Christmas is all about celebrating love, family, and togetherness. It’s a time for joy, generosity, and sharing moments of warmth and kindness with others. The gifts are also a very significant part of the holiday as they do not only represent material things but also appreciation.
However, choosing the right gift for the right person is not always easy. In order to make the right choice, you need to know the person, their likes and dislikes, and their preferences.
A woman shared a story of a Christmas gift she had received from her husband after years of not buying her anything.
When the time came for the gifts to be unboxed, she was eager to see what he had chosen for her. Sadly, the revelation left her both shocked and highly disappointed. Instead of choosing something meaningful and personal, he decided to surprise her with a vacuum cleaner.
Since there were hardwood and linoleum floors all over the house, she felt like she didn’t even need such a vacuum cleaner, but still, she said thank you and decided to forget about it.
However, when her husband accidentally revealed the truth behind the choice of gift, she decided to plot a revenge. It turned out that he bought that piece of equipment because he needed a dry vacuum cleaner for the garage as it even picked up water.
“He said it worked great cause he already tried it before wrapping it up,” the woman explained.
She would have appreciated a cheap piece of jewelry over what she had received and was angry. When she decided to tell him that she was upset because of the gift, he called her selfish, saying that the gifts were supposed to serve the entire family.
Although a year passed by, she didn’t forget about the vacuum cleaner and decided to teach her husband a lesson.
The next Christmas was just around the corner and she bought a present for him that she packed in a huge box. Realizing the box was for him and anticipating something special was inside, the husband couldn’t wait to see what she had bought him.
To his surprise, the box was stacked with a case of toilet paper. Looking at him, she quoted him, “Christmas was not for what we would want, but what we as a family need or could use.”
Later that evening, he complained to his family about the gift, but everyone agreed that he got what he deserved. From that moment on, no man from the family even dared to get their wife a vacuum cleaner or anything similar for Christmas.
Eventually, the husband stopped being mad and laughed at his wife’s witty idea.
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Source: boreddaddy
