Accidentally became the family giftguy

A couple of years ago my family agreed to keep birthdays and Christmas pretty simple because money was getting tight for everyone. Nobody complained because we all understood but it definitely changed the feeling around holidays. Instead of trying to surprise each other with something special we mostly bought practical gifts or small things people actually needed. It made sense but it felt like the excitement disappeared. Last Christmas my dad mentioned that he had wanted a PS5 but could never bring himself to spend that much on one. The reason being why my dad wanted is because me growing up we used to play together all the time and we had to eventually give our PS3 away. He laughed it off and changed the subject but I could tell he meant it. He works hard and almost never buys anything for himself so that comment stayed in my head. I spent the next few weeks looking everywhere for a decent deal.

I checked Facebook Marketplace almost every day but the prices were still high and some of the listings looked sketchy. Refurbished ones were not much better and every sale i found seemed to disappear before i could buy one. I was about ready to stop looking and buy him something else, I came across an online auction by chance one night I had never used one before so instead of jumping straight in i spent a few days reading about how it worked to make sure it was something i was comfortable trying. I spent a few days reading about how it worked because i wanted to make sure i understood everything before trying it. Once i felt comfortable i gave it a shot.

It took some patience but i ended up getting the PS5 for a lot less than i expected. I could not believe it until it showed up at my door. On Christmas morning my dad opened the box and just looked at it for a few seconds without saying anything. Then he looked at me dead in the eyes and asked if I was serious. I do not think i have ever seen him that surprised. Seeing someone who always puts everyone else first finally get something he actually wanted was probably my favorite part of the whole day and thats what I live for Now everyone in my family jokes that if they need to find a good deal they should ask me first, Im just glad I could be that person to come through for my father like he always comes through for me.

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