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[ECBG]

SOME NEVER GET IT!!!!!

[Boomernichols]

@ECBG This cartoon speaks volumes and I have been on the receiving end of some house wares myself.

[beach-mom]

@ECBG - LOL! This reminds me of the time my high school best friend's husband gave her two bags of mulch for her first Mother's Day. She loved to garden, so he thought it was the perfect gift. He has never lived down the teasing he got from EVERYONE, even his own mom, and she never got anything like that again!  

[ECBG]

@beach-mom 

We were at the very beginning of our marriage and I told him anything for the house was in no way a gift for me!  He would find it on top of his head!

I think we must have been shopping or it may have been a holiday where someone else got an appliance or dish.

[Annabellethecat66]

A  friend of mine's daughter worked at Victoria's Secret.

She said she hated Christmas because these men would come in and look at the 'barely there' bras and panties.

When the girl would say, "What size is she".  The guy would say, "I don't know.  Maybe your size or a little bigger".

Now this young girl wasn't much more than 100 lbs and was barely 5ft tall.

If she suggested something a little bigger, often the men would say, "No, that's too big.  She'd kill me if I got that size".

Move forward til after Christmas.  In would come the girlfriends and wives.  The young girl would take one look and say, "Look at it this way.  Your husband/boyfriend saw you as someone about my size..."

Often the ladies would leave there with a much larger size or just get their money back.

So, it also reminded me of the time I sent one of my daughters with my late husband.  It was always Christmas Eve or the day before.

Just to make it easy(ier) for him, I'd write down a few things.

Well...this particular year he decided he was going to get me lots of lotions, perfumes, etc.  But they all came from...(you guessed it) Victoria Secret!

The smell from these lotions, perfumes were terrible (to me).

I went back a few days later and said I'd like to return all of it and just put the money back on the card.

Well, the office manager was called in after the salesperson said they couldn't do that.  She said I'd have to pick items from the store rather than have any money go back and forth.

Now I wasn't quite as heavy as I am now but...I'd say I was pretty chunky.

There was no way I could fit comfortably in their bras or underwear.

I finally said to the office manager, "Look at me!  Do I look like I could fit into these under clothes?"

The office manager said, "Give her whatever she wants".  

She just wanted to get rid of me.  I wasn't rude or loud but I wasn't going to take back all of the lotions, etc that I'd never use.

We all have some kind of various stories like mine.

I posted here the other day that as soon as my girls got older I'd send them with their father.

He'd always come home with a beautiful piece or two of jewelry and always my favorite cologne then (Channel No. 5).

In fact when he died I gave one of the beautiful diamond rings to my oldest daughter.  She was with him when he bought it so it meant something to her.  She wears it on the same finger as her wedding rings.

I also gave her the very, very expensive diamond bracelet I picked out on my birthday.  My other two daughters don't wear much jewelry, so I gave that to my oldest too.

I hope some of you would post some of your stories.  Come on...fess up...it's just us here......

[colliemom4]

No cleaning products or exercise equipment allowed.

[colliemom4]

@Annabellethecat66  You're so funny. I get a kick out of your posts.

[Pook]

While I really do not want presents or care if I get any,  I  would welcome practical household items any day over frivilous gifts any day!!  One year for my birthday my SO got me a cordless Panosonic iron that I absolutely loved and used for 20 years until it broke.  One of my favorite gifts ever!  

[ECBG]

@Annabellethecat66 

[KBEANS]

@Annabellethecat66 I love your post too!

@Pook I say Le Creuset is one size fits all, and I don't mind receiving it from anyone, for Mother's Day, Birthdays and or Christmas. It's better for me to get something I'll use than have to run back and return stuff; or see the look of disappointment on my face. Also... Cash is 👑 King!