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Dilemma: Wine for Sis

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  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    Be a devil drink it, get your sister a hottle of lambrini
  • Anatidaephobia
    Anatidaephobia Posts: 841 Forumite
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    FreeBear wrote: »
    Should I tell her that I drank the bottle myself, or say nothing and just give her a box of chocolates & flowers ?

    I'm assuming you haven't actually told her what you're going to give her for her birthday in which case why do you have to tell her anything?
  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,367 Forumite
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    Problem solved - She has taken a liking to Pink Port, so I'll grab a couple of bottles from Waitrose and decant the vintage stuff later :D
    Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
    Erik Aronesty, 2014

    Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
  • GaleSF63
    GaleSF63 Posts: 1,558 Forumite
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    Next time a similar dilemma is likely to come up, buy 2.
  • KARO
    KARO Posts: 381 Forumite
    Karma, my dear.. drink it knowing it's not yours to drink and is intended for someone else, and you'll probably find the wine is rough as hell and gives you a hangover :rotfl:
  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,367 Forumite
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    At £125 per bottle, it had better not be rough as hell or I'll be having stern words with the supplier.

    Based on experience, this stuff keeps very well and improves with age so I am looking forward to pulling the cork on this one.
    Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
    Erik Aronesty, 2014

    Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,367 Forumite
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    In the end, decided not to give her the Pink Port (finishing off the second bottle this evening). Instead, took her out for an evening meal, and then cracked open the vintage stuff when we got back with the line "You might like this, it is the same age as you..."

    She did indeed like it - Two glasses later, it disappeared back in to the drinks cabinet and I'll finish off the rest of it later :cheesy:
    Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
    Erik Aronesty, 2014

    Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    You live with your sister then? Take it she never ventures into the cellar... ;)
  • Lily-Rose_3
    Lily-Rose_3 Posts: 2,732 Forumite
    I don't think I have ever seen such a devastatingly distressing dilemma on here.

    How DID you get through it Freebear?! :eek:
    Proud to have lost over 3 stone (45 pounds,) in the past year! :j Now a size 14!


    You're not singing anymore........ You're not singing any-more! :D
  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,367 Forumite
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    Person_one wrote: »
    You live with your sister then? Take it she never ventures into the cellar... ;)

    Sis lives way over the other side of the county and doesn't have a key for the wine cellar (drinks cabinet).
    Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
    Erik Aronesty, 2014

    Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
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