Holiday presents for signicant others?
#225988 - 11/18/05 10:31 AM
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melitami
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I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to get Mac this year, and I'm stumped! So I figured I'd ask you all, what are you planning/your ideas for holiday gifts for significant others? Figure I can't be the only one stumped!
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Well, I can't post mine since he peeks on the boards  
Is he big into his car? How about a gift cert to get his car detailed?
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I can't say anything about potential gift for my sweetie for obvious reasons... (You won't be finding any hints on here HC!!)
Speaking as a guy, I agree with Shell about the car. What about video games, is he into that? DVD of his favorite movie or television show. Does he like hockey or basketball? maybe buy him tickets for his favorite sport? What bout gadgets. Guys like gadgets and tools. Maybe a new cell phone or digital camera?
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who doesn't particularly like stuff....he's kinda indifferent about his car, doesn't play video games, his favorite music is classical and classic rock, and he refuses to own a cell phone. Last year, I ended up getting him the Complete Curious George since he loves monkeys.
and LOL, I completely understand why you two refuse to say anything about what you're getting Shane and Tina!
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Melissa
Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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Well, kinda. I can think of a lot of things Adam wants, but since I don't have any money for gifts this year, I'm limited to what I can make... and THAT's rough.
Ideas:
CDs
DVDs
Books
Sweaters, if he's a clotheshorse like Adam is
Tools - even if he's not a handyman kind of guy, I've never met a guy who didn't like Leatherman multi-tools or Swiss Army knives
If he has a hobby in particular that he's really into, you can think of something along those lines... like a magazine subscription or accessories related to it (like, Adam plays guitar, so I could get him guitar straps and sets of strings).
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Wow! He sounds like my hubby in those respects!
Well...my hubby gets a new bike every year! This takes care of b-day and all major and minor holidays 
BUT i do get him a sweater every now and then. When we got engaged I bought him a watch (he was wearing the one his old g/f gave him  ) and he LOVES IT!
Maybe a new wallet? Is he kinda preppish? Perhaps an engraved pen (my bro would love that!)
Hmm...
I used to do this "gift certificate" idea. Give him a gift certificate to his fav restaurant or for a massage, or a night on the town...whatever he would like. Or make him his fav dish and decorate the place with candles (or is that more for a guy to do for a girl...I guess it depends on the guy?! Some guys I know would love that...cause they LOVE home made food ) Maybe go somewhere/do something you wouldn't do for him normally. Like if he likes to go dancing but you're not so into...go as a gift?
Whatever you give him...he will LOVE it cause it's from you and from the heart 
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My husband needs very little and so this year I am giving him a picture of he and I (that he doesn't remember having taken)in a pretty frame.
Maybe we are getting old but we don't go all out with each other. It could be that we focus on the kids...suddenly I am feeling frumpy!
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Since I moved to Scotland, there is seriously no shortage of 'scottish' things that I'm planning on picking up for my family/girlfriend at Christmas. Generally though, you should know what he's in to, and just give yourself some time to be creative. Multi-part gifts of small things work well too.
- Vincent
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LOL!!
#226035 - 11/18/05 11:55 AM
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atomic rose
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I don't know how old you are, but somehow I doubt that's it. I actually told Adam that we should skip gifts for each other this year... neither one of us can afford to buy the other much of anything, and I think the money we do have would be better spent on his nieces and nephews.
...but no, he didn't go for that. LOL! So I guess I'm the old and frumpy one!
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We have that trip planned out west to visit with family and the tickets were pretty pricey and with the babies coming, we need to save our pennies! I might pick up a CD or a video game for Will but thats about it this year! He's gotten EXPENSIVE gifts the last three years, an X-box one year, a PDA the next and a I-POD last year so he's gotten his share of expensive toys already!
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Hubby wanted a new gun (he's a collector), so he splurged and bought a beaut ($1,300 worth!). THAT's his Christmas gift. AND birthday as well! Oy.
Okay, so I'll buy him a nice holster for it and wrap up the holster and stick it under the tree.
Men are damn hard to buy for. Hubby hates clothes and is too hard to fit for shoes. However, I've noticed he really is fascinated by the cell phones at Best Buy and Circuit City. But because of the gun, he ain't gettin' no cell phone.
What about an ipod? Men love toys. Buy him a toy. Does he fish? Golf? Do you have a good sporting goods store near you? How about a gift certificate? Hubby and I kayak, so for my birthday he surprised me with a new pair of kayaking gloves to keep my fingers from freezing around the paddle. I LOVE 'em! Do you goes paddle? How about a new spray skirt or a PFD!?
What is hubby getting me for Christmas, you ask? Well, believe it or not, it's a brand new charcoal BBQ. He didn't want it, but I DID, and it's MY present, so that's what he got me, kicking and fighting all the way to the store.
See how we are?
Hope you have better luck with Mac!
Bev
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I'm geting mine a Sirius Sattelite Radio. He found out that Howard Stern is leaving regular radio and the only way he can listen is by sattelite. I know, I know, Howard is very controversial but he listens to him, I don't. I don't mind him, but I'd rather listen to music 
Anyway, with you being on a college budget it's kinda tough. Does he like sports? Any kind a sports thing. Jersey, hat, sweatshirt? Ebay has signed stuff by professionals that you might be able to get cheap.
Good luck!
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so, every year, I get him a thing or two related to the Chiefs. He loves them! Of course, I always end up getting something that isn't sports related, but that one I struggle with too.
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My husband and I always give each other long Christmas lists so that we know we'll be getting something we want but will still be surprised by it. I highly recommend this approach with spouses or significant others. (Put rough cost estimates down if it's out of your realm of expertise. If you never buy tools, for instance, you won't know if you're getting ripped off by a $75 socket set.) Try to put down some more "open-ended" stuff so that you can be a little creative. Be careful about this, though. For instance, lingerie is good, because you're really wearing it for the other person, and so what if you end up with an outfit that makes you look like a reject from the Budget Strip Club? Something like just "clothing" is bad, though, because it can be really tough to pick something out for other people.
If you are honestly stumped, buy a gift certificate. I don't want to waste my money and I don't want to give crappy gifts. So if I am not positive the person will want/need the gift, I do gift cards instead. I like Barnes & Noble's because there are very few people out there who couldn't find a book or DVD they wanted. (If all else fails, they also sell Godiva chocolate. ) I guess I feel like the purpose of a gift is because I genuinely wish to bring the other person at least some kind of happiness or pleasure. And I don't think the thought does count. I mean, like, if I give a cruddy gift, then it's still a cruddy gift. It doesn't make it any less useless just because I was all happy about buying it. You know?
I personally don't like the majority of gift ideas that are free/cheap. Like, don't ever make a coupon book. He'll be whining to cash in the Sensual Massage coupon, when you are in more of a Sit Around in Sweatpants Eating Skittles And Watching TV coupon mood.
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jen
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Jen, you crack me up sometimes!
I like lists for gifties, too. It still makes my husband hard to shop for. He often has a long list of DVDs requested, which is great, but unless you wrap it in an odd box (which is not below me), you know it's a DVD. You know?
So far, I don't know what Mich is getting from me. Probably some DVD or the other, a gaming book, and I don't know what else.
I too am married to a big kid. For a childless couple, we have an awful lot of Legos, other toys, and comic books. Heh.
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We usually just end up buying a gift together for both of us. This year, I think we're getting a PVR for the satellite. I'm tired of missing my shows because of the kids!!!!!
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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