to think this is so strange - present gone missing!

[whereismycandle]

Have name changed but frequent poster.

It was my birthday on Sunday & last week (Tuesday) I saw my best friend very briefly and she gave me my present to open on the day. I opened it on Sunday and she had bought me a nice box of chocolates – lovely, I like chocolates. Anyway I text her to say a generic thank you she text back have a lovely day – all’s well and I good. But I’ve just spoken to her and she didn’t get me chocolates. She bought me a very ‘naice’ candle.

How weird is that. She has absolute no reason to lie – we’ve know each other forever and don’t have ‘expectations’ in the sense that sometimes we spend a lot, sometimes we don’t. I asked if it could have got mixed up with someone else’s present and no, she had no other birthdays going on. The strangest part is the gift bag and wrapping paper were exactly what she had wrapped the candle in – but it was chocolates.

What the hell has happened to the candle? We had a laugh about it but honestly, it’s so weird!!

[WeeM]

I have now had sponsored ads for neom and hotel chocolate pop up!

[TheFreaksShallInheritTheEarth]

I wonder where OP is.

[BlueThesaurusRex]

So the founder of Neom used to be the editor of Glamour magazine? Wonder if this has any bearing on this clever piece of advertising

[GrumbleBumble]

bull mine is not a shopper, and for 45 quid would expect all the candles in the world.

[BullshitometerCalibrator]

grumble I guess it depends where your DH is used to shopping. Mine frequents John Lewis and is aware of and appreciates very expensive candles. In fact I'm a little concerned about this. 😂

[MrsTeach]

It's definitely a ghost.
We've had spunking ghosts so why not 'candle stealing, chocolate wrapping' ghosts? 

[CasanovaFrankenstein]

Freaks if I have brought the wonder of Tim Curry in The Worst Witch to just one new person, it’s been a success. The man is a consummate professional - he’s been given some poor props here and still goes for it 100% plus - it’s just generally amazing!!

[TheFreaksShallInheritTheEarth]

Casanova wow! Why have I never seen that before? Tim Curry all spooked and glammed up is my idea of phwoar!
This is not quite as good as his Frank n Furter, but still pretty good!

[TheClitterati]

@Jessie those bloody doors still bother me :)

[TheClitterati]

Victorian safe - there are loads of MN mystery threads.

@Powerless it was ages ago. Wedding invite arrives with 2 fabric swatches enclosed. No instructions. Lots of speculation as to what they might be were for.

[CasanovaFrankenstein]

It’s just simply because anything can happen on Halloween, as this makes clear:

[JessieMcJessie]

@theclitterspooky the French doors! I think that the poster had to stop posting because it was going to go legal, or so she said. Always did wonder how that turned out. It was a listed building and everything wasn’t it? (If genuine)

[AnonaMouse1]

Think the op was hoping the daily mail would pick it up

[Powerless]

@TheClitterSpooky Fabric Squares? What did I miss!? PLEASE elaborate!

[TheFreaksShallInheritTheEarth]

Grumble same here. DH thinks the candles in IKEA are expensive!

"Five quid for that ?"

[Limensoda]

OPs had a bet she can get a load of people talking about that brand of chocolate and candle?

[fatbrows]

@drspouse best theory so far 👌🏾👌🏾

[KittensAndCake]

So I think we're supposed to conclude "woo" hmm
Just in time for Halloween, too.

Yes of course.
#Suckedineverytime

[GrumbleBumble]

possibly the DP is having an affair, needed a birthday/anniversary present desperately (having only remembered last minute like some men do), thought 'oooo I wonder what the present friend bought is,' opened it and thought 'oooo yes classy and expensive, brownie points for me,'

If my DH opened a candle I doubt it would cross his mind to think expensive in fact I'm pretty sure if I told him it was possible to spend £45 on a candle he would be totally and utterly gobsmacked!

[TheFreaksShallInheritTheEarth]

SpamChaudFroid Yes indeed. I'm off soon to somewhere that has an HC. This thread had reminded me to pay a visit

[SpamChaudFroid]

This thread certainly a fab bit of free advertising for Hotel Chocolat and Neom candles. In fact I'll be heading to HC myself to snaffle up the half price halloween offerings precisely because of this thread.

[TheClitterSpooky]

but my ££ is on there being some bullshit going on somewhere, rather than any woo.

[TheClitterSpooky]

I have no idea - but I guess people will be popping up on MN for years to come asking WTF happened re the candle?

Fabric squares with the wedding invite anyone?
Neighbours putting french doors into the OP's garden?

[Nameynamechangeforthis]

what bullshitometer says is exactly my interpretation too.

[BullshitometerCalibrator]

I'm a bit baffled by the friend laughing at this tbh. If I'd spent £45 on a bloody candle for my best friend, I'd be pissed off and wondering where the hell it was! And has the OP actually seen the receipt for herself? Although this in itself isn't infallible - the candle could've been returned for a refund at a later point.

If it's genuine, possibly the DP is having an affair, needed a birthday/anniversary present desperately (having only remembered last minute like some men do), thought 'oooo I wonder what the present friend bought is,' opened it and thought 'oooo yes classy and expensive, brownie points for me,' took it and replaced with the chocs and badly re-wrapped them. He obviously can't confess now given the candle is with another woman.

Or the OP works in PR for Neom and Hotel Chocolat. Hmmmm.... Let me interview all parties - I'll get to the bottom of it. 😂