My wife asked me to get her a new vacuum, I’m buying a iRobot Roomba.
Recipe for a small nuclear explosion!!
If that $300 tool was for daily or weekly maintenance that you were just expected to do, that should have come out of general expenses, and she burned up one of your gifts for you on it. I think you might have an attitude as well. My opinionWhy wouldn't a woman appreciate a tool that will make her job/work easier, like a $300 vacuum cleaner. If my wife bought me a new $300 tool, I would not complain.
Just saying.......
How that work out for you?My wife asked for a new watch. I bought her a stove
Perfect and right on time as wellHow that work out for you?
Yup. Mine is no help at all and I told her "I'm not combing the stores any more.." I get a few things and a gift card so she can buy what she wants.I got my wife a cheese grater once...and she just reminded me of the indoor BBQ I got her one year......I just tell her to buy her own gifts now and put my name on the box.
I try to do the same but she breaks the rules then its like I'm in a valentines day situation. you know the rule about Valentines day "when a woman says dont get me anything for valentines day, dont beleive it..."My wife and I agreed years ago that we wouldn't buy/exchange gifts for each other. I buy what I want/need all year without questions/explanations and she can do the same. Never received anything that I had to exchange and same for her. Works great for our marriage.
Same here, I used to buy her gift cards for the local greenhouses, she loves planting flowers and gardening, and I have also bought her power tools when she wanted them for her crafts. I told her long ago not to buy me tools or car parts, I prefer to buy my own.My wife and I agreed years ago that we wouldn't buy/exchange gifts for each other. I buy what I want/need all year without questions/explanations and she can do the same. Never received anything that I had to exchange and same for her. Works great for our marriage.
We do that as well and we give our kids and grandkids money. Saves going out fighting the crowds or having to take things back for exchangeMy wife and I agreed years ago that we wouldn't buy/exchange gifts for each other. I buy what I want/need all year without questions/explanations and she can do the same. Never received anything that I had to exchange and same for her. Works great for our marriage.
With a clock on it I hopeMy wife asked for a new watch. I bought her a stove
LOL........I just read this to her right now, and the schooling has started all over again.This one confused me........My wife loves to bake. I wanted to get her a really expensive Kitchen Aid mixer, so I asked her if there were any other attachments that she could use with it. She proceeded to school me on the inappropriateness of a kitchen appliance as a gift. So, I skipped the mixer and spent a few days wandering around the mall trying to find something more "personal". And you know, to this day, neither of us can remember what I ended up getting her that year for Christmas.
LOL........I just read this to her right now, and the schooling has started all over again.