So... yesterday the husband kinda told me what he's getting me, though not really.  He's just really proud of himself because usually each year he wants me to tell him exactly what he should get me for Christmas.  That's not much fun.  So this year he thought of something on his own and he's quite proud.  Only he says he has to order it online because no stores in the area currently have it.  I was disappointed.  He's seriously running out of time to be ordering me something.  Then he says that he probably has to order it from Gamestop or Best Buy.  I realize that this is a gaming website, and what I'm about to say is blasphemous... but I was disappointed!  I don't really want game-related or electronics stuff for Christmas.  I mean sure it's possible that whatever it is will be something really cool... but right now I'm kinda like... great, I'm gonna have to fake enthusiasm when I open it. 
 
Then on top of that, today he goes Christmas shopping with my best friend.  So he knows I had planned on getting my best friend some stuff from Bath & Body Works.  I find out while checking our bank account online that he was there today.  UGH.  And he says she said she shopped there yesterday.  So now I can't get her B&BW stuff because she probably got me some, and that's just not cool.  PLUS apparently the hubby bought stuff while he was there, which is most likely for me... great.  I already have a ton of stuff from there.  I could use a new candle and that's about it.  I still have plenty of everything else.
 
UGH.  I hate to sound ungrateful.  I think a lot of it is that each year I put so much effort into coming up with the right gifts for everyone, and honestly very rarely do I get much for the holidays.  Sometimes I just want people to really think like I do, think "what does this person really want or need?"  Why is that so hard?   
 
I do wish I had no clue at  all what he was getting me or where he was shopping.  That probably would have helped.

Thats why you tell the guy what kind of stuff you want for christmas. Guys have no fucking clue what to get.

" Thats why you tell the guy what kind of stuff you want for christmas. Guys have no fucking clue what to get. "

congrats, your getting kinect.

" @JJWeatherman said:

" @Xeiphyer said:

" Thats why you tell the guy what kind of stuff you want for christmas. Guys have no fucking clue what to get. "

It really does help.  :P "

Yep. I actually get people to write me lists of specific things they want because I'm so damn useless. "

" Thats why you tell the guy what kind of stuff you want for christmas. Guys have no fucking clue what to get. "

 
Back when I was younger, and the relationship was fresh I bought my girlfriend some extraordinarily meaningful and price Gifts. One was an expensive Italian chess set she had been wanting for about a year and the next year I got her a poster autographed by Tool (her favorite band of all time) and got it framed with museum glass. Once life became more uh “domestic” this drive to hunt down the perfect gifts sort of faded (and my creativity was burned on those two amazing gifts). It doesn’t mean I love her any less, it’s just we’ve settled down and more or less won each other over. I’ve found it makes the gift giving process go over much much better if I tell her to just make a nice long Amazon wish list of things she’d want.

Sometimes us men just need some not so subtle hints.

You'll open the box and it will be a Desktop Wiistation 360 Slim 1TB.

And nothing else will matter.

Either your husband is really kinda slow concerning the presents or you're not doing a good job of showing what you really like/want. 
Maybe you should try and give him subtle hints throughout the year, see if that helps...
"Oh honey, I really pity women who get video games as presents from their husbands. Don't you?"
Also, if you want to be surprised why check the credit card bill after he was apparently christmas shopping?

Take it from a guy who's fucking terrible at choosing gifts: guys are fucking terrible at giving gifts. I generally just write stories for people, because apparently I'm creative, or just give them gift cards, because apparently I have no creativity outside of writing.

My wife started telling me what she wanted years ago. When she could walk better, she even bought the gifts herself and said, honey, look what you got me for Christmas. I just grin and bear it now. Getting gifts is hard, real hard.

Why is that people who always want to be surprised are the most disappointed that what they got wasn't exactly what they wanted?

" @Xeiphyer said:

" Thats why you tell the guy what kind of stuff you want for christmas. Guys have no fucking clue what to get. "

It really does help.  :P "

Divorce that fool.

" Take it from a guy who's fucking terrible at choosing gifts: guys are fucking terrible at giving gifts. I generally just write stories for people, because apparently I'm creative, or just give them gift cards, because apparently I have no creativity outside of writing. "

"You'll open the box and it will be a Desktop Wiistation 360 Slim 1TB.

And nothing else will matter."

Gift cards, people. Gift cards.
 

I buy my sister gift cards to her preferred clothing store that year, that way she doesn't end up getting something she hates.

Sorry, it seems you are having a bad shopping season. My wife and I don't exchange cuz of  a tight budget. Anything I see that I want her to have costs $100-200US anyways. We buy for the kids and mutually 'stiff' each other. Not fun, but economical......

people should just tell people what they want. yeah, it will be very helpful for people.

" @Meltbrain said:

" @JJWeatherman said:

" @Xeiphyer said:

" Thats why you tell the guy what kind of stuff you want for christmas. Guys have no fucking clue what to get. "

It really does help.  :P "

Yep. I actually get people to write me lists of specific things they want because I'm so damn useless. "

Same here expect i go a step further, I have them tell me exactly what they want or something just let them buy it themselvs...i wish i was better at christmas shopping. "

Well Im a dude and I know how to give great gifts .... my sister in law , I was having such a hard time finding something for her , but then it hit me , she is a writer , Ive seen her grab a notebook and write , she loves that so "eureka" I got her a Diechtrich limited edition MontBlanc Pen .... It was expensive but I think Im covered for at lest 10 years in gift giving , she loved it too :) she was bragging about it when she called her folks during Christmas .... So what Im trying to say we men can give awesome gifts , but its kinda hard doing it on a yearly basis .... Usualy tho , when its about me I rarely get the present I wish for , so now unless asked in advance , I will save whatever money I can and get that present for myself ... yep it works wonders