I think I got away with it

[winjim]

I arrived home today to find a long tubular package addressed to me. I knew exactly what it was, I'd been stung for customs and handling charges the day before.

"You've got a funny shaped parcel," said my wife. "I think it must be a bike part. If bike stuff's going to be arriving could you let me know so I can expect it?"

It wasn't bike stuff at all. Fortunately my wife isn't very observant, because it was a present for her, and written on the outside of the tube was the exact nature of the contents:

Thanks Mike Kopp of All Good Factory for nearly ruining the surprise, you could have just written "poster" or something. Anyway, I think we got away with it.

So the moral of the story is, keep on ordering a ton of bike stuff, so when you want to sneak in a surprise present for your wife, she'll just accept the parcel and put it to one side without so much as a second thought. I hope she likes it.

 

[Milkfloat]

You think you got away with it? Women are far cleverer than that. She knows, but is just being nice to you.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

You think you got away with it? Women are far cleverer than that. She knows, but is just being nice to you.

Correct

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I could of simple put Who? but I chose the google him, wish I hadn't bothered, but if you think you got away with it, you are very much mistaken, she will of course act surprised to keep up the pretence so you will never actually know, until she wants you to.

 

[Profpointy]

I used to get my amazon parcels sent to work, so the overseas originated CD of whatever I'd ordered after a typically expensive listen of radio 3's CD review arrived. The customs sticker said DVD which made me wonder as I was expecting some classical music. Looking again I saw it said DVD (porn). Cripes, wtf is this?! Eventually saw one of my team sniggering to himself and realised he'd written on the otherwise blank sticker.

Good one !

I did my usual response - "oh yes, must get on with the annual reviews, was just doing the pay rise spreadsheet"

His reply was the faux subserviant tug of forelock and "right you are guv'nor"

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A parcel arrived for me today.

 

[Bollo]

I arrived home today to find a long tubular package addressed to me. I knew exactly what it was, I'd been stung for customs and handling charges the day before.

"You've got a funny shaped parcel," said my wife. "I think it must be a bike part. If bike stuff's going to be arriving could you let me know so I can expect it?"

It wasn't bike stuff at all. Fortunately my wife isn't very observant, because it was a present for her, and written on the outside of the tube was the exact nature of the contents:

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Thanks Mike Kopp of All Good Factory for nearly ruining the surprise, you could have just written "poster" or something. Anyway, I think we got away with it.

So the moral of the story is, keep on ordering a ton of bike stuff, so when you want to sneak in a surprise present for your wife, she'll just accept the parcel and put it to one side without so much as a second thought. I hope she likes it.

Is it jewellery?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

You think you got away with it? Women are far cleverer than that. She knows, but is just being nice to you.

You know how parents tell their kids that Santa is real? It's that kind of dishonesty. And she's so good at it she thinks she got away with it too.

 

[jefmcg]

As a recently single (after a 20+ years) female who's main knowledge of Ben Folds is of his work with William Shatner (yup, the nerd runs deep in me, and yes, I would not care to receive this gift), I teared up when I saw the description. If she read it and cried and will fake cry when you give it to her, or she didn't read it and will cry when she gets it, you have done a beautiful thing.

But please - if you can - get presents delivered to work, or a convenient buddy, not to your home.

 

[MrPie]

<cough> Beware woman's logic: there is a chance she is suspicious of an affair in progress.....2+2 = poster is for your new girl. She's prolly waxed lyrical about your cretinous behaviour all over Facetwit to her 'mates'. Bromide is already in your tea*. She'll make your life hell for the next 3 months

Not that's has ever happened to me before, honest.


*the future performance of your investment may go down as well as up

 

[Chromatic]

Should have bought her five not one, you tight sod

 

[winjim]

Well if she does know then that's fine, hopefully she's already happy with the anticipation.

As a recently single (after a 20+ years) female who's main knowledge of Ben Folds is of his work with William Shatner (yup, the nerd runs deep in me, and yes, I would not care to receive this gift), I teared up when I saw the description. If she read it and cried and will fake cry when you give it to her, or she didn't read it and will cry when she gets it, you have done a beautiful thing.

The print is a photograph of the sheet music of the song that was the first dance at our wedding.

But please - if you can - get presents delivered to work, or a convenient buddy, not to your home.

Can't get anything delivered to work, but I do have a storage unit which will accept deliveries.

Should have bought her five not one, you tight sod

It wasn't cheap!

 

[Levo-Lon]

You believe what you like @winjim
My Mrs would have scanned all the writing on that package..every single word ,Everything..
She will be secretly happy tho id think..