To think a meal should not be part of a Birthday Present?

[zaktha]

I recently turned 60. I like material gifts not experiences and my family know this.

For my 60th birthday present, DH got me a pair of earrings (c£200) and is paying for a slap up meal with him, me, and our adult dc (c£300).

AIBU to think the meal isn’t really a gift to me?

I was thinking along the lines of…

I miss the 😂 reaction

Would you like to pay for the meal yourself? He got you a very expensive gift alongside taking you out to celebrate. I don't understand your problem really othet than being utterly spoilt.

This has really made me cringe

The meal is a celebration for you.

Christ, for the past 14 years ive got nothing on my birthday and I still didn’t grumble. You sound incredibly ungrateful.

This post cannot be real!!!

“Slap up meal” 🤢

It’s fairly normal for us to give each other a meal out somewhere nice as a gift. It’s very expensive to eat out now, so when we do it’s usually for a special occasion. Given you also received some fairly expensive earrings, I would be pretty happy tbh.

Send your husband my way 😂

Theres no pleasing some people!

You are acting like a spoilt brat.

If he hadn't had got you earings I might have seen your point...

I could understand if he'd got you an "experience" of an hour on a racetrack when you don't like cars, but you would honestly rather have "stuff" than the chance to have a special meal out with family to celebrate yur special day? Do you not like them?

I cannot imagine getting to 60 and still being more interested in material possessions than time with loved ones.

Yep, ungrateful. Please say this is a reverse?

Ha, ha, nice one op. Go noise people up somewhere else…

I’m 61 and ask for nothing for my birthday. At this age most of us have all we need. I ask my adult DC not to buy presents or cards. Cards in particular are such a waste of money. One day on the mantelpiece and the next day in the bin. MY children are happy with this although I’m still failing in training my friends

Wow. I’m sad for your husband that earrings are non returnable. Do you have your health?! I expect your diamond shoes are too tight as well?

This can't be real. I can't believe anyone at 60 is still this shallow.

The best gift anyone can give you is their time. You do sound ungrateful. My son lives overseas and the best birthday gift I got was him coming home for it.

All sounds thoughtful enough to me...! I love being taken out for a meal and it isn't your only gift.

£200 earrings and meal? Wow! Pushed the boat out there. Doesn’t sound that great. I’d want better earrings for a start!

Are you being serious or sarcastic?