Birthday Present Roulette
There has been a recent spate of birthdays at tictoc towers with Drew, David and Tom all celebrating getting another year older! The quality of birthday presents received has however varied enormously.
Tom was deighted with the robot that his boy's had made for him, Drew's bookshelves were stocked up with what sounds like a very interesting collection of books and David......well David's star present was a Pot Noodle (complete with bow)!
This started us thinking about best and worst presents we'd ever received. Whilst some of us couldn't remember what Santa had brought us this year let alone create a present Top 10, others were happy to share:
Mel
For my 16th birthday (I think) just when you're at that really annoying teenager stage when everything in life is "so unfair" my main birthday present was an Encyclopedia!! Imagine my excitement!!! Those totally impractical, cheap rubbish stiletto shoes and bat wing sleeve jacket would have to wait for another year! My most traumatic present issue has to be when I was around 4 or 5 and wanted a real silver cross bouncy pram like the lady next door had (mine would have been child sized obviously!), came downstairs and what did I get? a wee plastic buggy with orange and pink flowers that wouldn't last the week never mind the year!! gutted to this day!!
Alan
Aedan was born just after my birthday so he was my best, aaawww.
Paul
Best present. My first skateboard when I was 11. Got a skateboard for my birthday and christmas every year after that and still am. Don't think i've ever had anything i considered bad. In my book anything that's free is good.
Kerry
Best present has to be my Dyson that was initially bought as a joke but turned out to be a surprise hit - love it! Presents that year also included Nigella Lawson's 'How to be a Domestic Goddess' now that in my opinion is a rubbish present and after gathering dust for the past few years I'm sure it will soon be looking for a new home via the local charity shop.
- Published: 14 March 2008
I only hope that the next Pram makes up for any disappointment at age 4 !! When are you going to let it go.... Just as well you chose the next one ! I realise now what your problem has been all these years and feel thoroughly guilty (?) Thanks, Melanie X!