The internet was left speechless after an avid bread baker shared the Easter gift their grandmother bought them, despite knowing exactly what they had asked for.
In a post on Reddit’s r/mildlyinfuriating channel, u/Teenage_Petulance_ explained that they’ve spent the past six months fully embracing sourdough baking, making three to four loaves a week. They bring bread to work as office snacks and give extra loaves to family—grandmother included.
Newsweek reached out to u/Teenage_Petulance_ via direct message on Reddit.
The poster said they’ve had multiple detailed conversations with their grandma about using bread flour, which has a higher protein content and produces a better loaf. She even previously bought them bags of King Arthur bread flour in exchange for bread.
That’s what made her Easter gift so baffling. Alongside candy, the poster found a hair drain cleaner—something they had discussed once—and a bag of all‑purpose flour.
“My grandmother is well aware that I use bread flour for my bread,” the poster wrote, adding that the frustration wasn’t about money but about a long pattern of near‑miss gifting. “She can’t just get the thing you asked for, even when she is asking what exactly to get you.”
They went on to share a similarly disappointing Christmas example. Despite requesting 100 percent cotton sheets with extra‑deep pockets for an 18‑inch mattress—and sending links—her grandmother instead gifted regular‑depth polyester sheets she liked herself. “I just don’t get why people ask when they aren’t going to listen,” they wrote.
The post has received 8,500 upvotes and almost 1,000 comments at the time of writing. Many other Reddit users also shared their own experiences of unwanted gifts.
One said their mother intentionally buys the opposite of what’s requested: after asking for a sweater in cool tones, they received bright yellow, red, and orange cardigans instead. Later, after being asked for professional clothes, they were gifted ill‑fitting outfits that couldn’t be worn. “What a waste,” they said.
Others framed the behavior more critically, suggesting that intentional bad gift‑giving can be linked to narcissistic tendencies.
One reply said these gift‑givers often choose items that are “close enough” to make the recipient look ungrateful for complaining, while still being unusable.
Another user chimed in with a similar experience involving a former friend who gifted animal‑print items despite knowing they hated prints—though they admitted the cheetah‑print umbrella eventually grew on them.
One user disregarded the poster’s wrath and offered a practical solution: “Just use it for keeping your starter alive. I feed mine Walmart’s finest.”
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