Dh has bought me a mop for Christmas

[Trinpy]

He's been hinting for days that he's thought of the perfect present for me. Previous years gifts have always been amazing and incredibly thoughtful.

I was actually getting a little bit worried - what could I possibly get him that was as good as the amazing thing he would be getting me?

He'd warned me a parcel might be coming for him today but I shouldn't open it. Big parcel came, I excitedly set it on its side in the hall. Noticed that next to barcode on the label it clearly says 'steam mop' . Tbf I have wanted one for ages but there was a particular one I wanted (have been researching this for a while ), I've shown him pictures of it on Amazon and told him how amazing this model is and I was finally going to buy it this week. The one he has got me is a cheapy one from eBay.

3 years ago he bought me a Tiffany necklace. Next year it will most likely be an ironing board cover.

More importantly, what can I get him that's equal to this???

*Btw, I realise that this makes me sound like an ungrateful cow, it is the thought that counts and I will, of course, act very appreciative on the day. But he appears to have taken gift-buying tips from his dad this year.

So, he's been hinting about your present, and he told you not to open the parcel? So, you haven't opened the parcel, or even looked at it, and therefore you don't know what is in it. Carry on as normal - buy your mop, make him a list of things you'd like for Christmas ...

Bertha I'm expecting him to ask me outright if I've worked out what it is and ruined the lovely surprise when he sees it clearly says 6-in-1 steam mop on the box. Which is when I intend on pointing him in the direction of something less crap.

Actually, there is even more to this story. Earlier this year he hinted heavily that he would be giving me an eternity ring in the not too distant future to make up for the fact I never had an engagement ring (we were broke when we got engaged so I told him not to bother). I thought all the secrecy was because he'd bought me the ring .

Aw Trinpy. Nothing worse than ring disappointment (suffered this for 4 years myself). Is there really no way this is a decoy?

The only time it's acceptable to buy household stuff is if you ask for it... I got a wok for my birthday and For xmas I've asked for a zester

Living la vida loca!

I got a pot of wrinkle cream for my 28th birthday! DH assured me it was the most expensive pot in the shop so therefore would be very effective...

This reminds me of an ex who used to buy his Mum household gifts for Christmas (and probably birthdays too, I don't recall)

Gifts I remember include; an iron and an ironing board (different years, mind, don't want to spoil her). I asked him if she wouldn't rather have a gift for herself, rather than for the house and he looked most surprised and answered with something along the lines of yes, her main interest was housekeeping and family and how her main pleasure in life came from "looking after her boys". 'Her boys' were her husband, a son in his mid-20s and a son in his 30s.

He used to take most of his laundry 'home' to her and she used to make him a packed lunch every day (he worked for the family business).

Thank fuck I escaped!

My Dsis had a slendertone electric fat twitcher thing bought for her by her EX, eight weeks after giving birth.

Twat

Ex gave me 2 phones one christmas. Not mobile phones, but 2 phones for the house. Oh,and a James bond box set another year.

How about telling him there is a story on the Internet about some arse who bought his wife a steam mop for Christmas?