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April20

April20

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It really makes me crazy. I home office, as does he. If you can call him working on our dining room table an "office". Once a week or so, I reach for my stapler and it''s GONE. I find it on the dining room table every time. I''ve told him a dozen times that he is welcome to use it, but that he MUST put it back. I can''t figure out why he doesn''t just go buy one!!

Which brings me to my point. Our anniversary is next month. I decided I''m buying him a stapler. I''m thinking of getting him an engraved one... or something along that lines. Or just a really nice one that isn''t just your run of the mill black. I''ve done a quick Amazon search and turned up a few but was wondering if anyone had seen some cool staplers in their travels. I''d prefer it not be electric.
 
That''s hilarious.

"Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler."

You should totally get him a red Swingline.
 
Maybe you could buy a small home safe, or a lockable cashbox. Keep your stapler in it and keep it locked at all times.
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Electric staplers? I must be really behind the times as I've never heard of such a thing.
 
DH takes my stapler too! He already has one, but mine is this nice curvy-shaped blue swingline. His is old and chunky. Thankfully his desk is close to mine, so I just have to wheel over and grab it back.

I definitely agree about the red swingline! If your DH has seen Office Space, it would be a riot!
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Date: 3/1/2010 5:22:19 PM
Author: MC
Electric staplers? I must be really behind the times as I''ve never heard of such a thing.
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Yep. They''ve actually been out for a while. They make them cordless now!
 
Date: 3/1/2010 5:22:19 PM
Author: MC
Electric staplers? I must be really behind the times as I''ve never heard of such a thing.
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Lifesaver. Truly.
 
When you do get him his new stapler make sure to put this label on yours:

Not yours



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Date: 3/1/2010 5:17:54 PM
Author: Haven
That''s hilarious.

''Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.''

You should totally get him a red Swingline.
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I''m about to lock my stapler down. Like get a locking cord like they make for laptops. It''s making me so crazy to have to go find it every time it''s gone. He accuses me of always blaming him, but the last time I looked, him and I are the only ones with opposable thumbs living here!!!

A red one would be nice.... I''m thinking I''ll get his name and the date engraved on the top!
 
Date: 3/1/2010 5:26:06 PM
Author: Aloros
DH takes my stapler too! He already has one, but mine is this nice curvy-shaped blue swingline. His is old and chunky. Thankfully his desk is close to mine, so I just have to wheel over and grab it back.

I definitely agree about the red swingline! If your DH has seen Office Space, it would be a riot!
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I LOVE this movie. He hasn''t seen it all the way thru. We caught part of it over the weekend. I''m totally going to make him watch it before I give him the gift. Nothing like an anniversary that consists of a nice dinner and watching Office Space!
 
This reminds me of a good story about stealing office supplies.

I was an RA in college, and as RAs we often had to work the front desk of the dorm after hours. The daytime receptionist was a very strange woman, and one of the bizarre things she used to do was take the Resident Director's computer mouse and swap it with her own because his was better, apparently. Well, the RD would always tell us to swap them back at night while she was gone.

After several months of this nonsense we decided to take matters into our own hands.

We wrote a suicide note from her mouse to her, and strung the mouse up over her desk by it's own cord for her to find in the morning. The note was all about how he felt rejected and like he was never good enough because she was always trading him out for that other mouse.*

She never stole the RD's mouse again after that.

*Disclaimer: I do not mean to offend anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide. I have lost a dear friend to suicide, myself. We were young and lucky to have not yet been touched by much tragedy at that time in our lives.

We also once filled the top of her desk with paper Dixie cups, stapled them together, and filled them all with very sugary lemonade. She deserved it. We did that after we learned that she used to take the dorm keys and go into the RAs' rooms when we were out.

ANYWAY, methinks there is fodder for a really good practical joke here, April . . .
 
Date: 3/1/2010 5:29:48 PM
Author: missy
When you do get him his new stapler make sure to put this label on yours:

Not yours


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perfect! but april - buy 2 - his and hers. on his, as missy suggested in reverse, engrave "Yours" and the date. on yours, engrave "Not yours" and the date.

beyond cute.
 
In the meantime, I''d fill your stapler up with pink staples if you can find them. I''ve seen them in the store before.
 
Date: 3/1/2010 5:53:13 PM
Author: Haven
In the meantime, I''d fill your stapler up with pink staples if you can find them. I''ve seen them in the store before.
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LOVE this idea. Bright pink staples! That should stop him from using yours
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I think you should go for a red Swingline stapler. It must be red and it must be a Swingline.
 
