Presents for Girls

[BiggyG]

I have a dilemma. It's the kind of dilemma that faces all men in this holiday season. I have two female friends to buy presents for this christmas, and I am the kind of guy who prides himself in finding presnets that are funny and/or generally of the excellent nature.

Girl 1: is the girl I plan on marrying someday and is sexy, and Romanian (if this helps), is perhaps not so much into the receiving of lingerie and/or bedroom toys, bit more sophisticated.

Girl 2: is my best friend's ex-girlfriend who wants him back (he also wants her back very long story). She is most definitely the kind of girl who would love to receive lingerie and/or bedroom toys but she's my best mates ex-gf and I'm thinking that area might be a bit of a no-no.

Can anyone suggest any original ideas, that won't bankrupt me?

[HeavyT]

What's your budget?

Diamonds are always a pretty safe route.

I bought my girlfriend a $525CDN white gold diamond necklace for x-mas.

It's so cool, the took a laser drill and put a hole into a crown main facet all the way through to a pavillion main facet. Then they took a metal bracket and put it through the hole. The diamond now dangles in all its glory, you can see it all, unlike a normal setting.

You can however get many different diamond pieces for under $100.

[katt]

i am a girl and i like giftcards so i can buy what i want. :)

particularly to my favorite clothing store and bookstore. you cant go wrong with a giftcard really

[HeavyT]

You're a GIRL!!!!

just kidding I know your a fem

I agree with the giftcards if your stumped.

[katt]

and if all else fails there are always scented lotions and shower gel. that is pretty hard to mess up unless they are really cheap brands

[Purple Wabbit]

and if all else fails there are always scented lotions and shower gel. that is pretty hard to mess up unless they are really cheap brands

Although that could backfire if the girl in question is insecure and takes it as a slight on her personal hygiene... (happened to me once)

If you're going to do that, I'd recommend ones that come in a gift set, so it's more obvious that it's a nice gift and not as comment on her washing habits.

Jewellery is always nice, and doesn't have to be uber-expensive to be decent quality. Places like H Samuel (this is in England I'm referring to) do good quality pieces for around £40 or so.

Other than that, gift cards are always appreciated, as long as they're for a store the girl in question likes :p

[LeoZ]

i got my friend who happens to be a girl a 'Wildcats' skinny fit t shirt. (wildcats is the basketball team from High School Musical, which she is obsessed about)

i'm giving it to her today I hope she likes it :)

update: it's her new favourite shirt \o/

[sophieangele]

Wow, normally it's boys who are impossible to buy for!

1) DO NOT GET HER LINGERIE/TOYS. Men do this all the time, but it is a recipe for disaster.

You think it says: "I think you're really sexy and beautiful!".
She thinks it says: "I think you're a cheap floozy and this present is really more for my benefit!"

There are a few exceptions, but I have seen many a break-up over this issue.

Go for something classier. If you aren't very original, make it roses, chocolate (or more exciting confections), posh bath stuff, voucher, or jewellery.

It could also be a bag or some other accessory (perhaps take an outfit with you and get a shop assisstant to help find something matching), or go through her amazon wishlist, or think back to things that you've heard her saying she would like. The perfect present is something a bit decadent or frivolous that you wouldn't buy yourself but would really like to receive.

One thought might be a voucher for a massage or therapy treatment, but then this is very individual - some people hate being touched by strangers.

Jewellery would be romantic. Cake is always good - you could commission her a special one (actually, don't do this, I'm just obsessed with cake). Mix CDs add a personal touch.


2) Yes, do not get a friend's ex kinky stuff, it's bound to be taken the wrong way by one or both.
try www.iwantoneofthose.com and go through the gifts for her section. You may have left this a bit late though.


I'll think a bit more...

[AngryPaul]

Pampery bath stuffs.

[voiceofcod]

All about the person in question.

