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Im so excited I was cleaning out my back closet while the wife was at work and what do I find my brand new 27" Quad Core IMAC, Here is my dilema...

1. SHould I fess up and tell her I found it
2. SHould I wait until Christmas Morning and act super surprised
3. Or should I do what I already did and set it up in my office

hmmm... what to do
 

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You better put it back.

She's gonna be upset cause she wants to see you when you first see it.


How's John doing? He still ok? How old is he now?
 
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I would go ahead and customize it (perhaps with a screen saver saying "Thank you Honey") then put it back until Christmas. :)
 
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I'd put it back.
 
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BOB you may be right but its just 2 beautiful... and John is awesome hes 11 now healthy and in Karate... his XBOX 360 broke so i got him a PS3 lol...
 

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I would put it back. It will spoil her surprise. I did that to my mom a few times and she was very upset as she wanted to watch me open it Christmas day.
 
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BOB you may be right but its just 2 beautiful... and John is awesome hes 11 now healthy and in Karate... his XBOX 360 broke so i got him a PS3 lol...

dude no way! you have to get him another 360. u cant just do a big switch like that!....i would never transfer to just a PS3 from my 360. thats why im gettin another PS3 for xmas because my old one broke, n i still got the 360 that will be sittin right next to her :)
 

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I don't know about yours, but my wife would be incredibly ticked off and disappointed if I not only found, but opened a gift she bought for me as a surprise.

The phrase "happy wife, happy life" is absolutely true. If I were you, I'd put that thing back and pack it so perfectly she wouldn't know the difference.
 

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BOB you may be right but its just 2 beautiful... and John is awesome hes 11 now healthy and in Karate... his XBOX 360 broke so i got him a PS3 lol...

That's all I've got now is a PS3 also. Just got a new game and sold the spare TV at the same time, so now I've got nothing to play it on.:Angry-Tongue:



Give John a smile and a howdy for me.
 
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I would go ahead and customize it (perhaps with a screen saver saying "Thank you Honey") then put it back until Christmas. :)

That's EPIC!!! You MUST do that!!!!:D
 
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Well, if you don't tell her you found it, and you don't get it for Christmas and it's no longer in the closet, then what are you going to do?

Better tell her you found it.
 
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Well, if you don't tell her you found it, and you don't get it for Christmas and it's no longer in the closet, then what are you going to do?

Better tell her you found it.

That would totally SUCK!!! lol
 

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What if it is for mom or dad? Pack it up and put it back.

If it is for you, I hope you have an equal value gift for her.
 

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She's gonna want a big rock for that!!
 
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Knowing what would happen in my situation I would put it back and act uber suprised without over doing it cuz then she would know that u found it.

But put it back and make her happy, there is nothing better for them than 2 see our faces when they get us something that we aren't expecting.

And u r an epic failure for opening it. She will kill u if she knew that. so put it back AND ACT SUPRISED ON XMAS DAY
 
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I put it back nice and safe..... I will be surprised... I guess I now have to return the Obama Chia Pet I got her boo hoo lol
 

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My wife starts laughing hilariously every time she sees that Obama chia commercial.
 

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I put it back nice and safe..... I will be surprised... I guess I now have to return the Obama Chia Pet I got her boo hoo lol

Now that you know what a nice gift she bought you, you'd better be picking up some nice jewelry for her. Something with diamonds, I think. :D
 
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I would put it back - the big question is does she know you were cleaning the closet? If so she may already know....
Great present!
 

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