[Closed] Best and worst Xmas present this year?

I'll start with best - edradour straight from the sherry cask 12yo.

If it's anything like the port cask and other sherry cask it's gonna be epic 🙂

Haven't opened them yet!

Best: Bluetooth headphones
Worst: A Christmas cracker quality fake gerber multi-tool from the mother in law (the third such item I've received from her in consecutive years!!)

I got a X27 Fiskar Splitting Axe. It's huge.

Best - one of these
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Not really had a bad one. 🙂

Just done stocking so far.

Best - polar bear socks
Worst - another cycling themed mug

Yay... A new kinesis HD wheelset, hope seat clamp and some single speed parts.

Best ..zip world wales experience
Worst ...cheap Filofax

Im an Adidas man - Run DMC throwback - and ive just recieved a new pair of trainers i wanted.

They are black New Balance. Are New Balance trendy or will i look like a Dad that tried but failed?

No worst one for me so far but a bottle of gin, accompanying tonic and some new Oakleys so I'm pretty chuffed.

proper treated the mrs this year.. posh holiday and the most expensive personalised towels for her ensuite.. in return?.. nothing.. literally nothing. think i m getting a psychic message..

Mrs got me a framed waveform of my favourite song of all time, 'taillights fade' by Buffalo Tom

I was a little overexcited by my screwdrivers, magnetic parts tray and Guy Martin bobble hat too

I got a park tools chain scrubber and a bottle of JD.

Fairly happy with both of them.

Kids are happy with all of their stuff, which is the most important thing.

Worst present is the huge Lego sets we bought my daughter. I've got to spend the rest of the day sprawled across the floor. Not going to be fun after lunch.

best ... bottle of Oban.
worst ... pod type coffee maker

Ok I've changes my mind. My parents surprised me and the wife with a delonghi magnifica .

Worst .

A candle set that says home sweet home on some stones in a glass bowl. -but I shouldn't be surprised same person got us a candle holder shaped like bhuda last year.

best ... bottle of Oban.
worst ... pod type coffee maker

Some fancy coffee pods. I don't have a pod type coffee maker...

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Best: Most of a fat bike.
Worst: Hasnt been one yet.

Actually it would have been the bottle of generic nondescript Chardonnay from work.
But, as I was collecting it from HR a maintinance engineer walked in with a bottle of single malt and offered to swap...lucky. 🙂

The best present is a Katana I made for the smallest cursing. Piece of Oak and planed down to shape, painted in the shed on Xmas eve and given to him after lunch today.
Happier with that than all the shop bought stuff he got. This has made me immensely happy.

Best: Skills Course
Worst: Bottle of 'real' ale / bitter something like that - I'm not a fan, but it did come with a nice glass and I only add it as I needed a worst.

Everything I could have axed for...

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Haven't got a worst.

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Retractable super heavy duty ratchet straps.

No worst present here,
Prayed single malt selection pack,chocolate etc
and a custom print courtesy of Binners from MsD

Best... Google daydream headset.
Worst... Phil Collins autobiography.! 😯

Best: POC VPD 2.0 DH Long Knee Pads - a lot better than the ancient Dainese stuff I've used in the past.

Worst: The flu. WHOOOOO!

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All I wanted was a safe passing distance, didn't get it

Boba Fatt - Member
Mrs got me a framed waveform of my favourite song of all time, 'taillights fade' by Buffalo Tom

Best. Toss up between some Adidas Terrex trail running shoes or a Troika clutch pencil (stationery geek time). Also got a VERY nice wooden pen from my sister in law.

Worst. Feel quite bad for saying this, but a Cath Kidston mug with 1950s racing cars on it that one of my Y8 students gave me...

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Worst - there's not one really

They are black New Balance. Are New Balance trendy or will i look like a Dad that tried but failed?

Yeah Adidas is where it's at.

Holy shit there's a good bunch of presents amongst this lot!

Imagine receiving all of these together in one go..

Awesomely Awful:

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The 2017 Putin Calendar

😆

So bad it's good. Wants

Best is my Lego technics arocs Mercedes lorry! It is blooming massive and it is going to happily fill Boxing Day..........and some more! The instruction manual is nearly an inch thick!

Worst was a toy frog that croaks oh come all ye faithful! i am in a competition with my parents for most tacky Christmas present and they have won this year by some margin!

Well, we didn't really do presents this year and donated to charities instead. Which comes under Good.

Nice shower gel, BAM pants and a bug hotel aren't bad though for the stocking fillers.

I did well! (want that Audi above though. And the Putin calendar, incredible gift)

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I did'nt get any presents. But then again I did'nt give any out. Everybody I know seems to be well covered for things and general Tut.

However,

The Putin calendar ^^ is just great. So bad, its Good.

Hint, hint..... perhaps a PDF could be be made 🙂

PS No such thing as a bad present, at least you got one. Many people in this world dont have pot to piss in.

Best: new watch.

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That right there is an AMOLED screen.

Don't think I have a worst.

