Is your significant other great or horrible at giving gifts?

[down hearted]

Don't get me wrong i am always more grateful of the thought and the emotion behind it. Hubby is always good at surprising me and always puts a lot of thought in his gift. Lately though, We have gotten to the point where we just tell each other what we want and he just asks what i want rather then him buying something i don't like but sometimes though, i tend to get things i really end up not using….or ever will use…. But through his deployment he wanted to send me a gift and as i wait for it in the mail every time he calls he reminds me of it and that i have to make extra room for it in the suitcase or else it won't fit because its a very large gift…. to take on my flight. I have no idea what it could be and i have not asked or want anything he just bought it for me as my valentines day present and he won't tell me what is….i am worried of what it could be…hopefully it fits in my luggage:confused:

 

anyways, as i wait for my valentines day gift, i was wondering if your significant other is good at gift giving or quite not there yet?

Edited January 30, 2014 by down hearted

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

I don't like it when my SO spends a lot of money on me. I prefer gifts that have some meaning behind them or sentimental value. Our relationship is still fairly new, so I imagine this will get more difficult as time goes on.

 

I recently gave him a video memoir of our relationship. It consisted of pictures that we've taken together, plus images of where we went on our first date and various things we've done or shared since then. I made it in iMovie, added music and captions, and uploaded to Youtube. It moved him almost to tears and I think holds much more value than anything I could have ever bought. Now we will always have these memories saved.

[d0nnivain]

Sometimes he's great other times waaaaaaayyyyy off.

 

 

Many times I make it multiple choice: get me something off this list. For valentine's day I point blank said I want a heart shaped donut from DD.

 

 

Other times, I'll return it, get what I want but brag to others that he's a wonderful gift giver. Most people know our secret . . . because he makes jokes about funny shaped not easy to carry gift cards . . meaning I took back whatever he bought & got what I wanted.

[mukkrakker]

I am the worst, I'm really crap at it, plus it's physically and emotional draining!

Whoever came up with this?

[ctxinfl]

My STBX is horrible. No matter the occasion her plan is to hit the discount store to find something. Rather than looking for a particular item wherever she can find it she just looks for something at the discount store. So there is almost no thought put in to the gift.

 

Giving a gift doesn't have to be expensive arduous task, though it should come with some thought.

[down hearted]

I am the worst, I'm really crap at it, plus it's physically and emotional draining!

Whoever came up with this?

 

I wonder how did this happen? who invented gift giving? btw Just received the famous "huge gift" he said he sent me and……. a gift card to VS of over $$$……i really am depressed right now…. i rather have saved that money in our savings…..sighs…really really upset… can i take out the money instead of buying anything? VS is nice and all but thats wayyyy too much money ugh…. i don't even care for VS ….love him to pieces for trying though…really do but…. what do i tell him i don't want to waste that $$ on VS rather see that in our savings….it'll get better……i hope...

[down hearted]

Sometimes he's great other times waaaaaaayyyyy off.

 

 

Many times I make it multiple choice: get me something off this list. For valentine's day I point blank said I want a heart shaped donut from DD.

 

 

Other times, I'll return it, get what I want but brag to others that he's a wonderful gift giver. Most people know our secret . . . because he makes jokes about funny shaped not easy to carry gift cards . . meaning I took back whatever he bought & got what I wanted.

 

i wish i could take back what he got me but i don't think i can

[Smthn_Like_Olivia]

I wonder how did this happen? who invented gift giving? btw Just received the famous "huge gift" he said he sent me and……. a gift card to VS of over $$$……i really am depressed right now…. i rather have saved that money in our savings…..sighs…really really upset… can i take out the money instead of buying anything? VS is nice and all but thats wayyyy too much money ugh…. i don't even care for VS ….love him to pieces for trying though…really do but…. what do i tell him i don't want to waste that $$ on VS rather see that in our savings….it'll get better……i hope...

 

No you can't. He could probably get a refund on the card after a fee was deducted, but it would probably hurt his feelings if you suggested it.

 

When we were first married, I sent the ex to VS to get me a $28 bottle of body spray as my birthday gift. We couldn't afford the actual perfume, and I was happy with that. He got stopped by some guy before going into the store that talked him into buying some gaudy fake diamond ring for $150. He'd convinced my idiot ex that it was real and worth $3k. I was SOO angry when he got back. We didn't have money to spend like that, and the damn thing wasn't even real! My mother was visiting and I've never seen her laugh so hard when he pulled out the supposed $3,000 ring. It looked like a gumball machine ring.

[HokeyReligions]

Dear hubby is both. I had a thread at Christmas about my returning two of his gifts. We laugh we about it though. Hes real easy to buy for at Valentine's day because it coincides with train shows so I give him cash to buy stuff there.

[Eau Claire]

Good but only because I conspire. He is clueless about stuff. I show my adult daughters what I want from Prada, etc. My daughters help him get my gift...'she would like this handbag'. It's become a bit of a fun game between my daughters and me.

 

Having said that, he always also gets me some item that took effort...theatre tickets, etc. in an envelope with my favourite chocolate bar.

 

I just take him to our local outdoor hiking store. Get him something practical. He gets an extra treat of a different kind.

[down hearted]

Hubby really tries, he is a great guy and really puts a lot into gift giving, i won't say anything about this "gift" because i wouldn't want him to feel bad but next time i rather not be surprised….

 

Eau claire:

thats a nice trick you got with your daughters My mom for christmas bought something she liked and on christmas day gave it to my dad and said to him that's your present for me? Wow thanks! haha my dad just laughed it off, he is horrible at giving gifts too!

 

Smthn_Like_Olivia: That's horrible that happened to him! They will get you as soon as you walk through the VS door specially if its a guy walking in since they know they are easy targets! I called them to see if i could get the $ instead and they said no, so i guess i am doing a huge shopping spree at VS. I won't say anything to him though i don't want to hurt his feelings you should hear his excitement over the phone as though he finally gave the best gift ever. Love him so much…his gift giving well….

 

HokeyReligions: I wish i could get a refund for my gift!