**I bought a Valentine’s Day card for someone I admire – not a lover or anything – just someone I admire. But I left the receipt in the car and my husband found it. He was a bit mystified because he didn’t get any Valentine’s Day cards. It left me with a lot of explaining to do.
**Yes, I’m sure the shop could avoid spelling out Valentine’s Day card on their receipt. And maybe you should raise the matter with them – if you’re prepared to risk the whiff of scandal that might arise. But I’m sorry, it seems to me you’re looking for a scapegoat for what was a blunder on your part.
I told him the truth and because he’s such a lovely man I think he understood. But it was embarrassing. The incident made me wonder why a shop would specify “Valentine’s Day card” on a receipt when it could simply say “greeting card”. I imagine I’m not the only person to be caught out in this way. What do you think?
If you’re going to send Valentine’s Day cards to men you admire, but not your husband, you need to cover your tracks extremely well, even if the situation is as innocent as you claim.
Incidentally, if it was so innocent, why didn’t you tell your husband you were sending the other man a Valentine’s Day card? Worried that he’d be jealous? It seems a bit dodgy and all the more reason why you should have bought your husband a card as well.
Returning to your issue, it would be helpful, even for those sending their loved one an anonymous Valentine’s Day card, to get a receipt that didn’t spill the beans should it be found. So, you’re naughty, but you do raise a fair point.
Do you have a consumer question for Kevin? Email [email protected], or post to Weekly Consumer, PO Box 90119, Victoria St West, Auckland 1142.
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