Christmas presents for her

[Butter]

Originally posted by Leonidas
Seriously, avoid appliances at all costs. Every year at X-mas my wife reads me the riot act on that one. Our first X-mas together I went hogwild and bought every damn kitchen appliance you can think of, spent several hundred bucks, and these were all things she constantly nagged at me that we needed. So the response, lukewarm at best. DO NOT BUY APPLIANCES.

I agree with that. I got her a stand mixer last year, one of those big honkin' $100+ Kitchen-Aid deals that she had seemingly been drooling over all year, then I break it out as the big last present and the actual response was:

"Why'd you spend all that money?"

The hoped and desired response would've been something like calling over childhood friend Drew Barrymore for an immediate 3-way.

[RoastDuck]

Originally posted by Leonidas
Seriously, avoid appliances at all costs. DO NOT BUY APPLIANCES.

Agree heartily. Its counter-productive:

1999 gift for her: Deep-fat fryer.
2000 gift for him: 3-speed power drill.

I got the message.

[WSUCougar]

Originally posted by Neuqua
This is the first time in a few years where I do not have a significant other to worry about.

Good or bad?

By your hand some Isotoners...

[KevinNU7]

Originally posted by RoastDuck
Agree heartily. Its counter-productive:

1999 gift for her: Deep-fat fryer.
2000 gift for him: 3-speed power drill.

I got the message.

I wouldn't have a problem if I got power tools.