Ha! Funny on the vacuum! My dad once bought my mother an 18 lb pipe wrench for her birthday. The year after she bought him a night gown and nail polish!
Too funny. I wonder if some generations did that more than others? The same FIL figured out after the vacuum that this idea was a no no. However, a few years later he did purchase a lawn mower on MOTHER’S DAY. From my understanding, she left to visit her sister till late that night. Funny now but I bet it wasn’t then.