Thursday, July 03, 2008

A card arrived for me today

From the Post Office.

It said that an item is waiting to be collected from the main sorting office because 'The sender did not use the correct postage.'

We'd worked out that this is what had happened to Husband's anniversary card to me. When promising that he had sent one he said, 'It was a big one too.'
'How big?'
'Not that big but bigger than normal.' He was pleased with himself.
'And did you put a Large First Class stamp on it?'
'What do you mean?'
'Large envelopes need special stamps.'
'Since when? Nobody told me that!'

Now I am supposed to pay the extra 6p plus £1 admin charge. As well as drive to the other side of town to pick it up. Husband, when I emailed him to tell him, said, 'I will understand if you don't bother.'

Wrong response, dear. You're supposed to say, 'I'll pick it up for you when I'm off tomorrow,' and buy a bunch of flowers at the same time!!!!!!! (Except we're going away so chocolates will do nicely.)

(I was reading some responses to a post Suburbia did and lots of people said 'you have to tell men exactly what you want or expect from them because they're men and they won't know otherwise.')



9 comments:

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

wrong response indeed from poor hubby! I'll have to remember that bit at the end.

Dragonstar said...

That's the thing I always forget. I keep making the mistake of thinking that, being brighter than many, he understands what's going on. But he's still a man!

Elsie said...

Men!

Suburbia said...

Yes indeed! Just goes to show how useless they are about thinking for themselves!!!

Hope you have a nice time away

PS, I'm still waiting for my card!

Susan said...

I agree that if you want your Mr. Honey to do something or buy something you have to tell them and more than once. There are some exceptions but most men need specifcs.

Leslie: said...

I guess you must be absolutely precise - my Welsh friend who is visiting has the same problem with her man.

Ask him sweetly if he'd please pick it up on his way home. And say "A box of chocolates would be nice, too."

CherryPie said...

Men!!!

Baht At said...

ah come on even I know if you screw up like that it's a quick trip to Thornton's and the simple demand "gimme the biggest box you have".

Chocolate - nature's solution to the woman problem!

jmb said...

The poor man can't win any way. But he did send a card after all, give him some points for that.