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What should I buy her for Valentines Day?

Discussion in 'General Chit Chat' started by CatchFriday, Feb 3, 2021.

  1. CatchFriday
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    CatchFriday British Expat living in Alicante, Spain

    I thought I'd buzz you for ideas .........

    A friend suggests a bag .......

    I had looked on ebay ..........

    But maybe new is better .....

    Considering all of us in the UK are on lockdown
  2. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    If its a bag your after LV bag with matching purse, her smile will eclipse the sun ;)
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  3. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    I would never buy something like that..bound to be wrong.
  4. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    Nah, take her in the store, let her choose,I knew she wanted one when she wanted her photo taken outside the big Louis store on the champs elyseese, and spent hours inside while I went off and had a coffee. We were in Toronto a few months later, I had checked and found there was a LV store there, I engineered our route so we had to walk past it, she gravitated towards it straight away, I said yeah, we will have a look in if you want, knowing I had cash in my pocket,made her day when I said get one, and the matching purse :) Screenshot_20210204_101205.jpg
  5. Maharg
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    Maharg Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Just tell her that Valentine's Day is for School kids who don't have a girlfriend yet and want to secretly tell someone they fancy them.

    That goes down well in our house.
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  6. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    my mrs has a good job and earns well==far more than i get in pension. If she wants bags, bling, shoes etc--she has her own bank account.
    I did by her a very nice business attache case for her new job--she took one look at it and pulled a face. it went back the same day. Lesson learnt.

    I provided the 4 bed 2 bath house, 2 cars, i pay all the utilities, monthly dd's and all council tax.

    She pays for all the food and my weekly beer allowance. Half her net income wings its way round the world each month.
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  7. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    An updated copy of 1984 if she doesn't like it you will!
  8. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    Who said romance was dead eh :)
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  9. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    ha ha--been there--done that.
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  10. CatchFriday
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    CatchFriday British Expat living in Alicante, Spain

    All she wants is to go to Jollibee for a takeaway in London, but lockdown makes that a bit difficult, doesn't it! She then said she wants to go to Wales. Finally she's settled for Debenhams - lower prices ......... but wow - these phone cases may suggest the ultimate.......
  11. Anon220806
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    This is what I bought Mrs Ash last year. A local woman specialises in stuff like this. 523FD4DC-B9BD-44DA-8EFC-AAB27228ADC5.jpeg
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  12. Anon220806
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    Anon220806 Well-Known Member

    Trouble with buying a bag is that unless you know exactly what she wants you are bound to get it wrong.
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  13. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    Impossible to go wrong with an LV never full :) video is a filipina shopping in LV.
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  14. Anon220806
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    You might get the wrong LV though. It isn’t just the brand or the price. Might be for some maybe. Depends on the gal.
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  15. bigmac
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    the run up to xmas 2019 the mrs went on an ebay binge for Michael Kors handbags and watches. i managed to win her a couple of each--happy days.
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  16. Anon220806
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    Anon220806 Well-Known Member

    A good perfume is always a winner. Be sure to get one she likes. :like:
  17. Heathen
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    Heathen Active Member

    Which is exactly as i suggested to Larry..
  18. ChoiAndJohn
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    ChoiAndJohn Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    We don't observe valentines day in our house. We feel it's a fake holiday designed by card manufacturers and an excuse for otherwise good restaurants to hike their prices and serve a poor bulk-cooked menu. when I lived in New York, my ex-wife and I used to go to a really very good restaurant that served excellent food for a treat sometimes. One year, we made the mistake of going there for valentine's day. A real let-down. The usually expensive prices were inflated by a further third, the place was packed, it was a fixed menu for everyone, AND the food was way worse than it usually was. Never did that again.

    In terms of gifts, the usual flowers, chocolates and perfume are all a bit predictable. Why don't you buy her something for one of her hobbies? Or you could order a Jo Malone candle (they are very nice albeit a bit pricey for something you burn) - Crabtree and Evelyn make some very nice body creams - or some essential oils and an oil burner if she's into that. Or get her a Doxy Die Cast (google it).
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  19. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    i always thought a valentines card was supposed to be a surprise from an anonymous suitor. i would be less than ecstatic if my wife got one.
  20. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    My wife doesnt need cards or presents on a certain day to make her feel special or loved, I tell her everyday.

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