Need advice - birthday gift for my wife

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    1. steaks and broom
    1. dinner at da King
    1. nothing
    1. fishing lures and scotch
    1. other
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My wife’s birthday is tomorrow, and I forgot/was too busy to get her a gift. So I’m reaching out for help and advice.

I’ve narrowed it down to three possibilities:
  1. a pack of steaks and a broom. Since she’s Argentine, she enjoys a steak dinner. Plus, she frequently mentions how the house is a mess.
  2. dinner at Burger King. She’s very frugal, which is a good thing, so this would be a frugal, money saving birthday. Plus, as mentioned in Option #1, she likes beef, hence burgers. Burger King is also a step up from McDonald’s, although my thoughts on that are best saved for another thread.
  3. nothing. Tell her something like, “I’ve been really busy and haven’t had time. Besides, you know I love you, and how can you put a price on love.”
  4. fishing lures and scotch. This way it looks like I put the effort in, although I got it completely wrong. Plus, a nice scotch can be pricey, so there’s the added benefit of “But I spent a lot of money on you, dear.” This one is risky, as I don’t think she likes scotch; I’ve never seen her drink it. The payoff is that do like it!
  5. “other”. This one is tricky, as I’ve never seen a product labeled “other” in a store. If you mean “other” in the sense of an"other" gift, you’ll need to specify. Beer always make me, I mean my dear good half, happy.
 
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This reminds me of when my husband and I were first dating and I was turning 22 and felt so ooooold.

His present for me, which he gave me in front of my parents who were visiting, was a folding shovel so I could dig my own car out of the snow (instead of him doing it) and he wrapped it in “Over the Hill” paper which was likely intended for somebody retiring or turning 40-50-60 years old.

My reaction was not pleasant and my mother ended up taking him aside and trying to explain to him that girls don’t like those sorts of birthday presents. He learned his lesson because for every holiday after that for the next several decades he got me jewelry and often I would just choose it and let him buy it and then I’d pretend to be surprised. That worked well.

We joked for the next three decades that I was going to mention that shovel on his tombstone and I fully intend to do so.

I also found out he apparently got the trait of giving “useful” gifts from his mother, who once gifted her 2-year-old grandchild a shoe rack.
 
Perhaps to wack him upside of the head? (joking! joking!) But yes, exercise equipment could be taken to imply that she is fat, flabby, unfit, etc etc etc.
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#1 could be interpreted to mean you consider her a ‘witch’ ie bad person. (not appropriate even if tongue in cheek).
#2 Whilst you appreciate her being frugal you treating her and her birthday gift in a frugal manner is not wise.
#3 Partly the truth - you left out you forgot. Best to be honest and fess up. Or don’t you think she knows you well enough to know you’d probably forget anyway? Then after fessing up - offer to go out for dinner to a place of her choosing, going shopping and letting her select a piece of jewellery herself. Or you could come home with a lovely flower arrangement and chocolates, apologize and then offer to go out for dinner. The last sentence here is just corny and do you really think she’ll fall for it?
#4 That’s obviously a gift for yourself which you are trying to justify to her, unless of course she is into lure fishing and scotch, and if so, then you’re in luck!

Flowers, chocolate, out for a romantic dinner and dancing if she is the type, or dinner ordered in with you waiting on her, followed by a foot rub or back massage or you running a hot bath for her to relax in, with you doing any necessary chores e.g. tidying up etc.
 
Bahaha! None of the above unless you want her to gift you with divorce papers on YOUR special day!

I vote steak & YOU clean the house!!
 
Good idea. I edited the poll to have Option #5, “other.” Although, I should point out that beer is always a crowd pleaser.😅
 
Yes you can. I would stare in a bewildered manner if someone gave me exercise equipment.

The best gifts I’ve received were gifts of experiences. Dinner, theatre, museum, dancing, music shows. As she is frugal, perhaps you could put on a music show for her?
 
She’s not big on dancing. The last time I took her dancing was a disaster. She said she wanted to go somewhere that didn’t have poles on the dancing area. Boy, was she mad at me for that one!😅
 
TheLittleLady said:
Yes you can. I would stare in a bewildered manner if someone gave me exercise equipment.

The best gifts I’ve received were gifts of experiences. Dinner, theatre, museum, dancing, music shows. As she is frugal, perhaps you could put on a music show for her?
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I agree. Giving someone exercise equipment could be taken as saying you think they need to lose a few pounds. I definitely don’t want to do that.
 
🤔 Hmmm, … I wonder why? Did you not see the pole and perhaps led her smack-bang into it … perhaps Barn or line dancing might be more appropriate then? Not a very good dance floor with poles strewn here and there I guess … :crazy_face:🤣😂😉
 
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🤔 Hmmm, … I wonder why? Did you not see the pole and perhaps led her smack-bang into it … perhaps Barn or line dancing might be more appropriate then? Not a very good dance floor with poles strewn here and there I guess … :crazy_face:🤣😂😉
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They weren’t strewn, they were vertical. Attached to the floor.

Getting ready for her b-day now, stay tuned folls…
 
Well at least you weren’t having to watch where you stepped! Ok, am waiting for next installment …
 
Plan was to take her out for a nice dinner. My work schedule and oldest child’s school meant I wasn’t able to make the AM Mass. So instead of going out dinner, I ended up making dinner; grilled lime-garlic scallops, sautéed brussel sprouts, spicy glazed sweet taters, and tiramisu for dessert. Then we both got strep.🤣
 
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