50th birthday present for my wife

[Hugo Stiglitz]

I'm stumped.

I'm going to buy her a pair of Birkenstock Bostons but what else?

I can't take her away as the world and her friends have got allsorts planned; tonight loads taking her to a spa, friends flying in etc for the actual birthday next week etc etc.

Underwear? Where from? Classy no not Anne Summers or Victoria Secrets

[Gary C]

Another Diamond always goes down well at home.

[sociopath]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

I'm stumped.

I'm going to buy her a pair of Birkenstock Bostons but what else?

I can't take her away as the world and her friends have got allsorts planned; tonight loads taking her to a spa, friends flying in etc for the actual birthday next week etc etc.

Underwear? Where from? Classy no not Anne Summers or Victoria Secrets

Buying underwear for your wife's birthday?
I didn't realise it was still 1974

[Hugo Stiglitz]

sociopath said:

Buying underwear for your wife's birthday?
I didn't realise it was still 1974

I'm stuck. I usually buy her practical things - coffee machine last year.

[sociopath]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

sociopath said:

Buying underwear for your wife's birthday?
I didn't realise it was still 1974

I'm stuck. I usually buy her practical things - coffee machine last year.

That's better! How about a smoothy maker?
My wife absolutely loves hers, all she then needs is frozen packs of fruit - summer fruits etc, apple juice and ice cubes

[sociopath]

Of course the easiest thing to do is let her buy her own. My wife rarely let's me buy as she's already chosen what she wants. I do get to pay though

[Hugo Stiglitz]

She's got one of those. The milk frother is on its last legs though.

[Catastrophic Poo]

sociopath said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

I'm stumped.

I'm going to buy her a pair of Birkenstock Bostons but what else?

I can't take her away as the world and her friends have got allsorts planned; tonight loads taking her to a spa, friends flying in etc for the actual birthday next week etc etc.

Underwear? Where from? Classy no not Anne Summers or Victoria Secrets

Buying underwear for your wife's birthday?
I didn't realise it was still 1974

But it’s underwear with a pair of Birkenstocks.


Erotic.

[Vasco]

Needs to be something personal, not practical.

Most women appreciate a nice piece of jewellery. Ask a shop assistant if you need a bit of help with something suitable.

[croyde]

sociopath said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

I'm stumped.

I'm going to buy her a pair of Birkenstock Bostons but what else?

I can't take her away as the world and her friends have got allsorts planned; tonight loads taking her to a spa, friends flying in etc for the actual birthday next week etc etc.

Underwear? Where from? Classy no not Anne Summers or Victoria Secrets

Buying underwear for your wife's birthday?
I didn't realise it was still 1974

You can always do what I did, buy her a hoover.

Didn't go down too well.

[HughG]

Help us out with things she likes doing.

A new bike if that’s her thing, or a weekend away at a nice hotel near Bicester village if retail therapy is more her style. Something completely random like a week’s falconry course.

[Catastrophic Poo]

Gary C said:

Another Diamond always goes down well at home.

If you have a friendly jeweler a private viewing can be fun.

Tell them the type of thing and budget before hand, they have some stuff set out in the back, some fizz, no rush. Much less transactional - none of the ‘only 1 item out at a time’ stuff either

Nice food after, a good afternoon/evening out.

Some learnings here from when I bought the engagement ring, didn’t take the wife obviously, but his selection on the table ranged from £3k to £40k, for any subsequent times when the wife came I made sure to specify the budget in advance! Avoids anything awkward

[Catastrophic Poo]

croyde said:

You can always do what I did, buy her a hoover.

Didn't go down too well.

Sounds like that sucked.

[sociopath]

croyde said:

sociopath said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

I'm stumped.

I'm going to buy her a pair of Birkenstock Bostons but what else?

I can't take her away as the world and her friends have got allsorts planned; tonight loads taking her to a spa, friends flying in etc for the actual birthday next week etc etc.

Underwear? Where from? Classy no not Anne Summers or Victoria Secrets

Buying underwear for your wife's birthday?
I didn't realise it was still 1974

You can always do what I did, buy her a hoover.

Didn't go down too well.

After that I'd be surprised if she went down at all!

[StescoG66]

For memorable and different what about a flying lesson?

[Doofus]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

The milk frother is on its last legs though.

Well if some new underwear brings no improvement, you should go to your GP.

[Catastrophic Poo]

StescoG66 said:

For memorable and different what about a flying lesson?

Good suggestion.

We have done a hot air balloon before, was good but did get rescheduled 3 times due to weather.

[Gary C]

Catastrophic Poo said:

Gary C said:

Another Diamond always goes down well at home.

If you have a friendly jeweler a private viewing can be fun.

Tell them the type of thing and budget before hand, they have some stuff set out in the back, some fizz, no rush. Much less transactional - none of the ‘only 1 item out at a time’ stuff either

Nice food after, a good afternoon/evening out.

Some learnings here from when I bought the engagement ring, didn’t take the wife obviously, but his selection on the table ranged from £3k to £40k, for any subsequent times when the wife came I made sure to specify the budget in advance! Avoids anything awkward

Thats a nice idea.

[snuffy]

Doofus said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

The milk frother is on its last legs though.

Well if some new underwear brings no improvement, you should go to your GP.

Finbar would be impressed with that one!

[vikingaero]

Jasey_ said:

I used to clear the wife's credit card balance for her birthday.

"used to"?