Just made a total bloomer, how to resolve.....

Having lived with him for decades I think I can safely say it is meant for me. How is a telescope "too specific " exactly ? Hands up how many of you have bought a telescope in the last few decades ?
Not quite the same as Hotel Chocolat I feel, which I love.Enjoy

Ah well you have now explained that he knew you are "into" astronomy.
Ok so no answer apart from it wouldn't have bothered me one bit to have no surprise at Christmas.

Tell him it was delivered to a neighbour who opened it in error and re wrapped it and dropped it round 🤭

Grannybags

Wrap it back up and look innocent!

At least if it's something you don't like you'll have your 'just what I always wanted' face ready!

This - simple!

Hands up how many of you have bought a telescope in the last few decades ?

Me! I bought a small spotting scope to keep in the car, mainly for birds and wildlife but can be handy for the night skies too.

I also bought a pair of very large binoculars like those used by coastguard and RNLI. Fabulous for sea watching and star gazing. Have to be used on a tripod but they are brilliant.

My DH wouldn't have a clue how an amazon parcel was packaged in the first place tbh. I could wrap it up again, slap some parcel tape on it and he wouldn't be any the wiser.

A takeaway was delivered - and, as my daughter's family are staying here, I assumed it was ours. Luckily, having got the plates ready, just in time - I noticed the label, for next door! So very nearly a bloomer here too.

winterwhite

Could you say you put amazon brown paper round it and then say you half opened it before spotting that it wasn't addressed to you so did it back up again as best you could. No mentioning telescopes.
On the side of the white lie here.

I'd go for this one or version of:

Come clean on the phone - was just opening the lot, accident opening, total delighted, over the moon, (geddit?) terribly sorry etc, looking forward to using it together, etc etc

and you might something nice from the tax free too.

Definitely wrap it up again. Trust me, he won’t notice. Anyway, round here the customs people check most parcels, unwrap them and rewrap them so maybe that is what happened with yours ?😇

hazel93

Thanks all , still having a chuckle !
Weird thing is since we moved to Cornwall earlier in the year we have been really busy and I said one evening "Look at all that sky around us, it's amazing, I can actually see Ursa Major , the Plough etc. " Didn't think he was really listening but he obviously was, think he could be a keeper !

... eek!

Do you think it possible the telescope is a gift from him to himself? Or for both of you?

The reason I thought this is because I'm sitting here looking at a telescope lying carefully on the sofa - my partner bought it some time ago as he's keen on sky-gazing. He puts it on the sofa so that it doesn't get knocked over.

You must let us know the outcome!

This was meant to be a frivolous post ! Simply a chat - of course I will pretend, no chance of telling the truth. Much the same as the look on his face when I say "Does my bum look big in this " .

Much the same as the look on his face when I say "Does my bum look big in this

Depends which way round he looks through the telescope?!

Lucky you... I'd just use it til he gets back.. the sky must be amazing at the moment

Squiffy

^Much the same as the look on his face when I say "Does my bum look big in this^

Depends which way round he looks through the telescope?!

😁

My husband and sons would have prewarned me.
As suggested, rewrap it and look surprised when you open it.
I’m sure he won’t know you’ve already seen it.

Of course you would open it, as you’re the only one who orders presents. Silly him to have it delivered to your home

Whose name was on the parcel, his or yours?

Amazon gift wrap if you check a box. Gift wrap it and say to him that as it didn't have a tag wondered who it was for? So didn't want to undo the wrapping in case he knew. Very innocently of course.

I recently spoiled a planned surprise for me. I mentioned a book I really wanted to my daughter. Then it popped up in my feed with £5 off. Of course I bought it. My daughter is very cross as she had intended to surprise me with it for Christmas. I honestly never gave it a thought.

Just wrap it back up and pretend you didn't open it. If you don't like what he bought you, change the label to someone elses name so he feels guilty and buys you something else LOL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.

Honesty is the best option. Silly thing to lie about.

Well, I didn't look , simply assumed it would be something I had ordered. The package was obviously long and narrow but , and this is so naff, had ordered a couple of those rattan LED reindeers for outside , the stag arrived without his antlers so once mailed to say missing part on its way I simply thought that was it !
Antlers arrived later same day !

Tell him what happened. Maybe he bought it for himself.

I’d re-wrap as suggested with lots of tape, fib a bit and say damaged in transit and then enjoy it n Xmas day !!

I'm with Normandygirl. My DH certainly wouldn't notice the details of an Amazon parcel, or anyone else's. As long as it looked like an unopened parcel he wouldn't give it a thought; but then he doesn't order much (he gets DS2 to do if for him). Good luck whatever you do.