On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:09:18 -0500, "limey"
> wrote:
>
> "Hahabogus" wrote in message >
> > It is never wise to gift your wife with things that you want to use.
> > Or to gift your wife with required household equipment. (the snow tires
> > I got her one year taught me that).
>
Actually, one set of my grandparents used to do exactly
that. She'd give him earrings and he'd give her a power
drill, they'd ooo and ahhh over the gifts and then they'd
switch. I thought it was very practical and they certainly
ended up with exactly what they wanted.

> Yup - a certain someone close to me learned that lesson years ago, when I
> received an electric frypan on Mother's Day.
>
A electric frying pan doesn't beat the Doctors office style
scale I got one xmas early in our marriage. He'll NEVER
live that one down.

sf
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