When it comes to gift-giving, I am a very practical person. If you're my friend and it happens to be your birthday or some day which you feel you deserve a gift, just tell me what you want. If the gift happens to be within my budget range, then I'll get it for you. Don't come up with some crap like, "Oh, you don't have to get me anything..." because I KNOW that you want something and damn if I'll turn up at the party empty-handed and have everyone glare at me like I'm some miser.
And now since that's all cleared up on YOUR part, we'll talk about what I want. I know
Yvy loves magnets (be patient woman, I'll post them to you soon...) but I don't. I also don't like getting stuffed toys (useless allergy enhancers), candles (I have a hi-tech backup emergency light set), photo frames (I don't have THAT many photos to frame, thank you) or flowers (worse than stuffed toys 'coz they die) etc.
But I adore bedsheets. If anyone plans to get me bedsheets, make it a single or super-single. And nothing girly-looking or cartoony please, thankyouverymuch!
I usually get a headache when it comes to buying gifts for girls. Guys are easy: T-shirts or polo shirts. But with girls, you can't get them cheap stuff 'coz they'll ooohhh and aaahhh in front of you and once you turn your back, they start bitching about what a cheapskate you are. I'm generalizing here, but you get my gist. Girls are mean.
I usually stick to:
1. Photoframes and mugs for girls I'm not close to so I don't give a rat's ass if they bitch about me being tightfisted.
2. Chocolates for chocolate lovers.
3. "Exotic" foodstuff especially Japanese tidbits whenever I travel to KL or Singapore.
4. Magnets for Yvy. Thank you woman for making my life easier!
5. Baby tees.
6. G-strings for single, frigid female friends.
7. Stuffed toys for girls who adore cutesy-wootsy fwuffy thingamajigs.
8. Souvenirs from countries I visit. In Bali, I bought 10 sets of little wooden cats intended for souvenirs to be given to friends. But went I reached home, I fell in love with 8 sets, so I ended up giving away 2 sets and I kept the rest for myself. It happens all the time.
And I need ideas on what to give guys - either normal guy friends or boyfriend. Help, anyone?