Reply With QuoteAlready bought her heart's desire – a new eco, 100% recycled backpack. Job done
So my wife is struggling to come up with ideas of what she wants for Xmas and everything I suggest is a no, Ikm sure many others are in the same situation?
Hence what are you getting your wife or more importantly what does she want?
Already bought her heart's desire – a new eco, 100% recycled backpack. Job done
Both Christmas and birthday pressies are easy for me. Until we retired she liked Elemis creams, when we retired she forbade me to get them due to the price and likes the equivalents from Origins.
I usually add a silver trinket or watch or similar as a surprise.
Get her an exercise machine.........................
You'll defo not regret that
Shokz open run pro mini headphones for when she’s out running, currently £50 cheaper than normal which was a bonus.
Hong Kong 7s tickets, when they go on sale next week. Hotel and flights already booked.
This is absolutely definitely her Christmas present and I derive no pleasure whatsoever from it.
Sorry wrong thread
Maybe the trick here is to buy two presents.
https://youtu.be/sMsfWuJEm4M
Ha. Classic!Originally Posted by wileeeeeey
We have been married for 52 years and are both on the wrong side of seventy so the simple truth is that we don't really want anything and there will be millions like us.
Buy her an experience, a weekend away somewhere or a decent dinner or lunch at a Michelin restaurant is the way to go.
Tyres.
Last April she got a pair of front ones for her birthday, the back are ready for changing to she can have a new pair for Christmas.........sorted!
Definitely not buying her another frying pan, bought her one a couple of years ago (wrapped it up nicely too) and she tried to hit me with it, some folks are downright ungrateful.
A new (ish) car - technically, financially, half a car - But still I must be mad.
Really looking forward to my pair of socks in return!
Presumably part-worns.
No, pushing the boat out and treating her to new ones.......she’s worth it!
Its time for my annual posting of "She's getting a pair of slippers and a vibrator - because if she doesn't like the slippers, she can go..................
Mine loved this:
https://theministryoftartan.co.uk/pr..._tartan_range/
YMMV if your other half isn’t a mad, active feminist engaged in the gender wars on Twitter…
Christmas presents have been a bit devalued as we buy ourselves anything we fancy during the year.
That said I usually get her a bottle of her favourite perfume and I get a token gift as well.
Cheers,
Neil.
I’m paying for the wife to go skiing … she’s getting me the same …
We don’t need any more “stuff”. Our friends think we are odd.
1st world problems for the entitled. Why not give something to a worthwhile charity instead. Like so many posts on the forum lately it seems to be a way of boasting about your wealth.
My wife bought herself one of the M&S advent calendar smelly kits . Something like £300 of products for £45. She has already fished out the things she doesn’t use and given these to our daughter, everyone wins :)
I was given a £9.99 pack of socks, as I said everyone wins!
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Calendar
https://fften.co.uk/products/2024-fo...shipping-in-uk
and some wireless earbuds
tbd
Are you going skiing separately? Just pay for your own ski trip
She wants a new MacBook so I get the hand me downs.
Odd!Are you going skiing separately? Just pay for your own ski trip
You didn't bother to watch Willey's post earlier in the thread then.Its time for my annual posting of "She's getting a pair of slippers and a vibrator - because if she doesn't like the slippers, she can go..................
LOL ... we go together ....Are you going skiing separately? Just pay for your own ski trip
I guess the point is we spend our spare cash on holidays rather than buying gifts we probably don't need/want.
When people ask what I'm buying the wife for Christmas if I say nothing people think I'm some sort of scrooge ; so now I say I'm buying her a holiday ...
Obviously not
its a forum for likeminded individuals that collect expensive trinkets basically, what do you expect?
It's not either/or, it is possible to do both.
I'm sure many give substantial sums to charities on here but don't crow on about it.
Eddies TZ-UK fundraiser has raised some large amounts over time for good causes plus of course the recent Ukraine fundraisers.
Cheers,
Neil.
An electric faux fur throw... Got Mrs H one for her birthday a couple of weeks ago - haven't had the living room fire on since, and even turned the thermostat down a degree without her noticing.
Should pay for itself by the spring
You`ve got to treat the ladies in your life every now and again.
I must admit, it`s been ages since i splashed out on the wife....
As long as its nicely wrapped she is sure to be grateful.
I suspect most of us and our wives have had many presents before. So material things, unless significantly wealth depleting, don't hold much meaning.
This year I've gone for something thoughtful that reminds us of a meaningful experience. Yes, it's a photo in a photo frame
A pearl necklace?
I read somewhere recently about the 5-3-1 system. You suggest 5 things, she selects 3 possibles, and you buy 1 of those.
I suggested a trip to the jewellers to buy her a diamond ring for our silver wedding anniversary last month. Budget £5k. I got a tongue lashing for ‘not knowing me’, & that I should know that she doesn’t care about jewellery. I should have known that she’d rather have a gym membership instead. I supposed I shouldn’t complain, that’s only £800.
Angry pirate.
I’m in the good books (won’t last) Liberty advent calendar, our annual day out in london yesterday, Canada goose coat in Selfridges and late lunch at 45 Jermyn street,
I am a big fan of the experience gift, multiple positives, they get the present on the day, something to look forward to and the experience itself. Great suggestion.
Only downside is it costs you twice as much as you’ve got to pay for yourself too.
My wife’s a nightmare on two counts, one in a good way. She’s the least materialistic person I know and every year gets more difficult so I tend to mostly get her experiences, theatre tickets, afternoon teas or weekend always.
Unfortunately she’s also a hoarder who never throws anything away and I’m reluctant to buy her any more stuff until she starts decluttering.
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