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Cedar
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Username: Cedar
Post Number: 82
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 10:09 pm: | 
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Mem-I NEEED that clip. NOW. There's so many work files that it should be attached to.I'll enlarge it and then, well, its not just dog poop....
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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 658
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 10:35 pm: |
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Jackie, I need to give her SOMETHING, and even though we don't really like her, she is my husband's sister and we are sort of close with his parents. I want to give something that seems thoughtful but that's more on the (shall-we-say) inexpensive side. |
Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5188
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:08 am: |
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a plant |
nan
Citizen
Username: Nan
Post Number: 942
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 5:50 am: |
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Get her something small from Tiffany's. They have gifts in all prices and if she does not like it, she can re-gift it later and make a good impression on someone she's trying to suck up to. |
OK, it's Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 531
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 8:54 am: |
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I have a feeling that you're saying that you want her to be happy with her gift but you want it to be evident to someone, not necessarily her, that it's also a symbol of how much you dislike her. Do I surmise correctly?
Tom Reingold
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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 659
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 9:36 am: |
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Well Tom, sort of. I just want to find something acceptable for the occasion, inexpensive (under $50), that's a little creative but obviously nothing that is too sentimental. (It can't be too mean because everyone will know.)
She's ingrateful to her parents, she (in a material way) has always gotten everything given to her (maybe b/c she's so demanding?) and she's unappreciative. I don't want to get into all that too much though. (And trust me, I've known her since she's 13, I have stories.)
And as far as her being happy with her gift, I'm sure she's inviting a hundred people to her party, she'll end up throwing half the stuff out in 6 months. (And I know she's hoping everyone just gives her money, which is why I refuse to do that.)
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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 660
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 9:37 am: |
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Maybe I should have titled the thread Thirtieth Birthday Gift for Unappreciative B-tch? |
Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5190
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 9:39 am: |
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A spider plant. |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1217
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 9:58 am: |
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Thanks a lot Mem! What about MY gift? |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 661
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 10:24 am: |
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Dave, maybe you have the right idea. In a flower pot my kids make.
Nan, can't do Tiffany, my mother-in-law sells jewelry and stuff. |
OK, it's Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 533
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 10:30 am: |
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Then maybe the perfect gift is NCJ's suggestion of a donation to a charity. If there's any redeeming quality to this woman, it could help make her realize how selfish she is. Wow, somehow I'm already beginning to dislike her, too! Oh, and if you really put the donation in the woman's name, the charity will call her at least once a year for another donation. It's the gift that keeps on giving, uh, mooching.
Tom Reingold
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1-2many
Citizen
Username: Wbg69
Post Number: 355
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 10:54 am: |
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go for the generic gifts: bottle of wine, picture frame, or candles. Illuminations has pretty candles and holders you could make a nice set with, for under $50, I should hope. |
Jackie Day
Citizen
Username: Zoesky1
Post Number: 117
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 12:00 pm: |
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Bottle of wine is a great idea! They sell those little velvet bags for giving wine. Maybe that will work. she could sit up some night and liquor up and reflect on her shallow lifestyle (or is that too mean? sorry) |
bella
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Username: Bella
Post Number: 349
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 12:18 pm: |
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I like Crane stationery (thanks for the tips on how to remember the correct spelling), I frequent Papyrus too, but my favorite place to get stationery is at my local bookstore. That's were I found my tickled pink thank you cards. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 1723
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 12:31 pm: |
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I'm liking the charitable donation thing a lot. If she isn't thrilled and touched when she opens the gift in front of everyone, she will look very selfish. You can also show how "thoughtful" you were by choosing a charity that has some relevance to her life. Like something that deals with sick new-borns. Tell her that a new, healthy baby is such a blessing and she has been so radiant since the birth of hers, that you thought she would feel good, knowing that the gift would help other parents have healthy babies. Say it with a big smile, looking directly into her eyes without blinking.
If everyone else knows how selfish she is, they'll get it. And you won't be wasting your money. |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 68
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:20 pm: |
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I'm making an assumption that she's married, but scratch this idea if she's not -- Did she have a registry for her wedding that may have items that didn't get bought? You can always go back to the registry online or at the store and see if there's anything left or if the store has accessories to match the things she did get? Unfortunately, it's usually the more expensive items on a registry that remain at the end, but ya never know... |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1218
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:22 pm: |
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Sleazy lingerie? I vote for something very cheesey. |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 662
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:44 pm: |
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Please, there were over 100 women at her bridal shower and she got EVERYTHING on her list.
Greenetree, I kind of like that idea, about the babies. Here's a story (oblige me if you will) about a grudge I have been holding for quite sometime;
My firstborn was premature and spent several weeks in the NICU. B-itch-in-law decided to visit the hospital with her mom one night. My mom and siblings had also come to our house with food, to help us out. She and her mom were late because they stopped in town for pizza (didn't bring any home to us). They also stopped off at Daffy's to go shopping on the way over, and presented me with a baby gift, a little dress, in the bag, with the tags, for $16.99. This was her first and only niece! Then, as husband and I were anxiously waiting in the car to get to the hospital before visiting hours were over, she kept on running back into the house to eat the cookies my brother's wife had baked for ME. Is this about the cookies or the gift? No, but stupidity and self-centeredness like that has a way of staying with you for a long time. Is she the most evil person in the world? No, but it's hard to forgive and forget certain things. Even with my last birth, a c-section, she comes to the hospital with a duffelbag full of her wedding photos to show off. And the gift for her niece? 3 stretchies I saw at Costco for $5.99. (For a whopping $17, the best baby gift she ever gave us.)
Oh, and I just got the invite in the mail. It's a "MASCARADE" party? Adults only. How about a dictionary?
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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 663
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:49 pm: |
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Oooh, I have some unused lingerie from my bridal shower. How cheesy is that?
Though she's kind of weight-challenged right now...HEY, that makes it even better!
hahahaha |
mem
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Username: Mem
Post Number: 1975
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 2:09 pm: |
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Cedar,
Right click on the fake doggie poop and you should be able to "Save picture as".
Alg,
I really liked the fake puke you got for me!
There's nothing like being in a BAR!
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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 664
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 2:13 pm: |
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I feel very evil about this, but I am deriving great pleasure from this thread!
Found the dusty bag of unused lingerie. Mysteriously, all the tags have been removed...but I'm thinking, a night gown of sorts, a MUD mask, in a box that says M----'s MASQUERADE or something like that. Maybe, we'll see.
Wow, this has been very therapeutic.
Thanks! |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 1724
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 2:30 pm: |
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Shh-
After reading your story re: your firstborn, I think you've answered your own question. Clearly, a sweater from Daffy's, price tag still on, with a 6-pack of sweatsocks from Costco is ther perfect gift. And you know you will be shopping at her favorite sotres!
P.S. Tell your sis-in-law that my twin niece & nephew got a McClaren double stroller for their gift |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 665
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 4:25 pm: |
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Do you want some more nieces?
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barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 49
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 19, 2003 - 1:22 pm: |
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For the woman who is full of it!
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