What did your husband get you for Christmas?

[ChristmasisinManchester]

Mine got me “what I asked for and more than the budget”… We don’t have a set budget that I’m aware of 😂 but if we did it would be more than that.

The good, the bad, the ugly. How did you do? I’d love to hear stories of spoilt mums 🙏🏻

I got chocolates and I didn't need to lift a finger on Chtistmas Day. We've never been good gift givers so it takes away any stress/disappointment!

After a four figure vet bill at the end of October we decided against buying each other presents this year. However adult children bought us lovely gifts so we didn’t miss out at all.

Hard, cold cash.

Are husbands supposed to buy you something??? Don't think my husband has bought me anything for over 10yrs, since he bought me a frying pan and a baking tray. 😡

Dyson airstraight which is bloody brilliant

Wow feeling very deflated reading these.

We usually don't get each other anything as we have 3 small children that take up a lot of headspace but I messaged 3 times saying we'd spend X amount on each other this year which would be nice. He said he never saw these messages. I got nothing

My favourite perfume, Pringle socks (my favourite), a couple of books, some clothes, a snow globe, a rechargeable light thing, lots of nice bath stuff and smellies, pyjamas, slippers, tickets to see Alanis Morrissette and a ring. The ring wasn’t intended; I saw an ad for it on Christmas Day evening and said how beautiful it was, and he ordered it for me. And I didn’t lift a finger on Christmas Day; he did the lot.

An airfryer, dental flosser, silk pyjamas, a newbridge candle, light up mirror, wireless headphones, runners, fuzzy socks, a yearly planner, cross body bag, bath bombs, bath pillow and tray. A lovely little haul.

Forgot to mention that DH was also lovely to my parents throughout our stay with them. Helped my mum lots and was very patient with my dad, who is 90 and refuses a hearing aid. And got the wrong end of a conversational stick and was very rude to my husband on Christmas Day because of this!

He got me a book i wanted, a tshirt which I really liked and he bought me train tickets to go see me friend who lives quite far away. But I had suggested all of these things. He's not good at surprises.

That's awful. Has he made an effort to make it up to you? Nothing to stop him buying a gift now or doing something else he knows you'd love and appreciate.

@Resilienceisimportant that was a spiteful comment.

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Woolly bobble hat of team we support
Hoody of team we support
Cartier bracelet
Quite obscure book about someone of significance in a country we recently visited. This latter present was really thoughtful as I’d forgotten I’d said I’d like to read it.

DH is very generous and very good at presents. Not just for me.

Okay if you say so. Still true though.

Thanks for letting me know.

@PoissonOfTheChrist he did feel awful about it and took the reins on Christmas Day to cook, the kids were poorly. Hope he's more thoughtful for my birthday at the end of February

A vintage art deco yellow gold sapphire and diamond ring, it's stunning and very unusual.

However, I did choose it myself because I am super fussy about jewellery and DH, bless him, wouldn't have a clue. There were a couple of small surprises under the tree as well, which was nice.

Well, that's not all bad then. I'm glad he tried to make it up a little.

Just be upfront and tell him he has to make an effort for your birthday due to his Xmas fuck up though. Then remind him nearer the time, repeatedly

A big box of fancy chocolates and two books. Fortunately we are both not hugely into gift giving. Nice chocolates are my standard gift for any occasion but this time he saw a couple of books he thought I'd like as well.

@Hskatkat, thank you! I have had my eye on it for ages. I had shown it to him once, and he remembered.
It is absolutely beautiful in person.

Big hugs 💖✨

Your comment made me feel sad and frustrated for you when I read it. Don't know what else to do but to send big imaginary hugs over the internet ! Buy yourself some lovely things next Christmas x

A onesie which I chose and a LED face mask. Oh and a new bathrobe in a very strange colour 😂. He usually cooks the whole Christmas dinner so im
Quite lucky.

Tickets to the Saracens v Harlequins game next year. (Was my idea and I bought his)
He paid for a David Bowie hoodie which I’d already bought but felt guilty about buying and some slippers.
Sounds like he made no effort but the build up to Christmas has been pretty chaotic this year and I’d hate him to go out on Christmas Eve and buy me a salt pig ala Julia’s husband in Motherland and waste his money 😂

I asked for jam jars for drinking wine and got

4 jars smaller than a jam jar
4 jars bigger than a jam jar
wine decanter
box of shortbread

I filled my own stocking and bought and wrapped my own main gift.

🤷🏽‍♀️

Oooh, sounds fantastic! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I’m hoping for a Sarries final though 😉