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As you all know Christmas time is approaching and We in the 2+2 forums need to stick together! We need to help each other with gift ideas for______. _______ being your girlfriend, dad, mom, bro/sis, or friend. Sometimes it's just hard to find gifts for those people, but it helps if someone suggests something.

I would like this thread to contain several general gift ideas for ______.

If you like this idea you should say that you like the idea so the thread will be seen by more, and OOT will have more time to respond.

Here's some general stuff

Girlfriend
*Pear Earring-these are always a good gift if she does not have any yet. She can wear them with anything, and they are in style right now. I got lots of Browney Points last year Cost-$40-$120,
Mine were-$55

*Candles-Good small gift $5-$25


Parents
*Dinner Gift Certificates
*Hotel,Spa, Massage Certificates

Hopefully this can get things started, I will try and think of more.
Thanks!!

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Girlfriend - lingerie. She can never have enough of it.

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Girlfriend - lingerie. She can never have enough of it.

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Aww, Good
I get embarrassed buying it for her. How do you buy it for her? Online? or at Vsecret? how are you not embarrassed?

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yeh, [censored], same here.

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What's to be embarrassed about? It's not like you're buying it for yourself. Besides, there's usually either hot chicks working or shopping at the store that you can flirt with.

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Girlfriend - lingerie. She can never have enough of it.

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Aww, Good
I get embarrassed buying it for her. How do you buy it for her? Online? or at Vsecret? how are you not embarrassed?

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OhmyLord, that is the cutest thing I have ever read on 2p2! You can buy stuff online, but there are a lot of stores more upscale and discreet then Victoria's Secret - Agent Provacateur is a good one. I don't understand though - is the process of purchasing the lingerie in front of other people that's the embarassing part, or is it the process of giving it to her?

Also I would like help knowing what to buy for my brother. He is 18, 6'7 ~290 lbs (therefore clothes are realllly hard to get), and goes to a military academy (so booze doesn't work either).

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Also I would like help knowing what to buy for my brother. He is 18, 6'7 ~290 lbs .

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A Jenny Craig gift certificate.

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Dude, did you see he's 6 foot 7 inches. He could kill you foo

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fluff-
I don't know why i'm scared to buy it. But, it's scary to me. Also I don't know how sizes work. I know her pants size.

For your bro-
does he like video games? you could get some good reccommdations here
What about a poker set?
is he on base or something? will you be shipping this gift?

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Girlfriend - Pearl necklace

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9703/quagmireim0.jpg

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Also I would like help knowing what to buy for my brother. He is 18, 6'7 ~290 lbs (therefore clothes are realllly hard to get), and goes to a military academy (so booze doesn't work either).

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Hard to say without knowing any of his interests. If he's interested in any sports then I could definitley help ya out.

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Also I would like help knowing what to buy for my brother. He is 18, 6'7 ~290 lbs

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Raw meat??

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Also I would like help knowing what to buy for my brother. He is 18, 6'7 ~290 lbs (therefore clothes are realllly hard to get), and goes to a military academy (so booze doesn't work either).

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Hard to say without knowing any of his interests. If he's interested in any sports then I could definitley help ya out.

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He plays football for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, was recruited places etc.

He does like raw meat but I doubt it would ship well//am not looking to kill him as he's terribly nice. He likes to shoot things, is very funny and well liked, oddly enough just bought a 6' revolving snowglobe for his dorm room so doesn't need one of those. I was thinking restaurant gift certificates for when he comes home to take his gf out since he doesn't have a way of earning $ except during breaks he works at a moving company. But video games etc, he can't have at school [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

also whoever said Jenny Craig doesn't understand that tall football players would fall over if they were skinny. duh.

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I collect a lot of sports memorabilia. Get him an autographed pic of his favorite player. Also autographed baseballs, basketballs etc. are nice.

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What can I get for my Dad age 50. That's not really into anything?

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just bought a 6' revolving snowglobe for his dorm room so doesn't need one of those

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How big is his dorm room? I had no idea those things came that big.

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im getting this girl im seeing a really soft blanket. and probably another for myself. its the softest thing ive ever felt.

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Fluorescent,
I freakin LOVE that idea! I am a huge advocate of cuddling and I think it would be so sweet if my bf gave me a soft blanket for us to cuddle with. Plus, that is a cheap and practical gift.

I almost always get my little bro a book that I really enjoyed. We have similar tastes. If you have a reader in your life who likes twisted stories, I recommend "Haunted". It is by the same guy who wrote Fight Club and it is amazingly crazy. I also recommend "Youth In Revolt".

