Present Idea's?

[Báng]

Ok, its my girlfriends birthday in 2 weeks or so and I haven't a clue what to get her. I'd usually ask my older sister, but shes back at college already.

So you guys are gona help me! She says i'm not allowed to spend more than £20 on her, but I'd say I can splash to £50......somehow.

Any idea's?

Oh, and shes 17, one of the best looking girls in my school, which has its down points because every other single fella keeps lookin' at her, and her dad owns a pub so shes not short of a bita cash.

[Meh]

Necklasses always fit. Don't get to many complaints on those.

[Spider]

.....How about a ring with her stone on it.

[Camino]

<oldfool>Whatever happened to 'I love you' and a box of choclates? You kids today.....no idea of romance. </oldfool>

Anyway, the ring sounds good maybe a combination of ring, necklace and a broach or pendent or small figure thing. Don't forget to go seasonal but not to seasonal and understated but not plain.

Well, who's next for my top tips?

[rklenseth]

...and her dad owns a pub so shes not short of a bita cash.

Can never go wrong owning a pub, bar, or tavern when Irishmen live nearby.

And I think this calls for some old fashion jokes;

"Irish Prayer"
Murphy was staggering home with a pint of booze in his back pocket when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt something wet running down his leg.
"Please Lord," he implored, "let it be blood!!"
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"Irish Shopping"
McQuillan walked into a bar and ordered martini after martini, each time removing the olives and placing them in a jar. When the jar was filled with olives and all the drinks consumed, the Irishman started to leave.
"S' cuse me", said a customer, who was puzzled over what McQuillan had done, "what was that all about?"
"Nothin', said the Irishman, "my wife just sent me out for a jar of olives!"
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"You've Been Out Drinking Again"
An Irishman had been drinking at a pub all night. The bartender finally said that the bar is closing.
So the Irishman stood up to leave fell flat on his face. He tried to stand one more time; same result. He figured he'll crawl outside and get some fresh air and maybe that will sober him up.
Once outside, he stood up and fell on his face again. So he decided to crawl the four blocks home.
When he arrived at the door he stood up and fell flat on his face. He crawled through the door and into his bedroom.
When he reached his bed he tried one more time to stand up. This time he managed to pull himself upright, but he quickly fell right into the bed and is sound asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
He was awakened the next morning to his wife standing over him, shouting, "SO YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING AGAIN!"
Putting on an innocent look, and intent on bluffing it out he said, "What makes you say that?"
"The pub just called; you left your wheelchair there again."
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"I've Lost Me Luggage"
An Irishman arrived at J.F.K. Airport and wandered around the terminal with tears streaming down his cheeks.
An airline employee asked him if he was already homesick.
"No," replied the Irishman "I've lost all me luggage!"
"How'd that happen?"
"The cork fell out!" said the Irishman.
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"Water to Wine"
An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut.
The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.
He says, "Sir, have you been drinking?"
"Just water," says the priest.
The trooper says, "Then why do I smell wine?"
The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again!"
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"The Reunion"
A man stumbles up to the only other patron in a bar and asks if he could buy him a drink.
"Why, of course," comes the reply.
The first man then asks, "Where are you from?"
"I'm from Ireland," replies the second man.
The first man responds: "You don't say, I'm from Ireland too! Let's have another round to Ireland."
"Of course," says the second. Curious, the first asks:
"Where in Ireland?"
"Dublin," comes the reply.
"I can't believe it, Me too! Lets have another round of drinks to Dublin."
"Of course" The second man can't help himself so he asks, "What school did you attend?"
"Saint Mary's", replies the first man. "I graduated in '62."
"This is becoming unbelievable!!!" They say in union.
About that time, in comes one of the regulars and sits down at the bar.
"What's up?" he asks the bartender.
"Nothing much," replied the bartender. "The O'Malley twins are drunk again!"
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"The Brothel"
Two Irishmen were sitting a pub having beer and watching the brothel across the street.
They saw a Baptist minister walk into the brothel, and one of them said, "Aye, 'tis a shame to see a man of the cloth goin' bad."
Then they saw a rabbi enter the brothel, and the other Irishman said,
"Aye, 'tis a shame to see that the Jews are fallin' victim to temptation as well."
Then they see a catholic priest enter the brothel, and one of the Irishmen said, "What a terrible pity... one of the girls must be quite ill."
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"Lost at Sea"
Two Irishmen, Patrick &Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter.
While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously.
To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth. This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three.
Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out,
"Make the entire ocean into Guinness Beer!"
The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals.
Simultaneously, the genie vanished. Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances.
Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted.
After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke:
"Nice going Patrick! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat."
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[rklenseth]

Oh, and sometimes the simple things work the best but if she is asking for something under 20 Euros (how much is that in American Dollars) it usually means that she wants something over 20 Euros. It seems that all the women I have ever known say one thing but actual mean the other.

