You know how a lot of women complain how hard their husbands are to shop for? Well, I don’t usually have that problem. My husband is generally not shy about expressing what he wants and he’s not one of those guys who claims to not need anything. So far, it’s been great and makes my life much easier when birthdays or Christmas rolls around. And yet for some reason, this year he’s decided to pull the whole “I don’t want or need anything” act, which I’m not buying at all. Here’s how it would go: I’d open my present(s) on Christmas morning (because I’ve got a whole list of things that I’d like – I’m easy to shop for!) and then when he discovered that there’s absolutely nothin’ for him under the tree, he’d sulk like a little boy forgotten by Santa.
So even though I’ve contemplated just placing a lump of coal in his stocking to get back at him for refusing to cooperate in the time honored tradition of making Christmas all about the materialistic stuff, instead I insisted that he send me a list of things that he’d like. I specifically said, “Even if they’re just small things, I’d like to be able to get you something for Christmas.” I was expecting to get a list full of the little things my husband normally likes…pens, coffee, notepads, you get the idea. But when I opened the email (cc’d to Santa, by the way), I found a link to this:
Yeah, we can barely afford dog food some weeks and yet he puts a Maserati on his list. Oh, he is definitely getting a lump of coal in his stocking.
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Sounds familiar. My husband puts some kind of fancy car on his list every year. And this year? In addition to the fancy car, he put his college textbooks on his list. Practical? Yes. In the spirit of the season? No.
Wife,
Are you saying that a Maserati would not make an excellent Christmas gift? And did you even factor how nice the passenger seat is in that car? I’ll TOTALLY take you for drives on winding country roads! It’s the proverbial gift that keeps on giving.
Please note the color choice and don’t wait till the last minute to go to the dealer. (They make ‘em overseas)
Love always,
Husband
I have to agree with your husband a Maserati is thee perfect xmas gift. Personally i always put the mercedes benz slr mclaren on my list. Its even more urgent now since mercedes is rumored to shut down production as of the end of the year.
http://www.thecarfinders.co.uk/images/Mercedes-Benz-SLR-McLaren-FA-Doors-Open-1920×1440.jpg
Its nice to dream…
Beautiful cars! lol anyway..my husband is KING of the “i don’t need/want anything line” It’s the worst. And to be honest I thnk if he didn’t get anything he wouldn’t sulk…but I don’t want to test that.
I think if they say they don’t want anythnig that’s what they should get ! lol
My husband has an Amazon list, which is helpful except when he puts >$400 full sized swords on there. Nevermind part of his closet looks like we are ready to do battle against the village savages, but they just collect dust and it isn’t like he is out defending my honor or something.
Also adorable that he commented here.
Hmmm… I bet you could find a matchbox Maserati somewhere!
Ha! He’s a goof…my husband knows better than to not tell me what he wants. I absolutely refuse to buy him things without knowing ahead of time if it’s something he wants or will like. He’s so dern picky about everything!
At least take him to the dealer and maybe arrange for a test drive. The exhaust note is something to behold.
I have been asking for a Range Rover for years. Finally, my husband said yes. We went to test drive it, and now I feel silly for asking for a $90K car. Do what my husband did, and he will get over it.
Great blog! Had us LOL-ing fo sho!
My husband wants a $2300 CNC machine for Christmas. No clue where he thinks I can dredge up $2300 from.
You might want to hit Toys R Us. I’m sure they have Hotweels or Matchbox versions of he very car he desires.
Problem solved.
Watching Tyra. lol. great blog by the way.
i’m watching the episode of tyra with you on it, i’d just like to say that i think this idea is brilliant!
That car is… It leaves me speechless.
The only thing on my husband’s list is a new engine for the ’79 Corvette currently collecting dust in my garage. Oh, and did I mention he blew the first one a while back? Even if I could afford it, he would so never get another! This is the same guy that when I bought him a state-of-the-art digital camcorder a few years ago, he hardly noticed, since he was much more excited with the DVD I bought him of the series “The Young Ones” (and no, I DON’T know what I was thinking). He was so excited, he had to call all of his buddies and tell them about the DVD and later resulting in a marathon viewing session. Ugh. Kinda like when you get a kid a great gift and they end up playing with the box. Utterly hopeless. (guess that’s part of his charm!)