If your large frying pan broke a few weeks ago and it was on your list of "things to do" along with "pick up light bulbs and dog food." Instead, the person you were married to gave you "a frying pan" as your only gift for Christmas....would you take it back to the store and buy yourself a real gift?
2007-12-26 05:04:08 · 35 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
if it's strong and evenly balanced i'd keep it
2007-12-26 05:08:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
If you like the frying pan and will use it, keep it. Then go out and buy yourself something really nice that you want. If your husband asks about it, just tell him that since he mistook your "To Do" list for your "Christmas" wish list, you were sure he'd want you to have something else a bit more personal. Look sweet and innocent, and the odds are good that there will be no problem.
Especially if you're clutching the frying pan by the handle and practicing your backswing with it at the same time.
2007-12-26 05:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No if you needed it anyway, keep the frying pan if it's a nice one and spend the money that you were going to spend on the pan for something else you really wanted this year. I would tell him that you will not be cooking any food for him in that frying pan and that next year you expect a real gift, not a stinkin frying pan. Happy Holidays
2007-12-26 05:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by H mom of 3 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I actually received a large frying pan from my partner as a gift but it was exactly what I wanted.
If I were you I'd keep the pan and go buy myself a nice expensive item as well.
2007-12-26 05:11:43 · answer #4 · answered by Murazor 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Any spouse that gives a frying pan as the only holiday present is just asking for it. Any slapstick that ensues would be totally forgivable.
Keep the pan since you need it, and go get yourself something nice. You deserve it.
2007-12-26 05:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well I would say keep the frying pan since you needed one anyways. Take his Credit Cards and go shopping and get you some really nice things =). Next year he may think twice before getting such a bad gift lol.
2007-12-26 05:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Lorena 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Depends, is it too late to take your spouse back to its parents or exchange it for something you'd like a little better? If it's too late for that, then I'd suggest serving a hot plate of the words "Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner"written on a napkin for the next few nights. Make sure that the words are steamin hot, fresh from the frying pan when you serve him. If he asks what this is about, tell him that you "loved" the present so much you decided not to sully such a wonderful Christmas present with anything as messy as "food." You want to keep the present exactly as it is, since it was such a great expression of his love for you.
2007-12-26 05:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Not if you need a frying pan. I mean, maybe it would have been nice to get you something along with it....but some people are just bad with gifts. uh, it's the thought that counts....?
2007-12-26 05:10:24 · answer #8 · answered by Monica V 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would consider the frying pan a real gift. I'd be very happy that my dear husband thought it important enough to give it as a gift.
EDIT: I tell my husband "Don't buy me froo-froo stuff. No jewelry, perfume, clothing." Make it useful and simple. I dislike googah immensely. He does a good job.
2007-12-26 06:12:32 · answer #9 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Hubby gave me an electric frying pan this Christmas.
But since I needed a new one anyway it was OK.
I'm always getting practical gifts. But that's ok. It really is the thought that counts.
Plus he's buying me a new wedding band this year for our 12th anniversary so I'll pick a really pricey one. :)
2007-12-26 05:56:25 · answer #10 · answered by Heather R 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh man, domestic gifts. They *can* be good, but only if they're exotic. I got a wok once... It's pretty sweet.
I'd exchange it only if it's a far more expensive frying pan than you need. Because otherwise you'll buy a frying pan anyway, so what's the point? ;)
Psst, they're angry this morning... ANGRY!
2007-12-26 05:08:25 · answer #11 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 9⤊ 0⤋