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'Clearly, he panicked': Aussie mums reveal the worst Mother's Day presents they've ever received

Nikolina Koevska Kharoufeh

While mums should really be appreciated every single hour, minute, second of the day - Mother's Day is a great opportunity to spoil them each year.

And while many selfless mums will reply with 'nothing' or 'just something small' when asked what they would like as a gift - it's obvious this isn't the case.

Well perhaps not as obvious to some people...

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This year 9Honey Parenting spoke to mums to discover the worst Mother's Day gifts they have ever been given - and boy some of these are pretty shocking.

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Young woman in yellow sweater opening gift box

Some mums were left more offended than pampered on the special day.  Getty

The lack of a gift

"He got me nothing for my first Mother's Day. He said he forgot even though we had plans with his mum for lunch." - Rima

The offensive gift

"A sandwich toaster so it was easier for me to make him toasted sandwiches." - Rosie

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The selfish gift

"My mum got a screwdriver from my dad when we were kids. That didn't go down well." - Lelah

The discount gift

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"Beach thongs. That had a sale sticker still attached to the tag that read $9.99." - Erin

The worst gift in the world

"On the eve of my second Mother's Day, my little bundle of joy gave me gastro. Woke up puking and in no state for breakfast in bed. What a treat." - Heidi

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The convenient gift

"My husband took me out for breakfast with the kids to the café attached to our local greengrocer so we could also 'get the grocery shopping done'." - Lisa

"A tea towel. Not even a nice set of tea towels. Just a single, sad, solitary tea towel. I was gobsmacked." - Mia

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The re-gift

"My teenage daughter gave me the $50 Mecca voucher I had given her for her birthday just two months before. Clearly, she panicked that morning." - Charlotte

A front-view shot of a mid adult caucasian woman reading her birthday card in the office, she is smiling while reading birthday wishes from her co-workers.

No mum loves a re-gift on Mother's day, especially from her own kids.  Getty

The ballsy gift

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"12 weeks' worth of cooking lessons at our local community centre. Wasn't sure what was worse - that I had to cook an extra hour each week on top of all the cooking I did at home, or that my family was perhaps saying they didn't like my cooking." - Ana

The lazy gift

"My partner tried to palm off the drawing my toddler did at daycare as one he did with her at home for me. And then proceeded to say that was the only gift..." - Jordan

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