Is she gonna kill me?

All depends on her taste -- I'm assuming she likes Lyle Lovett and wanted shearling boots. Seems like a good general breakdown -- practical + fun.

Also seems like a TON of stuff to me!!! We tend to exchange, like, a couple of books.

I dunno, so far her gifts only total up to about $200. Not that much to spend on a spouse for Christmas. Crap, my girls each asked for about $500 worth of stuff (they won't get it all), and my son wants game for the Wii, which run about $50/pop.

We like a well surrounded Christmas tree!

Sounds like fun to me, with what you've gathered up for her Christmas, I dunno why a foodsaver wouldn't work out with the rest of it now.

It could work, but I'd be a bit nervous about an appliance gift.

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Is there anything in her Christmas gift selection that could be interpreted as a gift to share with you? Tickets to a show/dinner reservation/lingerie ...? I'd want to offset the practicality of the Foodsaver with something a bit more mmmm obviously romantic.

Yeah, Turbotax... we do our taxes together!

cj, remember the rule of thumb....

Don't get her anything that will hurt when it is thrown at you...(waffle iron sales slump this time of year)

RH

have you got blankets and such in the shed?

Jewelry box. Hand crafted from beautiful wood.

That's a good suggestion dp

Honestly I do often buy things that we will need or could use in the next few months and give them out at Christmas. I learned it from my Mom - you are gonna have to spend the money anyway, why not make the pile under the tree bigger? It's also a way to give subtle hints. Sometimes I'd get whitening toothpaste in my sock... you get the idea.

We typically do a prime rib for Christmas, but not this year. I'm going to do a double rack crown roast of pork with a small ham on the side for those that must have ham. This is going to save me a fair chunk of change that I can spend on presents (or not) as pork runs about 1/5 the price of prime beef AND is easier to cook AND tastes great. Pork fat rules! Cheap bastard that I am.

Get a hand made one from a woodworker artist. Not a mass produced dime store reject.



Look around
at some of the threads here

Plus, with a little modification, it could double as a humidor.

Snazzzzzy wood, Dad...

Aussie Blackwood I think.

Resembles an exotic maple hereabouts...

Duh... should I buy my wife a kitchen appliance for Christmas!?!!

This is an awesome idea.

cj, I think the food saver alone would have been a bad idea, but by adding the other stuff, it's looking good. Obviously, I think the jewelry box is a great idea.

I've wanted a food saver for years (have a nice big standing deep freeze), so it's something I would have liked as a Christmas gift, as long as it wasn't the only one there.
Kitchen appliences can be very tricky gifts. All depends on the woman ;-)

You know your wife and it sounds as if she's someone who would love a food saver :-D

Good luck and ho ho ho :-D

??? How about one of these?

Here in west Michigan there's a long history of fine furniture making. Dunno if they do anything like that though, with those inlays - that's pretty unique. I like Tico's suggestion that it would double as a humidor!

Wouldn't mind one of those either :-D (stove)



<if you're unsure about the food saver, I'd really love one >