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Following on from Kids presents;

Wives...

Buying for my Wife is always tricky as each year strikes another good idea from the list.. so let's hear your creative ideas.

Cheers.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:03 pm
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This can only go well, I feel.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:08 pm
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Christmas is 2 months away. Worry about this in just less than 2 months time.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:09 pm
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Cement bonded asbestos? There's even a thread that was just below this one on [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wrapping-up-cement-bonded-asbestos ]how to gift wrap it...[/url]


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:09 pm
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haha , ive still got her birthday to get out the way never mind the christmas.

could be fun given it looks like ill be stuck in the caspian sea for her birthday !


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:10 pm
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A Loomybin scarf!


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:11 pm
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Someone recommended this the other day.

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:11 pm
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something personalised always goes a LONG way. Even if it's something cheap it shows that you've thought about her and tried (& perhaps failed) last year I got egg cups for the all the family with our names on, the year previous to that I got her a leather bookmark with a little ditty on that I wrote and then previous to that some socks with her name & 'mother of the year' on - it's getting harder & harder to come with stuff but all this junk I got off Ebay! Of course I get her other big stuff as well, my mrs is dead easy to buy coz she loves books.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:18 pm
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[url= http://www.jomalone.co.uk/ ]get out of jail free, well not quite free...[/url]


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 12:19 pm
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We're going halves on a turbotrainer and an awning for the van. Will probably get her some poncy chocolates as well. Love how easy my wife is to buy presents for.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:29 pm
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new lens for her DSLR, combined birthday and christmas. camera kit is as bad as bike kit for eating money....


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:32 pm
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I've just bought the other half a Spec Stumpjumper Evo, unfortunately its in a size Large and she doesn't mountain bike so is useless to her but a perfect fit for me. 😀

Oh well, a pack of tea towels again for her I guess.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:40 pm
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My rad wife is very pleased that I am buying her some new knee pads and supertacky Minions. 8)


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:41 pm
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spending £50 max on each other and she had the idea of filling christmas stockings with the gifts.

its not about us , the 2 1/2 year old takes all the limelight.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:41 pm
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Annual pass to National Trust / RHS / English Heritage? And some online (Quidco) deals means you can get some great offers.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:46 pm
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A few years back and in discussion with the children, dropped some cash on some spa treatments/products nicely wrapped, boxed, with a gift card. Smug as bug

Then Christmas Day, still feeling smug, Mrs TC opened the gift and said “this is not an i-pod”, I looked at her, she looked at me, I looked at the children at which point my eldest said its what you wanted. No its not, I wanted and i-pod!

Anyway long storey short I was stood outside a shop on Boxing Day

Since then, I’m going to buy your Christmas present next weekend, what do you want?


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:53 pm
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Mine has asked for a dropper post. She spends all her time putting the saddle up and down when we are out so I'm pretty sure it will improve her riding and confidence.

At £200+ they are a bit of a luxury so ideal as something to be bought as a gift.

Sorted 🙂


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:55 pm
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A high end Kin Knife or two, not certain which yet

Lovely knives, lovely lovely knives


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 1:56 pm
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Lovely knives, lovely lovely knives

Worried...


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 2:05 pm
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A divorce would go do well at the moment.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 2:07 pm
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Posted : 02/11/2012 2:10 pm
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Watches with interest...

... having been put in the dog house for missing her birthday pressie earlier this week 😳


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 2:14 pm
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32Gb iPad. Bought last night for her.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 2:30 pm
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32Gb iPad. Bought last night for her.

I guess maybe people are just a lot better off than me, but £500 for an xmas present seems like a lot. Or is it one of those presents that's actually for you? 🙂


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 3:30 pm
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Cement bonded asbestos?

Gave her that last year, can't use the same thing twice in a row....


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 3:33 pm
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32Gb iPad. Bought last night for her.

I guess maybe people are just a lot better off than me, but £500 for an xmas present seems like a lot. Or is it one of those presents that's actually for you?

It started out as a random convo a few days earlier... I then went to buy a Nexus7 but got the impression it was too small (screen size) so ended up picking up a bargain iPad instead. We'd actually agreed not to spend much on eachtoehr... but i'm a big softie in all honesty.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 3:33 pm
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It's Christmas again

La la la la I'm not listening...


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 3:36 pm
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There's a chance that it might be a guinea pig...


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 4:02 pm
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Last year I bought Mrs Pz a race entry to a triathlon. Not that she'd ever shown any interest in one, but as she was just getting into running it seemed like a good idea. Certainly got an interesting reaction!

If nothing else it was a good excuse for a weeknd away, and we can both now say that we've ticked that one off the list!


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 4:26 pm
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La la la la I'm not listening...

Joyless much?


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 4:27 pm
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Have a look here http://emmyjane-design.blogspot.co.uk/. I make all the stuff 🙂

There's a chance that it might be a guinea pig...
Or 2, just think one would be very lonely. Tell the Mrs. I really enjoyed meeting her last week.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 6:18 pm
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There's a chance that it might be a guinea pig...

Mmm reminds me of Xmas in Peru 😉


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 7:25 pm
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Diamonds and Champaign, or a wind up torch and a tartan knee blanket from the BP garage on Xmas eve..
Depends....


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 7:31 pm
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Piemonster tThese are awesome knives [url= http://www.tojiro.co.uk/store/category/tojiro-senkou ]lovely knives[/url]

If I've made the url thing work....


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 7:44 pm
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Gweilo, linky worked so cheers for that

It's a question of weighting as much as anything, must get to the city and have a nosy.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 8:03 pm
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Last year was an iPad for each of the cats and an iRon for the wife - that's when the trouble started...!


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 8:26 pm
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Xbox, she wants the Kinect.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 8:32 pm
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This year will be a cheese hamper. Yes you heard right. Mostly Stilton.

Our due date is 15th dec so she wants cheese for Xmas.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 8:40 pm
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Sorry - double post.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 8:40 pm
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Done and dusted here, she got new tennis rackets a few weeks ago and is having botox this weekend.


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 9:01 pm
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Small gift just as a stocking filler then some time away travelling?

Or a miniature pig...


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 9:02 pm
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I WANT a miniature pig!!!

What's wrong with something from ann summers. At least it'll be something to entertain you after all the pies have been eaten!


 
Posted : 02/11/2012 9:10 pm
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Have a look here http://emmyjane-design.blogspot.co.uk/. I make all the stuff

Lots of ideas there, thanks.


 
Posted : 04/11/2012 7:29 am
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Boob job?
But have only budgeted for one this year.
The left, I think....

DrP


 
Posted : 04/11/2012 8:22 am
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Which to choose?

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