From my, at the time, future MIL, I received a blancmange pink sweat shirt. She knew I hated pink. It turned out to be an item she hadn't sold on her market stall. I was thrilled as I always took time and effort in buying her presents.
My MIL usually gives fairly good presents although she makes sure you know that it was expensive (over £10) or that it was so hard to find etc. But she wraps it in tin foil, no one knows why as she lives opposite a newsagent so it's not that difficult to get proper wrapping paper.