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Anonymous
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So I was baking some pumpkin pies over the holidays and asked DH if he would stop at the store for me and pick up frozen pie crusts. He knew specifically that I was making traditional pumpkin pies.
He came home with...two graham cracker crusts. Um, okay. Wth?? Obviously, it wasn't a big deal in the overall scheme of things (and it was very nice of him to stop at the store for me) but I have to admit I found it kind of funny. Not really sure what (or if?) he was thinking. I was remembering this today and it got me wondering if anyone else here has had similar miscommunications. Have you ever sent your spouse (or DC) to the store and gotten something totally different than what you were expecting? |
Anonymous
| Just about everytime (wrong size diapers, wrong brand of things, not getting something because he did by know what it was etc.) now if u need him to get me something I take a picture and text it to him so he has a visual clue. |
Anonymous
| Oh yes. I make my list as detailed possible, writing brands, sizes, numbers, etc. And even then, it's 50/50 that he'll choose something different. But he gets up early on Sundays and makes chocolate crepes, so I forgive him! |
Anonymous
| Does this happen with SAHDs? |
Anonymous
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This totally happens with my DH but not as frequently. If it is something I can make do with, no big deal. If it's something significant, I go ahead and tell him. Thing is, he catches on to things I like (like Reese's Cereal while pregnant) so in the grand scheme of things, it's so not important.
Although once he took DS to the pediatrician for a follow up (we both WOH full time) and he asked me to pick up a prescription by taking a pic of it and sending me a text message with the picture of the Rx the doc gave him. I asked him what other instructions the ped had and he said "Whatever is on that sheet." The sheet was only the prescription and that's it. This amused me and my Mommy friends quite a bit ? Fortunately a quick call to the nurse got me the necessary info and she called in the script so extra trips didn't have to be made (it was COLD that day!) Goes to show, don't send a Daddy to do a Mommy's job. 
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Anonymous
We have had hickups, but usually he's awesome. He does the weekly grocery run about 20-30% of the time, and het gets most things right. The one thing he consistently gets wrong is meat. Unless I'm asking for ground beef or skinless, boneless chicken breast, it's almost always wrong. One time I was asking for a chuck or similar for a slow-roast. He came home with tenderloin. Hello, the exact opposite cut! It was pretty funny. Now he knows better and calls if he's not sure 
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Anonymous
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Mine purposely buys different things on the list -- ugh WONDER BREAD!?! FRUIT LOOPS?!? He buys the things he grew up on and that his mother bought/prepared. Wonder why his cholesterol is over 300 and mine is 147! Hence, I don't let him go unless I or one of the children is near death with sickness ...
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Anonymous
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I happen to be very particular and really like grocery shopping, so I rarely send DH to the store. However, I once sent him for fish. He was there for like 45 mins and just couldnt decide bc he was totally scared to buy the wrong one, color not right, not fresh enough, not the right size, that eventually he came home with 3 lbs of catfish - which we cant even eat bc we keep kosher. I stil make fun of him and he refuses to ever buy fish for me again.
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Anonymous
| I'm not sure I could even call it "sending my husband to the store." He does probably 75% of our grocery shopping and knows what brands we use, so our list can just say things like "bread, yogurt, etc." He is also awesome about shopping for sales and often brings me home a People magazine or Us Weekly, my guilty pleasure. And if there are specific and non-typical things I need, he gets multiple/a variety if he's unsure what I meant just to cover all of the bases (he says it's so he doesn't have to go back)...lol. |
Anonymous
| PP, that's one of the things that drives me nuts when my DH goes to the store. Really, if it's something unusual I just need a little of it. Not 3 times as much as I had written down in various forms. Sometimes it will keep - often times we end up tossing it which just infuriates me because it's usually more expensive stuff. I nearly had a breakdown over the holidays when DH went to the store with my list and spent nearly $75 more than I would have and bought stuff that wound up being tossed. Yes, maybe it was nice of him to go. But not so much, because I told him that I preferred to go but he was trying to get out of watching the kids (and wanted to get his Starbucks). So yes, OP, always wrong stuff from my DH, and I need to be very very specific on the list. Which is why it's just easier for me to go (or we will all go together, which, with 2 kids, is it's own form of hell). |
Anonymous
My husband does this too. I'm like, "did you really need to get 4 different kinds of mayonnaise?" But at least I get the one I wanted, lol. |
Anonymous
| Mom here - my husband (who is not a SAHD) goes crazy b/c I can never get "our" brand...I just get whatever is cheapest...lol. |
Anonymous
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"Have you ever sent your spouse (or DC) to the store and gotten something totally different than what you were expecting? "
Yes, and I have also screwed up when DH sent me to the store. We're both human. Please stop the man bashing! |
Anonymous
OP said "spouse." How is this "man bashing?". Men are certainly free to respond as well. |
Anonymous
| Tee hee. Funny stories here. Thank goodness for cell phones. Even with them, my husband regularly Gets things wrong at the store. Little things like that don't matter except for entErtainment value. Except for when he gets diapers wrong. Then I get irritated. Still, pat him on the head and say, there,there, bless Your heart, good try. |