Practical Presents

[janie]

My husband is useless at present buying and would admit it himself so every Christmas he asks me to email him links of things I`d like and he chooses which he wants to buy. It means I know I`m going to get something I`d like but still has the element of surprise because I never know until I unwrap it on Christmas Day which item or items he`s bought me. It saves him worrying he`s buying me something I won`t like, it also saves wasting his money on something I won`t use and it saves me a trip back to the store to return something plus he nearly always loses the receipt.
It works for us. Last year the links I sent him were for a dress I`d already seen and tried on in Next, some very expensive body lotion I fancied, a silver pendant from Hot Diamonds, a dressing gown I`d seen in Debenhams, some perfume and a pair of leather ankle boots I`d seen. I got the dress and the Hot Diamonds pendant. At the moment I`m just searching out the things to email him for this year`s list.

what a great idea, seriously. but what is it with men? why are they so totally hopeless???

 

[Frazzled]

My husband is useless at present buying and would admit it himself so every Christmas he asks me to email him links of things I`d like and he chooses which he wants to buy. It means I know I`m going to get something I`d like but still has the element of surprise because I never know until I unwrap it on Christmas Day which item or items he`s bought me. It saves him worrying he`s buying me something I won`t like, it also saves wasting his money on something I won`t use and it saves me a trip back to the store to return something plus he nearly always loses the receipt.
It works for us. Last year the links I sent him were for a dress I`d already seen and tried on in Next, some very expensive body lotion I fancied, a silver pendant from Hot Diamonds, a dressing gown I`d seen in Debenhams, some perfume and a pair of leather ankle boots I`d seen. I got the dress and the Hot Diamonds pendant. At the moment I`m just searching out the things to email him for this year`s list.

I'm going to assume you were clever enough to give him all the sizes?

 

[YORKO]

huh? i got a bracelet when i clicked the link.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Festival-Fun-Full-Body-Lycra-Skinz-Skin-Tight-Gimp-Suit-/160586592108?pt=Adult_Fancy_Dress_UK&var=460022526234&hash=item2563b4ef6c

Gremlins perhaps

 

[kitten_with_claws]

My OH knows my tastes implicitly, so I could 'hint' that I'd like jewellery, clothes, perfume, artwork, a purse or even a handbag & he'd be handing over something I'd be totally delighted with! Or I could not 'hint' at all & I'd still get something that would produce an 'Ooooooh!' He doesn't 'do' practical presents, not for me anyway! lol :rock:

 

[janie]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Festival-Fun-Full-Body-Lycra-Skinz-Skin-Tight-Gimp-Suit-/160586592108?pt=Adult_Fancy_Dress_UK&var=460022526234&hash=item2563b4ef6c

Gremlins perhaps

ah got it that time thanks. blimey....could he breathe in that? or is that the idea?

 

[YORKO]

:thinking: Damn sussed

ah got it that time thanks. blimey....could he breathe in that? or is that the idea?

 

[Vienna]

I'm going to assume you were clever enough to give him all the sizes?

Oh yes I always have to put the sizes on the email ...... he isn`t THAT clever lol

 

[Disenchanted]

My OH knows my tastes implicitly, so I could 'hint' that I'd like jewellery, clothes, perfume, artwork, a purse or even a handbag & he'd be handing over something I'd be totally delighted with! Or I could not 'hint' at all & I'd still get something that would produce an 'Ooooooh!' He doesn't 'do' practical presents, not for me anyway! lol :rock:

Wow!..................

 

[kitten_with_claws]

Wow!..................

