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In our house we have the rule of we can't buy anything for ourselves starting November 1st. If we see something we want then it goes on our list. We buy off the list only, that way we always get what we want. We also pick out one small something to go into the stocking that is a suprise. It works well for us.
It depends if you know what they want, my wife is hard to buy for, she doesn't tell me anything, no hints, nothing, I wish she would just buy her own, I would just rather buy my own, last year she thought she was buying me a cutoff saw but it turned out to be a miter saw she told me to exchange it but I bought the cutoff saw and kept the miter saw, I haven't used either of them yet.
I would rather not tell him what I want. That way it is so much more exciting for me to wait until he goes to work or church to lock the doors and unwrap it... I check the size, color, price or caret if it is jewelry, and rewrap it before he gets home..Then I unlock the door and go about my business.. And no one knows I've been bad
Well, now WE know how bad you are!!
I buy so much for myself, it is always a very special treat when my "hate to shop" husband takes the time to buy me something.
We get pretty much what we need or want whenever we need to or can so we choose not to exchange gifts at Christmas. We spend on the kiddos. Still sometimes it would be nice to get something that I know he thought of on his own. He is not good about it at all.
I don't do it for him because he would get ticked that he didn't think to do the same.
I have to admit, one year I went to the jewelry store close to Valentine's Day and I found an amazing necklace that I HAD to have. So, I bought it and took it home and gave it to my husband to give to me!!
I have not found a job since moving 5 months ago. So if I buy him something...I am using his money to do that. He might as well by his own christmas gift this year...
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