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drinkinghotchocolate	Holy shit, this is why I hate this holiday	Lead	[-]
Posts: 30555 (12/23/08 10:45 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Remove this ad I think I posted a while ago about my sister in law. She is the cheapest and tackiest person alive. She can ask for a specific Christmas present, you buy it for her and she'll ask for the receipt because she wants to be able to go exchange it if she can find it somewhere cheaper. So - this year I have my brother (her husband) in the gift exchange. She tells me not to buy him anything, because she ordered something for him online that he really wants. Fine then, I'm like 100 months pregnant, sounds easy to me. She dropped it off in my mailbox yesterday, with a note asking if I can make my cheque out to her when I get around to paying her. What is the gift? It is the SMALLEST piece of shit container of cologne ever. Seriously, I doubt if this gift cost more than $10, and we are supposed to spend $50. So what the fuck do I do now? I am NOT giving him this shitty tiny gift and letting him think that I cheaped out on him. I guess I'll go google and find out how much this cost, and get him a gift card to get the gift up to $50. Good fucking christ I hate this wench when it comes to gift giving
ginaf20697		#1	[-]
Posts: 33953 (12/23/08 10:48 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Brut or Old Spice?
Jitensha		#2	[-]
Posts: 16342 (12/23/08 10:48 AM) I Must Be Psychic Reply Quote More Recent Posts	sex panther?
drinkinghotchocolate		#3	[-]
Posts: 30556 (12/23/08 10:51 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Its not a brand I've heard of, but I know enough to know it ain't expensive.
ZippyDoDa		#4	[-]
Posts: 8856 (12/23/08 10:52 AM) Such a naughty monkey Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Wrap it up and put a tag on it for him from his wife. Give him a gift card for $50.00 and you don't owe her a thing!!
MMMadcow		#5	[-]
Posts: 6355 (12/23/08 10:53 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Did she include a receipt? If not, tell her to get bent. I call shenanigans.
drinkinghotchocolate		#6	[-]
Posts: 30557 (12/23/08 10:54 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	MMMadcow wrote: Did she include a receipt? If not, tell her to get bent. I call shenanigans. Me too. I seriously think she was planning on pocketing the difference. That is a new low for her. I just need to figure out my story to her as to why I'm not just giving her a cheque for $50.
SonOfAbraxas		#7	[-]
Posts: 7860 (12/23/08 10:56 AM) BB Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Your story should be: "There's no way this cost $50. I'm not paying you a dime!" YW!
drinkinghotchocolate		#8	[-]
Posts: 30558 (12/23/08 10:57 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Maybe I should just email her a link to this thread
nololos		#9	[-]
Posts: 207 (12/23/08 10:58 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Sister-in-laws ALWAYS try to start shit between a brother and a sister. Tell her, great but you had something else in mind but you are more than happy to attach a not on the cologne saying "This is what your cheap ass wife got you..."
worstdog		#10	[-]
Posts: 3703 (12/23/08 10:59 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Remove this ad Thanks, but I found it cheaper online. Wanna pick it up now or after Christmas?
annie normas butt		#11	[-]
Posts: 4611 (12/23/08 10:59 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	She dropped it off with a note but no receipt? Yeah, she wants to pocket the cash while making you look like a cheapskate in the process. What kind of cologne? size? We'll have a google contest
SirPaulMuaddib		#12	[-]
Posts: 5694 (12/23/08 10:59 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	tell her to kiss your chocolate starfish.... (sorry I've been picking up bad habit on OT)
Mister Yuck		#13	[-]
Posts: 4233 (12/23/08 11:01 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I think I posted a while ago about my sister in law. She is the cheapest and tackiest person alive. She can ask for a specific Christmas present, you buy it for her and she'll ask for the receipt because she wants to be able to go exchange it if she can find it somewhere cheaper. DHC, if she returns your gift does she pass the savings on to you?
SonOfAbraxas		#14	[-]
Posts: 7861 (12/23/08 11:04 AM) BB Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Speaking of cheap cologne ... Every year we do Christmas on Thanksgiving with my dad's side of the family, since half of them live out of state and come down every year for Thanksgiving. There are kids and lots of presents for them, and the grownups do a random pick-a-name thing for presents. It works out great. I buy for whoever's name I pick and then a gift for each of the 4 little ones. For my mom's side of the family, we usually all head down sometime during the weekend before or after and instead of a gift exchange kind of deal, we all buy for everyone. Not really a big deal. For this side of the family, we'll usually all email out a list of reasonably-priced items we'd like to receive. But, no matter WHAT I put on this list, my aunt and uncle will always ALWAYS get me some gift pack of Axe body spray or something else equally stinky and unusable by me. Not a big deal, I guess, but it just sucks because I -always- get them whatever's on their list - BOTH of their lists - so I get them one present each of something they want, and I'm totally expecting the Tag Body Spray Mini-Spray Bottle Gift Set from Walgreens. I really should just do the same thing back to them. One gift for the two of them - some random cheap gift box set of panty liners or something. HMMMPH! (Is that cheap of me? I feel the same way about my brother and his wife - they get me one gift and I get them both separate ones and I feel cheated. lolz - I'm totally getting couples ONE gift for both of them next year.)
drinkinghotchocolate		#15	[-]
Posts: 30559 (12/23/08 11:11 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	annie normas butt wrote: She dropped it off with a note but no receipt? Yeah, she wants to pocket the cash while making you look like a cheapskate in the process. What kind of cologne? size? We'll have a google contest Its in a shiny blue box. Think it had a one-word name
drinkinghotchocolate		#16	[-]
Posts: 30560 (12/23/08 11:13 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Mister Yuck wrote: I think I posted a while ago about my sister in law. She is the cheapest and tackiest person alive. She can ask for a specific Christmas present, you buy it for her and she'll ask for the receipt because she wants to be able to go exchange it if she can find it somewhere cheaper. DHC, if she returns your gift does she pass the savings on to you? What do you think? SOX - totally go with couples gifts. You are getting royally ripped off. And yes, I'd start investing in yearly calendars or something for your aunt/uncle
drinkinghotchocolate		#17	[-]
Posts: 30561 (12/23/08 11:19 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	The box kind of looks like this but it is NOT Givenchy
Joaqenix		#18	[-]
Posts: 3308 (12/23/08 11:22 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Its probably from Hollister or something. I hate stingy people so so much. Just buy whatever you want and give it back to her.
scrubsoft		#19	[-]
Posts: 668 (12/23/08 11:33 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	So miss "i need the receipt" didn't give you a receipt and then asked you for a check for $50? What a stupid scammer! I like the idea above about the $50 gift card from you and the tag on the gift that the cheap cologne was from his wife. ETA: What is it Cool Water or something? Last Edited By: scrubsoft 12/23/08 11:36 AM. Edited 1 times.
drinkinghotchocolate		#20	[-]
Posts: 30562 (12/23/08 11:39 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Remove this ad Like I said, this is a new low for her. She's basically screwing her own husband for her own personal gain. The economy must be bad

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