No worst, but I'm the happy recipient of a bottle of 12 year old Glenlivet, a hob-top griddle plate, a Raspberry Pi v3 and a weekend away somewhere in Ireland with the missus.

Best: Seeing my dog play with her new toys before taking her for a long walk in the sunshine
Worst: The guests. An arguing couple who have decided to split up after they spend one last Christmas together. I've heard the other c word more times this morning than I have Christmas.

Lego Caterham 😀

I've heard the other c word more times this morning than I have Christmas.

Clementines?

Crackers

@ Drac
Not clementines but the language has certainly been fruity 😉

Which watch Cougar?

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There is no worse present after this.
I shall be purchasing an uni to go with it.

My wife re-wrapped a book she gave me last year that I haven't read yet 🙂 I'm happy enough with that, we are doing a lightweight Christmas this year, I re-wrapped her running shoes that she bought a couple of months ago...

Happy Christmas everyone!

A pair of mudguards, a new track pump, a couple of wheelbags. Happy with that.
No bad presents.

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Chunky... that Audi.

Details please.

I bought nothing ,I received nothing so all is good .Have drank scotch and beer and am eating curry in a caving hut with my wife without spending money on people I dont like

Best is a Lego pirate ship. That'll keep me nicely occupied tomorrow after the little nephews have gone back home

Discovering I was my secret Santa (so no present

Best - HEADPHONES! Had broken old ones for last 12 months so not only total surprise but and am literally restless with excitement yet have to talk to ppl all day and night so deferred gratification is go!

Weirdest - Half a (used) hotel bottle-ette of 'Lavender & Tea Tree Hair Wash'*

*Disclaimer - I have a grade zero haircut as have been bald for last 10 yrs.

Best: Wrist strap for controlling my BB-8, Haynes spitfire jigsaw, HebTroCo kecks and a (broken) bit of Vulcan XH588's engines.

Worst. Crystal vase.

Mooer shim verb pedal. it is ace 😯

And a whisky tasting set, which is ace for different reasons

I tweeted that Putin Calendar thing earlier. I typically get say 200 or 300 views on any given tweet, that one now has 11,000 and climbing!

Gave my nephew a packet of sticking plasters after an hour of him looking disappointed and rechecking and even opening the box to see if I had hidden something good inside , I gave him a Swiss Army Knife . 30 minutes later he need the plasters.

Best. Having the hospital let the FiL out of hospital for the first time in six weeks to have Christmas dinner with us, one of the nicest blokes you could ever wish to meet. Worst. Having to take him back when he'd finished as he was only allowed out for four hours maximum. Kind of makes the rest of the gifts somewhat immaterial.

Best - Seeing Ton's baubles.

New brakes from tthew, craft beer club subscription, massive tub of coffee, malt, all good really

A few books and some new pants , adventure time socks I'm quite chuffed with.

But my wife was very pleased with this gift she got me, also a big hint

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Despite now having a garage I still end up doing my fettling in the lounge

Best: Being allowed to build a new shed (now referred to as the bungalow).

Worst: A burr coffee grinder that's finest setting is so coarse you can't even use if for French press. Any recommendations for a replacement suitable for a fine espresso bring would be most welcome.

What exactly does a wave form tail lights fade look like?

Best - Surly ICT that i bought myself last week

Worst - a t shirt from my step mother that says Br Ba as a periodic table equation ? had to google it - seems it is a breaking bad reference - which Ive never seen - and its 2 sizes too small !!

flash.........you made my day sunshine. 😆

A tonne of gravel.

Bangin'

I have an entry - outlaws got me a copy of http://www.immediate.co.uk/brands/urban-cyclist/

Best - New Leatherman tool.
Worst - Shit plastic VR headset.

Worst - two Shit plastic VR headsets

Ooh two Spur bells there. Oh and that Audi!!

Best - Bottle of Talisker

2nd best - Bottle of Talisker

3rd best - Bottle of Talisker

Worst - Bottle of Talisker

Don't get me wrong I like a drop of Talisker but a man likes a bit of variety in his drinks cupboard.

Best - an awesome Brumhaus print from my wife. And a lot of nice booze.
Worst - a generic black jumper that will neither fit or I will wear. Thankfully it included a gift receipt.

One present this year bought by me for me.
A Cannondale habit black - I like it ALOT

Best: 1/2 bottle of Chivas Regal. Never tried it before.

Worst: 3 hours in A&E on Christmas Eve with suspected heart problems. Turned out to be nothing, thankfully, but matched a couple of the symptoms of my dad's recent heart attack (which he survived, thankfully)

Actually no, best would be the all clear from the above

@tuboflard: hope the old man is ok.

Best A jar of Marmite with my name on
Worst A jar of Marmite with my name on

I got a Quattro too. Flippin love it and it's a replica of the original speed queen, Michèle Mouton. In true Group B style it goes like stink around the track. Best thing is the kids chose it themselves only under the guidance of finding something 'a bit retro' (I didn't want a McLaren or DB9).

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No worst for me as even the socks are cool.

@Harry_the_Spider

It's by Otto, not cheap but large scale and very heavy! All metal.

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