And you never asked for one... Would you be mad?
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I won't respond to the actual item since we already have an amazing vacuum cleaner. But no, if I got a household appliance we needed I would not be mad. We often buy an expensive household item and it is a combined gift. ie our kitchen is like Birthday, christmas, anni gifts for like 3 years. LOL
A FB friend actually just posted that a vacuum was delivered and it better not be a mother's day gift. I refrained from posting that's actually a pretty awesome gift! LOL
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lol, my DH got me a vacuum and a coffee maker for our first Christmas together. I wasn't mad, it was actually very sweet because I had just moved into my first apt without roomies and needed my own household things. We still have both.
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I wouldn't be mad. I'd probably make him return it if we didn't need a new vacuum though!
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I don't think I would be mad unless there was something I REALLY wanted and he knew about it. Then I would return it and go get what I actually wanted. I asked for a vacuum cleaner for our first anniversary, so I think if he ever got me something else like it again I wouldn't be upset.
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I would be if I didn't ask for it or ever mention wanting one. Appliances aren't presents to me unless it's an expressed desire!
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I'd be mad. Lol. We've never given appliances to each other as gifts so I would think he's trying to tell me something!
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I would not be happy. Because wtf? lol
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I wouldn't be happy about it... Just as I don't think he would be happy about a vacuum for his birthday
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Yeah, I'd be pretty mad. ...unless it was something I had been asking for.
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I would not be thrilled. Kitchen appliances on the other hand...
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No! But we don't need a vacuum. I might be mad if it was a new shop-vac though since he's the only one who uses ours haha.
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@HLK208: lol!
I wouldn't be mad but that is a LAME-O gift. He knows I prefer chocolates, flowers, dinners, perfumes, sunglasses or jewelry. I am the very typical woman when it comes to gifting.
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I got a stapler for our first anniversary, so.....
Granted, it was a stapler I WANTED (I'm a teacher, so I'm a nerd like that).
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Depends. I've always wanted a Dyson, so that would be cool. If it was just a replacement of a dying one we have, then no.
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I wouldn't be thrilled! But that is because we are sort of maxed out on that sort of stuff and it would be redundant. Not saying that we have the best of everything (my vac is a 25 dollar hoover from WM), but we are ok on appliances and kitchen stuff...it isn't the best, but it is sufficient for now. So I would rather have a small, sentimental gift that didn't take up too much space. And pretty! My parents always buy me "useful" things...I am really grateful for that! But it means I appreciate things from DH that are more decorative or pretty than useful.
If it was a Roomba, I'd be totally thrilled though!
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I wouldn't be mad if we needed one, but I wouldn't be thrilled about the gift at all.
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I'd be mad because DH hates our vacuum and I love it!
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I would be mad... It's not a gift for me, that's a household necessity! If money was tight and we needed one, then I could see forgoing a gift for it, but I'd never want it as a gift.
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I got a vacuum for Christmas and I was pretty happy about it, granted we really needed it ! If we didn't need it, I'd wonder why.
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@meganmp: As a fellow nerd, I am all about a really good stapler. Sub-par staplers are the bane of my existence.
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Uh-uh. The implication of gifting a vacuum to a woman is that she's the one doing all the household chores, 1950s style, so a cleaning appliance is a gift to her personally. That would piss me off. We split chores equally. I'm not going to get him a toilet-scrubbing-brush for his birthday.
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@Mae: Haha!
@Mrs. Pen: Ha! Good point!
@HLK208: Haha, yeah.
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I'd rather get no gift than a vacuum cleaner. Luckily, my hubby would never. He likes to get me nice things, bags, shoes, clothes. I'd rather save money. Although it's nice to splurge once in a blue moon. Now, I'm the one bad with gifts. I never know what to get him.
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If the vacuum comes with the promise that he will be the one operating it from here on out, then sure I wouldn't be mad
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If it was a Dyson or Roomba, I would be thrilled! I did get a fridge for Christmas and I LOVE that thing
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MIL bought me a vacuum & a shark mop for Christmas. I chose to be excited about it & not think that she was implying anything about my housekeeping skills!
I was actually touched at her thoughtfulness because we just bought a house in the fall & needed them!!DH and I aren't big on presents to each other. If he bought me any kind of appliance that we actually need I would not be offended.
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Not gonna lie, I would be pissed.
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I've gotten one for Christmas. I wasn't mad, more like huh?!?! And thankfully it wasn't my only gift. The intentions behind it were at least nice since it's one of those robot ones that is supposed to clean by itself.
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So I asked my DH if he would ever get me a vacuum for my B-day and he said for anyone else, he would say no, but for me, he knows I prefer functional and practical gifts that he might consider getting me a vacuum.
It is true. I do like household and practical gifts. Though if we needed a vacuum, I would rather buy it before my birthday as something we need to buy... not as a birthday gift. A dyson vacuum would be nice, though we just bought one. A roomba would be nice, but we bought a roomba but it just wasn't worth it. If it was a regular vacuum, I probably would think WTF?!?
My DH is a very thoughtful gift giver. As for me, I suck at it. So I'm pretty sure my gifts were kinda weird in the past. Haha! I'm such a hypocrite!
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I would be totay fine with it, especially if it were one that was a magical dog hair eraser!
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I think it depends how the gift was presented! If it was a total surprise and he had gift-wrapped it, with a pretty bow, I think I'd be pretty confused and maybe a little pissed off when I opened it!! But if it was something we had discussed needing previously and he said "well that can be your birthday present then" I'd be fine with it.
....but we're not really the gift giving types (with each other) and usually do spend the money on something practical for the house. This year for our birthdays (they are a week apart) we treated ourselves to having a tree removed from the back garden. Last year, when asked my inlaws what we wanted, we said a dishwasher. That's how we roll!
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If he got me a Miele which I've been wanting so badly I'd love it! We both love our gadgets.
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Depends.... Are we talking a pet dyson or run of the mill Hoover? Very different reactions lol
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@char54: hahahahha that made me crack up
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I wouldn't get "mad." I would just tell him what I do want.
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Well, my presents this year involved redoing our laundry room from the studs plus a new washer and dryer, so I wouldn't mind.
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I am all about practical gifts. As long as it was something we needed, I wouldn't be mad.
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I would be mad because I didn't ask for it and assuming I don't need it.
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@PawPrints: +1.
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