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AGDee 11-28-2007 12:00 AM
Just wait til you have kids! Their dad takes them to pick out something for me (very considerate since we're divorced.. but I do the same for him) and in the last couple years, I have received a mini muffin pan (so I can make them mini banana muffins) and a smoothie maker (so I can make them smoothies). My daughter is actually getting better though. She included a candle and some bubble bath last time too. It's nice to see that she's "getting it" now.

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by fantASTic (Post 1553262)
I ask because I just celebrated my one-year anniversary with my boyfriend. I spent a lot of time finding the perfect gift for him, only to find that he bought me a sweatshirt that was WAY too big and was under $20.
He probably got it off of the $5.00 clearance rack. LOL:D

AKA_Monet 12-02-2007 02:23 AM
At least he doesn't forget... My husband did that ONCE!!! I did not allow him to forget it again. I said even if he has to draw a picture on a piece of scratch paper with "Happy _______________"! he is doing something...

As far as actual physical items, like clothes: I'd be creative on how I handle that... I would take him shopping with me and say we will be shopping for "power tools", and I would stop by "Babes in Toyland"... And say to him, "Which fabric to you prefer disrobing me from A vs. B?"

That would end the 10XXX sized sweatshirt issue...

Then you always can purchase a "pop up book" with full color diagrams...

Puts a whole new "spin" on the game "Twister"...

LatinaAlumna 12-02-2007 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by James (Post 1553279)
Jewelry, flowers, and cards require almost nothing except money and a minuscule amount of time.
Yep. I had been dating this guy for two years, and he showed up on my birthday LATE with a dozen roses that were still wet on the bottom (meaning, he stopped along the way over to pick some up because he didn't take the time to find any other gift). I'll never forget that! :mad: I was all dressed up and everything, waiting around for a whole hour, and he shows up with that! I promptly threw them in the wastebasket down the hall (I was living in a dorm) and all the girls thought I was a nut!

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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1553898)
nothing about a used book from the internet scream, "hey, i dig you!"
That is HEINOUS. :eek:

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by fantASTic (Post 1553262)
We tried to take it back to get one that was the right size, but they didn't even have one that fit me.
For $5.00 one size fits all. LMAO!:D

LatinaAlumna 12-02-2007 02:50 AM
^Wow, for $5 more he could have at least had her letters embroidered on it!

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1556158)
^Wow, for $5 more he could have at least had her letters embroidered on it!
ROTFLMAO! Dying....Dy.....ing. :D

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1556158)
^Wow, for $5 more he could have at least had her letters embroidered on it!
Wait. He couldn't do that because he bought it the day of their anniversary. It would have been late as hell. LMAO!:D

LatinaAlumna 12-02-2007 03:01 AM
^LOL! I was thinking of the swap meets here in CA where you can buy a $5 sweatshirt and have it embroidered on the spot all at the same vendor booth. :)

(Hey, those places are great for neos who want a lot of gear but don't have a lot of money! :) )

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1556164)
^LOL! I was thinking of the swap meets here in CA where you can buy a $5 sweatshirt and have it embroidered on the spot all at the same vendor booth. :)

(Hey, those places are great for neos who want a lot of gear but don't have a lot of money! :) )
That's pretty kool. I've never seen anything like that.

But in the OP case the $5.00 sweatshirt she got from the clearance rack sounds like one of the kind you wash once, and it's over. LOL.

LatinaAlumna 12-02-2007 03:08 AM
OP: did the sweatshirt at least say something on it? or was it just plain?

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1553898)
for my bday, my ex started to drop hints, alluding to something being delivered to my house. flowers? candy? hmm, i was pretty excited by the seemingly romantic gesture behind it all.

i sign for the package... so flowers are out. shook the box, no noises. so a puppy is out (not that id really want one anyway...) i open it and its a "photography for dummies" book that he got off Amazon.

to him, it made sense - i was taking a photo class at the time. to me it totally put us back in friendzone. nothing about a used book from the internet scream, "hey, i dig you!"

ladies and gents, that was the beginning of the end. i mean chalk it up to lack of communication: should i have expressed that i wanted something more romantic? or was i wrong to assume that a delivery meant flowers or something? most importantly, perhaps he figured that ive always been a practical person so a practical gift made the most sense? hmm dunno.
Who knows? Kmart probably has a special on $2.00 sweatshirts though. LOL.

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1556167)
OP: did the sweatshirt at least say something on it? or was it just plain?
For $5.00? C'mon girl. You know it was plain. :p

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by fantASTic (Post 1553262)
Advice?
Yup. Next year buy that joker a $10.00 suit from Walmart. "The day of.":D

PrettyBoy 12-02-2007 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 1553308)
Men do tend to be more gift-impaired.
I disagree. What's wrong with a romantic dinner from her favorite place to dine, and a gift card from her favorite place to shop? That way she can pick out whatever she wants. Sounds pretty simple to me.


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