Christmas Shopping Fun

Christmas is coming and i wanted to get my husband the Xbox 360. I was going to go stand in line at best buy at 3 a.m. but i heard that people were already in line at 4:00 pm to camp out all night for the xbox 360...so i resorted to ebay...

Oh, oh...

i was watching the bids and i placed one. i hit pay in the heat of it and authorized my credit card to pay it..my final cost was $760.00..they sell in the store for $400.00 plus tax...omg i know...

Yes. Oh my God...but not the fucking end of the world.

Well, i mistakenly left up the ebay screen and my dh seen it and said "i see an astronomical amount of money bid on the xbox, i hope you did not do this because i would never pay that much money, you need to cancel that bid" i said i already paid for it...oh why did i do that?!

Well why shouldn't you? What do you have to fear? Unless of course your husband is an emotionally abusive control freak.

Anyway, i tried to cancel, i tried contacting the seller, no response yet.

The seller would be have to be extremely silly or exceedingly kind to return that kind of money. It's not a commendable practice but you could chargeback if you are desperate enough...

We were supose to have "family day" dinner and king kong movie w/kids, daughter 14, son 16 (on zoloft)

On anti-depressants already, ey? But then again living everyday in an atmosphere of pent up anger and fear, for years, can do that to a kid.

My husband kept saying, "I would never pay that much..did agree that we would go together and shop for a gift for eachother like a movie camera so that we can have it for christmas and vacations, (and amateur porn scenes...)?" It was totally upsetting to everyone, the kids just sat around w/no expressions on their faces...

They are clearly used to this.

I lost it and was so sick to my stomach, i threw up in the bathroom, but all my husband could do was sit there and state over and over again that I should not have made such a stupid purchase.

Lovable fellow you have there.

I said to him , "stop already, no matter what you say, it's not going to change the fact that i did it, now let me try and undo it..." Anyway, an hour passed and he was like, lets go to the movies..well, the mood was null and void...the kids did not want to go, my son said , "You are not the one that has to take medication!"

What he forgot to add was: "But you are the one who should!"

I cant' take it, it's too emotional. that was the last my husband said anything...he left a check on the table and said to pay my credit card, it was the amount of the xbox..now after everyone got upset, he says "what ever happens happens" ...ok, i was wrong, BUT, he should not have carried on to so upset the kids like that...

So what are you going to do about it? (Unfortunately it doesn't sound like you're planning to grow a spine any time soon.)

i know how he felt, he did not have to pound it in my chest..which by the way was so heavy , i could not breath...i know i'm wrong, believe me, i will never bid on ebay again...

This has nothing to do with Ebay.

Seems like there are always holidays that i can say oh yeah, that was the Helloween that husband was mad at me for someting or other or oh yeah, that was the Christmas that husband opened his presents like they meant nothing, opened up a wallet and said oh, a wallet and put it aside.

One would say a no-brainer. Simply stop buying him presents right? But you can't, can you? You need his approval to be happy and the longer he withholds it, the more expensive the gifts get...

i know he doesn't mean to blow ...i know i was wrong...he had every right to be mad at me, we did discuss not getting anything for each other that we would shop and get a camera or something...i screwed up...

Yes, you're right! I'm an awful, disgusting human being for wanting to make you happy and I realize this now, but please, PLEASE can we go back to being lovey dovey again? I can't STAND it when people are mad at me...

We are so stressed and depressed right now.

Gotta love the holidays.