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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  
It appears that I'm getting a vacuum (handy vac) this year.  I was checking our Amazon account to figure out when my remaining purchases are due to arrive and I saw that he ordered a vacuum to be sent to himself (c/o my dad) to my parent's house.  It's not a gift for my parents (i buy all their gifts).
Under what paradigm is it okay to buy your wife a vacuum for Christmas?
I honestly don't know what to say.  That man could literally buy me any piece of jewelry in the world and I'd be okay with it.  He could go to Macy's and buy a $10 pair of earrings and I'd thrilled out of my mind.  It would be the first pair of earrings he ever bought me and I would cherish them.  But a vacuum?  I am so sad.

Christmas is now officially just about the kids in our house.

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Well, at least your expectations are lowered.  There's a chance that this is a decoy gift (maybe he's recognizing that his gifts are crap and wants to surprise you with something good...after he gives you a handy vac?)  Or maybe it's for the car.  I agree that this isn't a gift you give your wife.   If this does end up being your gift you basically have to take control of your own gift giving in the future.  You buy the gift, give it to him to later give to you.  It's all family money anyway, and you know what you want best.  A great many men are horrible gift givers. [/quote]

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