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What the hell is this 'present' from work colleagues? (Pic included)

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Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 16:57

My very lovely work colleagues got me a beautiful present for my birthday today (happy birthday to me). It was a voucher for John Lewis that they had all clubbed together to get.

They also handed me a present and told me it was a joke and said I had to open it at home. And that I could chuck it away once opened, they didn't need it back. All my work colleagues were smiling to themselves.

Expecting a massive chocolate penis or something equally immature I opened it and found this.

It looks to me like this is a section of a handheld vacuum cleaner. I don't get the joke at all! 🤔

I'm not messy or particularly clean. It's been used they've not given me a new one.

They're a great bunch and we're all really close so it won't have been meant as nasty.

They messaged me on group chat and won't tell me what the joke is until tomorrow morning. So I thought I'd come to mumsnet to see if you can work it out.

What the hell is this, and what's the joke?

Name changed as identifying

What the hell is this 'present' from work colleagues? (Pic included)
OP posts:
DramaQueenofHighCs · 10/03/2017 17:13

No idea but I'm shameless placemarking as intrigued.

NewPuppyMum · 10/03/2017 17:13

Confused.

SantinoRice · 10/03/2017 17:13

I'm sad enough to have googled vacuum diagrams & that is either called the dust chamber or the bin.

...anything?

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:14

They do like me. It will be a joke only.

I'm only young.

OP posts:
Timmytoo · 10/03/2017 17:14

Maybe that you are full of shit!

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:14

Dust chamber :-s

OP posts:
Triplesalco · 10/03/2017 17:15

It's a trap... a dust trap

SantinoRice · 10/03/2017 17:15

Well. It was worth a shot Grin

ProfYaffle · 10/03/2017 17:15

"empty except for some leftover dust" are you dieting? Confused

YouCannotPossiblyBeHungry · 10/03/2017 17:16

A bit of an animal?!

Isn't the animal Dyson normally purple?

GrimDamnFanjo · 10/03/2017 17:16

Well it's a bit obscure...

tissuesosoft · 10/03/2017 17:17

Are you single? Could be that you are 'sitting on the shelf and collecting dust' as reference to age and relationship status? Bizarre gift!

wobblywonderwoman · 10/03/2017 17:19

Grrrr... No idea

dowhatnow · 10/03/2017 17:21

And they were all laughing at the in joke?

i know the answer to that question, i'm just getting in on the act for the big reveal tomorrow.

bloodyteenagers · 10/03/2017 17:22

Do they think your a bit of a mood Hoover?

MissJC · 10/03/2017 17:23

Could they have possible arranged some kind of surprise for you? Like a gift experience or a female stripper or something?

Placemarking Grin

crapitus · 10/03/2017 17:23

Maybe it's because you are clearly not an old bag?

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:24

I have no idea. They've told me to pull it apart for now and await further instructions so I'm doing that now. Apparently all will become clear

OP posts:
FruSkogKattOla · 10/03/2017 17:24

How odd, I've got no idea Confused

SuperFlyHigh · 10/03/2017 17:25

Does the word Max on the part of it mean anything to you??

MerryMarigold · 10/03/2017 17:25

Veeery odd. What industry are you in, OP? Your job description? You have name changed anyway.

TalkingofMichaelAngel0 · 10/03/2017 17:26

Shameless place-marking and im not even apologising for it.

dowhatnow · 10/03/2017 17:26

So what's hiding in the middle?

HemanOrSheRa · 10/03/2017 17:26

Oh it's another surprise. Tell them to get a move on.

SuperFlyHigh · 10/03/2017 17:26

"Pull it apart for now and await further instructions and all will become clear" means something....

Are you good at puzzles/troubleshooting?