Short Story: Expensive Pyjama

I am one of those people who rarely buy clothes. Yes, those people exist. I have been one of those people for over a decade. Most, if not all, my clothes are purchased by my dear wife. She is exceptional and she tells me, she buys new clothes for me because she wants me to look good. I often wonder, how terrible do I look for her to spend her hard on money on clothes to make me look good? In over 10 years of marriage, I have not had the courage to ask her. Obviously, there isn't an answer to that question that will make me happy. Plus, if she stops buying clothes for me than who will. No, seriously, who will?

Anyway, long story short, my only requirement is that I do not wear expensive clothes. To put it into perspective, about 7 years, I bought pyjamas from Kmart for AUD19.99. Until recently, I wore those few times a week. Some buttons have fallen off, sleeves are a little torn but for night clothes, it does the job.

Image my shock when my wife bought me a pyjamas set from Peter Alexander. This place only sells clothes one wears in their bedroom and they are expensive, like super expensive. The price tag was still on. It was AUD129.99. WOW 🤯

I was super pissed but at the same time, the pyjamas were so soft and comforting. I put it on and it fit me like a glove. Well, not actually like glove, it was lose fit but just right. Within minutes I was feeling less angry about the cost of the pyjamas.

I look at my wife and said, please please tell me you didn't pay full price. She lovingly smiled back at me and said: What do you think?

I said, that is exactly why I married you, amongst many other reasons.

OK, tell me how much you paid. She said AUD50, not including shipping. It still is significantly more than what I would have paid. That is not actually true because after wearing it for the entire night, the very next morning, I was on the Peter Alexander website attempting to order another pyjama set. To my disappointment, it was sold out.

Bottom line, sometimes, treating oneself to something a bit more expensive can be great (obviously, it needs to be worth it. Don't buy it because its branded, buy it because its good). However, it is even more great if the wife pays. I am a lucky man.