My (26f) husband (26m) has always been a terrible gift giver. A few years ago I bought a Winnie the Pooh plushie because I thought it was cute. Since then, every time he sees anything Winnie the Pooh branded, he buys it for me if I’m not with him to stop him. At first I thought it was cute because he cared to notice what I liked but it quickly became way too excessive when I had Winnie the Pooh cups and bowls and mugs and blankets and many many plushies. I don’t like it THAT much to want everything in the house have Pooh on it.
I kind of hinted that it was too much but he didn’t take the hint. Then last Christmas was the breaking point because every single gift he got me was Winnie the Pooh themed. I had even given him a specific list and told him exactly things I wanted. I told him explicitly I don’t ever want another Winnie the Pooh gift ever again.
A few weeks ago he returned from a business trip and he always brings me a small gift from him trip. Like I said, he’s a terrible gift giver so I never expect much but this time it was another Winnie the Pooh plushie! I kept it for a few weeks but every time I looked at it it reminded me how he couldn’t even respect what I asked for or listen to what I told him so I threw it away. He got upset at me for being wasteful. So AIO?