That's just awful. What a cruddy thing to do.
This reminds me of the time my sister in law went to the Bahamas with her husband (bf at the time). She came back with some gifts and gave our mother in law a picture frame with a photo of themselves in it. I remember seeing the disappointment on MIL's face, lol. MIL already had tons of pictures of the two of them all over her house and albums so it wasn't as if she needed it. I haven't seen that frame or picture since that day lol.
Sorry but that "gift" just comes off as rude and arrogant.