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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:27 am
I need help finding a gift for Darren for our anniversary, but I think with Christmas coming up, this thread could be a good idea for a lot of people. Our 11th anniversary was yesterday and I want to buy him a gift. Part of the problem is that we don't limit gifts to special occassions, if one of us is out shopping and sees something the other might enjoy we get it. Then when special occassions do roll around, neither one of us feels like we have to buy a gift unless we want to and neither of us is upset if we don't get anything. The other part of the problem is he is so easy when it comes to gifts he's hard. The only jewelry he wears is his wedding ring and a cheapish watch for work. He wears one type of cologne and has a full bottle. He's a jeans a t-shirt kinda guy. Likes golf, fishing and computer games. Just started school and works way too much so doesn't have much time for playing but desperately needs to play more. I thought about a gift certificate for the golf course, but the one they play at is an hour away and I don't really have the time today or tomorrow to make it out there. Also thought about giving him the cash, lol, but then he'd spend it on something practical like dog food or gas! I don't know squat about fishing so I can't pick him up anything cuz I don't know what he'd want or what would be useless for him. Thought about the computer game he wants, but it doesn't come out til next month. Any ideas? Or should I just chalk it up as one of those anniversaries where I don't get a gift because he doesn't really want or need anything?
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:41 am
Happy 11th Anniversary I looked it up and it is the steel anniversary. If you look at THIS site, it looks like it would give you a lot of ideas. One thing I saw when I was out this morning is a memory mate thing that you put on your key chain, so if you are in your car or out somewhere and have to remember something, you just record it on the machine. It saves you having to try and find a pen and paper for it. You can also leave special messages on it for him to listen to as well. (it was stainless steel colour looking too ) You could also make him a special "coupon" book
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 10:44 am
What about one of those really small tape recorders? They come in handy for school...especially if you're tired during the lecture. 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 11:49 am
My dh loves it when I give him gift certificates for manicures and pedicures.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 12:05 pm
A massage - or better yet..a couples massage
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 12:16 pm
DING DING DING - I vote for Skootzy's idea. LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 12:19 pm
Oh, I like these ideas! LOL, this will be good too for Christmas shopping cuz I was coming up blank there too. I think I'll suggest a trip to the mall tonight, he can go one way with one of the kids, I'll go the other. There's a couple gadget stores I can check out and see if they have small tape recorders or something like the memory mate, both of which would be handy for him. LOL, they also have the knife store and failing all else I know I can find something in there!
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Ducky
Member
08-27-2000
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 1:46 pm
With BD's and my anniversary coming up this month as well. I always get him a special ornament that we hang on the Christmas Tree. Something of a reminder that has to do with something special that happened in that year. It could be like when we went hiking and saw a bear that year. I found a bear in a row boat paddling wearing a Santa hat, with presents in the boat. It is nice to look at the tree each year and see the special memories that we are building together.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 2:42 pm
That's a really neat idea Ducky.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 2:56 pm
you can get him a fishing license for next year!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 3:04 pm
That's a traditional Christmas present, lol.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 6:45 pm
One-handed knife. Guys love them And some of them are really expensive. It has a little knob that you mainpulate with your thumb so that the knife opens with just one hand.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:11 pm
Ok Juju, I know you weren't in the store behind me cuz there were just a couple teenagers in there with me and Caleb! Me and Caleb went to the gadget store (didn't find anything there) then to a couple computer stores. Stopped by the knife store first. Then went back last. I told the sales clerk I was looking for an anniversary gift, hubby likes either nice knives (about dagger size) to display or functional pocket type knives. Nothing too small nothing too big, nothing to fancy nothing too plain or military-ish. She must have shown me about 30 knives (and showed Caleb a couple that he might like for Christmas) before she pulled out one of those Juju is talking about. They are totally cool! Hold it between your fingers, flick the little knob and the blade opens up. Easiest knife I've ever seen. She showed me four or five before I found the one I bought. Stainless steel, not too fancy, not too plain, not too big not too small. Even though we went to the knife store first (ok, I go there first everytime I go to the mall to check out the swords, lol) I really went to the mall with the intention of buying the little recorder for him for school. I only found one that had all kinds of bells and whistles, too techie for recording class lectures. Doesn't sound like a romantic gift but Darren really doesn't go for that kind of thing, he'd rather have something he can use, lol. Anyways, I think I'll continue looking for that for Christmas because I think it's something he'll really like and use.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 5:59 am
