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Anniversary Gift / Dashionista & KickballDeac Reconcile?

Favorite gift ever from a guy: Kate Spade shoes. Didn't even ask for them. They weren't cheap, but they were also very thoughtful and not something I would have just gotten for myself. Sometimes spending a little helps! So ill agree with the guys here.
 
Or maybe it's just that every person is different and spending a lot of money might make a good gift for some women but not really matter to other women.
 
As I said, this has just been my personal experience (and not specific to my wife).
 
I always buy my wife nice shoes for gifts or just as a surprise. She loves shoes and wont buy them for herself. I know the two or three brands she likes and if I dont see something I think she will like, i just ask the sales person what is the newest in season shit. I go to Nordstrom and they are helpful and have a great selection. It takes like five minutes and is well worth it.
 
I didn't realize people even went by those traditional guidelines.
 
I'm sure lbe would HATE IT if J got her that fancy stand mixers he opines about.
 
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I SAID, GO MAKE ME A SAMMICH!
 
Seriously, a personalized blanket such as this one,

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plus popcorn of your choice,

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plus movie of her choice,

(insert chick flick here)

= score.
 
BeachBumDeac said:
Or maybe it's just that every person is different and spending a lot of money might make a good gift for some women but not really matter to other women.
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Sherlock, a clue!

lbe and dash's posts are good examples of different points on the spectrum.
 
HailToTheDeacons said:
Sherlock, a clue!

lbe and dash's posts are good examples of different points on the spectrum.
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i still think dash's kind of illustrates a good point though. the reason she loved the shoes weren't because they were super expensive. it was because that's the perfect gift for a girl who loves kate spade and loves shoes and fashion. it was still the thought behind it. it wasn't the amount of money spent.
 
DeacHoops said:
i still think dash's kind of illustrates a good point though. the reason she loved the shoes weren't because they were super expensive. it was because that's the perfect gift for a girl who loves kate spade and loves shoes and fashion. it was still the thought behind it. it wasn't the amount of money spent.
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dashionista said:
Favorite gift ever from a guy: Kate Spade shoes. Didn't even ask for them. They weren't cheap, but they were also very thoughtful and not something I would have just gotten for myself. Sometimes spending a little helps! So ill agree with the guys here.
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She prefaced and postfaced her contribution with comments about the money spent.
 
DeacHoops said:
i still think dash's kind of illustrates a good point though. the reason she loved the shoes weren't because they were super expensive. it was because that's the perfect gift for a girl who loves kate spade and loves shoes and fashion. it was still the thought behind it. it wasn't the amount of money spent.
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It just so happens that being thoughtful can also be very, very expensive.
 
DeacHoops said:
i still think dash's kind of illustrates a good point though. the reason she loved the shoes weren't because they were super expensive. it was because that's the perfect gift for a girl who loves kate spade and loves shoes and fashion. it was still the thought behind it. it wasn't the amount of money spent.
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This sounds to me like saying "I like getting nice things, but I don't want to feel shallow about it"
 
Ball State Deac said:
It just so happens that being thoughtful can also be very, very expensive.
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can be, yes. but my point wasn't that it couldn't be expensive. it was that thought matters way more than price. i didn't say that thoughtful gifts are always cheap. just that in my experience, they were rarely expensive.

and yes, bbd is right that it's a personal preference thing. dash does tend to like fancier things than i like. but the reason she loved the gift was the thought behind it. not because of the price tag. i still maintain that thought is the most important part.
 
BeachBumDeac said:
Or maybe it's just that every person is different and spending a lot of money might make a good gift for some women but not really matter to other women.
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Or maybe it's that all women are ravenous, blood-sucking monsters always wanting their s/o to spend more, more, more, but some are in denial about it.
 
my main point: those shoes weren't something i would have just bought for myself-- mainly because of the price tag, therefore a good gift item! (the thought etc added to the fact that it was a very well thought out gift). (ie, i like getting nice things that i wouldn't normally buy for myself as gifts, sue me)
 
OldGoldBeard said:
Or maybe it's that all women are ravenous, blood-sucking monsters always wanting their s/o to spend more, more, more, but some are in denial about it.
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don't know whether to laugh or nod sadly
 
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