So my best advice is do the simple thing just in case that is what she meant but also do the expensive thing just in case she seems disappointed then you can surprise her.

[Camino]

Look at the location of our love-struck friend.

[Missy]

Get her something personalized. With her initial alone or both you guys'. Or maybe even go so far as to get a saying engraved in something *Shrug*

If I were in yer shoes. (well I don't think I'll ever be 17 again much less from ireland or a boy) But...I'd make it something she'll remember the rest of her life. So that even if you guys don't work out, every time she has a birthday she says.."Oh man my one ex...he did the greatest thing for my seventeenth birthday"

Rather than buy her something, make a memory she'll have to last the rest of her life. Or both.

[Chrissy]

Clothes are always good. Do you know her favorite brand? Also if she wears perfume, do you know her favorite sent? Don't pick one out for her if you don't know her favorite. Is there a book or movie she's mentioned before? If you remember her mentioning it in conversation and pick her up a copy that's always cool. And you can not go wrong with ordering her something from the Tiffany's catalogue. They're out of New York. That might be getting up there in price but it's a good tip to remember for the future. The coolest gifts I've ever received were not so much exspensive, but just really thought out by the other person. Think about what she's like, and her intrest, and surpise her by buying it. Buy her something that shows her you know her. I love freaky tennis shoes. So my boyfriend, even though it's not his style, will always pick me up a pair when he see's a crazy pair. And even though I stand there and say, " You can not tell me these aren't the coolest shoes in the world," And he says," I don't know..." (which means, no, not to me they are) He still finds them and buys them for me. And that's why i think he's great. Hope that gave you some ideas

Chrissy

[sammigurl61190]

*rubs her hands together with a grin on her face* Ah, my area of expertice. I'd say the necklace idea is good. But if you are going to get her something like that, don't make it fake. Another gift is a good idea if you don't have to money for something like that. You can go with a small chain with a pendant of some sort--cubic zurconium would be fine. Or some other thing would be good to--think about it.

Flowers always go over well. Just make sure she's not allergic to them.

Earrings are inexpensive compared to other jewelry, and can be just as effective as a necklace. Make sure to know what she likes before buying her something--make an effort to notice what style she wears now, and get her something similar. But not the exact same thing. As with the necklace, don't go with something fake.

Out of all jewelry, rings are by far the most effective, if budget is no option. So, even though I don't know pounds, it sounds as if it is. So stick with the above jewelry options.

Or, if she has any hobbies, look into those. Gifts with lots of thought put into them always go over well.

Oh, and this is my 900th post!

[The Hunter]

@RK: shane was talking abt GBP, not euro's.

What I used to do is buy jewlery of a particular brand and style. Every time a different piece of the collection, and it was very clearly in the same style. If you want to buy a small gift, for let's say "just because" you'd buy her an earring. For a medium event buy her the bracelet, for the anniversary, buy her the necklace. (very important to women, anniversary's).
This way, every time you give her a piece of the collection, she'll remember the former gifts... and the whole collection is worth 100 times the individual value...(emotional value)
And for god's sake. No cheap stuff... If you really like her... So like sammygirl said, no fake.

[sammigurl61190]

Wise one, that Orion.

[Ash]

How about a solid silver frame with a personalised message, with a picture of you both in it?

[Báng]

Thanks everyone, your idea's have been more helpful than you'll know!

I seen a silver bracelet that I could get her initials inscribed on, but it would be right and dear, and I don't want to be giving her just the one present.

How about a little extra comedy present? I know her favorite biscuits are jaffa cakes.....would a pack of them do the job!?

Or I guess I could just get her some perfume, I'll just ask her 'What are you wearing tonight, you smell great, always do, but even better tonight!' on the sly. She'll know what i'm doing, but its all a bita craic.

[The Hunter]

Nah, that's just overload. One will do IMHO. Just be nice to her and be a present URself.
What I used to do (indeed, as an extra) was her age in red roses. But then I was always at sea, and roses can be sent to her.

Anyway. Keep it simple.