Hate buying presents, what do I buy?

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So Friday 20th is my 10th wedding anniversary and Saturday 21st is my wife's 40th Birthday.
I am, simply put the worst present buyer in the history of mankind so GD I turn to you for help, for guidance and some comedy gold.

My wife is low maintenance, never complains about literally anything and truth be told if I got her nothing she would not care, however as someone that has put up with me for as long as she has I feel the need to treat her to more than the memory of me supplying yet another god awful, unwanted sack of cack.

Fire away! :D
 
LOL

Tuesday 17th is my wife's 40th and Wednesday 18th is our 10 year wedding anniversary.

I also have a low maintenance wife, I just can't find anything she would like either....
 
Our 10 year is coming up and we've agreed to do something special together not spend money on trinkets. We've booked St Lucia for a week and on previous birthdays I've arranged for the kids to be looked after and some sort of spa weekend or local wine tour.

Congratulations BTW :)
 
It's your tin anniversary so a tin of baked beans without the label and a long weekend somewhere. I'd stick a nice ribbon on the tin if I were you.
 
Cosimo said:
It's your tin anniversary so a tin of baked beans without the label and a long weekend somewhere. I'd stick a nice ribbon on the tin if I were you.
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See the thought of something Tin had occurred but my history in buying presents is so bad she might actually think its a genuine present!
 
maccapacca said:
Our 10 year is coming up and we've agreed to do something special together not spend money on trinkets. We've booked St Lucia for a week and on previous birthdays I've arranged for the kids to be looked after and some sort of spa weekend or local wine tour.

Congratulations BTW :)
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This.

My soon-to-be wife and I have been together for 9 years and we no longer buy presents as there is never anything we want/need. Both our birthdays are in November so we just avoid birthday and xmas presents and go to Europe in January. Probably spend around the same as we would have on useless crap. We just get our fix of unwanted gifts from family and friends ;)

Congrats.
 
I'm all about experiences and building memories rather than too much the material stuff. However the best combination would be something like a weekend away and a piece of jewellery, clothing or shoes to wear on it.
 
Congrats to those that have stayed the course :)

It's my GF's 40th on 23rd and I have no idea what to get her. It's my 39th June 7th and she's already bought me one of those supercar driver thingies.

We did spa and weekend away last year so to do the same again might be seen as a bit of a cop out.

I had a meeting in Celtic Manor yesterday and I've considered going there for the weekend. We both have kids so they need to be palmed off to the grandparents but shouldn't be a problem.

I've paid for us all to go to Spain in July but apparently that won't do as it's a family thing (I wanted to ditch the kids and go to Japan but apparently it's not fair on the little ones - bah!)

Haven't bought jewellery for her yet so might look at that - I would like to find something niche rather than the H Samuel tat. She's not particularly high maintenance and would be happy with pennies being spent as long as there is thought and effort - perfume and dodgy earrings are too cliche.
 
Columbo said:
See the thought of something Tin had occurred but my history in buying presents is so bad she might actually think its a genuine present!
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How about:

A long weekend or a week away somewhere, doesn't have to be flashy. Print the details off and insert them into an empty clean tin of which you carefully opened around the lip of the lid. Seal it back up, bow and job done!

Give her the tin with a can opener if you really love her
 
maccapacca said:
Our 10 year is coming up and we've agreed to do something special together not spend money on trinkets. We've booked St Lucia for a week and on previous birthdays I've arranged for the kids to be looked after and some sort of spa weekend or local wine tour.

Congratulations BTW :)
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:cool:
 
Don't bother with material things, buy her an experience/trip or something that will create a shared memory. Also make sure she is spoiled on that day, but not with loads of gifts, etc. Be thoughtful.

I would however ensure you get her a nice bunch of flowers, maybe a little box of chocolates (Thorntons do a nice 4-6 chocolate box - taster) and a nice bottle of champagne or prosecco (or wine if she prefers).
 
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