Thankfully that's another Christmas over! However, I am in grave need of advice.
I live in the UK, and family members in the USA spend a fortune on Christmas presents-- and another fortune on postage-- for my husband and me. They generally send clothing which either doesn't fit or which-- to put it bluntly-- we would never be caught dead wearing. It's not that it's bad stuff-- it's quite expensive gear-- it's just not to our taste. Every year I gently try to suggest that they don't need to spend so much money on us, that they don't need to send us presents, that they could just send something to our son, etc. I've tried suggesting that with sizes being difficult to judge, they would do better to send us things for the house instead, something musical, something...well...different. I have stopped sending store-bought presents to any of them, and instead usually send something homemade or creative.
But alas...this Christmas comes around and we have opened our packages to find another batch of really bad shirts.
I can't bear the thought of a repeat performance next year and need to say something! So I am appealing to your collective wisdom! Is there a tactful way to raise the subject, or should I go for the blunt approach?