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what is a good suggested but not so expensive gift to get your wife/husband for their birthday or a different special event? any suggestions?
A keychain, cookbook, flashlight, necktie.
Deja vu?
Mashiach Agent- I guess you don’t know how much cookbooks cost… try closer to $25. Still, I usually spend more on a gift for my spouse.
Where do you get neckties for $2? Love isn’t priced in dollars and cents.
They even make flashlight keychains if you wanna go all out.
I have said for years that if I want something and can’t afford it, the chances are the giver (in the family) can’t afford it either.
One of the best gifts Mrs. CTL ever gave me was a certificate for 5 nights of my choosing for uninterrupted time with her….
No kids, relatives, no calls, doorbells, just us.
I enjoyed every one of them.
The cost was her time to arrange that the kids be elsewhere and we not be disturbed. Worth much more to me than anything that could be purchased for money.
a book or sefer, flowers, take care of the kids and housework for the day so she can take it easy, go out to eat with her (somewhere inexpensive), hire a babysitter and go out with her anywhere that doesn’t cost or doesn’t cost much like a park, a c.d. that she/he likes, something cute/meaningful from a dollar store type of place with a nice note attached.
“They even make flashlight keychains if you wanna go all out.”
lol.
I don’t know – he said he was looking for something cheap; that might be too expensive.
How about you cooking and cleaning up for her?
everyone is different
give him/her something they will appreciate
would you present such a cheap $2 gift to your spouse…
if you would then you seriously have problems & also don’t treasure or appreciate your spouse
I guess that, according to you, I have serious problems and don’t treasure my spouse.
I was always taught that it’s not the price of the gift that matters, but how much thought you put into it. If it makes your wife/husband happy, does it really matter how much it costs?
Eeees asked me to order something on Amazon recently. I placed the order and (as a surprise) included a small kitten figurine (she likes cats). It wasn’t $2, but it wasn’t much more than that. I did it because I thought it would make her happy (which it did). It reminded her that I was thinking of her and wanted to make her happy. To me, *that’s* what makes the gift meaningful — not the price tag.
However, if you want to think I don’t treasure my wife or that I have problems because the gift I sent her didn’t meet your price criteria, then go right ahead. We’re still very happy despite your perception.
The Wolf
what does he/she like?
If she likes music, buy her the newest CD by her favorite artist. If she loves bubble baths, take the kids out for an hour, prepare the bathroom with bath salts, a decorative candle, and she will be eternally grateful.
A gift certificate for a pedicure (trust me, that is the best gift ever !!)
Get a baby sitter for an hour a week, for a month, and just go on a walk together.
Most women want one thing from their spouse, a gift that shows he pays attention to what is important to her – and it usually cost little or nothing.
Regarding gifts to husbands, I find that a tougher problem, because my husband is so easygoing and comfortable with whatever he has or whatever happens, that there is little he wants or needs.
Wolf: “I was always taught that it’s not the price of the gift that matters, but how much thought you put into it. If it makes your wife/husband happy, does it really matter how much it costs?”
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