My dad loves Tom Clancy. I think most dads do.

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Girlfriend - lingerie. She can never have enough of it.

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Aww, Good
I get embarrassed buying it for her. How do you buy it for her? Online? or at Vsecret? how are you not embarrassed?

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OhmyLord, that is the cutest thing I have ever read on 2p2! You can buy stuff online, but there are a lot of stores more upscale and discreet then Victoria's Secret - Agent Provacateur is a good one. I don't understand though - is the process of purchasing the lingerie in front of other people that's the embarassing part, or is it the process of giving it to her?

Also I would like help knowing what to buy for my brother. He is 18, 6'7 ~290 lbs (therefore clothes are realllly hard to get), and goes to a military academy (so booze doesn't work either).

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Steriods

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Girlfriend - Pearl necklace

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omg rofl [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Anyone know what to get my girlfriends parents?
I know Her Dad's into sports,and reading
Her Mom's into baking.

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For the 50 year old dad...
He's guaranteed to like at least one sport, and therefore has at least one team that's 'his'. Jerseys, hats, signed baseballs, trivia books, etc are all winners.
If he's into golf then it's really easy. You can almost always find a box of golf balls that he likes, possibly with some cool logo (like his alma mater) on them, or a voucher for a round at a nice course, etc etc.

For the gf...
Jewelry always wins. Take a female friend to the store and have her point out some stuff in the $50-$150 (or whatever) range. Earrings are usually winners since you'd be hard pressed to find a pair that she'll hate so much that she won't be able to wear with anything, especially if it passes another girl's inspection first. And always include some kind of nice card -- girls are total suckers for little additions like cards, bows, and nice wrapping paper.

For the brother/sister/uncle/etc....
A good fallback plan for any family member / stocking stuffer is a comic strip day-to-day calendar. It's not a 'nice' gift by any stretch but they're fun and everyone likes at least one comic or another. Add a sudoku or other puzzle book and you have a decent gift that anyone will like.


Another thing to think about is the kinds of things that you like to get as presents. Generally if you think something is really cool (other than clothes), one of your friends or family members would like it as a gift.

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<font color="blue">im getting this girl im seeing a really soft blanket. and probably another for myself. its the softest thing ive ever felt.</font>

<font color="green">I am a huge advocate of cuddling and I think it would be so sweet if my bf gave me a soft blanket for us to cuddle with.</font>

where did he talk about cuddling? anyway brb vomiting.

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Anyone know what to get my girlfriends parents?
I know Her Dad's into sports,and reading
Her Mom's into baking.

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This is too easy.

Any sports book (either trivia or history) for the dad.

Any baked-goods cookbook from williams-sonoma for the mom.

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Anyone know what to get my girlfriends parents?
I know Her Dad's into sports,and reading
Her Mom's into baking.

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Williams Sonoma!!! has SO much cute stuff (for baking)

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the word cute has probably been used too many times in this thread

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i take full credit [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Best gift for anyone

Blokus $40 CAN

a 2-4 player mensa approved board game for people ages 5+

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a 2-4 player mensa approved board game for people ages 5+

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What does this even mean?

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Fluorescent,
I freakin LOVE that idea! I am a huge advocate of cuddling and I think it would be so sweet if my bf gave me a soft blanket for us to cuddle with. Plus, that is a cheap and practical gift.



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i just got a full/queen sized from JCPenny. it was $80 on sale for $48 and then i got another 10% off so $45 total with tax. not super cheap but amazingly comfortable

edit: chrismadden is the brand

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For my brother, age 27, who has an interest in the arts but is still a fairly mainstream dude, I'm getting him a Ladanian Tomlinson Jersey (he's more of a Pats fan but lives in SD) and a gift certificate to Trader Joe's cuz the man has to eat.

For my sister I got her a Vera Bradley (some brand that makes bags) baby/diaper bag because she's pregnant and is due sometime in January.

I got my Dad, my brother-in-law, and myself a thin sweater from the GAP because the GAP outlet store was really cheap.

For my Mom, my brother and I are chipping in on a Bernina Swiss Sewing tool. It's like a Swiss army knife, only for sewing. Kind of weird but it's what she wanted.

This post is really just a brag because I've usually never started shopping this early, never mind finished.

ps. I might buy my Dad the Billy Idol Christmas Album if I have the chance, should be good for a laugh.

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Anyone know what to get my girlfriends parents?
I know Her Dad's into sports,and reading
Her Mom's into baking.

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get her mom silicon bake wear. fairly cheap and incredibly good/useful

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