One of my femme-friends (gosh I sound gay today) is a total hippy, so I got her an aromatherapy kit - not a pre-made one, but basically trawled London markets and got incense, jasmine oil, one of those oil heater-lamp things etc... Went down really well.

Another of my friends with tits (back to manly) is a tom-boy, so I got her a giant book of Banksy street-art and a book of how to do stencil-art. The town council may not thank me for that, but she did.

If they're close friends, I'd go for a more personal present than a gift voucher (don't know about you guys, but if someone in our group got someone else a voucher, it would be really weird. Vouchers are what relatives you don't speak to much get you). Spending too much can make people feel uncomfortable.

[Turkey Sandwich]

I don't know about original presents, but my golden rule for buying presents for people of the female persuasion is just one sentence:

Go into Lush.

[lachie 7]

Buy them both Wii's :D
Or chocolates and flowers are usually a solid choice.

[Mercury126]

When I get a girl for the schools Kris Kindle I normally buy a terrys chocolate orange egg. An extra bonus is they can never open the things, so they enlist my help :)

[sirch]

Girl 2: You mentioned how they both wanted to get back together, so wrap her ex up in a parcel (Don't forget the breathing holes).

[basstard]

What's your budget?

Diamonds are always a pretty safe route.

I bought my girlfriend a $525CDN white gold diamond necklace for x-mas.

It's so cool, the took a laser drill and put a hole into a crown main facet all the way through to a pavillion main facet. Then they took a metal bracket and put it through the hole. The diamond now dangles in all its glory, you can see it all, unlike a normal setting.

You can however get many different diamond pieces for under $100.

*watches as every female on the forum reads this and pesters their other halves for custom-made diamonds*

[voiceofcod]

Girl 2: You mentioned how they both wanted to get back together, so wrap her ex up in a parcel (Don't forget the breathing holes).

Weird, that was done in my 6th form.

Worked, too.

[Smartie]

As a girl, I hate girly things and like practical presents.
I suspect this is NOT the norm.

My other half however, would love chocs, flowers, massage or holistic therapy treatments, girly DVDs (such as In Her Shoes) and finally nice bath scents & candles (and with that gift you slip in a card telling her the bath scents are for sharing -with you- in candle-light with a good bottle of wine*)

*age restrictions may apply :D

[lilparp]

I have two girly cousins. I say girly because they are girls.
Almost everytime they need a present, my ma buys them glitter. Maybe because it is shiny it captures their imaginations.


I really don't know.

[Smartie]

Good point. Girly girls do like things that like shine.

They're a bit like magpies really....

[xkittyx]

Anything from the Sanctuary covent garden selection in boots. It's heaven for your skin

[CheHamstera]

Jewellery, chocolate and bath stuff? Ladies, you disappoint me. You know what we all really want.

Just give them your money, and lots of it. Honestly - it's what we want.

[HeavyT]

Laser Hair Removal!

[BiggyG]

well you've all been mighty helpful yet i'm still stuck

I bought my girlfriend a $525CDN white gold diamond necklace for x-mas.

i'm a student. that really would bankrupt me :(

am a girl and i like giftcards so i can buy what i want.

is it me or are they far too impersonal? plus i'll get dragged round shopping while SHE choses what she wants. I'm more of a practical man, i like to know exactly what i'm looking for before i even leave the house, i can get all my xmas shopping done, and it only costs me 1 hour in the car park.


and if all else fails there are always scented lotions and shower gel. that is pretty hard to mess up unless they are really cheap brands
Although that could backfire if the girl in question is insecure and takes it as a slight on her personal hygiene... (happened to me once)

If you're going to do that, I'd recommend ones that come in a gift set, so it's more obvious that it's a nice gift and not as comment on her washing habits.

a good idea, and i know she uses chanel, i can't remember which one, but i know what the box looks like. but i did buy it for her birthday in september, but perhaps some other products of the same range hmmmm

