My husband never likes his Christmas gifts, so this year I am getting him a small item and a big gift card to Best Buy. I am NOT a mind reader, and I'm tired of hearing about how crappy his presents are.
2007-11-16 05:11:08 · 24 answers · asked by your_dear_old_mother 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
stop buying them what they dont want Try GIFT VOUCHERS TO SPEND IN THEIR FAVOURITE STORE ,for them i am almost sure that watching u more relaxed and without stress will probably be their best present ever HAPPY CHRISTMAS ,RELAX RELAX ,RELAX THEY LOVE U ,and u cannot buy love in none of the shops
2007-11-16 05:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by ANNA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remember Men like technology gagdets (well most of them) and most of the time The newest and coolest gadget you give em, the happier they get
For example; right know the Ipod Touch and the iPhone are the hottest gadgets, if your husband or son doesnt has one , it'd be great , because they can go with their new toy and show it to everyone
Well, i think thats the gift mens mostly enjoy, in personal i know this kind of gifts are more expensive but they last forever on our hearths :3
Another good solution is giving some sort of expantion to the things they have, for example , if your son already has an iPod , get him a cool accessory, such as a remote so he doesnt has to pull out his ipod everytime he wants to change a song.
Cases are never a good idea =P
Hope you get the point =P , feel free to contact me if you'd like more ramblings =p
2007-11-16 13:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by Perro H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a gag gift you could also wrap a box filled with little notes say "merry Christmas, doing your laundray for the past year was your gift" another one could say "for making you dinner" yet another could say "cleaning the house" so on until the box is full, have him open it becuase you know he likes that you did these things so tell him it is a gift you know he will love! Then when he opens it and sees all the little notes you have written, have a camera ready to take a picture! and then hand him his real gift, chances are he will appreciate the real gift alot more! we did this one year to my brother becuase he always complained. It was funny to see his face when he expected something he wanted and instead the box contained those notes! He stopped complaining. Merry Christmas!
2007-11-16 14:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by victoria E. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sadly, I have the opposite. Every Easter, my MIL gives all of her boys a new pair of swim trunks...She has been giving my husband the wrong size for 20 years now. He refuses to just tell her that he's an XL and not a medium, or give them away to charity, so we have a giant collection of swim trunks that he'll never wear. Anyone want to come over for a swim?
At any rate, why don't you simply ASK your husband what he wants? It has been a tradition in my family forever that we create wish lists to share with each other. That way, we all give something that the receiver really wants. You don't have to be a mind reader - and I hope you're not expecting your husband to be one, either, because you're probably making it much harder for him than it has to be.
2007-11-16 13:23:44 · answer #4 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A gift card might be the way to go, but you could also do something like take him out for a special dinner. Or get him tickets to his favorite sporting event. Or even take him shopping with you.
I did the latter for a bf's birthday and used my experience (former professional seamstress) to find a shirt that really flattered him.
Go with the gift card this year, to save yourself the stress, but maybe you can come up with something more creative for next year.
2007-11-16 13:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL....yeah, I had the same problem, so the year after that and gave him a Christmas card saying "you're not thankful for the thought w/ a gift, so I decided to think of you in a card". The year after that I got him a gift and he appreciated it. I told him that if he didn't like it, he could regift it to someone else (save him money on buying a gift) or sell it in a future yard sale.
Lesson learned.
2007-11-16 13:29:32 · answer #6 · answered by muzacmaster44 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like a perfect gift for him.
I have to say, I am actually the one usually unhappy with my gifts.
I love to cook, but have a small kitchen and limited storage space. For some reason, people constantly give me one use items that take up counter space. I never even take them out of the boxes before I give them way, sell them or whatever.
2007-11-16 13:16:06 · answer #7 · answered by maxmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband and son are probably the easiest 2 men on the planet to buy for, so no. HINT: Go shopping (A.K.A. window shopping, browsing) with him a month or so ahead of time and observe the things that he is interested in. (Both of my guys will actually drop hints some of the time.) Best of luck! Hope you have a Merry Christmas regardless!
2007-11-16 13:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by OOO! I know! I know! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I understand! Before I wised up, I dated a guy who was the same way. He would complain about the gifts he got from his mother. She probably enabled it by trying every year to get him so much great stuff that he wouldn't complain, and of course he always did. I dropped him like a bad habit. I suppose you can't do the same for your husband :)
I think the gift card thing is a GREAT idea in this case! Good job!
2007-11-16 13:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by Katie G 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Have him make a wish list. He can either write it down or go to a favorite website and establish a wish list there. Many of them have that feature now. It's saved us lots of hassles and disappointment at Christmas, birthdays, and other gift-giving occasions.
2007-11-16 13:21:49 · answer #10 · answered by TIna 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