'I regifted my boyfriend's £1,110 laptop to my sister - he's so ungrateful'
When it comes to gift giving, people can spend hours agonising over what to surprise their closest friends and family with. That's exactly what one 23-year-old woman went through when trying to pick out the perfect Christmas gift for her boyfriend of two years.
She wanted to surprise him with something special because he has "always been really supportive" throughout their relationship - but his reaction to his gift was worlds away from what she was expecting. Taking to Reddit, she explained how she bought her 24-year-old boyfriend a $1,300 (£1,148) laptop to open on the big day. She said: "He has been complaining about his laptop for a while and has expressed the desire to upgrade to a newer model. I decided I would surprise him with a brand new laptop for Christmas.
He claims he needs a laptop with a much higher spec (stock photo) (Getty Images)She said: "He has been complaining about his laptop for a while and has expressed the desire to upgrade to a newer model. I decided I would surprise him with a brand new laptop for Christmas.
"I wanted to get him the best laptop I could, so for the weeks leading up to Christmas, when he'd complain about his laptop, I'd take these opportunities to casually ask him which laptop he liked, what he wanted in a new laptop, and so on.
"The main problem he had with his laptop was the speed. So, I thought it would be fitting to get him the same model that he had (MacBook Pro), just the latest version.
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"Now, I'm not a tech person. I don't know the first thing about RAM, SSD, etc. I just assumed a $1300 laptop would be more than enough for his needs. So I bought the laptop, without doing any more research into it."
After he unwrapped his present, his face dropped with disappointment because he "couldn't get his work done on such a slow machine".
She regifted the laptop to her sister (stock photo) (Getty Images/Tetra images RF)She added: "He was so excited, until he saw the specs. When he saw that the laptop had 8GB of RAM, he was really, really disappointed. He was adamant that he needed something with more RAM."
They ended up getting into a heated argument about the laptop, with the woman claiming he should appreciate the effort she made.
"I tried to explain to him that I had done my best and spent a lot of money on the laptop, so he should appreciate it, but he wasn't having it.
"He said he would rather return the laptop and get the one he wanted.
"At this point, I was really hurt and upset. I had gone out of my way to get him a really nice present, and I felt like he didn't appreciate it at all.
"Yes, I could return it, and get him the one he wanted, but I had already spent a lot of money. The fact that he wasn't even willing to give it a chance made me really frustrated."
She bought the laptop without researching too much into it (stock photo) (Getty Images/Image Source)Disgusted by his reaction, the woman decided to regift the laptop to her 19-year-old sister, who was more than happy to receive such a thoughtful gift to help her with her studies.
She said: "She's a college student, and I know she could really use a laptop like this.
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"I know it may sound selfish, but I didn't think it was fair that he didn't appreciate my gift, and I wanted to make sure the laptop went to someone that would actually appreciate it.
"My boyfriend is, to put it bluntly, p***ed.
"He 'does not understand why I wouldn't just return it and get him the one he wanted' and 'cannot believe I would do something so selfish when I know how much he needs a new laptop'.
"I feel kind of bad, but at the same time, this wasn't cheap for me, and a little appreciation would have been nice."
While most users slammed the woman's decision to regift the laptop to her sister, others believe she should have done more research before buying it in the first place.
One user said: "Your boyfriend sounds like he was appreciative of your gift, but he needed a machine that can do what he needs it to.
"That's the risk of getting a laptop or something similar without the involvement of the person you're buying it for.
"The correct action would have been returning the laptop and allowing him to put the money towards a machine that fits his needs.
"Not to mention, once you gift something - it doesn't belong to you anymore. It was his laptop and you took it to gift to your sister."
Another user added: "It's not rude or disrespectful to tell someone the present they actually do like can't do what they need it to do for work.
"You didn't take him with you and it would've been no big deal to just exchange it for the model he actually needs.
"He did like your gift. It's not his fault you didn't ask him what he needed it to be able to do so he could use it.
"Then you gave it to your sister out of spite? What is wrong with you?
"Your boyfriend has every right to be p***ed, especially because you gave away his gift. It was no longer yours to regift or give away. You're acting like a brat. Go apologise."
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