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  • How funny - this has put a big smile on my face!!!!
  • LadyDee
    LadyDee Posts: 4,293 Forumite
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    i dont understand why this post is in this area and it hasnt been moved, men buy women presents every day its no big deal and the staff in shop probably wont even be interested its just another sale to them so whats the big fuss all about?

    I posted a wanted on I Wanna and it got moved to somewhere obscure that hardly gets any traffic, so perhaps the moving police have taken a few hours off?
  • skibster
    skibster Posts: 3,808 Forumite
    Don't worry, men pick up or return things for wives/girlfriends all the time, no one has to know it's for you, lol. I send my husband to get girlie things for me sometimes, and while he thinks he'll look silly getting them, I always tell him people surely assume it's for his wife. If he's that uncomfortable, I tell him to make a joking comment about how the wife sends him on errands. You could do the same, even if there is no wife, they don't need to know, lol.
  • SnowyOwl_2
    SnowyOwl_2 Posts: 5,257 Forumite
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    If you are that worried take a big carrier bag, or even black bin bag, with you and put the Next package into that if their packaging is not as discrete as you'd like. Or just ask the person at the desk to put it into a carrier bag for you. They ought to have large enough bags as they'll be selling items as big or bigger every day anyway.
  • laurenjs88
    laurenjs88 Posts: 1,326 Forumite
    How bizzare! No need to be embarressed! But no-one will know anyway. Enjoy the boots!
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  • karenrel
    karenrel Posts: 94 Forumite
    To be honest, I don't think anyone would bat an eyelid and if they did, then that's their problem! I worked in Boots last Xmas and a lot more men bought makeup than I'd ever have imagined and quite a few admitted it was for them - I actually thought it was really good they felt they could go into a high street store and buy whatever they liked.
    Couldn't help giggling when people bought job lots of condoms though - suppose we never grow up!!!!
  • Silk
    Silk Posts: 4,836 Forumite
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    skibster wrote: »
    Don't worry, men pick up or return things for wives/girlfriends all the time, no one has to know it's for you, lol. .

    Thigh length boots size 12's ...I think they'll twig myself ;)

    Esp if he tries them on before he leaves the store
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    It's not just about the money
  • BaBa
    BaBa Posts: 98 Forumite
    LadyDee wrote: »
    I posted a wanted on I Wanna and it got moved to somewhere obscure that hardly gets any traffic, so perhaps the moving police have taken a few hours off?

    Don't think the moving police ever check the Grabbit board.

    You're probably just as well posting your 'I Wanna' in here, everybody else seems to now, hence HUKD being the only place to check for true Grabbits sadly...
  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    Silk wrote: »
    Thigh length boots size 12's ...I think they'll twig myself ;)

    Esp if he tries them on before he leaves the store
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Especially if he's earing his twin set and pearls at the time :)
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
  • i get men coming in my shop and buying tampons, if they are using them themselves id rather not think about it lol
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