Tuesday, May 30, 2006
gift buying ickiness
I have an engagement gift to buy (I also have a wedding gift to buy, but that is for my brother so it can wait till I am inspired and have money). I hate buying engagement/wedding gifts. They are silly things.
Anyway, I thought the interweb might be able to help me. It wasn't at all helpful. I found lots and lots of really cool things that I could buy for me. I found lots of expensive things. But I didn't find anything within my budget that the couple in question would like. It is hard because the couple in question probably earn 5-6 times as much as I do. Usually in such cases, a thoughtful gift is appropriate. But I realised I have no clue as to what the couple in question would like. A thoughtful gift is completely out of the question.
Anyway, I thought the interweb might be able to help me. It wasn't at all helpful. I found lots and lots of really cool things that I could buy for me. I found lots of expensive things. But I didn't find anything within my budget that the couple in question would like. It is hard because the couple in question probably earn 5-6 times as much as I do. Usually in such cases, a thoughtful gift is appropriate. But I realised I have no clue as to what the couple in question would like. A thoughtful gift is completely out of the question.
// posted by suze @ 7:08 PM 
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OK, well, if thoughtful's out, and expensive is out... then I think your only remaining option (apart from nicking something - this is tricky on the internet) is to get something cheap that looks expensive. It's what I'd do.
thanks cheezy. good suggestion!
thanks david. we'll see how long this lasts.
thanks david. we'll see how long this lasts.
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: 5/31/2006 08:51:00 AM
: 5/31/2006 08:51:00 AM
Try a shop called "Creative NZ" (I think, I'll dig up the name and mail ya). They have a branch in Botany Downs; might be elsewhere to.
They sell a wooden photo box. It has a honeycomb sleeved style pattern inside, makes it easy to find and sort photos and the lid has glass insets so you can put your favourite photos on there.
It holds a few hundred photos and is a brilliant gift for engagement/wedding style couples.
Another suggestion for a thoughtful gift (And I kid you not) is to go to a second hand bookshop and find a real copy of the Kama Sutra. (Not the cheap reprints, find something decent looking). That has the look and feel of authenticity, coupled with a few cheap incense sticks, some oil and so forth and you've made a wonderfully suggestive honeymoon gift :)
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They sell a wooden photo box. It has a honeycomb sleeved style pattern inside, makes it easy to find and sort photos and the lid has glass insets so you can put your favourite photos on there.
It holds a few hundred photos and is a brilliant gift for engagement/wedding style couples.
Another suggestion for a thoughtful gift (And I kid you not) is to go to a second hand bookshop and find a real copy of the Kama Sutra. (Not the cheap reprints, find something decent looking). That has the look and feel of authenticity, coupled with a few cheap incense sticks, some oil and so forth and you've made a wonderfully suggestive honeymoon gift :)
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