underground quester
July 7th, 2008, 04:54 AM
Although the only person a man shops for is his wife, the whole experience is a stressful one. Many of us has felt extreme frigid temperatures for a long period of time based on a poor gift decision. As a veteran of these wars I am still not sure WHAT TO buy my wife but I'll pass on my ideas of WHAT NOT to buy her.
1) Don't buy anything that plugs in. Anything that plugs in is seen as utilitarian.
2) Don't buy clothing. That involves sizes. The chances are one in SEVEN THOUSAND that you will get her size right, and she'll probably be offended the other 6,999 times. "Do I look like a size 16?" she'll say. Too small a size won't cut it either: "I haven't worn a size 8 in 20 years why would you think I was a size 8?"
3) Avoid all things useful. A new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to win you any brownie points.
4) Don't buy anything that involves weight loss or self improvement. She'll perceive a six month membership to a health club as a suggestion she is overweight.
5) Don't buy jewellery. The jewellery your wife wants you cannot afford. And the jewellery you CAN afford, she does not want.
6) And guys, do not fall into the traditional trap of buying frilly underwear for her. Your idea of the kind your wife should wear and what she actually wears are light years apart.
7) Finally, do not spend too much. "How do you think we're going to afford that?" she'll say. But do not spend too little either she won't say anything but she'll think, "is that all I am worth?" For more info on this latter point see Gypsy girls post of April 27 - "9 words women use". Point # 3 should give you an idea of what's coming down the turnpike.
:confused: :confused: :angelic:
Hope this helps!
(reprinted without permission from an article by Herb Foster in the PATENT TRADER - Cross River, N.Y.)
1) Don't buy anything that plugs in. Anything that plugs in is seen as utilitarian.
2) Don't buy clothing. That involves sizes. The chances are one in SEVEN THOUSAND that you will get her size right, and she'll probably be offended the other 6,999 times. "Do I look like a size 16?" she'll say. Too small a size won't cut it either: "I haven't worn a size 8 in 20 years why would you think I was a size 8?"
3) Avoid all things useful. A new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to win you any brownie points.
4) Don't buy anything that involves weight loss or self improvement. She'll perceive a six month membership to a health club as a suggestion she is overweight.
5) Don't buy jewellery. The jewellery your wife wants you cannot afford. And the jewellery you CAN afford, she does not want.
6) And guys, do not fall into the traditional trap of buying frilly underwear for her. Your idea of the kind your wife should wear and what she actually wears are light years apart.
7) Finally, do not spend too much. "How do you think we're going to afford that?" she'll say. But do not spend too little either she won't say anything but she'll think, "is that all I am worth?" For more info on this latter point see Gypsy girls post of April 27 - "9 words women use". Point # 3 should give you an idea of what's coming down the turnpike.
:confused: :confused: :angelic:
Hope this helps!
(reprinted without permission from an article by Herb Foster in the PATENT TRADER - Cross River, N.Y.)