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Top Ten Gift Buying Mistakes
If you are buying a birthday, anniversary or Christmas present for your girlfriend, wife or partner, these ten tips should prevent a gift-buying mistake.
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Top Ten Gift Buying Mistakes
by Becca
They buy gifts in the size they want you to be, not the size you are!
Men:
Find out your spouses or girlfriend's sizes first when buying lingerie or underwear gifts and jewellery --
choker is not a literal term! Be careful not to over compensate and buy too big.
Receiving a marquee instead of a Chemise on your birthday is not going to make anyone feel special. How would you feel if someone bought you extra small condoms and said "sorry -- I thought that was your size?!"
They buy a gift for themselves, not for you.
Men:
If you're intending to buy lingerie or underwear, buy the very best you can afford and avoid anything tacky.
Tacky is subjective, but would generally include anything you might expect to see in an adult movie or that takes twenty minutes for your wife or girlfriend to get into. Likewise, you may want the latest home entertainment system, but are you sure she said she wanted it for her birthday? Please note: recounting her disinterested 'yes dear' that time you quizzed her during her favourite soap won't get you out of trouble on the day!
They buy household items as gifts.
Men:
Your wife or girlfriend does not only desire to serve you better. I am sure that she has other wants for her birthday/ anniversary /Christmas that she would put ahead of a food processor or set of kitchen knifes!
It's OK to buy something if she's specifically asked for it, but she's probably not expecting that it is all she's going to receive. For your own sake, supplement with some little treats that are just for her!
They become obsessed with a particular theme for gifts.
Men:
She may like Brad Pitt but that doesn't mean she wants the novelty pen, mug, pillowcases, hairbrush and complete box set of films starting with St Elmo’s Fire (?) for Christmas. Similarly, she shows an interest in hill walking because you do, so forget the tent, sleeping bag, camping stove and galoshes birthday combo!
They show minimal thought, imagination or effort.
Men:
Buying all her birthday presents during a single visit to Tesco's may seem efficient but it doesn't show much effort; nor does buying the same gift every Christmas, does it?
Simply, alternating between brands of perfume on your anniversary isn't good enough either. Make an effort to find presents she'll enjoy and that she has not seen during the weekly food shop!
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