I Hate Birthdays
September 23rd, 2014 at 4:05:28 PM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4960 |
Thanks for the suggestions. A spa treatment is out because she does that every other week now. I had to Google a Fitbit. There is no way that would go over well as a gift for her. "What? are you saying I am fat and need to work out more?" She is already the Amazon book queen regularly spending over $100 a month in books. Again, the problem is that we are already pretty spoiled and buy whatever we want. I wouldn't doubt if she has bought a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff online already this week. I love the Sham-wow idea, but I would probably get kicked in the balls when she opened that. It has to be a "meaningful" gift that took much more thought than just shopping the "As seen on TV" aisle at Walgreens. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
September 23rd, 2014 at 4:26:58 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18202 |
My favorite gag on women returning things is the comic strip "Drabble" and the mother finds a hidden gift and looks at it. When Ralph comes to wrap it he sees the switch and says, "I can't believe she returned a gift I haven't even given her yet." The President is a fink. |
September 23rd, 2014 at 4:58:20 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 |
On a more serious note than my first thought. My wife and I would already get somthing if we wanted it so I know your pain about shopping. My wife said acknowledging is important. So the obligatory card. Then as far as she is concerned flowers or something edible. I came up with the idea of one of those Harry and David "fruit of the month"gifts. I had them delivered to where she worked. All the girls would ooh and ahh about how romantical my wifes guy must be. It worked out so well that the next year I got her the plant of the month and every month at work some exotic plant would be dilivered to her desk, and hopefully bloom. I got to share the fresh fruit, it was great. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
September 23rd, 2014 at 5:27:30 PM permalink | |
Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 | They do suck. I'm on the cusp of lucking out; my boy's is just 7 days after my own. I've managed a few times to be indisposed on my own, forcing a sort of "joint party" that lets mine slide under his unnoticed. But my mom is not easily pushed aside, and almost always crams my own personal celebration in there somehow. If it wasn't my mom doing this, I'd lose my mind. Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
September 23rd, 2014 at 5:53:18 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18751 |
Tough nut to crack, eh? How about this. Buy the latest greatest tablet. (you could skip that, if you don't think it's necessary) Hire these these guys or similar. (different name obviously) Give to her, Cue video. You could give it to her anywhere, because they will be on youtube, recording or Vevo. If you want to make it extra special, have one of them holding the usual jewelry you give her, but bring out the real thing right afterwards. Don't know what else to make it more special. Live fireworks and dead Elvis? You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
September 23rd, 2014 at 6:34:05 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Women do not like getting things they don't need or don't like. Gift cards are wonderful. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 23rd, 2014 at 7:17:42 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18751 |
Not just women. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
September 24th, 2014 at 2:49:30 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18202 |
A simple difference between women and men: If you get a guy somenting that plugs in he will think it is a cool item, if you get a woman something that plugs in she will not talk to you. The President is a fink. |
September 24th, 2014 at 4:46:53 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | In junior high I used to accuse people of being "some kind of people person". |
September 24th, 2014 at 5:18:45 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18202 |
At recess I used to usually kind of stay off to myself. The teachers and sometimes priests would ask me "what was wrong." I just wanted a break, some solitude. They never got that it. Seriously, I almost got in trouble for not wanting to socialize. The President is a fink. |