return!!! hit him in the ballz and run

Karma's a bitch. He'll get his.

It's not his fault. They got LAID OFF. Not exactly the same as getting fired. Maybe the business wasn't doing well.

Op, it may have not been your boss's fault. It could have came from higher up in the company, and he was the one who got stuck having to tell you.

But I thought boss's love suck ups?

this. FYL for the timing. but YDI for spending that much on someone you just know from work.

Agreed, never spend a ton of money on someone that can fire you, dump you or leave you in any way. That's why hallmark makes CARDS

"dump you or leave you in any way?" i think it would've been a bit different if it had been a girlfriend. as it was, though, it was really pretty inappropriate to give your boss such an expensive gift in the first place. why would you spend so much on a boss?

Exactly my thoughts. He's no longer your boss so you have no obligation. And if he was even your friend he wouldn't have done it like that or at all probably.

um, liquor stores around here have a no-return policy

Yea but he should have taken it back and drowned himself in it while mourning his loss.

He got laid off.