What are you buying the missus for xmas??

What are you buying the missus for xmas??

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RizzoTheRat

25,083 posts

191 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Pat H said:
Bought her this little thirty year old CB350, so she doesn't need to get her decent bike wet and filthy over the winter.


That looks in far too good condition to be a winter hack

Dabooka

281 posts

104 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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KingNothing said:
Half a house, move on the 16th.
Snap. Waiting for the sales to buy something we each want for the new gaff. Possibly a Sonos type thing for me.

What I have done since yr 1 is always purchase an annual Christmas decoration from G Jensen. Nice tradition she loves (especially when I found one from the year we first met). On top of other prezzies of course.

Best bit is that they pretty much hold their value, or even gain, so in the inevitable split you can turn a small profit!

GT03ROB

13,207 posts

220 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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I think a divorce would go down well

Pat H

8,056 posts

255 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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RizzoTheRat said:
That looks in far too good condition to be a winter hack
The photo flatters it a little, but it is a nice old thing.

In fairness, she's usually a fair weather biker, but just wanted something that wasn't too precious. In reality it will have a fairly gentle life.

For some inexplicable reason I really like these old CB350s and hardly any have survived.

nicanary

9,749 posts

145 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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twing said:
Olly Murs tickets and if that goes down well a pearl necklace.
biggrinbiggrin. Good luck with that one....

768

13,600 posts

95 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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HOGEPH said:
No one's done the pearl necklace routine yet?
Well... there was this... hehe

DanQyou said:
Jewellery (you would probably want her sister with you.)

red_slr

17,122 posts

188 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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What ever the f*ck she wants!

(context: she let me buy a Ferrari 3 months ago so I am now liable for no questions asked handbags, shoes, clothes and sparkly things)

J4CKO

41,279 posts

199 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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A rally experience, she mentioned she wouldnt mind trying a rally car so she can now.

Composite Guru

2,205 posts

202 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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I bought my missus a Morganite & Diamond Necklace and Earring set plus a couple of other stocking fillers. smile

smn159

12,445 posts

216 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Mine wanted a Spa day, so I've just booked one up for her.

Really can't work out why though - bet she'll st herself when she's flat out through Eau Rouge.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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smn159 said:
Mine wanted a Spa day, so I've just booked one up for her.

Really can't work out why though - bet she'll st herself when she's flat out through Eau Rouge.
Knew that was coming lol

Tomo1971

1,127 posts

156 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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KingNothing said:
Half a house, move on the 16th.
Half a house too, we moved in last week. She can have half the bloody Band E council tax bill too!

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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Tomo1971 said:
Half a house too, we moved in last week. She can have half the bloody Band E council tax bill too!
I thought all Pistonheaders lived in Band H properties.

Yex 450

4,583 posts

219 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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GT03ROB said:
I think a divorce would go down well
This. Apparently she wants a solitaire diamond necklace, easy enough given a few PH folks in the trade and a contact I have in Hatton Garden thought I. Oh no, easy it is not. I have found a few diamonds in the right grades that would be about £1,000-1,200 to have mounted nicely on an 18" white gold chain. I send her a few links to look at to ensure all is well and get back responses about items she has seen in jewellers on her travels. I try to explain difference in overall quality between your usual run of the mill high street jeweller compared to what I can get direct from a jeweller in Hatton Garden. Not going in. So she will be happy to spend the same money on the high street for an inferior, smaller and generally less worthy product than can be sourced by me.

My new hobby is clay pigeon shooting..............first two cartridges can go straight up her ar$e mad

austinsmirk

5,597 posts

122 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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PositronicRay said:
A coal scuttle, she wants something that "defines" her.
she wants filling with "nutty slack" ?

austinsmirk

5,597 posts

122 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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I've just read this thread looking for inspiration


you are no help at all boys.

boyse7en

6,671 posts

164 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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A wetsuit.


Octoposse

2,152 posts

184 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Wouldn't mind help with this. So far . . .

- Some charcoal (she's doing art classes);
- Nice photo of me and the boy (six year old) . . . (hope that's not too egocentric!)

. . . and that's it. Was going to get a short break abroad, but first weekend that looks free-ish and has a school inset attached is 1/2/3 July . . and we normally go camping with a big group then. (BTW on Last Minute.com flights and two nights in Venice was coming out at £140 each!).

So, possibly one Saturday night away in March? South or South West England, decent food?

castex

4,935 posts

272 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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She's having a lego Villa Savoye. Hope it gets here in time!

N-TY4C

169 posts

96 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Johnny said:
A vintage Spong No1 Coffee Grinder, this one in fact:





Also, something along these lines. And possibly the certificate framed. Or something.

Shakermaker said:
Canvas of the favourite of our wedding photos

This! I want this! I might buy myself one.