That GMC commercial is so unrealistic

first, they have a big ass house and buy 2 gmc cars at 50-60k each

nope

I'm extremely particular and have specific taste with the following things:

Cars/Trucks
Wristwatches
Firearms
Fishing Gear
Tools

I would prefer to make my own decisions on those items.

I was born into the wrong family.

Yeah, I've never met anyone who bought a car for their spouse for Christmas. Their kid, sure but never their spouse

I don't even really like getting clothes for Christmas. I have a unique style that cannot be decoded by any other human being.

I'm not sure when this pickiness started, though. When I was 12 I wouldn't have looked a gift horse in the mouth. Somewhere along the way I got ruined by my own ego.

I would hope the dealer has one hell of a return policy.

Some spouses seem to have no problem going out and racking up a huge payment for their own vehicle.

Maybe that's the thing. If you're buying something expensive for someone who can't afford it, that's great. But if you're buying it for your spouse, presumably he/she can afford it because he/she is actually going to be paying for it.

Or maybe it's simply the fact that they're paying for it at all.

If I was doing this, I think I'd immediately hand my spouse a piece of paper that declares the vehicle in the driveway to be a mere prop, and that we'll go together to pick out the actual vehicle. That could work. But even then, it seems weird. My wife and I jointly make decisions about any purchase of five digits or more. By definition in my household, a vehicle wouldn't be a gift.

I’m not either. I’d just politely say “no thanks”.

My wife says that maybe those spouses know them better than your wife does you.
This is payback for the other thing. :D

Nah. It's coming home with me.

Another problem is those giant, red, car-sized bows. Those damn things cost about $50 bucks a pop. Unless you drive super slow, by the time you get home, the bow part is half-flapped to hell and gone. Also, when you stop at a red light, people stare at you like you stole somebody's gifted car out of their driveway. And sometimes you can see them thinking, "That poor bastard can't afford his own car so somebody had to give him one and he forgot to remove the ribbon." It's humiliating.

FAX

Border collie? Damn right it’s comjng home with me. Between those and aussies. Favorite dogs ever.

Yip. Got a short haired red one currently.