Male vs. Female Shopping
I never cease to be amazed at the differences between men and women over the simplest of things...shopping, for instance.
My way... go to the store(s) that are most appropriate for the person I am shopping for, with a specific idea in mind. Maybe not the exact gift, but a good idea. Look at what I'm thinking about, get more ideas. Then, get something that matches the person (at least I think/hope matches the person). Buy cute paper or a gift bag and take my time making the gift look pretty good (though I must say I'm a fan of bags and tissue. I stink at wrapping...).
My husband's way...Go to Wal-Mart. Call me from Wal-Mart and ask me what I want (even though I've dropped MASSIVE hints and even written a few ideas down). I give him a few ideas, and while he's on the phone with me he asks, "Is it the one in the blue bottle or the green bottle? Ok...got it." Now I know I'm getting perfume. I also know I'm getting a "smelly" candle and some pieces to add to my Willow Tree Creche. Whatever happened to the element of surprise???
Erwin, on the other hand, doesn't have a CLUE as to what he's getting this year. At least he's not admitting to it...
My way... go to the store(s) that are most appropriate for the person I am shopping for, with a specific idea in mind. Maybe not the exact gift, but a good idea. Look at what I'm thinking about, get more ideas. Then, get something that matches the person (at least I think/hope matches the person). Buy cute paper or a gift bag and take my time making the gift look pretty good (though I must say I'm a fan of bags and tissue. I stink at wrapping...).
My husband's way...Go to Wal-Mart. Call me from Wal-Mart and ask me what I want (even though I've dropped MASSIVE hints and even written a few ideas down). I give him a few ideas, and while he's on the phone with me he asks, "Is it the one in the blue bottle or the green bottle? Ok...got it." Now I know I'm getting perfume. I also know I'm getting a "smelly" candle and some pieces to add to my Willow Tree Creche. Whatever happened to the element of surprise???
Erwin, on the other hand, doesn't have a CLUE as to what he's getting this year. At least he's not admitting to it...
posted by Elizabeth at
9:54 PM
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Hey, at least he asked and was really trying to find something you liked... I'm trying to decide if my DH just didn't put that much thought into my gifts (bad), or if he did, but still doesn't know me well enough after nearly 10 years to pick out what I really like (worse). *sigh*
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Anonymous, at 10:37 PM
Oh yeah - and I was going to say, it's amazing the difference in the approach to men v. women gift shopping. I was thinking about that today as I got presents out from under the tree and noticed that my 14 yr old had gotten gifts for random people in the family - like his uncle, but not that uncle's wife. I think he got a bunch of stuff that he thought was cool, then tried to decide who to give it to, rather than deciding first who he needed to buy gifts for and shopping appropriately. Men.
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