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| Thread ID: 98976 | 2009-04-14 22:30:00 | 30th Wedding anniversary gift | sarel (2490) | PC World Chat |
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| 765135 | 2009-04-14 22:30:00 | I had to take SWMBO out for tea for our 30th last night. Took her to a very fancy restaurant with excellent food.:drool I inadvertently did step into the poo (again) : when I checked what kind of gifts to give on a 30th most of the info pointed towards pearls and diamonds. So I got her something pearly, only to be told no, it should have been diamonds. B*gger. It's not as if SWMBO has a shortage of diamonds (or gold stuff, for that matter). Shows you how easy it is to "slip up".:lol: I thought I would be in for a bit of luck as well but that idea evaporated quite quickly due to the above "mistake".:crying LOL. Well, next year I will hopefully remember and make up for my faux pas this year. LOL sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 765136 | 2009-04-14 22:41:00 | Dont Know about gifts - but Congratulations on the 30th Wedding Anniversary :clap | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 765137 | 2009-04-14 22:45:00 | Great stuff....well done sarel...30 years...quite an accomplishment in today's society..you must be a great listener! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 765138 | 2009-04-14 22:55:00 | Solmeister - yessss, that I am. SWMBO caught me out early in the married life still reading the paper while she did the talking. I made the fatal mistake to ask a bit later one evening about a friend, not remembering that she discussed the ins and outs of said friend earlier (while I read the paper). Since that day, I put everything down when SWMBO wants to talk, I ask questions, but in most cases I just listen. Hey, with my leaky memory I have to listen frickin well so that I can remember at least 50% of the conversation. Thanks guys sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 765139 | 2009-04-14 23:04:00 | It will be our 30th in another 3 years. The last thing I'd want is diamonds. They're common and artifically price inflated. And pointless. We normally go out for dinner although we missed the last 2 times, one year being we had to buy a new hot water cylinder right then. So we got to stay home and pull up chairs and admire it for the evening instead. For "special" anniversaries, I'd just want to make sure it was a really good restaurant......not really a need for presents. Well unless he felt the need to buy me some really yummy piece of hardware.......a G19 comes to mind. Hmmm..... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 765140 | 2009-04-14 23:13:00 | It will be our 30th in another 3 years. The last thing I'd want is diamonds. They're common and artifically price inflated. And pointless. We normally go out for dinner although we missed the last 2 times, one year being we had to buy a new hot water cylinder right then. So we got to stay home and pull up chairs and admire it for the evening instead. For "special" anniversaries, I'd just want to make sure it was a really good restaurant......not really a need for presents. Well unless he felt the need to buy me some really yummy piece of hardware.......a G19 comes to mind. Hmmm..... Would you prefer an HTC Touch Diamond then? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 765141 | 2009-04-14 23:20:00 | Congratulations on your 30th, sarel. Couple more years 'til my 25th....then I might be let out on a good behaviour bond... Always enjoy reading pctek's comments as above. Nice to know there ARE some more sensible women out there, my SWMBO is of the same mind, thankfully! For future reference: Wedding Anniversary Gifts - Traditional 1st: paper 2nd: cotton 3rd: leather 4th: fruit and flower; linen 5th: wood 6th: sugar and sweet; iron 7th: wool; copper 8th: bronze and rubber 9th: pottery and willow 10th: tin; aluminium 11th: steel 12th: silk and fine linen 13th: lace 14th: ivory 15th: crystal 20th: china 25th: silver 30th: pearls; ivory 35th: coral; jade 40th: rubies 45th: sapphires 50th: gold 55th: emeralds 60th: diamonds Wedding Anniversary Gifts - Contemporary 1st: clocks 2nd: china 3rd: crystal; glass 4th: electrical appliances 5th: silverware 6th: wood 7th: desk sets 8th: linens; lace 9th: leather 10th: diamond jewellery 11th: fashion jewellery; accessories 12th: pearls; coloured gems 13th: textiles; furs 14th: gold jewellery 15th: watches 16th: silver hollowware 17th: furniture 18th: porcelain 19th: bronze 20th: platinum 25th: sterling silver 30th: diamonds 35th: jade 40th: rubies 45th: sapphires 50th: gold 55th: emeralds 60th: diamonds |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 765142 | 2009-04-14 23:21:00 | It will be our 30th in another 3 years. The last thing I'd want is diamonds. They're common and artifically price inflated. And pointless. We normally go out for dinner although we missed the last 2 times, one year being we had to buy a new hot water cylinder right then. So we got to stay home and pull up chairs and admire it for the evening instead. For "special" anniversaries, I'd just want to make sure it was a really good restaurant......not really a need for presents. Well unless he felt the need to buy me some really yummy piece of hardware.......a G19 comes to mind. Hmmm..... :lol: Just goes to show, the gift should always suit the recipient! Congratulations to you and your wife, Sarel. What did she buy you? I was given some beautiful earrings years ago. Have only worn them a couple of times. But the gift was a special one, so I do treasure them. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 765143 | 2009-04-15 00:02:00 | Congrats Sarel, and of course, Mrs Sarel. SWMBO and I reached our 40th anniversary last year. Been good times and bad times but worth the work that is needed to stay together. Personally, I found the 2 words "yes Dear" to work pretty well :p Ken PS, Looks like you were right with the pearls, going by johcars list! |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 765144 | 2009-04-15 00:04:00 | 30th: pearls; ivory 30th: diamonds See, I told you, her books told her diamonds. B*gger. SWMBO got me a very nice CD of The TEN Tenors. sarel |
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