The Bert Show – "Vault: She Caught Her Boyfriend Buying Double Of The Same Gifts! - Part Two"

Date: November 26, 2025
Host: Pionaire Podcasting
Main Cast: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, Callers

Episode Overview

This episode continues the story of Melody, a woman who discovers her boyfriend bought double sets of identical gifts—two sets of pajamas, two tennis bracelets, and two vacation certificates. The show debates if this is innocent, suspicious, or outright evidence of cheating. Melody updates the hosts on her investigations into airline bookings and faces lively, sometimes harsh, listener feedback. Together, they try to parse the line between justified suspicion, honesty, and letting go.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Recap & Melody's Situation (01:08–02:43)

• Snooping & Discovery: Melody admits snooping to ensure her boyfriend's gifts to her fit their agreed-upon price limit, as she's low on funds. She finds two sets of identical gifts, raising red flags.

• Gift Details: Gifts included two sets of pajamas (small & medium), two tennis bracelets, and printed vacation certificates for trips to St. Thomas scheduled for New Year's and Valentine's Day.

  “She was a little shocked when she found that there were three items, but there were an identical three items that went along with those gifts.”
  — Host 1 (01:48)

2. Homework Assignment Results: Investigating the Vacation (02:43–04:38)

• Airline Calls: Melody exhaustively contacts airlines to check if she's on any itineraries for New Year's or Valentine's, both under her own and her boyfriend's names.

• No Evidence: No booking for Melody or her boyfriend is found.

  “I was checking all different dates ... Some of them actually did agree to check his name for both times on every airline ... turned up absolutely nothing.”
  — Melody (02:54)

• Skepticism: Hosts express doubt that a Caribbean trip for New Year's would be left unbooked so close to the date, due to high demand and prices.

  “He's going to give it to you on the 25th ... that means you're leaving inside of six days ... He is going to pay $430,000 per ticket.”
  — Host 3 (04:00)

• Alternative Theories: He might have bought vacation packages online but not inputted passenger names yet, meaning the trip isn't officially registered.

3. Fresh Investigative Angles: The Orlando Factor (05:46–06:16)

• Departure City: New thought—since Melody’s boyfriend works much of the week in Orlando, perhaps the flight leaves from there (not Atlanta).

• Melody hadn’t checked Orlando departures; is advised to investigate further.

  “Doesn't he work in Orlando for most of the week? Oh, so if he were taking another girl, he could be departing from Orlando.”
  — Host 2 (05:57)

4. Facing the Truth: Confrontation vs. Stealth (06:23–07:39)

• Caller James: Suggests skipping detective work and being honest—either confront him obliquely (implying knowledge of "the other woman") or directly ("I found these gifts. What the hell is going on?").

• Technique: Bert suggests the “double ask” method—ask, then repeat for maximum honesty.

  “You can either do it the easy way, the nice way, or you can do it the evil way. The evil way would just be to confront him and just say, I know about the other woman.”
  — James (Caller) & Melody, relaying the advice (06:27)

• Emotional Reality: Hosts discuss how hard it is to enjoy a relationship or a vacation with such doubts.

  “You’re talking about living with this for three weeks ... You're not gonna enjoy that vacation, are you?”
  — Host 1 (07:23)

5. Tactics: Using Work as a Test (08:04–09:42)

• Host’s Advice: Melody could tell her boyfriend she was offered a lucrative work shift on New Year’s Eve, and ask if they have plans—to see if he reveals the vacation or dodges it.

• Possible Pitfall: Fear that if Melody asks, boyfriend could instead take his suspected "other" on the trip.

  “You can just point blank ask him, do we have any plans for New Year's?”
  — Host 3 (08:37)

6. Melody’s Feelings & Reality Check (09:42–10:08)

• Love Scale: Melody admits her affection is wavering the longer she’s in limbo and suspects infidelity.

  “Before the place of confusion, probably like 8 plus something. 8.5 or something ... now ... around a four.”
  — Melody (09:51)

7. Caller Backlash: Kimberly’s Brutal Commentary (10:09–13:39)

• Strong Critique: Kimberly, an outspoken listener, lambastes Melody’s indecision and the hosts’ speculation, advocating for directness (“grow up ... ask him ... you are silly”).

  “If it looks like a dog, quacks like a duck and hangs other ducks as a duck, either confront him or be done with it. This is stupid, right?”
  — Kimberly (10:29)

• Escalation: Kimberly questions Melody’s self-worth and agency, even suggesting she might be the “other woman.” Melody and the hosts react to her intensity by chuckling and attempting to deescalate.

8. Alternative Plans & Lighthearted Solutions (13:39–14:59)

• Other Suggestions: Listeners and hosts suggest hiding half the gifts so the boyfriend has to explain—or joke that maybe he just can’t afford to be cheating.

  “Hide half of his gifts. Then he has to come clean.”
  — Host 1 (13:43)

• Buy-One-Get-One Hypothesis: Maybe the duplicate gifts were a sale deal.

  “Maybe it was a buy one, get one free tennis bracelet situation.”
  — Host 3 (14:30)

• Reality on Knowing Details: Host reflects on how he doesn’t know his wife’s sizes after 10 years—some men are oblivious, not deceitful.

9. Next Steps & Final Thoughts (14:59–15:24)

• Consensus: Melody is advised to expand her flight search (out of Orlando), but ultimately, the hosts lean toward honesty and confronting the boyfriend.
• Reflection: The cast jokes about the silliness of the situation but acknowledges the emotional difficulty Melody faces.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Melody’s Dilemma:
  “Some of them actually did agree to look for my boyfriend's name and turned up absolutely nothing. Nothing around Valentine's, nothing around New Year's, nothing. So I feel like I'm just stuck exactly where I was...”
  — Melody (03:23)

• On Confrontation:
  “You can either do it the easy way, the nice way, or you can do it the evil way. ... Or just be honest and say, I found these gifts, what the hell is going on with it?”
  — James (Caller)/Melody (06:27)

• Kimberly’s Critique:
  “...you are a silly little girl, and you deserve to be made a studio. You are silly. You are silly. You need to grow up. Buy your own bracelet, have your own vacation. Grow up. You are an embarrassment to women.”
  — Kimberly (10:55)

• On Enjoying the Vacation Regardless:
  “Guess what? I'm gonna be heartbroken when the Arctic freeze blows in Atlanta. Or I'm gonna be heartbroken on a beach where the water is as clear as vodka. So I'm gonna go with the beach.”
  — Host 3 (07:44)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:08] – Recap of Melody’s discovery and her rationale for snooping
• [02:54] – Melody reports findings from airline investigations
• [05:52] – Suggestion to check flights from Orlando
• [06:23] – Caller James introduces the “honesty” approach
• [10:09] – Kimberly's call: frontal critique and heated debate
• [13:43] – Suggestion to hide boyfriend’s gifts for answers
• [14:59] – Hosts try to reach consensus and assign Melody "homework"

Summary Takeaways

• Melody faces suspicion but limited proof, torn between confronting her boyfriend or continuing detective work.
• Advice ranges from direct confrontation to “strategic” honesty tests.
• Callers spark heated exchanges, with some blaming Melody for indecision or not taking control.
• Hosts empathize with Melody’s need for clarity but highlight the emotional cost of mistrust.
• The show ends with practical (if looping) advice: further investigation, but honesty may be unavoidable.

For listeners who missed it:
You’ll find yourself alternately sympathizing with and rolling your eyes at Melody while the Bert Show cast and a fiery caller debate the value of confrontation, evidence, and self-respect—all with humor, candor, and no shortage of real talk.