I am so done with Christmas

stardust1976

I'd be completely pissed too. It's not just that he spent that much money on himself a week before Christmas, it's the fact that you put so much thought into the gift, then he doesn't give you the chance to show him how much thought you DID put into his gift, by so casually buying himself the same thing, right? And anything you did get him now, would be nowhere near as personal.

I'd be upset, and I doubt I'd have handled it very well either. It's a week before Christmas for crying out loud. He coulda just waited.

The Juggler

whispering hands wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

Saved, plotted, planned. This was going to be the year that I totally blow away Mr. Unlost, who has always been a Dell/Blackberry guy (as compared with Mac/iPhone me).

So a night last week he's out at a meeting. I stop at the Apple store, buy him an iPad. I am so excited about it, he'd been increasingly asking me about mine and said a bunch of the guys he works with have them. I am giggling in the store, I'm so happy thinking how much he'll like it.

I come home, find a really big box, put the iPad in it with a bunch of towels. He'll never guess what it is.

Tonight we're watching the football game and he mentions something about being in an Apple store. I said, "oh, I bet you bought me something!" he says, "No, but I bought myself an iPad."

I did not handle it well.

Not at all.

Now I have not one bloody thing to give him.

Again, I will say that I did not handle it well. (I'm sorry, but who goes out and buys themselves a $700 toy the week before Christmas?!?)

I may, possibly, be understating how badly I handled this.

hahaha...this me and my fiance pretty much every year. what? are people not allowed to purchase stuff for themselves around this time of the year?

it's okay...you still got a week or so to return it and get him something else

It's not so much that they can't shop for themselves..It's just not polite to possibly steal the thunder out of a cool gift that someone was trying to give you..now that gift is sorta ruined..made it null and void..

how could he possibly have known she was buying this exact thing for him though?

The Juggler

Music For Rhinos wrote:

To the OP:

Look at the bright side...at least you found out he bought one. It could have been worse, you might not have found out he bought one and then gave him the one you bought on xmas.

Still time to remedy the situation.

hey off topic, but are you the guy who got fired from the car wash a couple years ago?

blackredyellow

You handled it badly? you think?

Granted, buying himself that big of a gift (I have no idea what your finances are like) might be a bit selfish, but not as much as a tossing it at him and saying merry fucking christmas just because your idea didn't work out.

He's probably more pissed & hurt at how you acted than anything right now...

aNiMaL

unlost dogs wrote:

Saved, plotted, planned. This was going to be the year that I totally blow away Mr. Unlost, who has always been a Dell/Blackberry guy (as compared with Mac/iPhone me).

So a night last week he's out at a meeting. I stop at the Apple store, buy him an iPad. I am so excited about it, he'd been increasingly asking me about mine and said a bunch of the guys he works with have them. I am giggling in the store, I'm so happy thinking how much he'll like it.

I come home, find a really big box, put the iPad in it with a bunch of towels. He'll never guess what it is.

Tonight we're watching the football game and he mentions something about being in an Apple store. I said, "oh, I bet you bought me something!" he says, "No, but I bought myself an iPad."

I did not handle it well.

Not at all.

Now I have not one bloody thing to give him.

Again, I will say that I did not handle it well. (I'm sorry, but who goes out and buys themselves a $700 toy the week before Christmas?!?)

I may, possibly, be understating how badly I handled this.

People that buy themselves big things like this around Christmastime are not that smart. At least if you are going to, drop some hints and see if someone has an adverse reaction to you buying that item, then DON'T BUY IT.

Liesl

$700 u.s!!!! jeasussss

Music For Rhinos

The Jeagler wrote:

hey off topic, but are you the guy who got fired from the car wash a couple years ago?

Haha. Yep, that's me. Good memory. What does that have to do with anything now?

The Juggler

Music For Rhinos wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

hey off topic, but are you the guy who got fired from the car wash a couple years ago?

Haha. Yep, that's me. Good memory. What does that have to do with anything now?

just one of the oddest threads i've ever seen and your name reminded me of it somehow. i trust you've found work? haha

pandora

I wonder if this will work out like that beautiful famous story?
He sells his watch to buy a comb for her beautiful long hair. She sells her hair to buy a lovely watch chain for his beloved pocket watch. The gifts mean nothing and everything. It's just the love shared. Hug and make up and get back to the basics. I think the story ends in the bestest lovemaking of all! and thats a great gift!

Green Circle

Well I haven't received my SS gift yet...I'll look for a big box with towels
in the mail to come soon....LOL

PilateOfTheStorm

pandora wrote:

I wonder if this will work out like that beautiful famous story?
He sells his watch to buy a comb for her beautiful long hair. She sells her hair to buy a lovely watch chain for his beloved pocket watch. The gifts mean nothing and everything. It's just the love shared. Hug and make up and get back to the basics. I think the story ends in the bestest lovemaking of all! and thats a great gift!

nicely put Pandora

agree with this, it's not a big deal
how you handled it was what a lot of people would do, just your normal reaction to what happened. i'd be annoyed too, but it's important that you don't get too caught up in the whole gifts thing and relax.
he knows that you got him it, will appreciate that i'm sure. if you don't have time to get him something else then I'm sure he'll understand.
someone said that you can get him something to go with it? that sounds like a good idea

81

should have got him an android tablet.

unlost dogs

electricxlovex wrote:

pandora wrote:

I wonder if this will work out like that beautiful famous story?
He sells his watch to buy a comb for her beautiful long hair. She sells her hair to buy a lovely watch chain for his beloved pocket watch. The gifts mean nothing and everything. It's just the love shared. Hug and make up and get back to the basics. I think the story ends in the bestest lovemaking of all! and thats a great gift!

nicely put Pandora

agree with this, it's not a big deal
how you handled it was what a lot of people would do, just your normal reaction to what happened. i'd be annoyed too, but it's important that you don't get too caught up in the whole gifts thing and relax.
he knows that you got him it, will appreciate that i'm sure. if you don't have time to get him something else then I'm sure he'll understand.
someone said that you can get him something to go with it? that sounds like a good idea

Thanks Pandora and electricxlovex... I needed that. (I was hoping for a cyberhug and advice for Pandora!)

He's going to keep the one I got him. I think the other one will be returned if it can be (he already opened it) or will be given to a nephew we're very close to.

This was the biggest gift I've ever gotten him. I think that's why I was so disappointed. I was so sure he'd love it, and I wanted to see his face that morning.

unlost dogs

81 wrote:

should have got him an android tablet.

I knew you were going to say that. What took you so long?

81

unlost dogs wrote:

81 wrote:

should have got him an android tablet.

I knew you were going to say that. What took you so long?

i was trying to log on via an imac, but i kept getting a error message saying Steve Jobs does not like PJ. :x

unlost dogs

81 wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

81 wrote:

should have got him an android tablet.

I knew you were going to say that. What took you so long?

i was trying to log on via an imac, but i kept getting a error message saying Steve Jobs does not like PJ. :x

polaris_x

my 2 cents ...

just take solace in the fact you indeed did got him the perfect gift for him this year ... in fact, he wanted it so much, he bought it for himself ...

the rest i'll keep to myself ...

eyedclaar

I'm with Unlost here. You just don't shop for yourself in the month of December, at least not before x-mas.

Green Circle

Boo Boo wrote:

Well I haven't received my SS gift yet...I'll look for a big box with towels
in the mail to come soon....LOL

I take that as a no??

81

unlost dogs wrote:

you know it to be true. how many threads have we seen that said i can't access the forum on my iphone vs. how many saying i can't access the forum on my android phone.