Comments on: Quick Tip: Delegating Santa’s Duties

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:35:00 +0000

You could allways do what my husband did. The night before christmas he wrapped up a best buy gift card that was given to him by his employer. Doing this allowed him to: 1) Recycle a gift he didn’t really want 2) Avoid having to shop or put any thought into the gift. He also added a nice scribbled note about how he “promises to be a better man and stay sober this year”…

By: wifelikeme

wifelikeme — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:17:00 +0000

If you're going to get your wife "sleepwear" take a good look at what she usually sleeps in. If she likes flannel pjs, don't get her something slinky and see-through UNLESS you also get her something comfy and cozy. It goes the other way too.

Go thru her toiletries and get her MORE of what she already uses. (stocking stuffers of course)

Another suggestion...take the kids shopping for gifts for mom. They spend more time with her. They are more intuitive. And she will never be disappointed by lame stuff that the kids picked out!

And if you're not sure what size she wears, go look at the tags on the clothes she already has.

Most importantly PUT IN THE EFFORT.

By: phillyz

phillyz — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:01:00 +0000

allow me celine, the greatest gift any guy can have is party time and party tools. so i would recommend games

By: celine

celine — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:25:00 +0000

maybe i should enlist the brothers in my husband's gift giving? does this work in reverse? has anyone ever tried it?

i don't want my husband to be crying because I didn't get him a christmas or birthday gift again.

donkey, phillyz, baldemort...any suggestions?

By: The Donkey

The Donkey — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:07:00 +0000

j: nice idea. I hadn’t thought about it. I need to talk to Peggy right away so she can get my wife something. Yikes! I just remembered that her birthday is soon too.

By: J

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:44:00 +0000

Donkey,

The Santa's helper idea has proven successful for me. I have found myself in your same situation. So what I ended up doing is enlisting the assistance of the person who knows my wife's taste perfectly... My mother in law.

My mother in law shops with my wife all the time. In fact, if given the opportunity, would spend all day every day shopping with her. Luckily for me, my wife is very frugal but is constantly telling my mother in law what she would love to have. So while they are shopping my mother in law graciously takes notes for me on what my wife would just love to have. After they finish shopping, she pulls me aside or calls me at work and tells me what she wanted even down to the size, color, and which is number one on my wife's list. When she opens up her gifts on Christmas, I am the hero because I knew exactly what my wife wanted.

This is a great method if you get along with your mother in law.

By: phillyz

phillyz — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:15:00 +0000

eliminating thought and time in other words love and care that is what gift giving is all about?—YEAH BOY!!!! this is sheer brilliance. you already got one girl to start on your process. Lou has given suggestions next step is having her pick em up- you are my hero

By: celine

celine — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:43:00 +0000

things we would want if we were rich, but we are not so we save them for special times like chrsitmas…these are the gifts we all want i think (like Lou said- spa packages, new shoes, crafts, movies, and Vicky S. – that which we wouldn’t get for ourselves but we would love to have on a daily basis, instead of “when the budget is right”). bottom line though – i wish P and i could turn every holiday into the “non-Valentine’s Day” holiday we have turned February 14th into. i mean, what is all the hubub about? can’t we just get gifts for each other when we want to? why does it have to be a certain time? do we get them for each other simply because everyone else will be getting gifts at that time and we will be asked, “so what did you get?” and we need to have a response, and if we don’t it means our spouse is evil?i always say, thank goodness we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, so this way we can celebrate EVERY day…it isn’t true, but it sounds good.

By: cworth

cworth — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:12:00 +0000

I hope these tips will work. I have been dropping hints for months about cheap, small things i would love and it’s a no go. i’m now holding firm with the “you don’t have to get me anything for Christmas” position. really that would be fine, i did get a new kitchen this year. however i don’t think that will be fine for him and i’m done helping….

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:23:00 +0000

your stupid you should ask me what she wants.
here are some ideas donkey:
-spa package (seeing as your cheap get a gift card to come beauty school they offer services really cheap)
-you cannot go wrong with anything from Vicky's Secret
-Shoes...you might be too dumb to know what kind but i think she would want shoes
-her favorite movie, cd, or book
-She's a crafty lady, get arts and crafts stuff....
the list goes on an on. if you have further questions...you know who to come to