Buying Christmas gifts for women isn't as hard as most men make it out to be. If you want to impress the ladies on your list, then here's what I suggest for:
For wives, fiancées and live in partners, be personal. This is not the time to go out to the local appliance store!! Give her jewelry, her favorite fragrance, something sexy to wear. If you really want to be good, give her all three!
There are certain things you need to know before buying any of the three above-mentioned items. Nothing worse than a wife's face on Christmas morning, when her thoughtful yet uniformed husband presents her with a size 16 burgundy red negligee, when she is actually a size 12 and loves the color purple!
Fellas and partners - first and foremost - know your sizes! If you want to be sneaky, find a similar piece of clothing to what you want to buy, and check the label. Otherwise, start well before the holidays, and simply ask...
You can also be sneaky in the asking: just tell her that (whatever she's wearing) looks so tiny, and she must have dropped a size or two. Generally, you will get the information you are looking for without having to come out and ask outright. BUT - When all else fails. Be direct anyway.
Know your colors, or rather, know what her favorite colors are. What color does she wear most often? (This works for jewelry, too - if she wears a lot of green, hunt down emeralds, aquamarines or green jade!)
Personally, jewelry is one of my favorite standards in Christmas gifts for women. It doesn't fade, stretch or stain. Jewelry will be around forever and can be passed on as heirlooms.
It can also be as personal or impersonal as the occasion and relationship dictate. Normally around the holidays, some incredible sales can be found, too!
To stay on the safe side of the fragrance issue, sneak a peak at the bottle of perfume she is currently wearing. If she has several, either pick the one with the least left in the bottle, or the one you like most. Charming words and a sweet fragrance go a long way.
For relationships which are more casual in nature, well-thought out gift baskets are the perfect Christmas gifts for women. There's lots to open, everything centers around a single theme, and they don't need to break the bank.
Plain gold necklaces or earrings (stay AWAY from finger rings!), a pretty sweater, a book in her favorite genre are all great ideas. Be sure, if you get her a book, to get her a nice bookmark to go with it - you can attach it to the ribbon or bow, or put it into the front cover inside the package.
gift baskets of all shapes, kinds and sizes are available during the holidays. You can also make your own. This is my specialty... However, for those who don't want to spend a day or two hunting down the contents for the perfect Christmas gift basket, here are a few hints:
Every department store from Macy's to Wal-Mart has a gift basket aisle, as do specialty stores. Check these first!
Perfect Christmas gifts for women in casual relationships would be:
- Coffee or tea selections
- Books
- Movies
- Fragrance/Lotions
- Wine (or hard liquor, or Beer, if she prefers!)
If you know the person more than just to say hello, you might try a card to a store you know they would visit, like a bookstore, or a specific gift shop.
Very small gift baskets of chocolates, or coffees, teas or something similar in nature are also wonderful ideas for Christmas gifts. Stay away from anything remotely personal unless you have a very good reason.
Mom would probably still rather have something you made, than anything you could buy, but we'll give it a shot...
If Mom is still working, jewelry can be a good buy. If you've got kids of your own, then you can get special rings, necklaces and such with the birthstone of each of the grand-kids.
Sets are good, too - necklace, bracelet and either earrings or a finger ring to match. Sets are usually pretty reasonable during the holidays. A very pretty watch would be a great gift if Mom is still working also.
There are so many styles to choose from, you simply can't go wrong (no stop-watches, guys!!)
Tickets for her and Dad at a dinner theater should be under $150, and provide for a wonderful evening out, a great meal, and if you really want to do it up well, some dinner theaters are in hotels, you can also book them a weekend away.
It is something Mom probably would not splurge on for herself, its thoughtful, and its luxurious!
If your budget won't allow for that, a very inexpensive alternative is to get several of their favorite old movies, some favorite snacks, coffee, tea or wine, and the appropriate cups or glasses, and present her with a home version in the form of a gift basket.
Depending on the closeness of the relationship, choose gifts for them from the "girlfriend" or "casual" groups and you can't go wrong. You can ask directly, too.
Usually siblings and cousins, if they are on the Christmas list, are open to giving you specific ideas and won't be insulted if you ask.
Teachers, service providers and other women you may want to give "just a little something" to will appreciate items from the casual list as well.
Though some people do, I am not a big fan of "useful" items as main Christmas gifts for women - even my daughter's teacher. She can get those useful items from people who actually ask her what she needs.
Be sure to check other pages in this section for even more ideas! If you want to make your own gift baskets, there will be an entire section just for that. Stocking stuffers have their own page, as do gag gifts.
And, as you go through the year, be sure to put the size, color and favorites information into your Christmas notebook so that you don't have to go back and start over year after year (except to double check if need be)! And one more thing....
ALWAYS, Always, always be sure to get gift receipts - even for items that aren't worn.
You can either tape them inside the box with the gift, or file them until after the holidays just in case. But even the most wonderful gifts might need to be returned for whatever reason, and this holds especially true with Christmas gifts for women.
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OK guys, here's your chance!! Tell us what is on your own list to give the women in your life this year! Share your comments and suggestions below!
Many Blessings
GrannySue
1 comments:
These are some really great ideas. I am already starting to plan for christmas.
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