I think DH has bought me a Hoover for xmas?

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Aibu to think I might actually cry?

We have a perfectly good Henry though I may have remarked recently that it was bulky and a pain to get in and out of the cupboard.

I am practising my 'oh wow, just what I wanted' face......

oh dear OP, sorry that you are going to have to out on a grateful "oho just what I wanted" face on Xmas day. Good luck!

We are all different though, DH asked me back on November what I wanted for Xmas and I genuinely replied I'd like a new iron and ironing board - he looked aghast and said "there's no way I'm getting you that for Christmas!" He did go out that week and buy me a new iron, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for the ironing board under the tree

My husband has bought me a gravy jug.

Spoilt cow

Maybe the poor soul thought it would be appreciated.

I think it's mean to tell someone their present was carp,or try to tell stories to get them to change it,for your own gain.Just hint lots next year,if that's the way you do things

You never know,there may be something else or it may be a cleverly disguised present

If you do open up the "gift" of a Hoover on Xmas day, why not act all pleased and say
"thanks so much for this, obviously the Hoover itself isn't the gift but it's the fact that you're telling me I NEVER have to Hoover again and that you're going to do it, without reminding, every couple of days aren't you? That's such a wonderful gift, you know how much I HATE hoovering and to know I can now out my feet up and watch you do it without guilt, or feeling like I should be doing another chore as this is my GIFT for the rest of my life, I love it, it's perfect!!"

I've always made it known that practical presents for the home would not be well received from my husband. I'd rather have nothing than a household appliance.

I wouldn't dream of buying my husband a new Hoover or microwave and luckily he has never bought one for me.

I would be upset and I wouldn't be able hide the fact that I was upset.

I understand how you it's be feeling . Hopefully once he realises his mistake he won't buy household appliances as presents again.

last year DH gave me a new piston for holding the car boot open, it was wrapped up under the tree !

It is wrong in principle, but I would much better have a new Dyson than a new jumper (you can always say there's something wrong with it, get a refund and spend the money in something else

If he has then you must tel him straight on Christmas Day that it is the last thing you wanted to receive as a gif and offer suggestions as to what you would have wished to receive. Otherwise you will get more presents in future years in a similar vein. Trouble is that men quite like getting practical presents. My biggest hits of all time have been gifts of tool boxes to my husband and father. My dad is the least practical man I know so I was astonished he was so thrilled by a tool box.

Presumably the hoover comes with weekly hoovering service by himself? Because thats the only way to make a hoover a gift!

I used to work with a lady who got one as a valentines gift

I have a Henry and I love him but I'd quite like one of those new, swanky super expensive cordless Dyson hoovers? If it wasn't one of those though I'd be pretty miffed.

I would probably be really happy to get a cleaner for xmas! God how sad am I!?

I was given a dishwasher for a birthday present by my ex. Very indicative of his attitude towards women in general and me in particular. I didn't say anything at the time as I knew it was pointless. We are no longer together.

Domestic items are an appalling gift unless you know someone has that big cleaning fetish (DP actually wanted a mini-hoover thing for Xmas but I refused to buy one. Probably bad of me if it's what he asked for, but I can't get round that NEVER buy someone appliances/household stuff as a gift. There are other things he wants that he's getting).

I think you'll do your husband a huge kindness in doing the hint now when he's got time to change your present and learn a big lesson. Telling a story about a thread on here about awful presents is just the ticket. It's true. There are threads on here about awful presents. To be a tad subtle, don't make it about a hoover. You can use my dishwasher if you like. 'Oh ha ha, this poor woman on MN, her partner bought her a dishwasher as a gift, omg what was he thinking, buying someone a domestic appliance, something for cleaning as an actual present, that's terrible. It's not a present for that person at all, is it, it's something for the house. I mean, you wouldn't like it if I bought you an ironing board and iron for Christmas would you, ha ha.'

You never know OP he might be tricking you. My DF once gave DM a microwave for her birthday. She tried very hard to look pleased. He started saying things like "ooh it's a good one, it's got lots of special features, look inside!" When she did there was a diamond ring.

If there's no ring I recommend taking DHs credit card to the Boxing Day sales.

Is open it and then ask him where your real present is.

Why do people feel the need to hint or tell stories? What is wrong with saying 'I don't want a household appliance for christmas'? (unless you do of course).

Oh a dishwasher! I would be in heaven. But agree you have to know that the recipient is the kind of crazy fool person who enjoys household items. I am still ridiculously in love with my dolce gusto coffee machine and my does everything except the washing up steam cleaner from my birthday and anniversary. If DH bought me a dishwasher he would earn brownie points for ages. I might suggest this would be a good compromise if he won't agree to a kitten.

He's seen this ad, hasn't he? :o

I think dh has bought me a power washer , I would be happy with a toaster as ours broke, to be fair he has bought me a camera too ( I took him to argos to show him what I wanted ).

It's not a choice of perfume or household appliances though. It's more about wanting a present for you rather than something for the house. It doesn't have to be fancy (or stereotypical woman's gift). It just has to be something nice for you (could be small like a book or some nice tea bags, etc).

I wouldn't want to not have a dishwasher, but it isn't a gift for me. It's a household appliance. You may as well get someone a new consumer unit for their christmas or a boiler service. They're all in the category of stuff we decide together that we need and are going to buy.

Well our finances wouldn't run to a new Hoover, but I'd be over the moon. What's wrong with household items as presents?

DP told me my present was being delivered a few weeks ago and not to open it.

It arrived unwrapped and is a steam cleaner. I called him and had a meltdown . He was very defensive and said' but you like cleaning' (i do) and that it wasn't my only present.

I am so glad it wasn't wrapped. I would have spent the last few weeks shaking the box etc and getting excited about what it was.

He asked if he should send it back but I'd already taken it immediately out of the box and used it!

Awwww pensionerpeep how sweet!

I got a potato masher one year (a sort of joke present). It's crap - you have to push the mashed spud out of the holes because they're too deep.

I wouldn't mind a vacuum - so long as it was super amazing. Anyway - DP's a SAHD so he'd be using it anyway.