POV: Your parents are asking what to get for your sons birthday but you just bought a house

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Home Depot

Why it worked

The video uses relatable humor around the absurdity of a child's specific interests, especially in the context of a major life event like buying a house. The unexpected and specific gift suggestions create a comedic effect that resonates with viewers.

Summary

The creator humorously suggests unconventional birthday gifts for his son, who recently had a house bought for him. These suggestions include items like French drains, plumbing company gift cards, new windows, a half bath, and a Home Depot or Lowe's gift card.

Structure

1Son turning five, recently bought a house
2Son is into French drains and plumbers
3Suggests gift cards for plumbing companies or new windows
4Suggests a half bath for the playroom
5Suggests Home Depot/Lowe's gift cards
6Mentions son pretending to clean and wanting a cleaning lady

Product placement

Home Depot (acts: a place to buy home improvement supplies, removing it would change the gift suggestion); Lowe's (acts: a place to buy home improvement supplies, removing it would change the gift suggestion)

Original caption

He’s a huge huge fan of insulation in the attic as well #firsttimehomebuyer #realestate

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POV: Your parents are asking what to get for your sons birthday but you just bought a house

Transcript

OH, YEAH, TURNING FIVE. Yeah, I know, he's turning five. Deal. He definitely needs a present. Um, he's really into, like, French drains. He really also just loves to see plumbers. So if you wanna get, like, a gift card to a plumbing company, you know, 2,000 to 5,000 dollars, like, he would love that. He actually also said he wants two new windows in his room. Um, but, like, new construction, not. Not replacement. It's not. It's like, he's looks at the windows, like, I think. I think he wants some. Some new ones. That'll be really nice. Oh, the playroom? He was actually asking for, like, a whole new half bath down there. Um, you know, going up the stairs to go to the bathroom. So if you wanna get that, he'll love it. How about like a Home Depot or Lowe's gift card for, you know, 18 hundred dollars? He was also pretending to clean the other day. So cute. Want, uh, to get a cleaning lady over to. To help him, that could also work. Any of that, really. He.