Ha!!! See? JujuYodadawg knows these things. told ya so. He will love it.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:13 pm
What does a 14 yr old girl like? Trying to shop for my stepdaughter for Christmas - which comes Thanksgiving for us this year. She is no help. She wants $$$ and has decided that's what she is getting so won't give me any ideas. Not gonna happen with the exception of maybe $25. [Not being a biotch - her birth vessel takes all her money. We even have to cut tags off of stuff we get her so it can't be taken back.] Not gonna do the shopping 1 & 2 days after Thanksgiving. Can't do clothes - she's hard to fit w/o trying on. She likes skulls so I've gotten a few little things. She likes to write poetry so I thought maybe a thesaurus, nice pen/pencil set, and some writing pads. But after that I'm stuck. Any other ideas? It's so hard when we only see them a couple times a year and they are too old for toys.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:21 pm
Music - CDs Jewelry - earrings Purse
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:33 pm
boys!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:35 pm
A blank journal or two for the poetry as well. Writing pads are great, but there's just something about a new journal. If she's going to be with you for a few days, you could get her gift cards to open (like for music, dvds, books, clothes) and take her shopping so she doesn't go home with them. A subscription to her favorite magazine or one you think she might enjoy. Picture frames. Most girls I've known around that age always seem to have tons of pics of them and their friends.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:43 pm
Pamy!! 
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 12:55 am
Sounds like she like Avril Lavigne. Does she like that hot pink color to go with her skulls too? Could you get her something funky to decorate her room? Like.....sheets with skulls, or something to that effect? Black and skulled curtains? I like the picture frame idea. I suggest things to decorate the room, because it's usually where most girls like to hang out, so something that makes it more THEIRS rather than "your tastes" would be a cool gesture. Makeup? Things to make your nails look funky? Skull nail decals? You know, white skulls to go over her black nail polish? Ha! Removable tattoos? I like the purse idea.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 6:45 am
A gift card to Clairs or any clothing place. My daughter (almost 14) loves Steve and Barry's.
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 12:36 pm
what about a gift card for iTunes so she can download music (assuming she has an ipod or something similar...)
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 2:58 pm
Great ideas everybody. War writing pads = journals to me. I'd never get her a plain old pad for a gift. Eeyore she's not too into pink, and forget about skulls that have bows! [I kinda agree with no bows.] Yes I think she likes Avril. I looked all over today and couldn't find a single skull on sheets or comforter. [She doesn't live with us, we rarely get to see her so this is for her room at her birth vessel's house. If she lived with us or got to see us more often she could do her room here anyway she wanted.] Oh and I did find some press on nails that were black with white skulls. Guess we were thinking alike! Not sure what time we are going to have with her. Long story short her birth vessel is making her feel guilty about even coming to visit and has planned some really fun stuff for Saturday so we might be getting her Wed late and taking her home Friday early. We could push the issue but for her sake we aren't. We just tell her it's ok with us what she decides and she is old enough to make up her own decisions. So gift cards and $$ are out of the question as if she goes home with things like that the birth vessel takes them and uses them on herself. Talked it over with my hubby and decided that we buy what we buy. If she doesn't like it or it doesn't fit or she already has it she's more than welcome to "regift". I'd love to get her a purse, or jewelry. And I know she'd like makeup but besides black eyeliner I have no idea what else she uses/colors/whatever. We got her an mp3 player this summer. Her birth vessel took it away because mp3 players are dangerous and can catch on fire. *rolls eyes*
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 3:16 pm
Birth vessel?
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 3:17 pm
Oh and Pamy NO BOYS! Unless they are a couple thousand miles away from her. *L* When we lived in KY my husband got a Louisville Slugger with "Boyfriend Beater" on it! One of the MANY things the movers broke! And his new favorite song is by Rodney Atkins, Cleaning This Gun.
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