One year my (now ex) bf and I had a Christmas limit on gifts for each other. I bought him a fairly good camera, which was on sale and under the limit by a few bucks. He got me…a cheap, silk-satin knockoff rayon, floor length robe from La Senza. His MOM got me a better gift that year!
New bf? Bought me a Rambo for my horse! And gave it to me a few days early because he was worried horse would be cold without his new blanket. The amazing part? He even got the right size!
Talk about an upgrade…
On a “best” gifts thread… I just saw that there is a package under the tree that is shaped like Uncle Jimmy’s Hangin’ Balls and has elicited great interest from the dachshunds… and it’s addressed to my horse, from my husband, who generally has no interest in anything horse-related and has only even met my horse a handful of times. Awwww…
Agreed! Although, the picture in the slideshow of the stallion’s glowing eyes blowing up a car is really hilarious
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Agree with mildot. :yes: :yes: :yes:
We had a holiday get-together with some of my in-laws the other day, and while most of my gifts were pretty nice, my MIL got me a copy of “The Schwarzbein Principle”, which would be fine, since I’ve actually been wanting to read it since a CotHer reccommended it to me. But she clearly bought it used. That wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing if it were in decent condition, but huge sections are highlighted, and there are water marks and food stains all over the it :dead:
I also thought the 9mm was kewl. But then, three Xmases ago, I bought SO a Springfield 1911. I was, at the time, The Coolest Girlfriend Ever.
Last year, I got a laser dot for my Glock. All depends on the family I guess :lol:!!!
LOL, DH got all exited that year I asked for a 9mm…:winkgrin:
I have only had a chance to shoot it once…
I have to say I’d never heard of Vera Bradley so I googled. OMG! Scary stuff! :eek:
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Girls, girls, girls…
Take it from someone who has been married (to the same male no less) for 30 years. For the sake of our marriage we stopped giving gifts YEARS ago!! Now, every once in a while we may surprise one another with something special, and it is always what the other wants…but as a rule…no gifts! Usually, just a nice card accompanied with a hug and kiss!! I honestly believe it’s the one reason we have stayed together for so long!!! 
Trust me…it is easier to train your horse than train most men in the art of gift giving! :yes:[/QUOTE]
This is an old quote, but I have to bring it back up! (in response to many “hubbies in the dog house” posts)
My Mr. and I have been together for “only” 10 years. We don’t gift exchange either… so glad we don’t!!
In fact, I don’t “do” the whole gift giving thing period. For the most part the holiday has just turned into an ugly frenzy of consumerism. I have made it very clear to all in my circle that I do not give gifts, and please please please do not give me one!
I would much rather spend the time and money on a good meal and shared conversation with my loved ones, rather than handing over some unneeded crap, and receiving some unneeded crap.
Worst Gift? My best friend… when she as 16, her very well to do grandmother bought her a pickling set…. Yes, everything you would need to pickle vegetables… or feet. Funny thing is, now at 32, it would probably be a good gift for her! She has a garden and has done some canning, but at 16? Not so much.
Happy Holidays! 
Not give gifts? Seriously? And miss the face my SO made last night when he opened the string cutter he has been wanting for nearly two years? Nooo, I don’t think so!
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I have to say I’d never heard of Vera Bradley so I googled. OMG! Scary stuff! :eek:[/QUOTE]
I’ve hated VB for a long time, but lately I’ve seen a few patterns that I didn’t detest… and then yesterday I went to pick up a VB jewelry box for my MIL, who loves VB, and they didn’t have the one she wanted so I bought her a purse instead in a different pattern. That, the more that I look at it, is becoming startlingly attractive. And my purse did just break. So I found myself ordering her the jewelry box online, and now the purse is just sitting here, growing in beauty and desirability.
The pattern, incidentally, is “Happy Snails,” and just the name/thought of it makes me want to vomit, but, well, here I am and here is this purse.
NOOOOO DO NOT WALK TOWARDS THE LIGHT!!!
Heck…
DH tells me he wants a new radio for his truck. I happily eyeball the package at nation wide retail chain, considering the truck is not new anymore…
I put off buying the radio…you guessed it, DH comes home all smiles "I got one installed today, sorry I am home late’ now there goes an idea…
I tell DH not to let kid buy the new book in a series he likes…what do I tell you…naturally the kid bought it.
Now, mind you, I have been telling the kid since he was little that you don’t buy big stuff from November on anymore, or it makes Santa mad…
Color me one mad Santa!
(And again, DH brought up that dreaded flight to Germany…Ok, I don’t want it. How does that make a good present?! :mad::mad::mad:)
No presents sounds pretty good to me.
Worst present
I once got a metal box from my husband. Seriously
I once received an old used garden rake… :rolleyes: wrapped to look like, well, a rake.
I somehow always get a personal massager. I don’t know why, it just happens.
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I am SO staying away from this one. SO not touching it with a 90 foot pole :D:D
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I somehow always get a personal massager. I don’t know why, it just happens.[/QUOTE]
New or used?
My mom is an AKC dog show judge and breeder. I love dogs too, but adopt pound dogs and don’t agree with breeding dogs when there are so many that need homes already. We get along fine, I just avoid that topic.
Worst gift from her: 2’ x 2’ x 2’ Santa in a rocker with a life-sized samoyed (her breed of dog) sitting next to it, complete with motion-activated tinny Christmas music. She was going to get a samoyed in my house one way or another.
Ironically, my genius cattle dog/terrier mix, who usually doesn’t chew things, ripped apart the samoyed almost immediately upon our arrival home, while the tinny Christmas music played obliviously on. Stuffing everywhere. I just couldn’t get to the other side of the room quickly enough to stop her as I lounged on the couch. In the garbage before New Year’s Day. Good puppy.
Very timely thread for me!
Let me just say that my boss makes a LOT more money than me, and I work very hard for her.
I’m pretty poor lately but I thought it would be nice to get her something. So I bought some adorable coffee mugs and a few new flavors of coffee/cocoa for the K-cup machine in her office.
On my desk this morning I found the following things:
A large bag of carrots - cool, my horse will love those.
AND
A wrapped gift addressed to my horse. It is a cheap wood picture frame with a picture of a random cartoon horse printed on a piece of paper. Then below it is my horse’s name - which looks like it was photo copied on to the paper. 
What’s worst is that the catoon horse’s nose and tail are cut off by the frame, and you can only see the top half of each letter in my horse’s name.
Perhaps I am being petty, but she usually does nice things for the staff, so I am surprised at something so crappy and cheap.
I honestly plan to take it home and throw it away - it’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever received.:no:
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