Santa's OT: Spousal Gift Ideas
What are some gift ideas you have for your spouse (or significant other) this Christmas? Having been married 30 years my idea bank is running low...anyone else having this problem?
Some of mine...
-seatbelt purse (her request)
-Amazon Echo
-giftcard to her favorite store
December 20th, 2017 at 4:16 PM ^
I'm gifting a canvas portrait of our kitten. I had it done online from Costco and just rolled up and picked it up in a couple minutes on my way home from work.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:28 PM ^
I initially read kitten as kitchen and thought we would see an obituary for you on December 26th. It has been a long week so far.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:34 PM ^
My wife had one of these done for our dogs...it turned out dynamite! She will love it great idea sir!
December 20th, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
were they playing poker?
December 20th, 2017 at 5:29 PM ^
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December 20th, 2017 at 5:46 PM ^
Bo Pelini totally approves
December 20th, 2017 at 5:57 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 4:17 PM ^
My longest relationship was just over 2 years, but taking your SO to events instead of buying them objects is how my parents keep it fresh.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
We don't need more stuff around and what we do get we'd rather it be for the kids. Find any event they'd like, and make a night of it.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
I second the "tickets to events" idea -- once you reach a certain age, everyone pretty much has all of the "stuff" they need / knows what they like buying themselves.
December 20th, 2017 at 6:03 PM ^
the "everyone has all the stuff they need" philosophy in regard to gifts. What I've found that works is making things or doing projects that really add value to her life. For example, for Mother's Day, I made my wife a free standing herb garden for the deck so she can go out and pick herbs for her cooking. She was absolutely thrilled with it and raves about it to other people. This year, she asked for a solution to fix all the shoes/boots lying around in the mudroom so she doesn't have to trip over them all the time when entering the house. This may not work for everyone, but for us it is an improvement after years of opening boxed sweaters and useless decorative house items on Christmas.
December 20th, 2017 at 6:06 PM ^
I just ask the wife what she wants. She sends me links, I buy online. Then I pay attention to what she complains about and try to get something in response to her complaints. It usually works OK.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
If Mgopoints were a form of cyrptocurrency then I would have plenty of money to Christmas shop. I was told I couldn't buy an Echo, one female voice in the house is enough she says.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:24 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^
If Mgopoints were a cryptocurrency I'd buy into that ICO!
December 20th, 2017 at 4:46 PM ^
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December 20th, 2017 at 4:25 PM ^
and a pearl jewlery set. She loves taking baths and while she doesn't wear a ton of jewlery (she's a nurse), I thought that she might like to have a set of pearls to pull out from time to time.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 4:35 PM ^
Find a Florida man.
December 20th, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
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December 20th, 2017 at 5:48 PM ^
The bath salts would come in handy after the pearl necklace in my opinion.
December 20th, 2017 at 6:00 PM ^
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December 20th, 2017 at 4:51 PM ^
Lt. Frank Drebin: Hector Savage. From Detroit. Ex-boxer. His real name was Joey Chicago.
Ed Hocken: Oh, yeah. He fought under the name of Kid Minneapolis.
Nordberg: I saw Kid Minneapolis fight once. In Cincinnati.
Lt. Frank Drebin: No you're thinking of Kid New York. He fought out of Philly.
Ed Hocken: He was killed in the ring in Houston. By Tex Colorado. You know, the Arizona Assassin.
Nordberg: Yeah, from Dakota. I don't remember it was North or South.
Lt. Frank Drebin: North. South Dakota was his brother. From West Virginia.
Ed Hocken: You sure know your boxing.
Lt. Frank Drebin: All I know is never bet on the white guy.
December 20th, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
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December 20th, 2017 at 4:27 PM ^
get her a new Vacuum or maybe some new pots and pans, women love those type of gifts.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:31 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 5:17 PM ^
I bought my wife an Insta Pot. I know it goes into the "buying a vacuum" sort of thing, but a lot of my old friends were raving about them online. Basically anything you can make in a crock pot in 10 hours you can make in an Insta Pot in about 20-30. Pulled pork, Pot roast, (Yogurt?), steamed rice, etc.
December 20th, 2017 at 5:53 PM ^
a fancy new name for a pressure cooker?
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December 20th, 2017 at 5:58 PM ^
We got one during Thanksgiving. The meat falls off the bone when you cook it in Insta-Pot. It's an electric cook top inside a pressure cooker.
December 20th, 2017 at 5:25 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 4:27 PM ^
Being with me is like receiving a gift every day of the year.
December 20th, 2017 at 4:27 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 4:36 PM ^
Alot of women collect those for some reason never understood it myself. She will be beside herself based on who Michigan is playing New Year's day I bet!
December 20th, 2017 at 5:09 PM ^
you may pick from any one of at least 6. buff orpingtons, barred rock and barred rock crosses (they are very large), aracaunas, and a few others.
December 20th, 2017 at 5:35 PM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 5:40 PM ^
barn away from house. merely a very pleasant background noise. its the cattle that'll wake you up once in a while. they get to lowing and if its near the house there can be a lot of them making a pretty good ruckus.
aggressive roosters are immediately given a shovel ready job....
December 20th, 2017 at 5:49 PM ^