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« on: November 03, 2009, 03:24:18 PM » |
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What do you wish people would buy you, instead of soap cozies or a snowman sweater?
For me:
A new music player.
And Amazon gift cards.
And maybe some new furniture (okay, I know that's asking a bit much).
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molli_sols
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2009, 03:52:12 PM » |
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I hear you Stratus. I dig practical presents.
socks, underwear, and the expensive pantyhose I love but can't afford on an everyday basis
dish towels
The books I put on my list. A few years ago I asked my mother for a reference book in my field as a Christmas present. I really wanted it, but as I was a broke adjunct I couldn't buy it for myself. My mother bought me an oversized coffee table book about something else because she said it was more interesting for the same price.
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2009, 04:11:00 PM » |
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better furniture
art books
nice area rugs
stainless steel cooking set
a dvd player
lingerie
fancy food baskets
a cashmere sweater
I could go on...
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barred_owl
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2009, 04:35:46 PM » |
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Only two (affordable) things come to mind at the moment:
An Aquabeat (waterproof mp3 player)
A subscription to a wine-of-the-month club
I'm easy to please, but I hope my one friend will lay off the cutesy "country" Christmas decorations that she thinks I like. I'd much rather just enjoy a nice lunch with her some afternoon.
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biomancer
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 05:05:21 PM » |
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Gift cards to Home Depot - or Lowe's - but everyone please communicate and go to the same store. Why? Because if enough people give us enough of them, then we can afford another good fix-up to the house - like maybe replacing the decrepit and poorly insulated front doors, or renovating the upstairs bathroom. We know nobody can afford to throw $1500 at us at once, but a slew of $25 and $50 cards can add up.
(Oh yeah, family, you can do the same for my birthday, which is coming up next month too... then those gift cards will add up even more!)
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2009, 05:06:11 PM » |
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Warm socks.
A really big, warm hat that can cover my ears and accommodate a pony tail.
Gloves without fingers to wear around the house, since we can't heat the house that much.
A grooming session for my dog.
A membership to my professional organization, I want back in.
Dental care.
New eyeglasses.
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Stop plate tectonics!
and while we're at it ...
Free kittens!
and
Free the bound morpheme!
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melba_frilkins
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2009, 05:49:52 PM » |
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Is this a reasonable list?
-A brown sweater, appropriate to wear with a skirt
-Cotton sweatpants/lounge pants, size M
-A wall calendar, but nothing tacky
-Unscented high quality hand lotion
-Gift certificate for massage
-Set of cotton crochet thread (preferably DMC Cebelia, size 10)
-Crochet pattern books (with diagram patterns, not written-out patterns)
-3 yards Hungarian floral fabric & 15 yards ribbon (or heck, just send me an entire Hungarian costume). Or just tell me where I can buy the fabric, and I'd be just as happy.
-Sanita/Dansko clogs ("Stardust" or "Sarah" print)
-Sharpie markers, lots of different colors; Whiteboard markers in fun colors & the smelly ones too
-Binder clips in cool colors
-Good leather collars for my dogs
-Homemade dill pickles
-A couple good books for learning how to bake bread
-A plain clipboard
-A really good sewing machine
-New bed, the kind that has storage drawers underneath. I do need a place to keep all this stuff!
Last year I erroneously got an email that was intended for a different "M. Frilkins" asking me to reply all and let "my family" know my wishlist for the family gift exchange. I replied with my very particular list. The intended M. Frilkins got kind of huffy and said that hu did NOT want the things I had asked for. Oh well.
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2009, 08:09:05 PM » |
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A full house cleaning before the relatives show up
30 free hours of on call sick child babysitting as I need it throughout the year
Books -- field related
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2009, 08:26:23 PM » |
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A house, someone to help run the house, a vacation, some retirement savings of any sort, paid-off student loans...but this is not the Fantasy Thread.
Realistically:
Interesting toys for Baby Oseph, who is bored with his old toys
$50 in as education-savings account for Baby Oseph
Dessert dishes and/or soup bowls
Soap (I like the nice $5 Lemon Verbena soap at Whole Foods but feel ridiculous paying for it)
A babysitter so Mr. Oseph and I can go out to dinner and a movie on my birthday
A bonus for Baby Oseph's caregiver (we wish we could pay her more but we can't, so in lieu of presents for ourselves, we've asked grandparents to help us give her a big bonus from all of us)
ETA: Fruit! It's so damn expensive. Please buy us fruit so we don't get scurvy.
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« Last Edit: November 03, 2009, 08:27:21 PM by oseph »
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2009, 08:35:40 PM » |
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I'm easy to please, but I hope my one friend will lay off the cutesy "country" Christmas decorations that she thinks I like. I'd much rather just enjoy a nice lunch with her some afternoon.
Why do people purchase Christmas decorations for others? If I want to decorate my home, in general or at holiday time, I want to pick out my own decorations. I can't seem to get this through to my adult neices who all think I need more Christmas decorations. I have too much already! Thinks I could appreciate with similar costs: Amazon gift certificate a DVD of an old movie I love (easy to figure out what movies I love) a donation to a charitable organization they all know I suppose my favorite candy new swim goggles power bars (or similar type stuff) they know I use when exercising a flashlight (always need another one!) movie tickets |
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2009, 11:55:31 PM » |
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[indefatigable, sounds like it's time to drop hints about what you want: "I just love Amazon gift certificates--it makes gift giving so easy, and I can get whatever movie I love, and just sit there with my peanut butter chews, and power bars. If only I had a good 12 inch Maglight flashlight to find them when they fall down between the couch cushions. . ."]
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2009, 07:53:05 AM » |
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[indefatigable, sounds like it's time to drop hints about what you want: "I just love Amazon gift certificates--it makes gift giving so easy, and I can get whatever movie I love, and just sit there with my peanut butter chews, and power bars. If only I had a good 12 inch Maglight flashlight to find them when they fall down between the couch cushions. . ."]
Funny! I've tried the Captain Obvious routine. It never works. It is not as if I have expensive taste. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2009, 12:47:07 PM » |
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A full house cleaning before the relatives show up
30 free hours of on call sick child babysitting as I need it throughout the year
Books -- field related
Yes. I want someone to clean out my garage, throw out the stuff my wife just won't go through, organize my tools, and make room for at least one car. I definitely don't need any more crap to put in the garage. And while we are on the subject (or at least I am), don't give my kids anything you don't want to see broken. No heirlooms, nothing your mama gave you when you were their age, no. They are little kids and they are going to break/shatter/rip/smash/scratch/bite/lick/and-or insert into odd places whatever it is you give them. It's what they do. Get over it. I know you didn't break things when you were little, but every picture I've seen of you when you were little indicates that you were a joyless, unspirited freak. Oops. This isn't the venting thread is it? Got a little off topic there, but I feel better now. |
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astronomygal
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2009, 01:46:29 PM » |
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A subscription to a wine-of-the-month club
That sounds lovely. I want a Kitchen Aid mixer and I would *LOVE* to have someone (other than me) deep clean the house or have someone (other than me) clean out the garage or have someone (other than me) detail the vehicles. Hmmm... I'm starting to sense a theme here. |
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2009, 02:18:56 PM » |
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a tantalus -- I'd love to have one, but can't justify the frivolous expenditure!
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