Worst gift:
For Christmas one year, DH received a suede jacket, among other things.
I was given a broken watch and a roll of toilet tissue. They
also handed me five dollars to have the watch repaired. Such
a thoughtful gesture ... NOT! 1/15
signed - IN THE TOILET
RESPONSE: In the Toilet
Recycle that toilet tissue! Better yet, thank her profusely
and show her a sample of used tissue to show how well it works and
how much you enjoyed it. (I'm only half kidding here.
Geez! It's amazing these folks actually exist.) 1/17 RESPONSE: In the Toilet
WOW!! And I though gifts from my mother in law were thoughtless
and tacky. My deepest and most sincere regrets for your awful
situation. On the positive side - at least she shaved 5 cents
off that week's toilet paper expenditure. 1/18 RESPONSE: In the Toilet
You should tell your MIL that the toilet paper is soooooo special
that you think you will save it so that you can weep into it at her
funeral. 2/1
Worst gift:
This Christmas, my MIL gave me a pillow made from a pair of boxer
shorts (men's underwear) stuffed with cotton. 1/29
signed - My MIL Gave Me
A Pillow
RESPONSE: My MIL Gave Me A Pillow
That had to feel awkward. Was it shaped like the boxers?
Or did they just use the materials from the boxers? I would
not be comfortable laying my head/face on a pillow that was shaped
like the crotch of men's underwear! 2/1
Worst gift:
During Chinese New Year in 2001, my future MIL gave me only $ 1.60
(US Currency) as "angpow" - the same amount she gave her
grandchildren. So stingy! 1/30
signed - $ 1.60
RESPONSE: $ 1.60
Now, be careful that you don't spend all that in the same place.
Make it last. A penny saved is a penny earned. Put it
away for the education of your children J. 2/1
Worst gift:
When I was married to my husband in 1995, the Chinese culture says
that your new MIL will have to buy a gift for her new DIL as a gesture
of welcoming her into the Tan's family. It is always the Chinese
tradition to buy something precious, for e.g., gold ring, bracelets
or diamonds, depending on what could be afforded and how much you
like her as your new DIL. After drinking the SAM POH CAH ! (DIL
Cup of tea) Guess what!!? MY MIL gave me an angpow packet which
contains RM20 ringgit. I was totally speechless. When
I relate this to some of my friends we all have a good laugh.
MY colleagues and some old friends who attended my wedding gave angpow
that cost more than RM50 rinngit. In a Chinese wedding dinner
the guess will normally gave an angpow value of RM50 to RM100 per
person depending on the relationship between the newlyweds and the
guests. In this case, I figured out that I was only worth RM20
ringgit to my MIL, which is only good enough for me to cover 1 waiter's
tips. Throughout my 6 years of marriage, I have never received
a single gift from my MIL. NOT EVEN A HANDKERCHIEF!! And,
guess what, I even persuade my husband to buy my MIL a jade diamond
bracelet that cost us RM2,000 ringgit for her birthday in last NOVEMBER.
How stupid can I be!!! 1/31
signed - How Stupid Can
I Be!!!
RESPONSE: How Stupid Can I Be!!!
Would you mind clarifying for me what "RM20 ringgit" is?
I'm not familiar with this, so a large point of the story was lost
on me. 2/1
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