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  • wobbegong
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Why? Because she put more effort into choosing a present than you could?

    You rotten bastard, (some)people get a great deal of pleasure out of choosing and giving presents!
    It doesn't take a lot of effort to walk into 'Hawkins Bazzar', point at something and say to yourself, "That'll do". She can still generate as much pleasure as she wants by giving that crap to someone else, it just saves me the bother of binning it on Boxing Day.

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    FTFY
    Prolly.

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  • doodab
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    You rotten bastard, (some)people get a great deal of pleasure out of choosing and giving presents and watching the recipient squirm!
    FTFY

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by wobbegong View Post
    My sister (4 yrs my senior) went through a phase of giving me odd Christmas presents; a 10" high, plastic, pipe smoking duck on elastic that made a sort of strangulated gurgling sound when it bounced, an elasticated, fluffy black and white monitor surround, a pair of divining rods, an abacus and lastly, a pair of lozenge shaped magnets called 'Oids'.

    All of which went straight in the bin!

    It was shortly after this that I politely suggested we didn't bother buying each other Christmas presents any more.
    Why? Because she put more effort into choosing a present than you could?

    You rotten bastard, (some)people get a great deal of pleasure out of choosing and giving presents!

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  • wobbegong
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    My sister (4 yrs my senior) went through a phase of giving me odd Christmas presents; a 10" high, plastic, pipe smoking duck on elastic that made a sort of strangulated gurgling sound when it bounced, an elasticated, fluffy black and white monitor surround, a pair of divining rods, an abacus and lastly, a pair of lozenge shaped magnets called 'Oids'.

    All of which went straight in the bin!

    It was shortly after this that I politely suggested we didn't bother buying each other Christmas presents any more.

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  • Pondlife
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    A mate of mine was given a butchery lesson run by the Ginger Pig folks.

    Learn Butchery at The Ginger Pig Butchery Classes | Marylebone, London > Home

    He had a great time and reckoned the value of the product you get to take home was prob worth 50% of the cost.

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post
    I Really like this one

    Stampler - Lazybone

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  • Arturo Bassick
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    Unusual gifts for that unique occasion!

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  • chef
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    Has your girlfriend recovered from her last present yet?
    I like to keep things interesting rather than the mundane obvious things

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  • TimberWolf
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    Originally posted by chef View Post
    Have you ever given or received an unsual present for birthday/xmas etc.? if so what was it?

    I'm looking for some inspiration.
    Has your girlfriend recovered from her last present yet?

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  • doodab
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    Originally posted by Zoiderman View Post
    Would have classified as unusual had he done though...
    Most certainly.

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  • Zoiderman
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    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    I doubt he presented it to her for her birthday though.
    Would have classified as unusual had he done though...

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  • chef
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    Has she found the last unusual present yet?

    Maybe she really wants a nice pair of slippers?
    yes she knows about the box and no she doesn't need any slippers 0/10 for unusualness

    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    One of my ex's got given a ring in a box that she can't open.

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  • doodab
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    Originally posted by Zoiderman View Post
    Didn't one of the Sailors on the Royal Yacht Brittannia once capture one of the Queens Richard the Thirds, varnish it, then mount it on a frame?

    Just saying...
    I doubt he presented it to her for her birthday though.

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  • Zoiderman
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    Didn't one of the Sailors on the Royal Yacht Brittannia once capture one of the Queens Richard the Thirds, varnish it, then mount it on a frame?

    Just saying...

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