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re: Does anyone's SO really suck at buying gifts?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:09 am to Boudreaux35
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:09 am to Boudreaux35
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Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:15 am to Prosecuted Collins
Damn that sucks. No lie, there is not a person I've ever give/exchanged gifts with that puts more thought into it than my SO. She put price limits on mutual gifts, and she comes out of left field with the best thing I've ever had. Examples; keep it under $30 she said - 1 year subscription to beer advocate magazine ($29.99). Keep it under $50 she said - tickets to a private tour, tasting and foodie event for us at defiant brewery ($50). There was another foodie thing that I brought my buddy to that she thought of.
She's fricking great and hot.
She's fricking great and hot.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:21 am to Pavoloco83
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Our house is just the opposite. Wife always gives amazing gifts. I want to reciprocate but she is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for. In many years of marriage, even when enlisting help from female relatives, our grown children and others, she never likes what I buy.
She's a DIY type who frankly loves power tools, and home depot stuff. I buy that, but it never feels like a gift you give your life mate.
I think the art of gift-giving is lost. Why dont you build a big picture frame from scratch and fill it with chronological pictures of your kids (without her knowing). You could recreate the meal of your first date and serve it for dinner on your anniversary. Get her a massage. Better yet, give her a massage. A gift doesnt have to be a designer handbag. That makes you look cheap and like you dont care anymore.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 7:22 am
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:24 am to fnchdrms87
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I was gonna say 3 pages and no beta but u beat me to it. BTW I wish it would go away
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:27 am to dnm3305
It's not rocket surgery, my wife keeps a list on her phone and tablet of all the shite I always say I want. When it comes time to buy a gift she picks one in the price range and boom a gift I wanted.
Usually it was something I said I wanted long ago so it's a nice surprise.
Usually it was something I said I wanted long ago so it's a nice surprise.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:28 am to Prosecuted Collins
same problem here. For her, I'm planning trips to the pacific northwest to see concerts and I get a fricking pair of shorts. WTF.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:34 am to Prosecuted Collins
kinda...but its mostly my fault because I hate people buying me gifts so I always tell her not to get me anything
so she will usually get me something small like a cookbook or something
which is cool and all, but I bought her a fricking iPad this year
so she will usually get me something small like a cookbook or something
which is cool and all, but I bought her a fricking iPad this year
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:35 am to Prosecuted Collins
You sound Whiney and kind of ghey. Maybe your wife notices that too.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:39 am to Sir Drinksalot
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When it comes time for gift giving she is always surprised and just dumbfounded that I found some Herni Bendel beach bag that was on some celebrities arm at their latest beach vacation.
Maybe she was dumbfounded that he knows that much about handbags.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:39 am to Motorboat
quote:damn
same problem here. For her, I'm planning trips to the pacific northwest to see concerts and I get a fricking pair of shorts. WTF
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:45 am to lsuwontonwrap
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You're a grown arse man. Why does it bother you that much that she doesn't buy you good gifts?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:48 am to Displaced
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i'd rather get what i want than have her try to guess what i would like
Exactly this.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:48 am to Prosecuted Collins
Everyone in my life has finally figured out that I'm impossible to buy for so I don't get gifts
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:51 am to Prosecuted Collins
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I love my wife, she's almost perfect in every way.
One thing bugs the crap out of me...she gives literally no thought to any gifts she buys me.
For things like Mother's Day, Birthday, etc. I am combing through women's magazines looking for the hot handbag style, searching out top lists for the trends of the summer, etc and try to get her stuff that she would never find around Baton Rouge.
I travel a lot for my job so I get to shop NY boutiques, etc.
When it comes time for gift giving she is always surprised and just dumbfounded that I found some Herni Bendel beach bag that was on some celebrities arm at their latest beach vacation.
When it comes to Father's Day, I literally have to spell out (brand, style, etc) what I want. She refuses to put in any effort into it and it bugs me.
I just noticed my Father's Day gift came in a package. It is literally the exact thing I showed her when she asked if there was "anything" I wanted. I figured I give her an idea of what I wanted.
Nope, totally literal. No work, just feels lazy.
Is this selfish to be constantly disappointed that she puts no thought into these holidays?
When did you marry my wife?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:59 am to Larry
We started an ongoing 'wishlist' that each of us add to as we things we would like to have- the problem is right now, everything on my wife's wish list has 4 digits next to it. 
Posted on 6/10/14 at 8:05 am to LSUGUMBO
Mine is terrible too. I don't even care anymore I just go buy what I want and say happy what ever day to me. Most of the time she will get me some bullshite clothes that I won't wear.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 8:14 am to offshoretrash
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Most of the time she will get me some bullshite clothes that I won't wear.
If I left mine to buy me clothes, I'd look like a 36 year old frat star sporting vineyard vines and preppy easter colored shite.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 8:15 am to Prosecuted Collins
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I just noticed my Father's Day gift came in a package. It is literally the exact thing I showed her when she asked if there was "anything" I wanted
So you got exactly what you wanted?
How bout you STFU and quit being a whiny little bitch.
Posted on 6/15/14 at 5:48 pm to Prosecuted Collins
I hate to bump this thread, but I feel your pain, OP.
This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 6/15/14 at 7:16 pm to Prosecuted Collins
You sound like a women. You should prob check and make sure you have a penis.
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