A WOMAN is in a desperate race against time to think of a big-ticket item her husband can buy her for Christmas before he goes rogue.
Carolyn Ryan, aged 42, was told yesterday ‘if there’s anything you want for Christmas I need to know this week, otherwise I’ll get you whatever’ and is frantically searching for the right item to stem a tide of crap.
She said: “It’s not that the gifts he gets me are entirely bad. It’s just they’re very ‘generic woman’.
“‘Here’s a scented candle, here’s some chocolates, here’s a bottle of artisanal gin. Does that take me up to the spending cap yet? Alright here’s a scarf.’ I’ve got five days or less to find something before he buys Expensive Secret Santa.
“It’s f**king stressful. I feel like I come across stuff I’d like which costs £200 every day, but put me against the clock and suddenly every website’s bare. No way am I getting any work done today. This is a quest.
“Wasn’t there a coat? Why didn’t I bookmark that coat I liked? Do I need shoes? He said this week but his patience can run out at any time and I’ll end up with a spa voucher and an air fryer.”
Husband Nick Ryan said: “Yeah, she didn’t give me any ideas so I’ve got her a spa voucher and an air fryer.”