Well, we have been together for 30 years, so if he doesn't know my tastes by now......! lol

(Plus, as a keen cyclist, he does also have a very finely honed sense of self-preservation, so maybe those skills help too when choosing something 'suitable'.....?) :grin:

 

[Gemma1]

My OH knows my tastes implicitly, so I could 'hint' that I'd like jewellery, clothes, perfume, artwork, a purse or even a handbag & he'd be handing over something I'd be totally delighted with! Or I could not 'hint' at all & I'd still get something that would produce an 'Ooooooh!' He doesn't 'do' practical presents, not for me anyway! lol :rock:

Oh you lucky girl! My OH hasn't a clue unless I physically take him to a shop and show him exactly what I want ( he does buy me lovely flowers very frequently though so Perhaps he's not quite so bad)

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Oh you lucky girl! My OH hasn't a clue unless I physically take him to a shop and show him exactly what I want ( he does buy me lovely flowers very frequently though so Perhaps he's not quite so bad)

Do they still sell flowers in shops ?????

 

[Gemma1]

Do they still sell flowers in shops ?????

Sorry, not with you!

 

[craftology]

My OH is sometimes really good and sometimes really hopeless. It's the smaller presents he really struggles with - what colour I like, what I already have and don't have yet.... So this year I bought myself a new winter coat, a new Kipling bag and matching wallet and purse and have given him those to wrap.

My KA was one of the best things I ever received from him, though, and I actually asked my MiL for the sausage grinder & stuffer they're flogging for Christmas last year.

But yeas, sometimes I'm amazed how he can get it this wrong - we've been living together for almost 4 years, he's surrounded by my stuff (and there's a lot of it!) everyday - how can it be this hard?

 

[loujareth]

Been with my hubby 18 years and he's so rubbish, I buy my own wrap it and say don't worry :sad:. I've mentioned this thread but got no reaction *sigh*

 

[Gemma1]

Sorry, not with you!

Oh, just dawned on me what you mean Sparkly. Being a bit dim tonight.

 

[Latchi]

Oh sounds lovely Latchi, have never tried the supervalu ones. But i have bought the starbucks coffee cup funny enough, loved it. I love
Christmas also, am thinking of getting things down next week to sort through the decorations, (just for inside) and this year we're all
going to the Christmas market in town, mean to go every year, and never get round to it, so this is the year :song: :song:

Oh you'll love the market, it does get really packed though, but nice all the same,, we always get the bus down so we can have a few mulled wines & then go into the Laverys tent for a few wee bevvies. Enjoy it if you do go

 

[Disenchanted]

We've also been together 30 years Kitten but I've had after-shave, a kazoo, chewing gum, Turkish Delight - bleurgh! - an emerald ring with the emeralds taken out and replaced by CZs (wtf?), a £1 stick blender from Woolworth's closing-down sale and a pair of size 9 slippers (I take a 6).

We do the list thing now.

 

[YORKO]

We've also been together 30 years Kitten but I've had after-shave, a kazoo, chewing gum, Turkish Delight - bleurgh! - an emerald ring with the emeralds taken out and replaced by CZs (wtf?), a £1 stick blender from Woolworth's closing-down sale and a pair of size 9 slippers (I take a 6).

We do the list thing now.

My personal favourite there is the kazoo :happy:

 

[kitten_with_claws]

We've also been together 30 years Kitten but I've had after-shave, a kazoo, chewing gum, Turkish Delight - bleurgh! - an emerald ring with the emeralds taken out and replaced by CZs (wtf?), a £1 stick blender from Woolworth's closing-down sale and a pair of size 9 slippers (I take a 6).

We do the list thing now.

Aww, oh dear, bless! lol

Sadly, there are some husbands, just like some dogs & horses, that no matter how seemingly intelligent & 'with it' they are otherwise & no matter how kind the training methods or level of perseverance associated with such, remain just a little bit stupid & useless with some things their whole lives & for the sake of sanity (for all parties) it is usually best to know when to give up trying..........I believe the above pressie list & time span related to it would qualify for that move!
:grin:

 

[iloveshopping]

I don't swap Xmas presents with my OH. One year I bought him a penknife from the poundshop and we were out walking and a mother sent her child to ask him if he had a penknife to sharpen a pencil and he produced it from his pocket! Never seen it since though.

A friend asked me to tell her husband which shop to go to buy her present. I had to forewarn him about the price of the jacket but he did buy it for her and it looked very nice on her.