I told DH before we were ever married that home appliances were gifts - they were necessities to be bought when needed. That said, a couple of years ago we decided to stop gift giving for each other. But last year he went behind my back and bought gifts - one of which was a cheap vacuum. Granted, cheap is what I wanted for our upstairs but hadn't thoroughly researched what specific one I wanted. Only a couple of months later he came home from work and found it in the front yard. I got tired of fixing it and putting it back together every time I used it! Smart man didn't bat an eye - just took it to his brother's house. I emphatically told him again recently when I was looking at a sale flyer for vacuums to NOT BUY ONE! I think maybe he'll listen this time!