to be slightly miffed that DH didn't hide my present properly?

[shouldbemoregrateful]

I probably am BU, but wanted to get reactions.

DH came home from shopping earlier. He'd been back about 5-10 mins and I wandered into the hall and saw a large bag from an expensive jewellers. I knew he was going to buy DD some nice earrings so I asked if I could have a look. Cue alarmed voice "No you can't". I got a bit disappointed and said that he could have hidden it a bit better if he didn't want me to look. Followed by furious backtracking, with him saying that it was giftwrapped in the shop and that was why I couldn't see.

There was then a load of fumbling while I had my back turned, DH produces a gift wrapped box for DD but the bag is missing. Then a min later he turns up with the bag to put in the recycling pile.

I'm 90% certain from his demeanor that my pressie was in there too.

So AIBU because he has obviously bought a lovely piece of jewellery for Christmas?
But I really like surprises.

Disclaimer: I said slightly miffed, not really annoyed and I won't mention it any more.

oh thats a shame! But now you can get excited now that you know he's got you a great pressie and not something crap :)

YABU you don't know what it is!! Only that it is jewellery, that's not spoiling the surprise

hmmm I see where you are coming from but at least he has bought you somehting really nice

or at least he has bought you anyhitng...

Yes, I suppose IABU, but I just wanted to vent a little on here. It's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

Anyway, if I get a huge flaming and appear to have disappeared, it's because I'm off to watch the x fact

factor

and pml at "expensive jewellers" why not just jewellers?

YABU. You stuck your beak into his shopping two weeks before Christmas. What did you expect? And how old are you anyway?

jesus yabu.

i chose my present - went to the shop - bought it and got it giftwrapped whilst dh was stood next to me.

lovely expensive piece of jewellery - surprise or not - would be lovely thank you very much

BarbieLovesKen - I think "expensive" was used in case we thought she meant the jewellery counter in Argos

Spoilt princessy twat, was my first thought.

maybe it's not for you

then you'd really be miffed, no?

Who's to say he didn't buy you something from another shop and put in in the jewellery bag (unless the bag was tiny of course). I frequently do this when I am shopping as it saves on having to find loads of bag handles to carry. Of course, he may well have got you jewellery but the point is you don't know for sure until he gives it to you.

I went out and bought my present from my OH myself today. In his defence I told him what I would like for christmas as money is tight and he didn't want to get something I wouldn't like < 16 years together and he still has no idea, Men! >.
Our local ASDA had the item for half price but OH is away at the moment so I rang him and asked if he wanted me to get it for him in case it went back to normal price before he came home.

YANBU to be a little annoyed.

I was pretty miffed a couple of years ago when a parcel was delivered a couple of weeks before xmas in a box with 'Figleaves' printed all over it (the lingerie company). Obviously it was going to be a present to me from dh, and it spoilt the surprise. That was the company's fault, not my dh's fault though.

"maybe it's not for you

then you'd really be miffed, no?"

Oh don't say that! Reminds me of that scene in 'Love Actually' where Alan Rickman gives Emma Thompson a cd for Christmas and she goes into the bedroom and howls silently because she knows it means someone else got the nice jewellery

my DP me two weeks ago an just said 'what boob size are you? I text back and said 36GGG. I'm either going to get one MASSIVE bra or he got the hint. I wouldn't worry about it, you are B at tad U. At least you know you are getting some nice bling :)

I meant DP text me.... doh

Maybe he hasn't bought you jewellery and in his head he was thinking 'oh shit, now she's going to be really disappointed in that blender I bought her from Argos'

My DH is like this too. I love surprises but he also always manages to let slip what he's got me.

Also reminded me of Love Actually though.