Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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

215 replies

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:
WipsGlitter · 10/03/2017 17:50

Mine had a flap at the bottom so you could empty it.

RoseDog · 10/03/2017 17:50

The wee grey button above the red long bit will release the middle...the filter to give it a good clean

What the hell is this 'present' from work colleagues? (Pic included)
TwattyMcTwatface · 10/03/2017 17:51

The joke is that when you open it, the dust will go everywhere? (Or is it only my hoover that does that? Either way, it's not funny...)

bobsleighteam · 10/03/2017 17:51

Ooh a chamber with a secret inside. Do you like harry potter?

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:51

The paper definitely look clean and so obviously placed there. They've not told me the paper has any significance though. I've just noticed it when banging the vacuum.

I cant find a hammer. Rolling pin will have to do.

I will update as soon as I know.

OP posts:
abbsisspartacus · 10/03/2017 17:52

Anything?

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:52

The paper definitely look clean and so obviously placed there. They've not told me the paper has any significance though. I've just noticed it when banging the vacuum.

I cant find a hammer. Rolling pin will have to do.

I will update as soon as I know.

OP posts:
RyanStartedTheFire · 10/03/2017 17:53

Placemarking. Need to know.

Giggorata · 10/03/2017 17:53

Are they calling you a dirtbag, baby?

Rioja123 · 10/03/2017 17:53

How random!

dowhatnow · 10/03/2017 17:54

The Chamber of Secrets. bob might be on to something there. Perhaps its a trip to Harry Potter World.

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:54

Thanks Rosedog that worked!

Posting pic with update now!!!!

OP posts:
PastysPrincess · 10/03/2017 17:55

Blatant placemarking. Wink

BellonaBelladonna · 10/03/2017 17:55

I hope it is actually funny otherwise I would find this weird.

waitingforgodot · 10/03/2017 17:56

Waiting patiently for update!

PageNowFoundFileUnderSpartacus · 10/03/2017 17:56

Ooh good thinking Bob!

SingaSong12 · 10/03/2017 17:56

Placemark

Paperdolly · 10/03/2017 17:57

come on come on!!!!

PageNowFoundFileUnderSpartacus · 10/03/2017 17:57

Anyone else refreshing like mad?

callymarch · 10/03/2017 17:57

I sense an anticlimax approaching!

Misswiggy · 10/03/2017 17:58

Breaking it with a rolling pin's gonna take some effort!

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:58

Dickheads!!!! 😂

And I've noticed different colour pens so they probably second guessed and thought it sounded too harsh on it's own!! 😀

I love it!

What the hell is this 'present' from work colleagues? (Pic included)
OP posts:
MadMags · 10/03/2017 17:59

Why what is it???

xStefx · 10/03/2017 17:59

Haha brilliant :-)

BellonaBelladonna · 10/03/2017 18:00

???