It could also be a bag or some other accessory (perhaps take an outfit with you and get a shop assisstant to help find something matching)
unfortunately i don't have access to her house unaccompanied, i'd prefer options that don't involve me breaking into her house and stealing her clothes

Cake is always good - you could commission her a special one

i could get her a face cake!!!! :D :D :D

I don't know about original presents, but my golden rule for buying presents for people of the female persuasion is just one sentence:

Go into Lush.
for any other woman this would be a fantastic idea, but for her, lush is located at the entrance to our shopping centre, and everytime we walk past it she says "dear god that stinks" :( bloody women

Buy them both Wii's
you have no idea how much that option appeals to me, it would be worth the phone call form the bank saying "give us all your moneys"

Laser Hair Removal!
fortunately we sorted that issue out a while back. let me just say BiggyG is happy :D

well i think i've narrowed it down to chanel stuff or a face cake. cheers guys (and girls)

P.S. HeavyT, i gave you negative rep for the expensive first option, in order to reverse it like 5 times with the laser hair removal post. but forum wont let me. backfire :(

[HeavyT]

So...you didn't mean to give me neg rep?

[Hydralisk]

Shoes and Dresses perhaps?

Failing that, a huge box of chocs and Roses will probably go down well. Although if I love the wii option :D

[Tweekish]

I vote for face cake.

[BiggyG]

So...you didn't mean to give me neg rep?

no i meant it so when u looked at ur rep chart thingy, it had one neg rep for the first expensive option

then like 5 + reps for the laser hair removal option

but the forum only lets me give rep once, so the neg one was the one it stuck with. bloody computers

[HeavyT]

reported (the furry fag)

@ BiggyG - ok cool no prob

[Electric Horse]

Originally posted by Katt
i am a girl and i like giftcards so i can buy what i want.

Originally posted by Turkey sandwich
I don't know about original presents, but my golden rule for buying presents for people of the female persuasion is just one sentence:

Go into Lush.

:eng101: Giftcards for lush!

[Cactusman]

:rolleyes:A makeup kit!:rolleyes:Seriously though, get friend 1 a REALLY nice ring and make her think you've got her nothing, when she questions why you haven't got her anything, propose to her. (Only if you are up for it though)

For friend 2, get her back together with her ex-boyfriend, but do it really subtly and not too cliche.

[katt]

is it me or are they far too impersonal? plus i'll get dragged round shopping while SHE choses what she wants.

i think that depends on the store. buying someone a walmart gift card would be very impersonal but if you chose a store where you know someone has a niche interest that is a different story

[nataya_ivanna]

Girl 1- Numa Numa song, sing for her.

[Chavvy]

get her a washing machine

[BiggyG]

get her a washing machine

my stepdad actually got my mum a breadmaker machine one year :|

[livewirekitty]

How about building a massage kit for girl #1 with an IOU for a body massage? For girl #2 maybe some funky jewelry? It would still say that you put thought into the gift (and maybe make the massage suggestion to your best friend).

[Timmeh]

Lingerie isn't that badder idea for #1. It has to be with something else though, so you can make the age old classic "well, this one's more for me". Chocolates go down well as long as she's not extremely weight conscious (okay, so that's quite a few women out, but still, an option). Flowers I've always found aren't really appreciated... well, they're dead within a week, something of a pointless present. Jewelry isn't a bad idea, and also very easily scales to your budget; £30 of dull yellow gold with cubic zarconia isn't as badder option as it sounds (though white gold + real diamonds go a lot further :p).

As for general friends, do the same as you would for a male friend; if you can't think of anything personal that she's appreciate... which obviously you can't as you're asking on an online forum, try a DVD or a CD. You're not even straying close to the offense zone with digital media (as long as it isn't porn... unless she wants porn). You can't go too wrong with that one :) the worst that can happen is she gets realises she really doesn't like your choice of bands/films.

[lilparp]

I like the idea of a face cake.

But does it have to be her face? You could put your face on to confuse and amuse.

Zoom zoom zoom.

