A new mom took to Reddit with a sticky situation that she thought she handled well. Her husband, however, did not agree. The original poster (OP) shared her story on the AmITheA—— subreddit, where she explained how she and her husband found themselves at odds over a recent gift. OP began by noting that her husband “has always gifted me expensive things” and can comfortably do so.
“Over the years, I would tell him that he doesn’t have to keep buying me expensive gifts bc we both have expenses such as a mortgage and other bills. I also gift him expensive presents that I save up to buy him,” she shared.
Their gifting had never been an issue until recently, when the couple welcomed a baby boy and he surprised her with a push present days before.
“It was a huge Gucci bag, and inside was a Gucci tote bag. It was a very lovely bag. He said the reason why he got me that huge Gucci tote bag was because I would need a big bag to carry around so that I could put the baby’s things inside when I travel with him,” OP explained.
OP was delighted with the gift and thanked her husband, insisting it was “too much.” Her husband responded that “he appreciated her and was excited for this journey we would both experience. He also saw how miserable I was mentally and emotionally during my pregnancy.”
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“I noticed that the material of the bag was different. The inside of the bag looked a little off, and the handles of the bag felt very bad quality — to the point where I placed too many things in the bag, I am sure it would tear,” she wrote.
OP decided to look the bag up on Gucci’s website and compare, after which, “I came to the conclusion that the bag was fake. I still tried to give him the benefit of the doubt by looking for an older version, but everything still points to the bag being fake.”
The new mom was curious why her husband would do that when she’d emphasized before that the expensive gifts weren’t necessary. She decided to ask her husband about where he bought the bag.
“At first, he said the actual Gucci store. I kept asking if he was sure a couple of times. He then told me no, it was from eBay. He said he got it for a good deal.”