How not to give a good gift
I’m terrible at coming up with gift ideas for Mr. Serious. He’s not one to give me a list of things he wants and it’s much into “things.” Then, when I do come up with a gift idea, I pass them on to his parents and my parents and other gift givers…which leaves me empty-handed. And coming up with mega-lame gifts!
A couple years ago, I got a wild idea to order him a new phone for his birthday. I was so excited.
I ordered it and it arrived on his birthday via FedEx. I knew he was due home in a few minutes so I went ahead and activated his new phone so I could be all fancy-pants and have his gift box ring when he got home!
Yes, I said fancy-pants!
I’ve got my phone in hand ready to see him pull up to the house.
Guess what, he didn’t get home. And didn’t get home. Over an hour had passed and I started to worry. I looked to see if there was an accident on his way home and I was about ready to call the local hospitals.
About two hours-ish later he got home looking a little rough.
Sweaty. Just in his undershirt and covered in filth.
This can’t be good!
“Babe. I tried calling you and my phone wouldn’t work.
I got a flat tire on the way home and had to pull over immediately to change it.”
Talk about feeling like crap. I then handed over his gift.
“Happy er-birthday?!??!”
Birthday present fail.
New gift? I took the car to the tire shop to get a new tire and discovered that the wheel actually had a giant softball sized hole in it as well.
Happy birthday, you get a phone and a new tire and wheel.
Next time, I’ll just stick to new socks and undershirts like he asks!
My husband was the same way, so I would just find quirky gifts to keep him happy. One year I bought him a cow beanie baby for his car. He was having so many accidents that I thought the cow worked. It did. Then 6 years later that thing was a horrible looking cow. So I went on eBay for a new one. He was totally surprised. Now I have it in my car. Along with his St. Anthony, so I won’t get lost… but I do 🙂 I will also kidnap his ipod for running and put new 80’s music on it for him. Best gift I ever got him, a signed Pete Rose baseball. I stood in line for 4 hours though…
What a great idea! And so thoughtful!
My husband was the same way, so I would just find quirky gifts to keep him happy. One year I bought him a cow beanie baby for his car. He was having so many accidents that I thought the cow worked. It did. Then 6 years later that thing was a horrible looking cow. So I went on eBay for a new one. He was totally surprised. Now I have it in my car. Along with his St. Anthony, so I won’t get lost… but I do 🙂 I will also kidnap his ipod for running and put new 80’s music on it for him. Best gift I ever got him, a signed Pete Rose baseball. I stood in line for 4 hours though…
Oh no! Gift giving is tricky (and this is so something I would do).
The older we get, the harder it is, too!
This is why I always let my husband pick out his own gift!
Mine would probably just not pick anything out…which I guess is okay, too:)
It is so hard to get gifts right. I hate when I come up with a few good ideas and then have to give them away to all the relatives. Thank goodness for: It’s the thought that counts!!
This is so funny! This is something that would totally happen to me. I always have gift giving fails.
‘A’ for effort! Just remember it’s the thought that counts. Next time he’ll have to join in selecting the gift.
What are the odds. that is a crazy story about bad timing for sure. I hope that he liked the phone after all was said and done.
Is it bad? I’m not even sure I remember if he did or didn’t?!? I think he did!
LOL. I remember when you told me this story. So funny, in retrospect!
Ahh… what a story. You tried and meant well. Too bad. I’m sending hugs to all of you.
That sucks! We don’t do birthday gifts here… because we are both so hard to buy for!
OMG! That is horrible! It’s the thought that counts though, right?!
Haha! I mean, oh no! (Or maybe now it’s been long enough for the “oh no” to become a “haha”?) My husband and I recently took a quiz to find out our “love languages” and we were relieved to find that “gift giving” was the absolute least priority for both of us. Which validates the fact that we don’t buy gifts for one another and are totally OK with it. Although I wouldn’t mind a new phone…
Gifts are not either of our love languages, either! Thank goodness!
Lol aw, at least it’ll be a funny story to tell people!!
Definitely! Although, I wish I could find the picture I took of the hole in the wheel! It was crazy huge!