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Originally set a £20 limit for xmas this year, you know, novelty presents type stuff. She has since bought me a nice bottle of whisky and a bike tool kit. Uh-oh, guilt followed by panic buying ensues and I've got her a nordic pattern maternity onesie (she's getting a cardigam picked out by herself). (yes she is up the duff) I've flipped up haven't I? Silent Xmas dinner?


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 11:58 am
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My dad once purchased my mum a lamp shade for Christmas.

I think by comparison, a maternal onesie would've gone down better.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:17 pm
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you have 4 days to panic buy something more appropriate

i would.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:21 pm
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get one each and you can do something like this;


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:23 pm
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Silent Xmas dinner? Don't be silly...

You think she will let you have dinner?! 🙄


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:24 pm
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Father Flash once made a last minute dash around the Clarins counter at Peter Jones. Grabbing a handful of likely looking potions and lotions, he was a little surprised with Mother Flash opened this little beauty up on Christmas day, surrounded by family.

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Posted : 20/12/2013 12:26 pm
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When I was about 12 or 13 and having spunked all my paper round money at the school tuck shop my family got this for a joint present

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This year I bought my wife this as she keeps going on about going to the Glasgow velodrome for a shot so I imagine I'll be in the shit too

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Posted : 20/12/2013 12:29 pm
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I've got nowt for Mrs Daz so far. She keeps telling me she doesn't want anything but I'm beginning to think this may be a bit of reverse psychology that could go disastrously wrong 😯


 
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Daz tell a close friend to call the police if they haven't heard from you by boxing day.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:33 pm
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Clarins eh? hmmmmmm.

Think i've sussed it - onesie is a present from little S mk1 - to 'keep mummy all snuggly' until mk2 arrives. This projects schmoltz on the item thus reducing its likelihood of rejection I now have 4 days, as pointed out above, to get something decent.

Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,Not Clarins,

Daz - she's lying.


 
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A couple of years ago Mr Mule Senior gave Mrs Mule Senior a toilet seat and a blot for the bathroom door for Christmas.
Fortunately she has a good sense of humour and laughed about it for about two hours. Although, to be fair, he had also bought her a very large emerald pendant necklace - which I sould imagine softened the blow slightly.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:42 pm
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I suspect the onesie coupled with a hot water bottle would be a damn fine set of prezzies for a Lady With Bump.

Don't forget the Chocolates.. 😉


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:58 pm
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I bought my wife an electric blanket a couple of Christmas's ago - she ruddy loved it! Positively skipped around the room.*

(*we lead a very dull life!)


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 12:59 pm
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We aren't buying for each other this year. Apparently.

I have got her a couple of small presents. Was about to enter the shop to buy some nice jewellery for her yesterday when for the umpteenth time this year I got an urgent text to see if I could drop everything to pick the kids up from school as she was busy at work

The words "Well, sod you then" may have escaped my lips as I left the shop empty handed 👿


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 1:03 pm
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i've bought my wife a pencil sharpener.

it looks like this:

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who said romance is dead?


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 1:12 pm
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I have bought Mr Mule a kettle 🙂


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 1:12 pm
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Told my other half to get herself a Terrys Choc orange while out grocery shopping tonight, a onesie sound waaaaay too extravagant.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 3:05 pm
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I've dropped enormous hints for a Chocolate Orange. Christmas would not be right without one present.
Your wife is very lucky 😆
Apparently we were not buying for each other (joint trip to Bruges instead), but on a child free day out she spotted some earrings that 'I could buy her for Christmas'.
She expertly diverted me away from Richer Sounds shortly after.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 3:33 pm
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I'm planning on getting Mrs DBW a onesie. Albeit a little more 'minimalist' than yours OP.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 4:59 pm
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I'm planning on getting Mrs DBW a onesie. Albeit a little more 'minimalist' than yours OP.

Pics?

What? WHAT? Someone was going to ask, so why not me?


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 5:02 pm
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Bought my wife an electric blanket for her 40th as a joke and she now says it is one of the best things she has! If I am honest, I agree with her. Nothing quite like getting in to a toastie bed!


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 5:44 pm
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She has since bought me a nice bottle of whisky and a bike tool kit

In other words, a nice bottle of whisky and some ornaments.


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 6:27 pm
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I've got nowt for Mrs Daz so far. She keeps telling me she doesn't want anything but I'm beginning to think this may be a bit of reverse psychology that could go disastrously wrong

Yup, what could [i]possibly[/i] go wrong?


 
Posted : 20/12/2013 7:20 pm

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