What gifts do you hate that your children get?

[xokell2]

For me: Anything that takes forever to get out the packaging. You know, the stuff attached to the cardboard with a million pieces of wire twist tie that cannot be cut. 

[niq]

noisy toys


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[Deleted]

Anything that sings or plays "Let it Go."

Let it die already.

[Brie]

C has gotten like twelve train whistles in his lifetime. DUDE.

Also we have a relative who solely gifts giant, noisy FP sets that C plays with for 5 minutes and then is done with, but they take up a ton of room.

[Saudade]

Religious stuff.

[my4girls]

cheap/ crappy craft items- especially anything non washable

[Brie]

Also, you know I love MIL but she made a big deal about keeping C's gift a secret this year. They showed up at our house this afternoon and what's in the middle of the floor but the gift they got him that he already owns. So now they are trying to find Wal-Mart and frantically exchange it.

So, while I don't think you need my permission or anything to buy a gift for my kid, I do wish people would give me a heads-up so we can avoid duplicates because returning is annoying. Especially after the toddler has opened the gift and wants to rip the box open RIGHT THEN.

[Deleted]

Stuff he's supposed to "pretend" playing with, but in reality he uses it correctly. Like the plastic toolkit my parents got him, when he bangs everything with the plastic hammer (leaving real dents) and saws with the plastic saw (which will, in fact, grab pieces of the couch).

[cilantro]

We just got our second FP Laugh and Learn Puppy.

I detest that thing.

[Deleted]

Oh, and pretty much all birthday party favors. Seriously just save yourself the money and spare me the hassle of having to talk my preschooler out of hoarding another cheap piece of Oriental Trading Company crap.

[pierogigirl]

Thomas Trackmaster sets - they suck, have a million pieces, and the trains are a different size than the wood and other trains we already have.

Toys with hundreds of tiny pieces.
Marbles - the kids love them, but never pick them up.

[jenn248]

Any character toy that talks (Elmo, Mickey, etc). Why do they all having such f-ing annoying voices?!

[meij]

Stuffed animals. DD is all lovey to them and hugs them right away which makes them think they need to get her one each occasion.

Clothes that are eight sizes too big or something you know she won't wear. DD does not wear jeans, everyone knows this but last year SIL got her jeans saying, "I know you don't wear jeans but..." she also got a size 12 dress for my size 4 child. (My one year old niece got a girls XL so size 12 vest) SIL finds all this stuff on clearance and thinks it's better to buy twenty items no one can use than one or two things someone would like.

[Willis Jackson]

Any toy/game/craft that requires my participation.

[brooklyn]

Anything electronic that makes noise and requires batteries

[fortmyersbride]

Dec 23, 2014 16:40:55 GMT -5 Brie said:

Also, you know I love MIL but she made a big deal about keeping C's gift a secret this year. They showed up at our house this afternoon and what's in the middle of the floor but the gift they got him that he already owns. So now they are trying to find Wal-Mart and frantically exchange it.

So, while I don't think you need my permission or anything to buy a gift for my kid, I do wish people would give me a heads-up so we can avoid duplicates because returning is annoying. Especially after the toddler has opened the gift and wants to rip the box open RIGHT THEN.

MIL did something similar except it turned out that she bought the one toy he asked Santa for- the one big toy he wrote in his Santa letter and that Santa already got him 

i told told her she couldn't give it to him, and she went back to target to exchange it.  No regrets.

[jackpackage]

I have a love/hate relationship with blocks. They end up all over the house!

[bunnymendelbaum]

Walmart gift cards. I hate shopping there, but if I don't, they get free money. Grrr

Tacky but expensive clothes. Like a white and leopard fake fur jacket, "dad's little princess" bedazzled shirts, or anything bell sleeved. MIL has gotten so much better about this thankfully.

[arebee]

Clothes. I feel so guilty when people buy her clothes that I don't like and she will never wear. I also don't like if it's a random clothing item. H's aunt bought DD a pair of size 5 neon pink jeans as a shower gift. WTF.

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Dec 23, 2014 16:34:30 GMT -5 page said:

Anything that sings or plays "Let it Go."

Let it die already.

OMG DD got a microphone and it doesn't have an off switch, or a volume switch. 

Nonstop, I hear "let it. let it. let it go. let. let it." because she keeps hitting the button over and over and over again. 

My BFF said that it was payback for getting her son the b.toys drum set for his first birthday, lol. 

[zeewifeandmama]

Cheap art supplies
Stuffed animals
More frozen stuff!

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Dec 23, 2014 17:48:07 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

Dec 23, 2014 16:34:30 GMT -5 page said:

Anything that sings or plays "Let it Go."

Let it die already.

OMG DD got a microphone and it doesn't have an off switch, or a volume switch. 

Nonstop, I hear "let it. let it. let it go. let. let it." because she keeps hitting the button over and over and over again. 

My BFF said that it was payback for getting her son the b.toys drum set for his first birthday, lol. 

HAHAHAHAHAHA. My neighbor just lent us this microphone because DD1 was obsessed with it. The very next morning she texted to say her DD was asking for it nonstop, and could she please drop by and get it?  YES. PLEASE. HURRY. TAKE IT AWAY.

Even DD2 was shrieking "LET IT GO, LET IT GO" by the time she arrived to get it. 

[lindsaymg]

Ditto things that require my participation. Things with a thousand pieces.

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Dec 23, 2014 17:52:08 GMT -5 page said:

Dec 23, 2014 17:48:07 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

OMG DD got a microphone and it doesn't have an off switch, or a volume switch. 

Nonstop, I hear "let it. let it. let it go. let. let it." because she keeps hitting the button over and over and over again. 

My BFF said that it was payback for getting her son the b.toys drum set for his first birthday, lol. 

HAHAHAHAHAHA. My neighbor just lent us this microphone because DD1 was obsessed with it. The very next morning she texted to say her DD was asking for it nonstop, and could she please drop by and get it?  YES. PLEASE. HURRY. TAKE IT AWAY.

Even DD2 was shrieking "LET IT GO, LET IT GO" by the time she arrived to get it. 

HAHAHA omg yes, i would've RAN it over there before I even texted back, lol. 

Sorry this is huge, but here's a pic of DD using our landing/entryway as a stage and that damn microphone. 

[teatimefor2]

Anything messy.

[havarti]

Dec 23, 2014 18:09:40 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

Dec 23, 2014 17:52:08 GMT -5 page said:

HAHAHAHAHAHA. My neighbor just lent us this microphone because DD1 was obsessed with it. The very next morning she texted to say her DD was asking for it nonstop, and could she please drop by and get it?  YES. PLEASE. HURRY. TAKE IT AWAY.

Even DD2 was shrieking "LET IT GO, LET IT GO" by the time she arrived to get it. 

HAHAHA omg yes, i would've RAN it over there before I even texted back, lol. 

Sorry this is huge, but here's a pic of DD using our landing/entryway as a stage and that damn microphone. 

Lol -- doggie is not impressed.

[Marmee]

Elaborate crafting kits that my kids need my help with.
Cheap stuffed animals
Jewelry (they loose it or I have to hold it...both undesirable for me)

[pinotgrig]

@roseyposey - your dog's face!! Lololol

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Dec 23, 2014 18:33:36 GMT -5 pinotgrig said:

@roseyposey - your dog's face!! Lololol

lol i know!!! He was not impressed. 

[ladygrey]

Off-brand stuff that falls apart, wears out and doesn't perform as well as name brand stuff.