Christmas Shopping For The Spouse

[TeamMorris]

I like the KA idea!! I would love one someday! They also come in many colors now so you should be able to get one to match your new kitchen.

[Red Leader]

I bought one of those KitchenAid stand mixers for my wife as a gift when we moved into our first apartment (I think it was around $250-300 when I bought it). She loved it. That thing is built like a tank. There's no breaking that thing. I got the spill guard rim accessory thingy with it and a couple different attachments, some thing that looks like a small shovel and some other mixing type thing. (I'm good in the kitchen, can't you tell ). I guess what I'm saying is that thing does make a good present if you wife likes to cook or bake.

[SunDeck]

I'll vouch for the Kitchen Aid mixer. I'd stick with the cheaper one (I think there are three). That's what we have and it's fine for dough and baking. Just make sure you have counter space for it because it's kind of heavy to store and lift out of a cabinet whenever you need it.

[GAC]

It worked for Homer and Marge, I can't see why it wouldn't work for GAC and his wife.

I ended up with the router (see above)

I asked her tonight what she would like... maybe something to decorate the house.

She said she wants to go out next week after Christmas when stuff is marked down, and then I can take her shopping. That way she can pick it out.

The KA is a good idea, but remember, we just moved into a new house where EVERYTHING (including the house) is brand new. She already has all that stuff.

[Spring~Fields]

Yes, KitchenAid and other top shelf products for home use, women really do appreciate the quality products. Otherwise go exotic and buy season tickets to the Reds, Browns etc. in case you need an escape plan.

[919191]

An electric mixer? Those KitchenAid ones are freaking sweet, pricey but very practical as it will work for all eternity and save a lot of elbow grease.

I bought the KA tonight. Those suckers are pricey. Sure morw than the Sunbeams! But it sounds as though it is worth the money.

And some pop country CDs. Yuck. Maybe I'll slip a Gourds CD (non-pop country) in the Diercks Bentley case and see what she says.

[Jpup]

I bought my fiance a tanning bed for Christmas. It's getting delivered tomorrow so I had to tell her tonight that I bought it. She's happy. I asked for porn, but think I'm getting video games and such.

She would be insulted if I bought her something to cook with, instead I bought something to cook her.

[bucksfan]

I can vouch for the KA mixer, both for the quality and the weight. And of course ours does not fit under our non-standard (like everything else in our house!) cabinets.

I bought her the Kitchen AId knife set last year as I had some good discount coupon at Linens'n'things. The knife set was quite disappointing, although with it being the 1st knife set I have purchased I am not sure what I should have expected. The only one thatseemed to be very sharp at all was the "freebie" knife they threw in separately. And thother issue was my fault as I should have read the box more carefully before purchasing, but we cannot put these things in the dishwasher. But then again, you are probably not considering knives, now are you GAC?

[15fan]

I asked for porn, but think I'm getting video games and such.

For my birthday, I told my wife that I wanted concubines.

I got a dress shirt & two ties.

[Red Leader]

As for a knife set, I bought a set of (don't laugh) the Wolfgang Puck knives off of HSN (HSN.com) one of the shopping channels. Best knife set I've ever owned. Had it for over a year and it hasn't even hinted at going dull and I use them (all) at least three times a week.


http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default....hp!sf!181!dept

[BuckWoody]

You can't go wrong with the KitchenAid line of mixers. We have one and it's a horse, never had any problems. And, I might add, they're made by the fine folks of Greenville, Ohio (hometown plug).

Also GAC, if your wife is at all interested in a personal fitness trainer (as was mentioned sometime earlier in the thread), send me a PM. One of our very good friends is a personal trainer and she'll come to your home to do it as well. She's not a guy either...which is a big plus in this situation.

[DeadRedinCT]

Why don't you get her something like this:

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[Roy Tucker]

Actually, after all my bloviations about diamonds, the one gift my wife has liked in recent years was a little tool kit that she keeps in the kitchen. Women-sized hammer, screw drivers with fittings of all sorts and sizes, a little saw, pliers, nails/screws, etc.

She gets mad because I sometimes use it instead of going to the basment to get my tools.

[Sweetstop]

All this talk about KA appliances...geez! As a woman who spends quite a bit of time cooking, I can tell you I definitely don't want kitchen stuff for Christmas, birthday or anniversary gifts. I'll pick out and get anything I need in that regard myself. Nothing for the house please..... Items that I don't normally purchase much for myself are what I prefer (Luxurious, expensive body creams, oils, and lotions; lingerie, jewelry, concert tickets, trip to the theater, hardback books, etc.

[RedsBaron]

..... Items that I don't normally purchase much for myself are what I prefer (Luxurious, expensive body creams, oils, and lotions; lingerie, jewelry, concert tickets, trip to the theater, hardback books, etc.

"Concert tickets." As you know, being the self-sacrificing devoted husband that I am, I purchased two front row seats so my wife and I could attend a concert in Columbus last Friday night. I even arranged for my wife and I to meet the entertainer prior to the show.
Having already been selected Time magazine's "Person of the Year,' doubtless further honors await me.