What do you think is the best material gift you can give?

Philippines
May 23, 2008 2:00pm CST
Guys and gals, what do you think is the best material gift you can give to your love one (bf/gf) on his/her birthday? I'm asking about material gift here, so please don't say "love", or "I'll be good" or something like those. Let me know your thoughts.
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11 responses
@littleone3 (2063)
23 May 08
How about a homemade gift i once wrote a poem then framed it.Then give it to someone and they loved it. It shows alot of thought and you can personalise it as well.
• Philippines
23 May 08
Right, material gift with effort. I like that. Thank you littleone.
• United States
23 May 08
That's a great idea! You can get any more material (money-wise) than "priceless." Excellent idea!
• United States
23 May 08
I meant to type "can't," not can. Duh @ me lol
• India
23 May 08
i dont expect more and i dont like material gifts they are waste ur life man...... if u really like to give me gift just give me 100 milloin dollars and ferrai onlyy i dont want more.............
• Philippines
23 May 08
LOL! i had a good laugh with that. Thank you fisatbtech. You're so conservatively modest! LOL!
• United States
23 May 08
LOL! You're funny! You're basically saying, "I don't need anything. Well, except for maybe a million dollars, but that's it. I don't need anything else. Well, except for maybe a Ferari. But that's it - I swear. Well, except for maybe..." LOL I love your sense of humor!
@kykidd (6812)
• United States
23 May 08
I will tell you about the best gift I received. A little pair of diamond earrings. They weren't expensive, just 1/4 carat and I even pointed them out when they are on sale. That's because I always wanted a pair. So, I think the best thing to do is listen to what they mention that they would like to have, and buy them that.
• United States
23 May 08
I know how you feel! I've always wanted a pair, myself. I finally was able to afford a pair on Ebay (yes, they are real diamonds - I've had them tested.) They were only around $100; 1/4 carat per ear. They're great! So if you ever lose one of yours, you know where to get a replacement pair! I have the seller marked as my favorite... LOL
• Philippines
23 May 08
That's a good reminder.. listen and find out what they want. Thank you so much for your response gals. I appreciate it. Well seems like women really love jewelries huh, cher says the same thing. Thank you ladies for your response. It helps a lot.
@ayessa (1583)
• Philippines
24 May 08
If it's a for the girls I'd go for jewelries or stuffed animals. What I gave to my husband during his birthday, aniversary, christmas etc was first I made a cross stitch photo of him. It's something tiring but it's worth it since he love it. Then the next I gave him a watch which is a pair on my watch. Then I gave him an ipod since he loves music. Then I also gave him psp since he also love playing games. I suggest that in giving gifts always try to know what the receiver likes so that s/he will appreciate it much.
• Philippines
24 May 08
Yes, thank you for your thoughts ayessa.
@excellence7 (3655)
• Mauritius
24 May 08
To me personally, I would rather select the finest Rose for my better-half on his birthday :)
• Philippines
24 May 08
Great! thanks for your response excellence.
@loveskie (20)
• Philippines
24 May 08
Hi:) I think its ring..its a wonderful gift to me but when you give ring it should be an engagement thing.. For just like you wanna give something... maybe a scrapbook that have her/his picture those candid shots...or funny(if you have)....thats for me..he he he
• Philippines
24 May 08
Thanks for sharing your thoughts loveskie, I appreciate it.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
23 May 08
well if you were going to buy ME something i would have to say jewellry! i love jewellry and my family knows it! i get a lot for christmas and my birthdays which is cool with me! :-)
• Philippines
23 May 08
Thanks for the sharing cher. I appreciate it.
@rhettaa (213)
• United States
24 May 08
It depends on the person, but I like to give books or music.
• United States
23 May 08
Ten large sack fulls of $100 bills... LOL... Only kidding! But seriously, if you're speaking from a guy to his girl, then I would say an engagement ring. It doesn't have to be the biggest, most expensive ring that comes with it's own little tiny man climbing the side of it with wondow cleaner and a rag, either! ...Just a nice ring, proportionate to the lady's taste and body size/frame, within reasonable budget. If it's from a girl to give to her guy, I'd say a nice deep massage. Guys do a lot of hard work, and a professional massage is expensive, but does wonders for aching muscles! Or perhaps a nice neckchain, or maybe something else that he's been dying to have, like a motorcycle, or a motor boat or something. As long as it's obtainable, budget-wise.
• Philippines
23 May 08
That's a good idea. hmmmnnn I like that massage thing. hehehe Thank you ihearttinytim.
@Kierstal (142)
• United States
23 May 08
Unfortunately, everyone is different, dear :) The best gift is always the most thoughtful one, so it takes some thinking about your partner and what kinds of things they like to do. Hobby stuff, you know? If your partner is creative, then new creative supplies (pencil/sketchbook if they're an artist, nice speakers or microphone if they're a musician... For example, I'm an artist... so, the best material gift that my partner could get for me right now would be a new digital art tablet from Wacom, or maybe a new paint program. So yeah, the best gift is always the one you'll use the most, in my opinion. So take some time to think about what your partner likes and get something related to that - it will be better than some generic thing like a new tie or toaster ;)
• Philippines
23 May 08
Good advice! Thank you Kierstal.
• United States
23 May 08
Something that they wouldn't expect but has a lot to do with their interests. For example, my boyfriend loves to cook, so for Christmas I got him a nice set of Wolfgang Puck cookware. It benefits him as he can use it instead of those nasty Wal-Mart pans he has, and it benefits me.....because he cooks more! Win/win situations are always the best to be in!
• Philippines
23 May 08
:-) nice thinking! Thank you aimeesnyder.