[Discodoris]

Flowers are nice - but transient, so pot plants can be a really nice gift. You can get gorgeous orchids, miniature rose bushes, gloriously scented jasmines and stephanotis - all sorts... and there is normally something to fit any price range.

[Tweekish]

get her a washing machine

My dad bought my mum a toilet seat one year. Course, he also bought her diamond earrings, but she didnt get those until the next day.

[sophieangele]

Re: face cake

This could work - you needto go to a custom cake shop (yellow pages) and provide them with a photograph. They can then use special transfer paper to create a cake, or even better, a box of cupcakes, with your chosen photo on it. We did this for my brother one year, and it went down really well! He spent the day giving out cupcakes with his face on.

Alternatively, you could make her (a less fancy) cake yourself - I'm big into cake-baking... next one's goingto be a nun cake!



It's rather difficult to come up with something original without actually knowing the person, so sorry for the rather pedestrian ideas...

[jonffm]

I went all boring and bought a scalf.

I'm cheap. It's the thought that counts? :(

[Repine]

I went all cheap and bought nothing.

After feeling extremely guilty, I can feel some christmas eve shopping coming on.

[totes]

my missus and me have gone somewhat crazy on each other this year. things she liked were the status quo dvd & expensive necklace.

go figure.

[Xharock]

Try this handy guide for top gift ideas this holiday season! (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/testy/AdventCalendar/day6.html)

[Nocashvalue]

I like the idea of a face cake.

But does it have to be her face? You could put your face on to confuse and amuse.

Zoom zoom zoom.
<3

[BiggyG]

i've so far bought 0 presents. (apart from the one for the weebls stuff forum secret santa)

you know how tempted i am right now to see if my local bakery will do a discount on like 20 cakes with my face on them.

[katt]

phantom of the opera sound track is a nice present :) pleased me at least

[sophieangele]

you know how tempted i am right now to see if my local bakery will do a discount on like 20 cakes with my face on them.

Ah, but if you give her cakes with your face on, you just look conceited.

[HeavyT]

20 Cakes!!??

More like 40, cause then that would be terrible.

/meme

[Jester]

Two words, Chocolate :)

[Timmeh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA

... I saw this, giggled then thought of this thread.

[Sebas]

20 Cakes!!??

More like 40, cause then that would be terrible.

/meme
Lol Lex Luthor. :love:

[Roxsie]

I find that any gift for a girl can be found in past times. Their jewellery is amaxing especially the celtic and mackintosh inspired ranges.

If anyone has a problem getting a gift for me they just go into past times and get something from the mackintosh range - so far i've got 2 earrings, a teapot, a ring and a photoframe.

You can't go wrong with a bit of art deco or nouveau

[missparkinsarno]

My boyfriend has bought me ghds :) I can't wait! So anything over priced and great for the one you love and something like a scarf or a dvd or chocolates for the friend... Men are the ones who are hard to buy for! Although I've bought my boyfriend 6 prezzies so far lol...

[sushi.]

My boyfriend's standby for gifts for me has been video games. But I hear that doesn't work for some girls.
Whatever you do, don't go with flower scents on bath and shower baskets. They always smell really funky. Those baskets are usually a good way to say, "I wanted to get you something but I don't really know you that well." Which is fine if you're in that situation.

Jewelry is no good unless you know they WEAR jewelry all the time. Some girls wear jewelry like socks, it's just something you put on in the morning. Others don't wear any. People keep trying to buy me jewelry and it gets returned or goes in a pile on my dresser.

I find it's always a winner to pick one or two things you know someone likes and buy related things, or combine them. Do they have a favorite animal? A favorite flower? Superhero? Book?
For example, I've got a friend who loves penguins and rainbows so I made her a picture with multi-colored penguins and stuck it in a frame. That sort of thing.

I, for one, always appreciate a well thought out gift over an expensive one. While buying a girl things she can't afford is nice, if you want to relate to her you've gotta get inside her head.