I think DH has bought me a Hoover for xmas?

[Topsycurvy]

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......

I got myself a steam cleaner as an early Xmas present! I love household gadgets but not a Hoover or iron! Those are crap presents and I would be saying something like 'I hope you haven't got me a Hoover for Xmas as that's not a present!' He's still got time to get something else.

Buy and wrap a pinny. If your gift is a Hoover give him the pinny. If not give him his real gift.

Household items are fine if requested or as DH and I have done a joint present - we bought each other half a telly a couple of years back.

I am getting a food mixer for Xmas, but only because I asked for it.

Otherwise, gifts should not be for household goods that are designed for housework. Because it's not really then a gift for the person, is it?

A fire extinguisher? We all laughed? I'd laugh alright as I was throwing the damn thing out of the window . I bet your mum was crying inside, I know I would have been.

Not that odd Topseyt. I am getting a Dyson Handhold my "Something I Need" this year or at least I think I am.

It was on my "Something I want" list as well have a perfectly good Dyson upright but I really really wanted one...

Bless the lovely MrMaurice he told me he had got me two things from my want list as one was really a need

I am so excited, I am putting off cleaning the stairs for a second time this week so that I can play when I get home from work on Christmas Day to open my presents

My DH got me a food steamer and some oven gloves one year. I tried to be enthusiastic but I was gutted, only because they're so functional and for the house, not for me. But he said in his defence I love cooking and they were 'top of the range'. Also he loves getting functional stuff so it's all a matter of opinion. Mum got me some of those e-cloths once. I was actually quite pleased as they're expensive and not the sort of thing I'd buy myself.

I think if I got a Hoover I'd be shouting, "are you having a fucking laugh?", then storming off. Christmas and birthdays are times when (budgets allowing) you get the other person something they want rather than something they need. If they love nothing better than cleaning go right on ahead, but for most people for whom hoovering is a chore...why? And little things like a new piston to hold the boot open, would you not just get one rather than wait for an occasion?

DP always tells the story of the year his dad asked his mum what she wanted for Christmas. "Oh, I don't know," she said, "surprise me". So his dad just didn't get her anything. On xmas morning she was like, "right, where's mine?", and he told her he'd not bought anything and, "well you're surprised, aren't you?". No-one laughed. Dick move for someone who's usually quite sound.

The rule here is nothing household unless expressly requested.

I will therefore be delighted to open a lovely new pepper and salt grinder set on Thursday because it's what I want.

Tell him then! I don't want a Hoover for Christmas. Ever heard the one about a woman whose husband gave her a bedspread for her birthday? She gave him matching sheets for his.

Topsy If you put on your happy face, then for future birthdays and Xmases you'll be getting an iron, ironing board, carpet sweeper, steam cleaner, giant pack of loo rolls ....
Best to make it clear that household necessities are NOT presents.

I was given a new car (smug boast!!!!) It is sat on the drive! I don't care what I get on xmas day now!

Present buying is such a nightmare isn't it? Personally I love 'functional' presents, my most recent 'best' present was an black, plastic dustbin - it genuinely made my life easier . My DH has long since given up buying me 'surprises' - I am just not into jewellery, perfume, clothes, lingerie boak, I love reading but prefer to get books from the library. cheapskate.

We've bought each ourselves a joint present this Christmas - an electric tooth brush (top of the range of course ).

DP told me he knew what he was getting me for Christmas when I kept dropping hints a few weeks back and that it was 'useful'. I told him if it was an iron he would be bludgeoned to death with it Christmas morning.

Turns out it was a hairdryer - we had a £50 agreed limit and I told him I really didn't want a £50 hairdryer - I am not good with them - they always die on me and don't always dry my hair anyway.

I think you're best telling men what you want to be honest - I had a very expensive bike bought me a few years back (his hobby) and I've been on it twice - I could think of a lot more I would have wanted that cost the same. It's not ungrateful it's just I would rather he hadn't spent hundreds of pounds in something that wouldn't get used and spent a lot less on something I would use.

I'd love a sewing machine (quite a fancy one) but DH seems to agree that household appliances are not presents. I pointed out it's rare I make cushions/ curtains/ decorations .... but apparently no. sigh. The trouble is my current sewing machine works. So I won't just replace it.

ive bought my dp a coffee maker for Christmas and informed him its a joint present for us both

I would LOVE a hoover! I asked for and got a frying/grill pan one year and a Le Creuset casserole dish on another. I got a milk pan and a spatula one year - loved it. MUCH rather have something useful than more perfume/undies/smellies/crap.

ooh I'd be made up ha

Agree no household presents unless specifically asked for.

Personally, as a present, I think a hoover sucks.

A husband buys his wife a hoover for Xmas?!

Is this really the 21st Century?!

Those of you who hate 'practical' gifts, what sort of things do you like?

And if, for example, you have a £50/£100/£250 budget to spend on a present for your DH/DP why is it so important that he buys you a 'surprise' when surely you are spending roughly the same on each other. Isn't it easier to just buy exactly what you want?

Not being sarky, just genuinely interested. .

OH and I are big foodies, so anything kitchen or food related are always appreciated.
My mother bought me a toilet seat a couple of years ago for christmas as she noticed my old one was wobbly. It was a surprise and she wrapped it in christmas paper.

There is nothing wrong with a practical gift as such.

However, if someone buys you a hoover, they are making a statement that the hoovering is your responsibility. if it is agreed as a joint present, then that is fine.

My friend got a new doorbell off her dh last year, she had mentioned a few days before that their's had stopped working.

He couldn't understand what he had done wrong, he thought he was being thoughtful.

haha thats so bad! at least it wasnt a servants bell!

Nooooo, not good, My lot gave me a bottle of Cillit Bang once,(it was meant to be a joke), but my god, I was livid. particularly as they had also given me a toaster which is more for them than me... They will never do it again !!!
Maybe he has two presents ? the hoover & a lovely gold bracelet ??? You can always pray...