Would you be upset with a fake?

[GandolfBold]

DH visited a country well known for fakes recently. He brought me a fake item of something I have been wanting for months and saving hard for. He gave me the gift. It's a good copy but you can tell it's a copy, and proceeded to tell me how cheap he got it for.

I am probably being ungrateful, but i feel a bit gutted, that he somehow thinks that is all I am worth if that makes sense.

As others have said, fakes are generally a bad thing because they are produced in sweatshop conditions and often fund crime.

Having said that, I think YABU to feel hurt by what your DH thought was a kind gesture. He remembered what you liked and tried to surprise you with what he thought was a nice present. He probably didn't look closely enough to notice the poor stitching etc.

It wasn't a birthday, Christmas or anniversary present. He didn't try to pass it off as the real thing. And the bargain aspect isn't a reflection of how he feels about you. It certainly doesn't mean that he doesn't value you. He's just done the clichéd man thing of misreading you and getting a present very badly wrong. Appreciate the thought behind the present even if you can't stand the present itself.