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Originally posted by TonyB06
I got, errrh, I mean my friend has enough sense to not go out there buying jewelery for Christmas, but he is a "top-shelf" kinda guy and wants to represent, with the gift, what the last few months have been about.
...what does my friend buy for a gift (suggestions)? What do sistahs expect in this sort of circumstance? What would you give the dude in that scenario?
sorry for the hijack, LawyerGal.
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TO first answer LawyerGal's questions:
My neices, nephews, godchildren (total of 13 kids)...GIFT CERTIFICATES. Traditionally, I HATE gift certificates unless it is for a specific thing (like a massage) because to me it takes no thought. I am totally destressing from Christmas this year so they all get gift certificates. Amount will be based on age, but no one is getting more that $50.
Hubby and I are trying to deemphasize gift giving to each other during Christmas to make sure we focus on the right things, but we may get a tread mill or redo our kitchen floors (trying to decide between hardwoods and tile, but I know that linoleum (sp?) has got to go!)
Mother in Law is easy...she loves this particular kind of china so we'll probably get her a piece of that. Considering we paid for her to go on a very nice trip recently she shouldn't expect anything!
My parents. I'll probably get him cologne, mom will get books.
That's it!
Tony, while I love being pampered, I would not go with the mani pedi gift. You ...I mean your friend...
wants her to be able to look back in 5, 10 years and say remember when you gave me this. My suggestions:
If she is a reader, get her a really nice coffee table book
If she has a "signature scent" get her a gift basket of lotion, power, etc. so she can layer.
Think something that you can do together as well...like a nice picnic basket. Offer to take her on a picnic to "break it in"
Luxurious items like a cashmere wrap, leather, fur lined gloves are nice but don't say "call your girlfriends and start picking out your wedding dress!"
Remember, for me at least, it's really about the thought that is behind the gift, not the amount of the gift. The gift that says I know you and thought about your likes/dislikes mean more than some expensive bauble. My brother in law bought all of his girlfriends NICE diamond earrings one year. I'm sure they all (there were 3) who thought that meant they were the one. Little did they know he went to the store and said "gimme 3 of them".