@pdworkin You want to borrow my Fluther username for a while? I think you probably deserve it more here.
I agree with some of the users, do something that essentially says, “I know you peeked.”
Switch the contents of the box with another present, or don’t bring out the ipod until all other unwrapping is done, or hold it for a week. Something along those lines.
Since some people are sharing their stories..
I was always a curious bugger, but I never opened any presents early (unless they’re in bags! I can easily rearrange whatever stuff is in there and nobody’s the wiser!), because I was afraid that when doing surgical tape removal I would tear up the gift wrap, and somebody would notice. So I would look at the box, shake it, gauge weight, and try to guess what it was.
Of course as years went on, my parents got lazier and lazier with Christmas shopping. After about age 14 there were no presents to get a sneak peak at, as the wrapping was being done Christmas eve night.