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A Lower Hutt woman is keeping her “dark side” in check by reselling the one gift she received from her husband of 20 years on Christmas Day: a Star Wars T-shirt.<\/p>\n
The shirt, originally purchased from EB Games, has been listed on her husband’s Trade Me account – in hopes he will get the message.<\/p>\n
Speaking to RNZ, Cindy* said she had a laugh when she opened the present on Christmas Day as she was a big fan of Star Wars.<\/p>\n
But given it was the only gift she received alongside a pair of socks from her mum, she was a little disappointed.<\/p>\n
“My birthday is the 21st so I guess that was his focus. I did get presents for my birthday but yeah, that was not what I expected.”<\/p>\n
In the early hours of the morning and after a couple drinks, Cindy decided to list the T-shirt on Trade Me – titled ‘Revenge of the Wife’.<\/p>\n
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“How am I supposed to gently explain to my husband that after 20 YEARS of marriage, receiving only a T-shirt for Christmas may\u2026 awaken my dark side?,” she wrote in the listing.<\/p>\n
“Answer: I don’t. I list it for sale on his Trade Me account and let the Force handle the rest.<\/p>\n
“Up for grabs is this brand new, never worn, still-has-the-tag Star Wars T-shirt, size Small, featuring Revenge of the Sith – 20th Anniversary on the sleeve. Yes, very cool. Yes, very nostalgic. Yes\u2026 still a T-shirt for Christmas!”<\/p>\n
Cindy wrote the shirt was “perfect” for Star Wars fans, husbands who think a T-shirt is a thoughtful gift and “anyone brave enough to flirt with the Dark Side”.<\/p>\n
She said she was selling the item in hopes of “preserving galactic peace in a 20-year marriage” and selling it on the hubby’s account in hopes he “may or may not ‘get the drift'”.<\/p>\n
“Buy it before my patience fully turns to the Dark Side. May the Force (and better gift ideas) be with you,” she ended the listing with.<\/p>\n
Cindy said he husband took her decision to sell the shirt “really well”.<\/p>\n
They often played pranks on each other and Cindy said the foundation to a good marriage was being able to have a “really good laugh” and constructive conversations about things.<\/p>\n
It had taught him it might be a good idea to ask her what she wanted for Christmas instead of buying something he liked for himself and then deciding to buy it for her.<\/p>\n
In the question and answer section of the listing, it was clear Cindy’s husband had come to realise where he had gone wrong and was contemplating his life choices.<\/p>\n
One question from a Trade Me user said: “I’m surprised she didn’t bring forth the light sabre and slash this abomination to shreds…..”, to which he replied: “Point taken, you could say I had the aim of a storm trooper this year \u2026 completely missed the mark.”<\/p>\n
But after the ordeal, Cindy’s husband had thought long and hard about what she deserved and would be treating her to a massage.<\/p>\n
A long one, she said: “I need it”.<\/p>\n
And the money from the sale of the shirt?<\/p>\n
Cindy said all proceeds from the Trade Me sale would go towards Sea Shepherd – who defend, protect and conserve what she called the “real Jedi”.<\/p>\n
* Not her real name<\/p>\n