One morning, seventy-five-year-old Marvin arrives at work and is promptly reminded by his secretary that today is his wife’s birthday.

At lunch, he heads to the mall in search of the perfect gift. But as he browses, he realizes that after all these years, his wife has everything she could possibly need. Just as he’s about to give up, he passes a lingerie store and has an idea—his wife has never owned anything like this before!

Determined to make her feel young and beautiful, Marvin walks in and tells the sales clerk, “Give me the most expensive, sheerest negligee you’ve got—and wrap it up fancy.”

With his exciting purchase in hand, Marvin rushes home. Finding his wife in the kitchen, he hands her the package and says, “Go upstairs, unwrap this, and put it on. I’ll wait down here.”

His wife, touched by the gesture, takes the gift and heads to the bedroom. When she opens the box, she’s surprised—it’s so sheer it’s practically invisible! She thinks for a moment, then decides to really surprise Marvin. Why bother with the negligee at all? She leaves it on the bed and confidently walks downstairs stark naked.

“Marvin,” she calls out, “come to the hallway and take a look!”

Marvin steps out, looks up at his wife standing at the top of the stairs, and gasps. Then he shakes his head and mutters, “All that money… and they didn’t even iron it.”