Boyfriend gift dilemma!

maybe...it can`t be surprised anymore for him..right?

I could ask but he doesn't know the measurements and I can't measure him and be discrete about it! lol I know his size but it's difficult with jeans, sizes might be slim or regular fit etc, and I will need the hip measurement to be sure!

A gift voucher would be nice, thanks for the idea. I might be able to give him one in time and then he will be able to buy it himself. But it looks more like a gift if I give him the voucher, instead of giving him the money. Have a nice day!

I think it would be better if you buy it on a department store or mall so that you can see the jeans for yourself before buying it and you can return it immediately if it doesn't fit. I don't think giving him money so that he can buy his surprise jeans would be a great idea for a gift. My brother received a gift certificate from his girlfriend and he was so sad although he did not tell his girlfriend about it. So maybe a wrapped jeans would be much appreciated.

A watch is a safer solution. But the polo shirt is also a good idea,.I bought one for my bf last year. What I did in order to get the right size was simple. I found a polo shirt from a brand that he wears already and checked the size of the one that he already had. So I was sure that it would fit him. It's not the same with jeans though, except from the sizes they have the regular fit, the slim fit or the lon one. So many that he has to try it first in order to be sure!

I think ordering online with the risk of getting something that does't fit has no point. I gave it some thought and realised thay if its not a gift that only I will be able to change for him later, then I don't give him the freedom to get the design of the jeans that he wants.

Don't apologise, I know what you mean. I used to be like that and I was buying wonderful and successful gifts for others. But then things changed and there are so many friends and gifts that I buy all the time, that I want to do it fast! With my boyfriend it's not like that, I want to get him what he needs and now he wanted a new pair of jeans. Last Christmas, my boyfriend bought for me a very nice and expensive coat. It was wonderful and he talked with my friends to find the size. He bought the Small size and it's a perfect design, but it doesn't fit me and I I only had 15 days to change it but didn't have the chance to travel 2 hrs to go to the store and find something else. It looks baggy on my body, but when my friend tried it on it was great on her and we generally wear the same sizes! Anyway, I still have the coat hanging in my closet and I feel bad because he had spend all that money and I can't wear it. I also went to the tailor who tried to make it fit but it didn't. I will try again this year with a new tailor because it's a shame.

I am glad you did not take any offense on this. I might sound unfavorable. Anyway, I couldn't buy dress for anyway as present, I am too stupid with the size. grrrr.. I don't know how to estimate. go whatever you think is the best for your BF.

That would be a perfect plan but it's not easy to do it here. I will try to make it happen until Christmas, but the mall is in another city and he was there yesterday. I wasn't able to leave and he went with his friend. They did some shopping but I decided not to give him tge money now. I need to change my plans and find something new now, or go and buy it myself next week from a local store, it will cost almost 30% higher here and the designs are limited.

Hmm, that sounds nice indeed! I could give him the money for the jeans and then get him another symbolic gift to exchange for Christmas! Thanks :)

I am going to get him something that he needs, and he had told me a while ago that he wanted a pair of jeans! I am trying to find what the person might need when I am looking for a gift, or maybe I am buying something to surprise him/her, but surprises are risky when you don't know that person very well!

Well, I haven't given him the money and I didn't have the time to go with him at a mall yet! I decided not to risk ordering online since it will be a shame to give him a gift that might not fit. I am thinking that we might go together and ask him to try some jeans before Christmas. The stores are going to be open every day until late this week so I hope we will find the time!

I know the size because we have bought jeans together in the past. Now the time is limited and I am not sure I will have the time to go to the city close to my place and get the gift. I'll try to do that next week, I am so confused right now! I got some good ideas from you guys and I will need to think about it again!

Thanks, I will :)

He also wants a $400 camera! A pair of jeans is in my budget and he will be happy to get it as a gift! I might give him a gift voucher for that store and let him buy what he wants!

It's risky to get a size that might not fit because then there will be no time to return it! And in that case I wouldn't like to spend a lot on a pair of jeans that he will not have the chance to try and he might have to return. We still have a few days to decide until Christmas!

That would be perfect! However the mall is at the city he is visiting today and I can't go with him. I think I will probably wait and find something online or plan another day at the city! I though about it over the night and it doesn't look like a gift if I give him the money to buy it himself.

Thanks! He is going to get the jeans for sure, I am just worried that it will ruin the surprise if I give him money to go and get the gift himself! It would be nice if we could go together but I can't leave this weekend.