So why wait... Such a simple solution.

I''ve even seen a house with dual toilet paper rolls (over and under).

Dual tubes of toothpast works for those who can''t come to grips with squeeze from the end or the middle.

LIttle stuff like this is easy to fix; and not worth spending time getting upset or arguing about it on and on.

Perry
 
Here''s one from Lee Valley Tools:
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Perry--She''s waiting for the anniversary because it''s more fun to make it into something humorous and to give it as a gift than to just go out and buy a stapler right now. I think April''s making very delicious lemonade out of this lemon!
 
Date: 3/1/2010 5:47:42 PM
Author: whitby_2773
Date: 3/1/2010 5:29:48 PM

Author: missy

When you do get him his new stapler make sure to put this label on yours:


Not yours



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perfect! but april - buy 2 - his and hers. on his, as missy suggested in reverse, engrave ''Yours'' and the date. on yours, engrave ''Not yours'' and the date.


beyond cute.
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Love it! Also love the idea of pink staples.

This reminds me of my old boss -- she was a champion supply thief. Not that she ever took things home, but whenever she went to anyone''s desk to talk to them, she''d pick up a pen...scissors...a stapler...etc and play with it or use it. Then she''d walk away with it. Unless we needed it back, we''d usually let her keep it, and every couple weeks she''d come back with her arms full of the stuff she''d taken so she could return it. It was pretty hilarious.
 
Date: 3/1/2010 5:17:54 PM
Author: Haven
That''s hilarious.


''Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.''


You should totally get him a red Swingline.
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This totally popped into my head after reading the thread title!
 
I have a red Swingline stapler! Gift from hubby when I started working in a cubicle. Apparently they''re a special edition because before Office Space came out, there was no such thing. Anyway, you can get ''em here: thinkgeek
 
I''m waiting for our anniversary because he is THE hardest man to buy for. Ever. Our anniversary is April 20th (hence the screen name), so it''s close!

I LOVE the idea of having "Yours" and "Not Yours" staplers. I''m totally going to do that. I have a very nice black Swingline stapler. I really think they''re the only brand to have. I am definitely getting him the red. In the meantime, I am totally buying obnoxiously colored staples. I saw them online today too. Knowing him, it won''t bug him in the least, but it will catch him off guard.
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Thanks for all the input and humor thus far. It''s totally made my day!
 
Date: 3/1/2010 7:26:12 PM
Author: perry
So why wait... Such a simple solution.

I''ve even seen a house with dual toilet paper rolls (over and under).

Dual tubes of toothpast works for those who can''t come to grips with squeeze from the end or the middle.

LIttle stuff like this is easy to fix; and not worth spending time getting upset or arguing about it on and on.

Perry
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We''re not actually arguing. I get up and find my stapler, accuse him of not returning it. Again. It''s never actually been an argument or true frustration. We pick back and forth at each other all the time, with absolutely no malice. I just thought this would be the perfect gift for a hard to buy for man this year. That and my stapler is gone again today.
 
Things Remembered or a similar type store should be able to add an engraving plate to the top of your current stapler as well as the red one. I had a blue Swingline at my last job. I miss that stapler...
 
Ah yes. The invisible gremlins who move things. The same gremlin that moves my Kindle cord and/or my phone charger constantly. It must be a gremlin since my DH swears, every time, that he didn''t move it. And yet it''s gone, sitting with his laptop under the bed or in a random cupboard or with his socks. Fascinating, that!

I love the engraved red swingline idea!

I have a great stapler at work- we tend to stress test them since I staple receipts all dang day, and a cruddy stapler will die really fast or jam constantly. Grr! I''ve tossed a number of them in sheer irritation. Anyway, the one I have right now is a black rubber grippy Oxo with a button that pops the tray out- I can''t link to it, the URL is too long, sorry. It hasn''t jammed once. I love it! It comes up second on google if you search Oxo stapler.
 
Selkie, there''s some pretty funny stuff at that link you posted!
 
I think you should take the staples out of the stapler once you get near your anniversary date. Then, hide a little scavenger hunt type note in the stapler box for him to find, and send him on a little hunt through the house to find *his* new stapler.

Make him work for it!
 
Date: 3/3/2010 1:56:10 AM
Author: Haven
I think you should take the staples out of the stapler once you get near your anniversary date. Then, hide a little scavenger hunt type note in the stapler box for him to find, and send him on a little hunt through the house to find *his* new stapler.

Make him work for it!
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Love it! I think I may do just that!
 
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