wei u never mention the story ends up "he saved it up & gave it to somebody else! " before bor...
i agree w/ u that if that's the case he's cheap ar...
Not dare to give the gift to her? hey.. u know nobody really gets the whole picture of the whole story... maybe he's shy.... chicken out.... or ur fd has already "refused" him so no face to go to the party... can be many reasons... nobody can judge his action....
but... u said that gal is your best fd, & he asked u to shop for her b-day gift.. I think he has done a bit of thinking... why bother to spend a whole day wandering in shopping mall (GUYS HATE IT) w/ u for a gift???????
really i think many guys dunno what's good to get for girl (esp for those still "in process")...
think in another way... maybe he's thinking of what's good for her but end up every idea is BS so he came for ur help...
all i wanna say is... don't judge ppl so easily ... u never know the whole thing
i think the thought of any present is priceless. u know, my hubby just bought me this super pretty LV... i was gonna buy it myself (cus i don't like him buy expensive stuff for me, yet i buy alot of expensive stuff for myself ). but he ended up paying, so i told him it'll be our supre pre-5th year anniversary present lor.
but back to the story...
if u read it carefully, i did mention that i DIDN'T know that the girl he was buying it for was my best friend until the end of the night! so that's why even if i didn't tell the ending of the story, i said the guy was cheap lor. there was no thought put into it~~ he didn't even shop for anything until he called me out ga.... aiii
side story: when we walked around, i told him if he didn't know that girl very well, try to get something that's not too subjective (cus he didn't know her well he said). so i said to him: usually scarf, accessories in general is the way to go. but he said since he dunno wut kinda jewellery she wears, let's go look scarf. so we saw some. from $50 cashmere, to cheaper fashionable ones from $10-$20. then, he was mummbling around even @ the $10-$20 scarfs. until we walked into the store that had huge sign saying 50% sale. so that's how he ended up buying the $8 necklace lor....
so that's y i said he's cheap after the whole story.
原帖由 pepsis2 於 2008-2-29 10:17 發表
Dun be stupid! u think $8 is cheap????? don't put a price tag on gals!
My honey bought me a dollar shop gift for Valentine & I'm soooo happy about it! Why u guys rate "LOVE" by "PRICE TAG"??? I beg u ...
I wouldn't call that stupid. People have different values.
First, I am not a girl.
I would never go to dollar shop to shop for some gift for my wife.
It can be thoughtful too when choosing a gift that is more expensive. It is not like you are thoughtful only if you go to dollar shop to pick a gift.
Most of the time, $$ means quality. Therefore, I would choose a thoughtful, quality gift over a thoughtful, less $$ gift for my wife.
LOL sorry for the long check back.
20k HKD ~ ~2.5k+ CAD? Sorry for being white washed, I think CAD now LOL. Same thing tho LV.... @_@..... ugliest ever....
haha.. funny side story... from $50 to 50% off...
frankly i'm a outsider of the story, which i dunno u nor the guy nor the girl in the story. I just provide comments based on ur side of story. but i really enjoy discussing it w/ u on internet (maybe that's the really why ppl use forum).. at least know how others think in various matter...
NEway. Each person is diff. I strongly agree that we all have freedom to express our POV.
I just wanna remind all gals.. esp for those who r in U or recent grad or 1-2 yrs work exp.... watch out for those ones who value by $ sign...
That's my real personal experience ... I used to be a sensitive "gift face value" type of person.... used to have a long relationship bf (now xbf) w/ great salary (top 1% of salary $ in Canada); great edu & family background & social status... balahahlal... all the thing ppl think considered to be "good". I used to think he's good too.. until u get along w/ him more....
i dun wanna say bad thing about my X ... all i can say is he grades everything (family, coworker, fd, marriage....) by $ sign (or prospective $ value / benefit or how many thing he can "USE" that person)... horrible value of life.... but i got tons of brand name things & got invited to those VIP party & dine-out in expensive restaurants or so... hey.. fun at first.. but what else? end up i couldn't stand it & broke up w/ him... aii...
That's the saddest part of the story... the day I told him I wanna break up w/ him... he asked me out for the last time.... for goodness i said ok.. then he brought some documents to prove how much $ he owns, job prospective or so.... & told me if i can stay w/ him he'll buy me a car & house & $300K (sth like this i dun remember)... all I wanted is to throw up rite away.... of course I refused... & he told me I'll be regret!
Now I'm w/ my common law partner living happily ever after... ahaha.. I'm sooo glad I made the right choice.
hahaha...well.. after u know my common-law bf gave all his $ (income & everything) to me & just bought a new condo for our new live... u won't blame him to get me a $ store gift...
Anyway, sidestory: Valentine day he did bought me flowers ($12 for a whole big bunch from Chain store); prepared & cooked prime rib; hand-made a cheesecake; (I think the total cost of the Valentine day spending is less than $50)....I have nothing to complain for his $ store gift (coz I mentioned I had a great use of that item)... it just shows him he really really listens to what i really want...
I dunno what type of gf u have.. & ppl do have diff value... & I totally respect that... all i want to say is
hahaha...well.. after u know my common-law bf gave all his $ (income & everything) to me & just bought a new condo for our new live... u won't blame him to get me a $ store gift...
Any ...
hee... there you go... the gift is small but you got all his money.
edit: and yeah, I don't rate love by $$, but I try to get the best (or at least better) things for my honey. By trying to present the best to my honey, it requires money. That's just how real world works... sad, but true.
no u misunderstand la... he gives his $ for me to admin for him... honestly i think it's about Money Management ... I don't use his $ to buy my luxuries bor... (maybe b/c I don't buy it at all.. hahha)
let me put it in this way.. it's more like a communist system. well... since my honey & I don't really spend on luxuries.. almost 90% are for fixed costs & food... He always has $40 cash in his pocket & a credit card.. if he has used up the cash, he comes to me for another $40 & when he buys anything home (mostly food), he gave me the receipts & I record all our spending & put it in excel & every half month we both sit down & see see what we spend...
By the way I strongly recommand for those who wants to save $. It's an extrememly effective ..ends up we save a big chunk of $ in 2 years (so we can buy a new condo & oversea holiday travel 4 times) by doing it. He's happy about the system & trust my ability to manage the $ bor...
Well.. maybe some of u view it as "weird"....
I dunno what other couples do in financing their $. My parents do it as well.
hmm... me and honey don't have any $$ management system neh... I just give her whatever I have left in the pocket at the end of each month. I am a big spender myself (going to buy the 12th racquet, and have the 13th and 14th on the way ROFLMAO), but my wife isn't. This system works great for us as we have house, 2 cars, and saving up for the another apartment. So I guess we are doing fine. But I don't get to travel over sea like you did 4 times a year. Only my wife travel herself. I think I travel too much for my job that I would want to just stay home on my holiday (if I ever get one.)
oh u guys r rich.. i beg u both have very well paid jobs...
Since my honey & I are young couples who just earn only average income ($80K family income is average in Canada....i'm a recent grad...u can imagine how hard to get a decent work based on little work experience ).. I do cherish the fact that we are able to save large portion of $...
by the way we do most of the luxurious shopping together (like furniture, electronics), so we make the decision together. He got a company car (included insur & gas) & company phone & laptop + our condo got free internet access & computer . So we dont' have computer & owns 1 very very old car (from my parents) which stays in parking lot forever...
發表於 2008-2-29 10:47
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). but he ended up paying, so i told him it'll be our supre pre-5th year anniversary present lor. 
