Pat asked the gift shop to wrap a thin official envelope for her husband’s birthday.
The assistant recognised it as a parking ticket and asked whether Pat had brought the wrong thing.
Pat said she’d spent all morning looking for his present.
Then she explained exactly what he’d asked her to buy….
Pat’s husband was difficult to buy presents for.
When she asked what he wanted, he told her to find something for the car that he’d never buy himself.
Pat tried the motoring shop.
He already had a tyre gauge. He didn’t like seat covers. He said air fresheners gave him a headache.
She tried the department store, then the little shops near the square.
Nothing seemed right.
When she got back to the car, an official envelope was tucked beneath the windscreen wiper.
Pat read it twice.
Then she went straight into the gift shop.
Could you wrap this?
The assistant looked inside.
That’s a parking ticket.
Yes. Nice paper, please. It’s a birthday present.
For the driver?
For my husband.
The assistant said it wasn’t usually considered a gift.
Pat pointed to the payment instructions.
It has an early-payment discount. He likes those.
Would you like a card with it?
Pat chose one with a little car on the front.
The assistant handed her a pen.
What message are you putting in?
Something for the car you’d never buy yourself.
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