – my sister and her husband got married on the beach, on their 10th anniversary I gave them a beautiful jar with the sand they stood on to get married. my sister cried. and the jar is displayed in their bedroom