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Post by myboysnme on Apr 28, 2016 20:25:14 GMT
My son gave me a blingy watch for Valentines day. I always get compliments and I have been wearing it for a few years now. I was in walmart to get a new battery put in and there it was for like $9.99.
Maybe you can buy a $5 watch from walmart and switch it out just for fun since he's been looking at them online he knows what it costs.....
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Post by kaycee on Apr 28, 2016 20:38:37 GMT
I would say, "no where near what you are worth." Oh, I LOVE this. I'm using this!
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Post by AnotherPea on Apr 28, 2016 20:47:54 GMT
We have a $75 rule. Kinda sorta. I bought dh a truck two years ago. I suspect he knows I went over the limit I say don't tell him. If he insists say that getting it for him brought joy to you and discussing the money will take some of the joy away.
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Post by librarylady on Apr 28, 2016 20:50:53 GMT
My first instinct is to say no. But on the other hand if you took money from somewhere and it will be missed then maybe you should own up. I am going to guess that the money you spent was your own. So if he asks you can explain to him that it is actually impolite to ask how much a gift cost. And since this is a gift that covers two things, Father's day and you deserve it, more than the budget could be spent. Don't be surprised if at some time in the near future he over spends on something for you.
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Post by MsKnit on Apr 28, 2016 20:55:04 GMT
If he's been looking, I doubt he will ask. He will have a general idea.
I surprised my husband with an expensive gift for his birthday one year. He knew what it cost because he had been looking at one for awhile. He simply wouldn't spend the money for it. Getting it home and hiding it was interesting. (Large Big Green Egg, if you are curious.)
He went for his b-day bike ride and we (FIL and I) got to work. I had piled all kinds of stuff around it and covered it. Plus, getting it around to the back.
It was money well spent. Plus, I will never forget the double take and his expression when he turned around.
If he does ask just tell him he was worth it or he deserved it or you just wanted to give him something to show how much you love him.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 29, 2016 1:39:44 GMT
If it was asked I may say something like it's hopefully worth more to him than how much I bought it for.
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Post by JustKim on Apr 29, 2016 3:00:42 GMT
Would he really ask? He may know just by seeing the gift how much it costs. If he loves you, he'll give you a great big hug and say thank you and probably reciprocate somewhere down the line when you least expect it. It's stuff like this that keeps a marriage going! I think he will mainly out of curiosity because I've seen him looking at said items before online. I would if he knows and you got a great deal. Otherwise I would just smile and say "It's my gift to you". Sometimes I like to tell dh how much something was so that he takes good care of it. Not that he is hard on things but he sometimes leaves things sitting around and my stepson thinks it is for him and that he can help himself and dh won't say anything (thats another story).
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Post by peasapie on Apr 29, 2016 3:24:19 GMT
I dunno what u should tell him but man alive he's gonna love that gift!
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