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Post by Cornflake on Apr 28, 2021 15:06:56 GMT -5
After many years of marriage with about four gift-giving occasions per year, I'm out of novel ideas for gifts. Mother's Day is approaching. Any thoughts?
The only idea I've had is an electric neck and back massager. She's been getting soreness there. It's not really enough, though. Ideas would be appreciated.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 28, 2021 15:10:19 GMT -5
After many years of marriage with about four gift-giving occasions per year, I'm out of novel ideas for gifts. Mother's Day is approaching. Any thoughts? The only idea I've had is an electric neck and back massager. She's been getting soreness there. It's not really enough, though. Ideas would be appreciated. How about some wildflowers and a gift certificate to a spa that can work on her neck and back? |
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Post by aquaduct on Apr 28, 2021 15:18:37 GMT -5
We've pretty much quit doing gifts except at Christmas when the kids are over and sort of expect it. We buy what we want when we want and anything else might be taking the kids and SOs out to dinner.
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Post by howard lee on Apr 28, 2021 15:28:20 GMT -5
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Post by Cornflake on Apr 28, 2021 15:37:37 GMT -5
"How about some wildflowers and a gift certificate to a spa that can work on her neck and back?" The gift certificate to a spa is a good idea--so good I've done it seven or eight times.  Thanks. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 28, 2021 15:42:30 GMT -5
"How about some wildflowers and a gift certificate to a spa that can work on her neck and back?" The gift certificate to a spa is a good idea--so good I've done it seven or eight times. Thanks. Well, shoot ... How about a new vacuum cleaner? < ducks > |
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Post by majorminor on Apr 28, 2021 15:54:14 GMT -5
I'm out of novel ideas for gifts. Mother's Day is approaching. Any thoughts? You are the gift bro |
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 28, 2021 16:08:32 GMT -5
You can’t go wrong with a guitar.
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Post by epaul on Apr 28, 2021 16:26:02 GMT -5
How about golf clubs? Or a Honda scooter for zipping around town?  or this  |
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Post by david on Apr 28, 2021 16:40:48 GMT -5
If the guitar is not the ticket, then I suggest a spring Chinook fishing trip.
But seriously, like Peter and his wife, we have pretty much stopped the gift for each other. I do still tend to give her flowers and create a card for her on anniversaries, birthdays, VD and mom's day.
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Post by aquaduct on Apr 28, 2021 17:41:22 GMT -5
If the guitar is not the ticket, then I suggest a spring Chinook fishing trip. But seriously, like Peter and his wife, we have pretty much stopped the gift for each other. I do still tend to give her flowers and create a card for her on anniversaries, birthdays, VD and mom's day. My wife hates flowers and surprise gifts that she hasn't told me to get (including telling me the store, aisle, and shelf that it's located on) and about the only gift I'm interested in is a bottle of scotch (hey, gotta put something on the list for the kids to buy me), so I'm legally bound to not get gifts. And that's OK with me. |
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Post by Marshall on Apr 28, 2021 17:42:06 GMT -5
You know it’s an escalating proposition you can never stay out in front of. So, one idea is to “miss” one. It’s painful in the short term, but it gives you an opportunity for future restitution at a lower cost point.
Or not.
Better pony up big.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 28, 2021 19:03:05 GMT -5
I do still tend to give her flowers and create a card for her on anniversaries, birthdays, VD and mom's day. For VD, I usually buy them penicillin. |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Apr 28, 2021 19:05:25 GMT -5
They say you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a new surfboard and that’s pretty close.
Mike
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Post by james on Apr 28, 2021 21:21:35 GMT -5
In my experience, little brass giraffes to put on the mantelpiece are not quite the joy-bringing winner you'd think. So, not those.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 28, 2021 21:33:09 GMT -5
Airport-bought coaster sets, also discouraged.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 28, 2021 21:37:13 GMT -5
Kim said flowers were too expensive years ago, so our inside joke is that I go to google images and email her a bouquet of really expensive looking roses every year. That is our kind of humor, I guess.
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Post by Dave Poor on Apr 28, 2021 23:10:48 GMT -5
After many years of marriage with about four gift-giving occasions per year, I'm out of novel ideas for gifts. Mother's Day is approaching. Any thoughts? The only idea I've had is an electric neck and back massager. She's been getting soreness there. It's not really enough, though. Ideas would be appreciated. How about something she would have dragged you to willing or not if she had noticed it, but she didn't, and you did? We lived in Anaheim. Summer of 1986 I spotted a notice in the LA Times Calendar (huge weekly what's up tabloid) that Jan and Dean would play the legendary Golden Bear bar in Huntington Beach. I got tickets. I think the ad only ran once, so I didn't have to steal pages from subsequent issues of Calendar to keep the show secret. Best date ever. Dave |
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Post by Dub on Apr 29, 2021 11:20:06 GMT -5
Kim said flowers were too expensive years ago, so our inside joke is that I go to google images and email her a bouquet of really expensive looking roses every year. That is our kind of humor, I guess. Of course flowers are too expensive. That’s why we buy them. Duh! I’m guessing Kim would love flowers even though she says they’re too expensive. Or, in lieu of flowers, get her something else that’s too expensive. One’s spouse should be made to feel very special on select occasions. Practicality doesn’t enter into the equation. We’re never too old or too practical for a little romance. |
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Post by concertinagirl on Apr 29, 2021 13:04:59 GMT -5
Kim said flowers were too expensive years ago, so our inside joke is that I go to google images and email her a bouquet of really expensive looking roses every year. That is our kind of humor, I guess. Of course flowers are too expensive. That’s why we buy them. Duh! By Golly, Dub has it figured out. Kudos! For the record, Gold and/or Diamonds work well too or perhaps even a horse  |
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