What not to but your wife for Christmas or Birthday

[CP5415]

TRAIN STUFF!!!
I won't buy my wife TRAIN STUFF
Instant divorce there!
I can buy here power tools, cleaning tools, exercise equipment, pretty much anything else but TRAIN STUFF.

Gordon

[eastcoast]

DO NOT GET HER ANYTHING SHE WILL NEVER FIT IN.
I tried to get her some clothing without checking size and
she flipped out by trying to tell me I thought she was FAT.
Not the case at all, just never did my homework. It is
supposed to be the thought that counts.
HEY, THIS YEAR I GOT HER A NEW CAR.Can't ever go wrong
with this one. We really needed reliable wheels and it was the
right time, so put a BIG BOW on it and forget about the kids.
This gift will be paid off in 5 years, so I can put a bow on it until
2009 !!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS / HAPPY HOLIDAYS
ken_ecr

[IRONROOSTER]

My wife buys her own "big"present (talking money here, not size), since I screw it up every year (her opinion). That leaves me free to pick out some smaller things for her. Actually after 35 years of marriage and accumulation of stuff, we both have everything we really want and are too specialized in our interests now to be able to pick out things for each other without the proverbial very detailed list and where's the surprise in that.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

Well after 33 years of marriage, we kind of follow a set routine.For up to two months ahead of time, she takes me around all the malls and shows me what she's interested in and I pick 3 or 4 from that and pass the rest to the kids with a strong recommendation to select from the list of items that I give them. As for me, well I give her my wish list from the train store and other hobby shops in the area. That list may also include items from Home Depot, ETC. She selects from that list and generally all goes well, I'm an easy push over.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by leighant
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I am fortunate to have a creative wife who does not necessarily understand all the technicalities about trains, but who appreciates hobbies.

Among my few misfortunes- she does not care much for jewelry, wouldn't wear it often because it might get caught in the power tools.
Doesn't care much for flowers. She would rather grow her own weeds.
Doesn't care much for store-bought perfume, but she does occasionally like me to buy her a bottle of essential oils because she perfers mixing her own perfume to suit her own chemistry, mood, etc.

Got any ideas, Santa?

And I thought I had it good[bow]

[ndbprr]

I knew a guy who bought his wife a remote starter for the car because he got her a bathrobe the year before. My wife said, "Boy can you feel the romance just oozing out of that guy".

[Anonymous]

I once had a friend that bought his wife a meat grinder!! True story!! She was not happy. A safe bet is always jewerly, one can not go wrong.

[leighant]

I guess this is a case of different spices for different spouses. My wife ASKED me for power tools a number of times, and I obliged. First year I knew her and we were dating, she asked for (and me-Claus brought her) - a band saw. She liked making wood sculpture at school and wanted to be able to continue at home. (Don't think she every actually did it though.)

Another year, she wanted a compound miter saw. This she actually uses for picture frames, art canvasses and window screen frames, etc.

Another year, a gasoline chain saw. She likes gardening and landscaping. asked me to use it though.
But the big chain saw recommended not trying to use it on a ladder up high, so the next year, she asked for, an electric pole-mounted chain saw.
Speaking of garden, my wife will not allow me to mow what little grass there is. I might accidently cut one of her pet weeds. (I like to pretend I am offended not being allow to mow, while I try to keep my grinning hidden!)

Another time, my wife asked me for bricks for Christmas, so she could build a patio. I managed to sneak 2400 pounds of bricks into and around the house and hide them for Christmas. She was surprised when I gave her one gift-wrapped brick with directions to find the others. She surprised me even more when I came home from work the day after Christmas and discovered she had rounded up all the hidden bricks, figured how much they would cover, dug a base and laid a 12 x 15 foot brick patio in one day.

When we take a trip that "happens" to take us along a railine and I see a headlight away off in the distance and swing the car off the road grabbing for my camera, my loving wife jumps out and looks in the ditches long the rail lines for interesting weeds.

I am fortunate to have a creative wife who does not necessarily understand all the technicalities about trains, but who appreciates hobbies.

Among my few misfortunes- she does not care much for jewelry, wouldn't wear it often because it might get caught in the power tools.
Doesn't care much for flowers. She would rather grow her own weeds.
Doesn't care much for store-bought perfume, but she does occasionally like me to buy her a bottle of essential oils because she perfers mixing her own perfume to suit her own chemistry, mood, etc.

Got any ideas, Santa?

[vsmith]

What not to buy...

1. Cooking stuff "What you except me to fry up a steak for you?

2. Home cleaning appliance "What the house is dirty?"

3. Excercise gear "What I look fat?"

4. When you buy Jewelry, make sure you know what she likes. I got mine emerald earings once , turns out she didnt like emeralds, Oh Well! which leads to the last rule:

5. Whatever you get, KEEP THE RECIEPT !!!, just in case..she can exchange.

As the 80 year old man said when asked on his 50th wedding anniversery ' whats the secret to a long marriage" he replied " One simple rule, The wife is always right"

Good luck you guys...

[Anonymous]

Actually my wife, who used to cook professionally, is the grand "mad scientist" experimenter in the kitchen and nearly everything she congers up is excellent. She loves kitchen gadets and appliances and is always pleased to get them for Christmas or any other time. And who benefits from all this kitchen expertise? The old railroader and all of our guests.

Ed

[ndbprr]

Just remember the first rule of marriage:
1. You can be right or you can be happy. Take you pick.

[Anonymous]

Things she tells you not to buy!!![banghead][|(]

[Anonymous]

Trust me on this,
Dont buy her a book on weight loss[:p]
even if you are good at ducking![B)]

They know where you sleep![xx(]

[Anonymous]

It's 10:00 on Sunday and I have just got home from work, yeah it's a busy time of the year for my trade. Which brings me to a shameless plug although it's no good for this Season. I am a gem cutter and what I do excites the ladies, all I get is the ca***hough.

[Anonymous]

Never ever buy her a power tool, that's grounds for a divorce and she will take all your trains with her for spite.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999

QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999

[#oops] Does this mean I should take back the vacuum cleaner I got her for Christmas? Dave

Just a little humor. If I got her anything less than the diamond earrings
that I did, she would surely return that Rivarossi 2-6-6-6 that is waiting patiently
under the tree, ready to be ripped open Christmas morning. Dave

I'd say those diamond earrings were a VERY WISE choice. One can only imagine what else she'd have bought you had you purchased the matching bracelet![:D]

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999

[#oops] Does this mean I should take back the vacuum cleaner I got her for Christmas? Dave

Just a little humor. If I got her anything less than the diamond earrings
that I did, she would surely return that Rivarossi 2-6-6-6 that is waiting patiently
under the tree, ready to be ripped open Christmas morning. Dave

[Anonymous]

I saved my jewels, I bought her some diamond earrings
Ch

[dave9999]

[#oops] Does this mean I should take back the vacuum cleaner I got her for Christmas? Dave

[Anonymous]

I asked my sister about this. She said that any man that values his 'jewels' should never but never buy a woman anything that pertains to cleaning or cooking--unless she SPECIFICALLY requests it. Somehow, I have to take this as truth; the woman eye's narrowed into slits when I asked with absolute innocence.[}:)]

[Anonymous]

Ok guys, I know this a bit off topic but, we've probably all made this blunder at one time or another, not really thinking, so time to fess up. Those of us who are old veterans must pass on the wisdom of our experiance to the younger guys. It's a moral imperative.