Regretsy...

Dear Friends,

I have a story to share with you regarding the worst $12 I have ever spent.  A few weeks ago before our one year wedding anniversary (the paper anniversary I might add), I had plans to get the wedding vows we wrote together framed as a gift to the husband.  Well on the only day I could look for them without him asking what the hell I was doing, I could not find them anywhere.  I went into panic mode.  I couldn't find our vows and time was a ticking if I wanted to get him a gift before the big day....

In desperation I went online and searched "first anniversary gifts".  One recommendation was a piece of artwork,  totally nails that "paper" thing, but what piece of artwork would he want that we can actually afford?  I remembered when we were in a shop a few months ago he was ooing and ahhhing over this £300 painting of a meerkat family.  He likes small furry animals, especially meerkats, don't ask.

I thought maybe I could find something cheap and affordable on etsy.com.  (kind of like ebay for handmade goods for those of you who haven't heard of it and must be living under a rock or something).  And just my luck, there were meerkat photos and meerkat paintings!  I settled on an "art print" of a single meerkat head - for only $12 including shipping from Canada!  Score, right?

It arrived the day before our anniversary and I didn't have time to wrap it.  The next morning Nick brought me  up my gift and I opened up this beautiful wooden jewelry box.  (I left mine in America and have been on the hunt for a new one).  Excitedly, I gave him his gift....

WTF was I thinking?!?

Not only is it absolutely ridiculous, the seller also had an interesting interpretation of "artist print" because this was clearly printed on someones home printer and basically just looks like a big meerkat postcard. 

I think I'm going to get it framed. 

For more Etsy Regrets, check out this hilarious website... Regretsy.com