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View Poll Results: What is your reaction to receiving a new car with a bow on Christmas Day? | |||
I would be overjoyed. Best gift ever. | 8 | 8.79% | |
I would be happy about it, but a little worried that it would be what I really wanted. | 6 | 6.59% | |
I'd graciously accept it, but I'd wish that I had a little more input. | 2 | 2.20% | |
I'd be a little bit unhappy that my spouse made that big decision in secret, though I'd like the thought. | 10 | 10.99% | |
What the heck? You should NEVER spend that much money and buy a car that you don't even know is the right fit for your spouse. | 27 | 29.67% | |
I give people cars all the time. I never even think about potential issues. | 2 | 2.20% | |
I don't think these commercials are depicting situations that happen in real life. | 35 | 38.46% | |
Cars are an artifact of the 20th century. I'd prefer an Uber gift certificate. | 1 | 1.10% | |
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12-28-2018, 07:47 PM | #16 |
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That GMC commercial is so unrealistic
first, they have a big ass house and buy 2 gmc cars at 50-60k each nope |
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12-28-2018, 07:47 PM | #17 |
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I'm extremely particular and have specific taste with the following things:
Cars/Trucks Wristwatches Firearms Fishing Gear Tools I would prefer to make my own decisions on those items. |
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12-28-2018, 07:47 PM | #18 | |
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12-28-2018, 07:47 PM | #19 |
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Yeah, I've never met anyone who bought a car for their spouse for Christmas. Their kid, sure but never their spouse
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12-28-2018, 07:52 PM | #20 | |
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I'm not sure when this pickiness started, though. When I was 12 I wouldn't have looked a gift horse in the mouth. Somewhere along the way I got ruined by my own ego. |
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12-28-2018, 07:53 PM | #21 |
It was not a fair catch
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I would hope the dealer has one hell of a return policy.
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12-28-2018, 07:54 PM | #22 |
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Some spouses seem to have no problem going out and racking up a huge payment for their own vehicle.
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12-28-2018, 07:54 PM | #23 | |
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Or maybe it's simply the fact that they're paying for it at all. |
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12-28-2018, 07:56 PM | #24 |
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If I was doing this, I think I'd immediately hand my spouse a piece of paper that declares the vehicle in the driveway to be a mere prop, and that we'll go together to pick out the actual vehicle. That could work. But even then, it seems weird. My wife and I jointly make decisions about any purchase of five digits or more. By definition in my household, a vehicle wouldn't be a gift.
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12-28-2018, 07:56 PM | #25 |
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12-28-2018, 07:58 PM | #26 |
It was not a fair catch
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My wife says that maybe those spouses know them better than your wife does you.
This is payback for the other thing. |
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12-28-2018, 08:01 PM | #27 |
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12-28-2018, 08:03 PM | #28 |
testing ... 1, 2, 3
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Another problem is those giant, red, car-sized bows. Those damn things cost about $50 bucks a pop. Unless you drive super slow, by the time you get home, the bow part is half-flapped to hell and gone. Also, when you stop at a red light, people stare at you like you stole somebody's gifted car out of their driveway. And sometimes you can see them thinking, "That poor bastard can't afford his own car so somebody had to give him one and he forgot to remove the ribbon." It's humiliating.
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12-28-2018, 08:03 PM | #29 |
Rock Chalk Jayhawks! KU!!!
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12-28-2018, 08:05 PM | #30 |
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