Sounds like another Vodafone fail to me!! Good one VF!!

With preggy brain I managed to leave the receipt for hubbys present sitting on the dining room table for two days before I realised. Not sure if I was caught out.

I think you'll find that 'Something, Something, Something Dark Side' is a spoof of Empire Strikes Back, not Return of the Jedi

I always have trouble with magazine subscriptions. The companies like to send a letter out pre-Christmas to tell the recipient but why can't I do that myself on Christmas Day! I've also received letters myself which ruined the surprise - I had to pretend I didn't know about it until I got a voucher on the day.

My fiance happened to look at the credit card statement for late November.

It was my mistake to buy her present using that means of payment.

But it was really the wrong thing for her to say "I found something on the CC statement. It's going to be a great present! Thank you!"

You can imagine the hassle I had taking the present back and getting something different for her.

There Must Be Surprise.

D'oh! I only watched Something, Something, Somthing Dark Side last night, too, so I totally knew that. Thanks ever so much for pointing that slip-o-the-brain, PorchMonkey4Life...

Something Something dark side was pretty funny, but I'd totally forgotten how cheesy the Ivan Drago training montage in Rocky 4 was so that was the highlight for me. Santa fail was the wife leaving the high cupboard door with all the (wrapped) pressies in for our 4 year old to see, so she now thinks Santa drops presents off early and hides them, rather than coming on Christmas eve.

How were vodafone supposed to know it was a christmas gift though?

@LB Hmmmmm, People shelling out big bucks for a new phone for someone else and at this time of year? Gee dunno, perhaps they could have asked? Still I guess it depends on how good your Arabic is for the Call Centre?

We bought a new cell phone for our brother in-law which blew him away. only problem was when he opened the sealed box he pulled out a phone that was bright pink (not black and manly like the display model)- needless to say we all went red and apologised. A quick trip to the returns counter the next day saw us right... rather embarrassing though!