Am I unreasonable to feel disappointed by my husband's birthday gift effort?

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It was my birthday a few days ago and when my husband asked what I would like I requested a new jumper. For context, I’m not one to shop for branded clothes and are happy with high street and supermarket etc.
On the day of my birthday my husband presents me with a gift from our child which was a box of chocolates wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper then hands me a carrier bag with two jumpers in it. The jumpers were the correct size however one had the sale tags still on and the other was from Primark. Am I being unreasonable and ungrateful to feel this was a bit rubbish?I also know for a fact that he bought both jumpers the day before after shopping for less that 30 minutes. I feel like he’s made minimal/next to no effort here. I feel like I’m not worth the effort of even taking the time to wrap a present or look for something a bit nicer that what’s the cheapest in the sale. I’m all for a sale item but feels a bit cheeky for a birthday gift. Am I being unreasonable?

Nah, that’s shit. Not the worst of the worst but a bloody poor effort. I’d be a bit put out too, honestly I’d rather he just gave me the money so I could choose for myself… and I normally hate money as a gift!

No , it's lacking in care and thought . I used to get rubbish presents and it made me think he didn't care enough just to make an effort . Buyvyourself something nice and don't wear the jumpers , just leave them in the bag where he can see them.

Yeah that’s shit op. I wouldn’t be happy with that. What happens on his birthday? How would he feel if the same minimal effort was made for him?

That is truly shit and careless. I am very much an experience over stuff person but if I want something particular I want it to be nice. DH is getting me an iPad for my birthday next week and made sure to ask which colour/what specs/ if I wanted it engraved etc. before making sure he ordered it in enough time to have it delivered. That is after 37 years of training though!

I’d hand the bag back to him, saying thanks but not my cup of tea. Rubbish effort.

Do you like the jumpers?

I’d forgive your dh.

If I told my dh I wanted him to bake me a home made cake for my birthday, i wouldn’t expect it to be especially edible - in fact i expect he would go to Tesco and buy one.

If I told him I would like some perfume, I wouldn’t expect he’d know I prefer light florals, or check what’s in my drawer and ask in a shop for something similar. He’d just go to Boots and buy whatever.

However if I said I’d like a pair of running shoes, I know he’d come up with something fabulous.

I think you have to know your audience - asking a man to make personal choices for you is - in my opinion - asking for some trouble.