Moe wrote:Surely i am not the only one out there with this dilemma.
A budget of $20-30. Get something nice or funny, from the heart.
Well thats the instruction... BUT
Do i overspend on something she will like? Knowing fully well she will be upset because said wife only spent $19.95 on a T-shirt with a funny slogan OR
do I spend $25 on body chocolate? Knowing fully well said wife has spent $99 on Geelong DVD of 2009 finals series, and body chocolate proves i have no imagination whatsoever except about you know what!
Decisions, decisions.......
It's a dilemma to be sure Moe. One I had as well so I'd like to share with you how I solved it. My budget is also limited. My solution was to go halves with my sister and her other half and a joint gift. Put a couple of extra names on the card, put a couple of extra $ into the kitty but the important thing is that YOU pick out the gift. If she expects humour with a minium of expense you have an excellent chance of securing some wifey brownie points if you can select something that is feminine and or romantic, as opposed to the body chocolate ha ha. Or think about something that she needs..and think about the fact that you might be the ONLY person who knows she needs that particular item because you know her so well.
Example. My wife is taking the kids to Adelaide in the New Year period and she doesn't have a great sense of direction. I went halves with my sister and we got her a GPS for the car. Only I know she needs it, it's going to cost more than she thinks I can spend and I suggested the choice of gift and sis chipped in with buckeroonies as she calls them. Cost 150 clams. A wife's love.....priceless.
Good luck and a Merry Christmas to you Moemar.
regards,
REB