The hideous $2.00 shirt! I can't throw it away, it was a gift.

Oh man, it happens all the time. I always wonder how a man I have been married to for 20 years can totally not know what I like. He sees me every day yet when he buys gifts, they look like they were for someone else. I remember one Mother's Day, he bought me these gauze real baggy long shorts with an elastic waist in a pastel color and a yellow sleeveless button down shirt. I never wear either of those things and yikes they were ugly. I usually get away with saying things don't fit and then I go exchange them but, often, I just smile and thank him and then try to figure out what to do with the stuff. He tries. That is what counts. And I love him for that. (But he should stick to my list! lol)

When I first moved to this rural community 2000km away from my big city and all my family and friends my new boyfriend at the time bought me this cheap bright pink windsuit for me to take walks in. It was ugly and looked terrible on me. I accepted it with a smile and all but I never worn the thing. I told him I would take my daughter for a walk while he was at work. Finally I gave the suit away after a few years, but I decided to kept the man. LOL

My husband and I haven't been getting each other gifts, as we receive so many gifts from other people. So we either make things for each other, or we take community centre classes together, or we buy something for both of us. He has bought me gifts that I haven't liked in the past, and I have usually just used it a few times and then left it in a closet or something. He's not too observant about such things, so he'll only remember that he saw me use it, he won't have a sense of how long ago it was.

If my husband bought me a very cheap gift, I will say thank you to him and hug him to show how much I appreciate the gift. Even though I hate the thing I wouldn't show it to him, just like what you've done. If it is a shirt I wouldn't wear it outside the house, it would be an embarrassment to wear a shirt so cheap that other people would start looking at me as if I am a very poor person. Lol. However I will make a point to him that next time please don't buy me something which makes my dignity go down if I wear it. I will not say it directly, but in a way that he understands what I mean. However, I think there are some things which can be acceptable even though it is very cheap. I am the type of person who doesn't go for branded items all the time. I like wearing something which is presentable, looks neat and goes with the trend. If a shirt is cheap but everybody wears it and I don't look like an alien while wearing it, I will like it even though it is very cheap. If I really hate something and saw the price tag is so cheap, maybe I will wear it a couple of times and then just keep it in the closet. If my husband asks me why I didn't wear it again, I will find excuses. Lol. For example if it is a shirt I will say that the shirt has been stained by oil while I was cooking and the stain couldn't come off, so I don't want to wear it anymore. Or maybe if that reason will hurt his feeling I will say that his gift is so valuable that I don't want to wear it so often because I don't want it to get worn or torn. Lol. That's what I will do. Thanks for giving me some space to write here. Have a nice day!

now, I don't have a husband yet but I did have receive something, a gift which wasn't of my type, I really didn't like it but hey, its the thought that counts. ^__^ it was christmas gifts last year, a light brown coin purse and a small yellow green bag which I really didn't like because the colors were out of my taste. ^__^;; but I'm using the most of it, only no one can see me using it. LOL

my spouse never bought me anything like that, but my dad did. After the big vest era...he decided to buy me a vest about three years after it was out of style. I gave it to my mom and he never found out....they are divorced...

Yah, I purchase gift cheaper when it is "eye catching" some cheaper gift also looks nice though not good for useable for outing. Gift is a gift. Gift has no "cheap value" meaning. As that gift chatched his/her eye and his/her first though was to give you as gift so it has uncomparable value. I also gift to my wife and other friends cheaper or costly no question and they use it and preserve it as "Gift from me". Lastly when it become old they donate it to charity or someone poor as I live in a country where 45-55% people are poor specially we donate it to orphan.

I was shocked to hear that he bought you a shirt from the dollar store. I would never buy something for my girlfriend or wife if I had one as I would want to get her something much nicer. Hopefully I would know what type of clothes and what colors she liked at that point. If you two were on a really tight budget I could understand a bit but since you are not then he should have gotten you something nicer. I would do the same thing as you and still wear it occasionally and not give it back or anything.

Awwwww, poor love... I'm sure he bought it with all good intentions and yes, you should wear it at least around the house and perhaps in the garden, in order not to hurt his feelings. He was trying to buy you something you'd like without spending too much and when it comes down to it, it's the thought that counts with any gift, not what it cost. I can't say I've ever been given a cheap gift with the price on, but I have been given a more expensive one and I'm not sure to this day whether the price tag was left on, on purpose, to let me know it wasn't cheap. ha ha ha. Brightest Blessings my friend.

i really dont mind on the price ..what really counts is the thought of the giver especially that he is my husband or relatives..im contented of even though i know that it is only a cheap presents..im going to wear it or use it if given..

Well my brother has gave me something that was super cheap 70's style t-shirt ( you know the kind with all those dye colors on it). Well I can't really throw it away because that would simply be rude. I wasn't sure if he was just playing around when he gave me that t-shirt or if he was serious. Either way that t-shirt was hideous and ugly as crap. I just simply put it in my closet and never took it out again. I did feel kinda bad, because he did made it, but that is only cute when he was 5.. now he's 15.

this is the beauty of gifts :) even if they are only amounting to $1, they still bring value to oneself. and no matter the cost is, as long as it is from a loved one, they will always be special.

Hubby gave me a hideous purse once, unfortunately not cheap. I got the receipt and took it back and got something I wanted! Had it been a cheapy (like the ones my mom gives me) I'd have let it hang out in the closet and given it to Goodwill a year or so later after they've had a chance to forget about it. ;)