christmas gift ideas for significant others

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savagelh

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I just wanted to start a thread where we could all post unique and interesting gift ideas for our girlfriends/boyfriends, friends and family. I find myself a little stuck this year picking out a good gift for the girlfriend. I hope this thread helps out everyone that is coming up short in the gift idea department.
 
Ask her what she wants. First she'll say, "Oh, I don't want anything." Just keep waiting for an answer as if you didn't hear that. If that doesn't work repeat once per day until it does. Eventually she will say something like, "Oh, I don't want anything ... but if you insist on getting me something, well ..." Listen carefully to what follows.
 
I've been looking at the Tilley Hat catalog. Might buy a couple family members warm winter wool hats.

I just bought this and it is nice on a cold day.
 
Don't buy her anything for the kitchen or that has an electrical cord on it!
My dad bought my mom a hoover for christmas once, that didn't go over well.

Bruceter
 
Get her a gift certificate to a Spa.
I gave one to my wife last her.
And she "thanked me", until I almost stopped breathing!?

Steve
 
My wife has a couple of favorite authors, so I get her a book or two every year, as well as a box of Enstrom's toffee. I also listen to her and if there is something that comes up more than once I try to get it. Generally, for Christmas we decide what we want as a gift as a couple for the house.

But now that we have determined that we don't want to be cluttered with "stuff" (by my definition anything that we don't have an immediate use, if not need for) we try to get rid of more stuff than we bring into the house.

Our prohibition on "stuff" is subject to exceptions for our hobbies, of course. :D
 
Bruceter said:
Don't buy her anything for the kitchen or that has an electrical cord on it!
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Unless the cord is detachable and charges the device's batteries.

The standard cord symbolizes being tied down. A wireless device symbolizes freedom.

My dad bought my mom a hoover for christmas once, that didn't go over well.
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Kind of sucked, didn't it. (Sorry, but someone had to say it. :D )
 
I usually get books for everyone in my family. For the ones that don't read that much, I get them audiobooks ;).
 
Guys, besides being a "newbee", I am probably the luckiest guy here. My dear, loving, adorable, sweet, & intelligent wife (she reads here also :D), would rather be walking in the woods, camping, in the back of our boat, shooting at the range or at my brother's farm, etc. When I go to a gun show, Bass Pro, knife show, I do not hear "OK, what did you buy?", but "OK, did you get me anything?". She gets so involved at shows or BPS, I have literally bought some of her gifts with her standing right beside me & she does not even know it. I have to agree with Gollnick, get her something that will get her outdoors, which means you both win . . . :)
Be safe.
p.s.: almost forgot, my wife is into photography, so anything in that area makes her Christmas. But she also likes firearms & small collectable knives, so I win in that area too.
 
Bruceter said:
Don't buy her anything for the kitchen or that has an electrical cord on it!
My dad bought my mom a hoover for christmas once, that didn't go over well.

Bruceter
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The gift I've gotten my wife that she liked the most was an apron, a bunch of little kitchen items, and a cook book. Depends on the woman. My wife loves cooking. (Well, more so baking...)
 
Purses. Get a Coach catalog and leave it laying around, see if she bites.
 
I've been thinking about getting one of those do it for you espresso makers this year. I got her the Kurig last year and she uses it a couple of times a day.
 
If she cooks, and you like knives, and you don't get her a custom made kitchen knife you'e missed out on the easiest gift you can do. And you can drag it out for 2-3 years and make a set.
 
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