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DH wants to buy me an electric blanket for Christmas.

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Quattrocento · 03/12/2010 19:41

Whereas I'd rather like some large glittery rocks.

Well no, not rocks. Maybe a painting or something thoughtful and romantic that I can look upon with pleasure in my twilight years.

But an electric blanket????

Should I divorce him?

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gillybean2 · 03/12/2010 19:42

yes. If the blanket is for you then you must be in separate beds. If you're not in separate beds then the blanket is clearly for him.
Either way divorce seems inevitable!

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Quattrocento · 03/12/2010 19:45

His cunning plan is to buy a single electric blanket for my side of the bed.

This is not a GOOD IDEA. It is not something I will look on with pleasure. it is grimly functional. He is very very bad.

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traceybath · 03/12/2010 19:46

Dual-controls is the way to go - I am toasty hot and DH is icy cold.

But its a 'joke' present surely and he'll also buy you something more alluring.

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Quattrocento · 03/12/2010 19:52

No. It is not a joke. He means this in all seriousness. He is from Yorkshire and they don't do jokes. I'm prepared to bet that he'd splash out on a top of the range electric blanket though.

I have sent him a link to the Tiffany website. Not because I actually want some rocks, but just to buck his ideas up.

Electric blanket!!!

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taffetazatyousantaclaus · 03/12/2010 19:53

Not good. One year my Dad bought my Mum a peg bag. It was about 20 years ago and he's never heard the end of it.

A boyfriend once bought me a travel iron. I dumped him.

gillybean2 · 03/12/2010 20:23

I had a bf that bought me a tyre iron once. Because when my car had a puncture he tried to change the wheel (even though I had AA) and the one that came with the car was useless. So he bought me a new/better one. This was for my 21st birthday too and I didn't get anything else, not even a meal out.

He's still single now I hear.

So yes you should be looking at divorce! Or having strong words that practical naff itemss are not suitable as birthday or xmas, they presents

mamas12 · 03/12/2010 20:29

Okay so I think you should be telling him you'll be buying him a zimmer frame or something like that and make it plain to him that no thanks I don't want an electric blanket for xmas.

OhCobblers · 03/12/2010 21:03

not good!
i've always had the rule that anything used in the home that performs a function is not a present, its a house necessity.
am trying to convince DH that a chrome Magimix is a necessity too - not working so far dammit

MaudOHara · 03/12/2010 21:26

I asked DH for one last week [middle aged]

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Quattrocento · 03/12/2010 21:27

All wrong. Electric blankets aren't birthday or christmas presents. No. Emphatically not. Even if fleece-lined.

I'm surprised no-one's suggested i should leave him.

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Guitargirl · 03/12/2010 22:03

One of my exes bought me some Blisteze one year. I kid you not. Put a tube of it in my card. Needless to say we were not together by New Year...

healthyElfy · 04/12/2010 16:52

Let him get it, make sure you get him a new iron as his girt. Next year your present should be much nicer! :o

BeenBeta · 04/12/2010 17:00

Quattro - dual control is the way to go and actually a rather nice idea.

OK I'm 47 but hear me out.

We got a new one electric blanket recently and I have to say its wonderful. Sitting in bed together watching TV with the blanket on or when I go down to make coffee in the morning and come back up and its great to get back in with DW and its still warm.

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Quattrocento · 04/12/2010 17:02

I don't have any objections to an electric blanket per se. I can see that they might be useful things to have. Just not as a Christmas present, though.

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ZacharyQuack · 04/12/2010 22:44

I love my electric blanket. It's a little bit of luxury every night. I'd rather have a warm bed than cold hard rocks.

Dh once bought me a big thick goosedown duvet and pillows for my birthday. Best present ever.

dearprudence · 04/12/2010 22:48

How very dare he!

mugggletoeandwine · 04/12/2010 22:52

Do you moan about being cold a lot?
He must have got this idea from somewhere.
Just tell him you don't want that and you'd prefer a whatever it is you'd prefer.

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 04/12/2010 22:58

BeenBeta - see we don't need one for keeping DH's side warm in the mornings. As soon as he gets out to make the tea, I starfish out and take up the whole bed, thus keeping the whole thing warm.
Whether or not I let him back in again is another matter

Quattro - no, no, no. My Mum buys me practical presents sometimes, at my request, but my presents from DH must always be treats and extravagances.

MrsLucasNorth · 05/12/2010 07:55

Oh dear!
My Dh is usually the most unromantic man on earth, but last year he had a canvas made for me with Jack Vettriano picture we had on our wedding invitations.

Just an idea if you go for the picture/painting...

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Quattrocento · 05/12/2010 21:21

I'm not going to mention the prospect of an electric blanket with dual controls. It will go to his head.

The other thing he does every Christmas is buy me a box of chocolates. I can count on always receiving a box of chocolates.

Which would be nice except I think I am the only female on the planet who does not particularly like chocolate! And every year, I open them, thank him and then he proceeds to eat them all. At one sitting, generally before breakfast.

I appreciate that I am sounding a bit picky here - but you'd think that after 20 years he might have worked out the chocolate thing.

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Alibabaandthe40nappies · 05/12/2010 22:18

Quattro it sounds to me as if he's got the chocolate thing worked out perfectly! And for as long as you are too kind to make a fuss....

You are not sounding picky at all. Some years ago my father, who is a very keen and able skier, bought my mother, who is a gentle, recreational skier, a DVD about how to ski moguls as her Christmas present. She was really upset and Christmas Day was a nightmare.
It is what happens when you allow a man to get away with buying you lame presents for 30+ years.

I have told her that she brings it on herself by not giving him some guidelines

jamaisjedors · 15/12/2010 20:10

I have just found this thread doing a search on electric blankets because DH would like to buy ME one...

He thinks it will save me from making a hot-water bottle every night.

This from the man who veto-ed slippers as an idea for my birthday because they were not 'romantic' enough [puzzled].

I bought myself some instead.

Did you resolve this Quattro?

oxocube · 15/12/2010 20:14

I'll have it. Its bloody freezing in our bedroom

AllarmBelly · 15/12/2010 20:20

I got an electric blanket for Valentines

It is FAB. Everyone should have one. "I've popped the blanket on, dear", said with a cheeky wink, always gets me ripping my clothes off and zooming to bed!

jamaisjedors · 15/12/2010 20:26

I think that's what he's hoping AllarmBelly !

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