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AIBU?

to have sent DP a valentines parcel to his work

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fattiemumma · 12/02/2009 17:04

he doesn't do valentines.

I do agree with his reason's but i must admit i would be happy if he changed his mind. basically he says that he tells me every day thathe loves me, why should he go out of his way to find a card that says it just to make Clintons happy.

fair enough.

well i was out shopping with a friend today and i felt sad that i wasn't joining in with all teh present buying.

so i got him a card, a little teddy and a helium balloon.

I wont be seeing him at all this weekend as he has his children from friday to sunday

SOOOOOO (here the AIBU bit) i have boxed it all up and posted it special delivery so it will arrive at his office tomorrow.

i know he will kill me, but i think that deep down he will kinda like that i have gone to the effort.
but now thats its all posted and sorted and i can't take it back im getting a bit anxious.

what do you think. sweet and loving gesture or making him look a prat at work?

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FairLadyRantALot · 15/02/2009 15:51

oh...I just read the tthread...god...it's funny...

tumtumtetum · 15/02/2009 15:05

Oxo tower thread here funniest thing in ages

tumtumtetum · 15/02/2009 15:04

fattie it was kind of a joke!

Glad he liked his present too.

Good luck with his birthday

LadyOfWaffle · 15/02/2009 13:56

Glad he liked it

FairLadyRantALot · 15/02/2009 13:54

fattie, glad you are seeing it all in good humour...

and I am so fecking thick..I just clicked onto the Oxo Tower reference...rflmao at myself

fattiemumma · 15/02/2009 13:37

oh no tumtumtetum - the thank you would be from me to him. he doesn't get to use the rear entrance to say thank you to me!

its his birthday in a coupole of weeks. im thinking of holding out till then so i get away with teh worlds cheapest pressie!

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tumtumtetum · 15/02/2009 13:30

I wonder if tonight will be the night that fattie's DH will be taking her up the Oxo tower as a thank-you for his lovely gifts...

FairLadyRantALot · 15/02/2009 13:26

ach, I think there are times when it could possibly be alright...

\However, I wouldn't have mentioned it, I think....but when I read solidgolds posts...well...

tumtumtetum · 15/02/2009 13:24

I was going to say that given fattie's plans her DH would likely forgive her anything...

But is it bad manners to bring things across threads? Pleased to see apparently not

FairLadyRantALot · 15/02/2009 13:18

rofl...solidgold that were my thoughts exactly

fattie, glad it worked out for you....could have gone really wrong...he must love you

NinaNannar · 15/02/2009 12:40

hold you - you are the anal queen - no wonder oyu are keeping him sweet!

fattiemumma · 15/02/2009 12:19

he rang me as soon as he recieved it. laughing and saying thank you.

he did get a ribbing but he took it all well and he was touched that i went to the effort.

your all so cynical

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Boys2mam · 14/02/2009 21:42

fm - by that fact your not on-line tonite suggests it didn't go toooo horribly but plz let us know - my DP is a joiner and would have been crucified (or crucified any other bloke tbf) if they had that paraphernalia delivered to site

kalo12 · 14/02/2009 20:19

listen, embarrassing / cheesy or not. he's a grown man which means he will be able to handle the situation and cope with any flack quite admirably.

don't worry about it.

angrypixie · 14/02/2009 20:15

need to know what happened!

loobeylou · 14/02/2009 20:06

well, what happened then OP?

BananaSkin · 14/02/2009 12:11

If it's not too late, I think you should call him and warn him not to open it in public. Poor man.

NinaNannar · 14/02/2009 12:03

well?

dizzydixies · 13/02/2009 21:37

I did this to my friend once, got one of those HUGE tacky satin padded jobs and sent it to her office, cheered her up no end - after she'd stopped beating me and saw the funny side

squeaver · 13/02/2009 21:30

Well....?????

What happened?????

alibubbles · 13/02/2009 08:27

"still waiting for his present to arrive" - the one I have bought for him for tomorrow!

tribpot · 13/02/2009 08:17

Oh dear. I fear he is not in a for a good day. Is he a senior person in the office?

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alibubbles · 13/02/2009 08:04

I suppose I got away with it as he works away Mon - Fri,and colleagues have met me it would have been more difficult this year as I don't know where his office is in Brussels .

I'm still waiting for his present to arrive and it will be a romantic champagne breakfast, smoked salmon, scambles, bagels etc, before i whizz off to a conference!

tumtumtetum · 12/02/2009 19:29

Oh god no!

Someone once sent me flowers at work and I was so mortified I put them next to someone elses desk.

How utterly cringily hideous.

If DH did that to me I would kill him.

The idea is very funny, to actually execute it is not. Why didn't you just send him a card if you really felt the need to do something? A helium balloon next to his desk dear god he wll be utterly shamed...

PussyNoMore · 12/02/2009 19:17

Sorry back to OP, the teddy concerns me in an office environment, he could end up looking prattish.

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