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This sounds like one of those O. Henry stories. See The Gift of the Magi (from Wikipedia)
“On Christmas Eve, a young woman named Della Dillingham Young discovers that she has only $1.87 to buy a present for her husband James, also known as Jim. Despite being poor, the Dillingham Youngs love each other and possess two items they value as treasures: Della's knee-length brown hair that would depreciate the Queen of Sheba's jewels, and Jim's gold pocket watch, a family heirloom that would make King Solomon envy him.
Della dresses warmly and visits the nearby shop of a wig maker, Madame Sofronie, who buys Della's hair for $20. Having earned and saved $21.87, Della spends $21.00 to buy a platinumfob chain to go with Jim's watch, which he has attached with a worn leather strap.
When Jim comes home from work that evening, Della confesses to selling her hair to buy him the chain. Jim then gives Della her present: the set of decorative combs she has always wanted, but cannot use until her hair grows back out. Della gives Jim the chain, and he reveals that he had sold his watch to buy the combs. While they know the gifts they gave each other cannot be used for a while, Jim and Della realize how far they have gone to show each other their love and how invaluable it truly is.”
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