FedEx shipment arrived early...
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Yep. At least I didn't ask her to apologize for opening it. :)
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Scott Dorman wrote:
At least I didn't ask her to apologize for opening it.
...and you still owe her a dinner. :doh:
Abhinav S wrote:
...and you still owe her a dinner.
Yes, but luckily for both of us, I enjoy cooking.
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Sounds so very familiar. My wife opened some packages addressed to me a while back, because she wanted to know what I was buying. Apparently you can't trust us techy types to not buy expensive stuff all the time. A few short arguments later (some very quiet evenings allowing me to play more of the games I had been buying) and now she won't open a single thing addressed to me, even if I tell her it's a gift for her she can open! If your wife hasn't tried the Kindle yet, maybe take it back, wrap it nicely with some flowers and "surprise" her on Mothers day. Once she's started reading the Kindle she won't put it down. I do advise making sure you repoint it to her account though, otherwise every book she buys you'll get an email about, and that's an opening for the "Why did you go crazy buying books 10 in one day?!?!". Money, the great argument causer. Having read the other posts, I see she already likes it. Good for you! Although, apologizing for her opening your mail :(
Yes, she already tried it and seems to like it. Money is the great agrument causer...she also already asked how much was it, which of course I didn't really tell her. :) She's actually very good about not spending so I'm not too worried about her buying a lot of books.
hammerstein05 wrote:
for her opening your mail
Yes, but sometimes it's just easier that way. :(
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Scott Dorman wrote:
and apologized.
Wait a minute. YOU apologized for getting her a great mother's day gift and asking her, quite legitimately, why she opened something addressed to you (does she not trust you???), and YOUR the one apologizing. Women! X| And yes, I'm familiar with the "design pattern" myself, and frankly, at this point, I have no tolerance for this level of BS. It's actually amazing the improvement that occurs in my life and in my relationships when my gf realizes, gee, maybe she's the one with a problem, not me. :-D Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
YOU apologized for getting her a great mother's day gift and asking her, quite legitimately, why she opened something addressed to you (does she not trust you???), and YOUR the one apologizing.
Seemed to work out that way. :sigh:
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So she got a Kindle, a kiss, and an apology? Whoopa!
Maybe so...but it's worth it. :-D
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Scott Dorman wrote:
and apologized.
Wait a minute. YOU apologized for getting her a great mother's day gift and asking her, quite legitimately, why she opened something addressed to you (does she not trust you???), and YOUR the one apologizing. Women! X| And yes, I'm familiar with the "design pattern" myself, and frankly, at this point, I have no tolerance for this level of BS. It's actually amazing the improvement that occurs in my life and in my relationships when my gf realizes, gee, maybe she's the one with a problem, not me. :-D Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
when my gf realizes
Try using the same tactics if and when you upgrade her (or downgrade :) ) to a wife.
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Yes, she already tried it and seems to like it. Money is the great agrument causer...she also already asked how much was it, which of course I didn't really tell her. :) She's actually very good about not spending so I'm not too worried about her buying a lot of books.
hammerstein05 wrote:
for her opening your mail
Yes, but sometimes it's just easier that way. :(
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Scott Dorman wrote:
hammerstein05 wrote: for her opening your mail Yes, but sometimes it's just easier that way.
Tell me about it. I can't say I've never apologized for something I shouldn't have.
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
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Scott Dorman wrote:
Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it.
And you're surprised?!? Why would you do that, man, why?
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Scott Dorman wrote:
Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it.
And you're surprised?!? Why would you do that, man, why?
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Why would you do that, man, why?
I notice you have tons of experience in this field.... :)
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
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Typical of women! (my wife is like that :sigh:)
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
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Ah, so the real problem is women. Yep, I hear ya. Just why cant they keep themselves to themselves? Always meddling. Always suspicious. Probably thought it was a blow up doll! Anyway, just what is a Kindle?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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Scott Dorman wrote:
and apologized.
Wait a minute. YOU apologized for getting her a great mother's day gift and asking her, quite legitimately, why she opened something addressed to you (does she not trust you???), and YOUR the one apologizing. Women! X| And yes, I'm familiar with the "design pattern" myself, and frankly, at this point, I have no tolerance for this level of BS. It's actually amazing the improvement that occurs in my life and in my relationships when my gf realizes, gee, maybe she's the one with a problem, not me. :-D Marc
It's not a design pattern but a troubleshooting pattern.
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Ordered an Amazon Kindle for my wife for Mother's Day. According to Amazon it was to ship FedEx 2-day, so it would have on Saturday (ordered it yesterday), which would have been perfect because then I could have hidden it before my wife saw it. Of course, FedEx shipped it priority overnight, so it arrived today allowing my wife to see it, open it, and completely ruin any chance of surprising her with it. Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it. :mad: :^)
Scott Dorman
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Anything delivered to the house is free to be opened by the first person that sees it (unless its during Christmas). Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon. Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Why would you do that, man, why?
I notice you have tons of experience in this field.... :)
Abhinav S wrote:
I notice you have tons of experience in this field....
Common sense.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Abhinav S wrote:
I notice you have tons of experience in this field...
You don't need experience in such case. It's been a part of Common Sense since a long time. :-D
..Go Green..
You beat me to it! :-D
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Scott Dorman wrote:
Now since I asked her why she opened it in the first place (it was addressed to me), she's upset and is saying she doesn't want it.
And you're surprised?!? Why would you do that, man, why?
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
Long day, lack of food, any number of reasons for not thinking about it...
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Ah, so the real problem is women. Yep, I hear ya. Just why cant they keep themselves to themselves? Always meddling. Always suspicious. Probably thought it was a blow up doll! Anyway, just what is a Kindle?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
fat_boy wrote:
Just why cant they keep themselves to themselves? Always meddling. Always suspicious.
Yep...
fat_boy wrote:
Probably thought it was a blow up doll!
Nope...box was way too small.
fat_boy wrote:
Anyway, just what is a Kindle?
It is an electronic reading device from Amazon. http://amazon.com/kindle[^]
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Typical of women! (my wife is like that :sigh:)
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:)
Scott Dorman
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Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Anything delivered to the house is free to be opened by the first person that sees it (unless its during Christmas). Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon. Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Amazon is notorious for delivering stuff a little faster than they promise, especially if the order is fulfilled by Amazon.
Definately. Will keep that in mind next time.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Damage is done, but you should have just rolled with it. So what, she got it a bit early...
She hasn't gotten anything really nice in a while (money has been too tight) so this would have been a nice surprise.
Scott Dorman
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Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai