A WOMAN is in a desperate race against time to think of a big-ticket item her husband can buy her for Christmas before he goes rogue.
Jess, aged 42, not her real name or age, was told yesterday ‘if there’s anything you want for Christmas I need to know this week, otherwise I’ll get you whatever’ and is frantically searching for the right item to stem a tide of crap.
She said: “It’s not that the gifts he gets me are entirely bad. It’s just they’re very ‘generic woman’.
“‘Here’s a scented candle, here’s some chocolates, here’s a bottle of artisanal gin. Does that take me up to the spending cap yet? Alright here’s a scarf.’ I’ve got five days or less to find something before he buys Expensive Secret Santa.
“It’s f**king stressful. I feel like I come across stuff I’d like which costs £200 every day, but put me against the clock and suddenly every website’s bare. No way am I getting any work done today. This is a quest.
“Wasn’t there a coat? Why didn’t I bookmark that coat I liked? Do I need shoes? He said this week but his patience can run out at any time and I’ll end up with a spa voucher and an air fryer.”
Husband Anthony, 28, not his real name or age, said: “Yeah, she didn’t give me any ideas so I’ve got her a spa voucher and an air fryer.”