Rant F****** women. Birthdays :/

[Kryten]

Right, I'm extremely pissed off at this point.
The wife wanted a certain present for her birthday from both me and our son, a "Mum" ring from Argos. A ring that Argos can't actually get in the advertised sizes - something I spent a good hour arguing with to some moron in their callcentre after they sent me on a merry goosechase wasting my petrol (fucking idiots, but thats something else).

So, not being able to get either this or a similar substitute, she's gone off on one. "Don't bother." is the most information I can get out of her.
Now, if I "don't bother" I'll get the merry shit kicked out of me for the pleasure, and I'm buggered if I can find anything else suitable :/ My next choice would be a necklace and/or locket along a similar theme, but that's also disallowed because little James would soon yank it off her neck and eat it.

Nnnnnngh, I've an Argos voucher to use and nothing to use it on. She'd not be too impressed with a new ironing board, if I bought a foot massager thingy she'd use it once then hide it in a cupboard forevermore, and I'm all out of ideas

 

[chipper]

flowers for the apology (cos its obviously your fault lol) and dunno m8 just keep trying to get the ring she obviously wants it and shes just venting dont ask me why shes pissed tho i aint got a clue

bloody women eh

 

[Edmond]

She must understand that its not available, doesn't she? How about putting the Argos voucher to one side for now and get her something else, like a spa treatment, or take for a nice meal, then surprise her with the ring when you can get it at a later date?

 

[Fast]

Get her a Breville Pie Maker with the argos voucher, after a while her fingers will be that fat a ring wont fit But seriously, women! *deep breath* - smile - keep smiling..

 

[Mabs]

go buy a ring
get it engraved

no ?

 

[mycenae]

i belive you can get a similar ring in H Samuels?

Buy Family rings at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Rings. - (9 products)

is that what you're wanting?

YOu could also try ebay.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Wanting something and going off on one for not getting it, well, i don't know your wife nor do i know her as a person, so don't take it the wrong way when i say "stop being such a spoiled b*tch"

I hate people who ask for something and expect you to jump through hoops to get it, and when you do jump through hoops to get it and for some reason don't, it's still your fault. Bah!

 

[Kryten]

It's not so much that she can't get just that exact item, it's the only thing that really takes her fancy and other than that "it's just another day" "i don't really want to be reminded that im getting older" and the typical female thing :/

Ah well, maybe they'll still come up with something. Can't spend too much obviously with the money situation but I think she specifically would like something to remind her of our son - hence where the Mum ring came into it. Would still really like to get her a pendant even if she only wears it when James isn't dangling off her neck

 

[Edmond]

Is it just your Argos that cant get in the size you need, how about we look in the Argos stores local to us and post it to you?

 

[Kryten]

No, unfortunately it's across the board. They don't even manufacture that particular one in that size, so why it's advertised I can't fathom (nor can the local branches!)

 

[Tom]

Since when were birthdays about getting presents, and also specifying said presents?

Reply to any criticism with 'ok', and leave it there.

 

[Damini]

Buy her a locket - put inside a photo of her with your son. Say you know she won't be able to wear it now with the son at the age where he will tear them off from round her neck, but say it's something for her to keep forever and remember him at the age he is now, and she can save it to wear out on special occasions.

 

[Trem]

Give her a Trem necklace, some call it a pearl necklace and others call it spunk all over your neck and face, its the ideal gift for that hard to please lady in your life.

 

[Edmond]

Give her a Trem necklace, some call it a pearl necklace and others call it spunk all over your neck and face, its the ideal gift for that hard to please lady in your life.

Go on....back in the corner, and dont turn around until we say you can

 

[Wij]

Tell her to close her eyes and hold out her finger, then put your ring on it.
















...and fart.

 

[Chilly]

thats some quality advice right there!

 

[chipper]

Tell her to close her eyes and hold out her finger, then put your ring on it.



...and fart.

now thats funny as fuck lol

 

[Lazarus]

buy the closest to the size and then get a jeweller to enlarge/reduce the ring?

alternative is that bracelet that is becoming very popular at the moment.

 

[sayward]

Somewhere I have seen a stretchy bracelet like this one, but instead of rings it is made up of fat little charms. You can add on different ones with different meanings e.g. a baby's bootie. Then on another birthday or anniversary you can get another charm to represent something else important.

 

[mycenae]

The comapny that Vae works for sells exactly what you are describing Sayward......talk to VAe

 

[TdC]

get her her name in chocolate letters. other than that, I think Wij's solution is the best. Just shines through how Mrs Wij must feel

 

[Edmond]

Actually, i think Lazarus has the answer, can you not just get it resized at the local jewellers?

 

[Vae]

I would imagine the issue with resizing is that the cost of doing so outweighs the cost of the ring.

When is her birthday Kryten? And does she have an opinion on Gold vs Silver?

 

[sayward]

Did you ever reach a decision? I've never gotten over my other half buying me a microwave one year for Christmas!

 

[ECA]

Try hitting her?

 

[ECA]

Did you ever reach a decision? I've never gotten over my other half buying me a microwave one year for Christmas!

Was it that good?

How many modes did it have?

 

[nath]

Fuck the modes, how powerful was it?

 

[Edmond]

Did it have the grill thingy in the top to brown off things, they're great

 

[nath]

Yeah you definitely need that for a decent microwaved spud.

 

[TdC]

ooh gosh my microwave combi oven is the bestist thing I have