OK Gentlemen, as of the time of this writing there are only 26 shopping days until Christmas. So, unless you want your New Year’s resolution to be sleeping on the couch, you’d better start thinking about what you are going to get that special someone for Christmas.
I have been married for 18 years so I want you to learn from my mistakes. Here are a few things NOT to get your wife or girlfriend for Christmas. Trust me, I speak from experience.
1. Any sort of cleaning device. – No matter how many times she may have told you that she would like a new vacuum, Christmas is NOT the time to give a gift like that.
2. Any type of cookbook with titles like, “Cooking for Dummies” or “How To Rescue Burnt Food”.
3. A Weight-Watchers, Jenny Craig, or gym membership gift certificate. I call any of those the Christmas “Kiss of Death”.
This year instead of playing the crap shoot of Christmas guessing game, why not use Pinterest to sleuth out what your wife wants for Christmas?
If your wife has a computer, likes clothes, purses, or food, I can almost bet she has a Pinterest account. If YOU don’t have a Pinterest account, this is the perfect time for you to create one and start following all of her boards. She will probably have boards with titles like, “Shoes I like”, “Cute Dresses”, “Hair Styles I Want”, “Places To Visit”, etc.
Don’t be intimidated! Man-up and dive in. Think of it as a Christmas endurance test.
You can get a great idea of where to start looking for a gift on some of her Pinterest boards. *Note – Important Safety Tip* Even after 18 years, I still don’t try to buy my wife clothes, even if I think she will like them. I learned that lesson the hard way. But I can get her a gift card to a store that has the product she likes. To make it even better, you can print out the photo of the pin from her board and put that with the gift card. That shows her that you have put some thought into the gift, and it doesn’t seem like you are just throwing cash at her as a Christmas present.
If she’s a foodie. Find out what kind of special dessert or recipe she pins a lot. Then, give her the gift of a Christmas shopping trip that ends by sharing a special dessert with her at the end of the night.
If she has a vacation or travel board, surprise her this Christmas with a trip to one of the destinations she pinned.
Here’s the point. Be creative. Don’t be a victim of the Pinterest stereotype. Check out her pins, find out what she likes, then give it to her on Christmas. I guarantee you will be her Christmas superhero. And, you will get to know her better in the process, which is the icing on the cake…er…Christmas cookie.
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