Hubby's Unusual Present. Have you ever gotten an unusual present?
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
March 15, 2012 6:06am CST
My husband turned the big double-nickel yesterday. Yes, 55, he's now a Senior Citizen in some places. He's not in others.
We went to our local diner. He had a foot long fish, french fries, and cottage cheese. I had stuffed pepper and garlic bread.
We both had white cake with maple syrup frosting. his was free because it was his birthday. I had a regular-sized piece. He was given the rest of the cake which was about 1 1/2 pieces. The frosting was really sweet by the time we finished eating.
When he came home, he had a card, a frosting covered brownie(he'll eat that today), Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter Ice Cream(either today or tomorrow), and Irish Spring Soap. Yes, soap. He likes the deoterant soaps. I like the hypoallergetic or all natural with nothing added soaps.
Right now, our presents need to be things that are useful. Has your present buying changed to more useful items? Have you ever gotten or seen anyone get or given any unusual presents?
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7 responses
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
15 Mar 12
Yep, any presents I receive nowadays are all unusual/useful items. LOL But then again I don't receive them at the usual present giving time like birthdays and Christmas. I usually get them when it's needed. LOL
I remember watching an episode of "I Love Lucy" some years ago (it had been a rerun, of course, but still). It was where Lucy had received an appliance as a present. It's funny, as a kid I found it rather odd. But now, I don't find it odd at all! LOL
Happy mylotting!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
15 Mar 12
Thanks and happy quizenart day to you, too! Or blender day or egg beater day or. . ..
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You make a good point! I wouldn't mind it though. I'll take anything I can get! 
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
15 Mar 12
Yeah, loos fitting socks mean a lot to me,actually. Thanks and take care.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
16 Mar 12
In my family, once you reach a certain age the presents we receive from other family members are useful. We get things like gift cards or money so that we can pick what we want or need, and in that way the present is always just what we wanted.
We get blankets or something of the sort from my grandmother. When my aunt has the money to shop for us, we are given pajamas.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
17 Mar 12
Pajamas, how wonderful! Haven't gotten them since my Mom was alive. We got tons of afghans when we got married. I think enough for our married lives and I love every one of them!
Sounds wonderful and thanks.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
17 Mar 12
J, if something happened to it, you'd be upset, so I can see why and that's probably for the best.
@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Mar 12
Never unuseable presents. In my family we always got useful items and stuff to play with. I remember when I was first married to my ex. I went out and found what I thought were some fun and some useful gifts. He threw a fit because I had gotten the useful items too. And because I hadn't spent as much as he had. Interesting huh?
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
16 Mar 12
Explains, in part, why you're not married to him any more.
My husband's brother is emotionally disturbed. He doesn't get gift giving at all. He keeps giving me old fashioned whiny country western. He spends tons of money on it and I keep telling him that a $3 ball of yarn would be great.
One time he gave me $50 worth of books. I don't have that kind of money. So I gave him a $10 gift card to buy the books he wanted. Plus we brought him up here which he's 1 1/2 hours away so he would have a bookstore to buy things at (he mailorders). We also brought him back. He threw a fit because I spent $10 and he spent $50. If he'd buy the ball of yarn, he wouldn't have that problem, now would he?
After that, he did buy me a Martial Arts video for $10 for my birthday. But the next year he was right back to buying expensive whiny country music again. Modern country, OK, comedy country, OK. But feeling sorry for yourself whiny, please. He's depressed; I'm not and I'd like to stay that way.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
17 Mar 12
My husband has tried to tell him what I like. I told him buy me a ball of yarn. There was a wonderful yarn shop at the base of a hill where he lives. It isn't there any more, but there was at the time and now the community store has yarn.
Yes, whiny is horrid, esp. when it's depressed songs, too.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Mar 12
Whiny is horrid isn't it? Have you tried giving him a list of what you'd like? I would hope that would knock out the whiny country. Ugh! Ya, I could tell some stories about stuff my husbands have given me and thought they were great for doing it. Worped thinking.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
15 Mar 12
One year I got so desperate that I gave nothing but IOU notes. I owe you one week of doing dishes, I owe you one month of feeding the dogs, I owe you 6 months of making your bed. Those kind of IOUs. That was several years ago and some of these have never been claimed. This is the kind o gift that can come back to haunt you in later years.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
15 Mar 12
I should have done that. I really didn't have money to spend either. But I did anyway. I sure hope I get some work soon. I like the IOU idea. They also have coupons like that at about.com. You type what you want like doing dishes, washing the car,etc. Thanks very much, wish I had started this discussion before his birthday and you could have reminded me about it then. Well thereis always next year or the next holiday. I hope next year my life is different. Esp. in the money department. Thank you very much for your response.
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@hvedra (1619)
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15 Mar 12
I think as you get older you find you want less and less "stuff". We've both really struggled over the last few birthdays to think of things we'd like to have. Often it is something practical rather than anything frivolous or decorative.
I believe that is a good thing because happy people don't crave things they don't have because they know the next gadget or something that glitters isn't going to make them happier.
I think the most exotic thing I tend to ask for these days might be a particular book I want but other than that it's mostly stuff we'd probably buy anyway!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
15 Mar 12
I ask for snuggies and for forever lazies, stuff that keeps me warm. Thanks and take care.
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
17 Mar 12
Sounds like the two of you had a wonderful time! My presents have changed over the years to being more need based. I think that as we get a little older we like the presents we need a little more than just whims that we want. I still try to get my children a little something that they want but the majority of my gifts are those that can be used everyday or something that they really need.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
17 Mar 12
Needs are more important than wants and it is a good thing to teach children. Thanks and take care.
