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RF
December 1st, 2003, 06:38
Ok, Christmas is coming, and the usual norm around here for most of the people I know, is that if you spend your money on someone, it should be your mother. So, what gifts have you given to your mother's/girlfriends etc... that really put you in the good books, and didnt make you seem cheap.

I ask my mom every year what she wants, and she dosnt come up with anything. Last year I was golden with some expensive pj's.

So what present got you in the good books? Im sure we could all help each other out a little bit. *cough* ladies on the board *cough*
Takmadeus
December 1st, 2003, 06:45
bah.... i have no gf, and my mom is nuts.... she does not want anything.... she only gets new stuff because she needs it, not because she wants it..... *sigh* some people will never learn...
hushypushy
December 1st, 2003, 07:24
well this may sound really dumb, but im getting my girlfriend a small (sort of) cheap ring. she's always wanted a ring, and if i find a simple one with a star on it (her favorite) it will be very cheap and she will be happy! :D
N1ghtw0lf
December 1st, 2003, 08:15
my mom...normally a piece of jewelry...not too expensive though...and i dont have a girlfriend...
Boltzmann
December 1st, 2003, 14:03
I never give gifts to anyone. Gifts are just another convention of modern society - and I'm not willing to spend my money on such ancient rituals :p

Well, maybe if I had a GF I would buy something for her. A book, most probably (ever heard of "Nanosystems", by Eric Drexler? It's a killer).

Now that I think about it, perhaps it's a good thing that I have no GF ;)
Exodus
December 1st, 2003, 22:35
like boltzmann, i'm a non-gift giving person, but maybe i would if i had a girlfriend... but only if she insisted. the only gifts i buy are for myself, and even then i'm cheap.
hushypushy
December 2nd, 2003, 01:46
like boltzmann, i'm a non-gift giving person, but maybe i would if i had a girlfriend... but only if she insisted. the only gifts i buy are for myself, and even then i'm cheap.

maybe that's why you dont have a girlfriend :p
RF
December 2nd, 2003, 01:51
Gosh Damnit you guys! You cheapo's were sposed to help me out! :p
Proto
December 2nd, 2003, 01:55
Gosh Damnit you guys! You cheapo's were sposed to help me out!

Well... want my solution? Something you make for yourself. Either some little handicraft, or something she had wanted you to do for a while and will cost you some sacrifice.IMO thats loads better than spending your money on some capitalistic shop :p
Boltzmann
December 2nd, 2003, 02:46
Gosh Damnit you guys! You cheapo's were sposed to help me out! :p

Give your mom a copy of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" - she will love it ;)

Or do it the cheap way. Give her a big hug and tell her that gifts don't mean anything - it's the feelings that count :)
RF
December 2nd, 2003, 03:13
Well... want my solution? Something you make for yourself. Either some little handicraft, or something she had wanted you to do for a while and will cost you some sacrifice.IMO thats loads better than spending your money on some capitalistic shop :p

Well, frankly ive been doing that the first 13 years of my life. I think its time to spend some of my hard earned money on someone really special instead of myself.
hushypushy
December 2nd, 2003, 03:19
well you have to find the ONE thing she's really sensitive about. for example, my girlfriend and rings....she REALLLLLY wants one, getting one from me is like the key to her heart, and thats why im getting her one ;)
RF
December 2nd, 2003, 07:22
well you have to find the ONE thing she's really sensitive about. for example, my girlfriend and rings....she REALLLLLY wants one, getting one from me is like the key to her heart, and thats why im getting her one ;)

Well, I dont want my mom getting any funny feelings, so Im going to stay away from a ring ;)
hushypushy
December 2nd, 2003, 08:01
true true...but the point was something that hits to the heart ;)
Yeloazndevil
December 2nd, 2003, 09:03
depends..how much are u willing to spend ? ;)
DeathSight
December 2nd, 2003, 15:50
Damn, some of you guys are really cheap, but owell, each to his own. lol im getting my fav person Tomb Raider, Angel of Darckness. dont ask why, she just loves the whole Tomb Raider thing. she has all the moives and posters and almost all of the games. she will as soon as i get her this game. lol i jsut though it would be somthing nice. you know play on her fav things, and who knows, maybe ill get somthing good for x-mas from her :thumb:
Omega
December 2nd, 2003, 17:06
No I'm not going to buy anything for me or for my gf, but I'm going to save money for a trip I'm planning to do.
Noxious Ninja
December 2nd, 2003, 17:39
I plan on making (yes, making) a doll dress for my GF. Probably a Christmasy ball gown.
Quatro
December 2nd, 2003, 17:54
well jewelry like a necklace would always be a great gift for your gf...

as for mom, well I leave that one to you...
Exodus
December 2nd, 2003, 22:18
maybe that's why you dont have a girlfriend :p
hey, they won't know just from meeting me that i'm a cheap bastard. ;)
metalgear
December 3rd, 2003, 01:55
I have racked a lot of bills this past fall (broken cars) and cannot afford things evan for myself let alone for christmas presents, but most moms like books, blankets or maybe a pillow. just a few suggestions...cheesy but, still...
RF
December 3rd, 2003, 03:18
Well I asked my dad today, and I decided on an oprah book club book, and her favorite movie "The Sound of Music", on dvd if I can find it.
Spectr4L
December 4th, 2003, 08:51
Im going to make my gf a paper mache' diamond ring ;) . For my mom, I plan on giving her a good ol' cereal box offer. :lol: