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He bought me bananas

108 replies

TightWadBastard · 06/07/2015 22:24

It's my birthday. I would have liked something nice. I went to the cinema with a friend on Saturday and we went to see the Minions film because nothing else grabbed us. DH came home today with my present. "Oh, you like the Minions, so I bought you bananas." He didn't even gift wrap them.

FFS.

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WhatchaMaCalllit · 07/07/2015 09:07

pregnantpause - you need to mention this to your DH. Did he just forget that yesterday was your birthday?

Just in case I forget - Happy Birthday to everyone!!

MrsBojingles · 07/07/2015 09:39

Tell him they are the wrong colour and he must return them for full refund.

Lovewearingjeans · 07/07/2015 09:44

Do you have a joint account? Buy yourself something you would really like using money from that. My dh is great, but he does need hints. I print off pages from the Internet with items I would like for Christmas/ birthdays. Ok, it means no surprises, but at least I get something I like.

Lweji · 07/07/2015 09:51

Or bake him a banana cake laced with a laxative.

Idontseeanydragons · 07/07/2015 10:01

I'd knock the short or book buying on the head for a start.
Find some type of food associated with a programme or film he likes and wrap it up for his next birthday.
Does he like Doctor Who maybe? Wrap up a jelly baby or a Jammie dodger.

ImpishElf · 07/07/2015 10:36

MrsBojingles Grin

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TightWadBastard · 07/07/2015 11:06

I peeled them and put them in his work shoes. He got angry when he put them on (without looking, obvs) so I said that if he bought me bananas then I must be a minion. And I'm definitely a purple minion who does evil bastard things like that and perhaps that if he bought me a nice dress and diamonds I might behave more like Cinderella and start being nice to him again.

We're not talking.

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AnneOfCleavage · 07/07/2015 11:22

That is hilarious TightWad - karma indeed!!! Grin

gamerchick · 07/07/2015 12:45

I'm weeping OP, good for you.

(I know it's not really funny or anything and I hope you make up ok, the picture your post made in my head made me howl) Grin

Hopefully he'll redeem himself now.

googoodolly · 07/07/2015 12:57

Hahaha, that's hilarious OP Grin

What kind of prat buys their wife bananas as a present?!

isupposeitsverynice · 07/07/2015 13:02

Tightwad I'm genuinely sorry that you're not speaking and hope it is resolved soon with lovely gift for you. But that is utterly hilarious and I properly chuckled. Well done you.

pinkyredrose · 07/07/2015 13:07

Haha! No less than he deserves too the thoughtless so n so.

middlethird · 07/07/2015 14:08

Excellent tightwad

He is a mean human!

Lweji · 07/07/2015 14:42

So, no sense of humour either.

I hope he gets over it and apologises and gives you a decent gift.

Notgrumpyjustquiet · 07/07/2015 15:02

TightWad I am so sorry for you. The man needs help a list of options to choose from. Lots of men are utterly shit at buying presents and would say it's a shame for them except I think often they just don't care GET IT. I went out with a bloke years ago who got himself in such a state about what to buy everybody for Christmas that he ended up buying about 10 identical pasta makers and handing them all out. Parents, aunties, siblings, step kids from previous relationship, the whole lot of them all got one. When we were in the shop and he was reckoning up how many he needed he tried to get an extra one to give to me but I had the sense to point out that I would dump him if he did so didn't want one so I got a Star Trek dvd or something. We didn't last long.

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Notgrumpyjustquiet · 07/07/2015 15:08

Just while we're on the subject, does he not have one single friend/ family member/ colleague to seek advice from at a time like this? Someone who might, you know, suggest a nice bunch of flowers from the petrol station at a pinch a decent florist, a bottle of that perfume/ Molton Brown stuff you absolutely love the smell of but always refuse to spend as much on for yourself/ slap up meal at somewhere that does 2 mains for £10 your favourite restaurant, as a starter for 10..?

GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt · 07/07/2015 15:13

You're my personal hero, OP.

Topseyt · 07/07/2015 15:13

Gawd he does sound clueless.

Do you give him hints as to what sort of things you might like for your birthday or Christmas? Does he pick up on those hints, or are they lost on him?

Who the hell buys bananas as a birthday present. Weird. He must actually BE bananas himself.

Zucker · 07/07/2015 15:17

He bought you the bananas because you like minions. I can see how his mind worked there.

Tightwad likes minions. Minions are yellow. What else is yellow? Hey BANANAS are yellow. Job done Grin

He's lucky you only stuck them in his shoes really.

DragonWithAGirlTattoo · 07/07/2015 15:17

oh tightWad - you are AWESOME!!!!! well done

helenahandbag · 07/07/2015 15:20

In his shoes would not be the first place I would think of sticking the banana, but fair play Grin

Sazzle41 · 07/07/2015 15:29

Surely if he is that useless you very firmly tell him what to buy you - or if he cant manage that get his cash & go buy prezzie for yourself ? Uselessness means as you are going to have to do it yourself to get it done 'properly' at least you can pretty much do just as you want with no arguemnts/compromising: so it has its upsides .

CookieLady · 07/07/2015 15:37

You were quite restrained in only putting them in his shoes. Grin

Stratter5 · 07/07/2015 16:23

Perhaps he thinks you're lacking potassium?

A BF bought me clothes pegs for my birthday once. Just the once. They were from Poundland too Confused

OhEmGeee · 07/07/2015 16:38

I hope for his birthday you'll buy him some apples. Or maybe a grape. Just the one.

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