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The idea that I give men, and I guess women could tweek the idea for their own use, is to put a little thought into it but don't get too specific. If she spends alot of money thru the year in one particular store get her a gift card for that store.
Now some may think that is impersonal, yet it did take some thought, and some effort. What is her favorite store and you do have to go into a mall to buy it. If you are not sure of the store go into her closet and check the tag in the collar of her shirt, or in the waistband of her pants. Today lots of stores have their own labels. Now you have to go into a mall to buy the gift card you might want to take a picture of her with you show it to a couple of the salespeople and one of them they know something she does want yet has not yet gotten yet. If you get her that and wrap it with the gift card she will be happy. Even if it's a pair of earrings it's the thought that you went to the mall and to her favorite store that shows the thought.
I also told a guy, who had been married the summer before and taken a three week honeymoon and thought no need for a gift he was wrong. Now he and his now wife I guess just put money in a vacation account instead of gifts, still it was the first christmas she was his wife. I told him to go out and get her a small gold heart, even if it was 19.99 and might turn her neck green, to give that to her on Christmas and thank her for being his wife. She was totally surprised, and the fact that he gave her this in front of her dad got him major brownie points. No. he didn't only spend 19.99, he said he could do better than that, but she was expecting nothing and was totally surprised that he had done this for HER.
Some of my friends say I should charge for some of my ideas, yet I'm in the holiday spirit so these are free. LOL
And you know some of the best gifts are those that are handmade. Just don't do fruitcake. LOL
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