Silly customer service agent spoiled surprise...

tesuhoha

Don't try to compete with her gift. Let her have the enjoyment of giving it to you. That will be her reward. She is anticipating the surprise on your face. She doesn't want anything else but that pleasure. A similar gift to her will spoil the impact of it.

Hope you are a good actor.

pupsicola

Does she enjoy the theatre or ballet etc. Maybe a weekend in London and catch a fab show or music concert tickets. If its something she really loves or is interested in that could be nice.

Doozergirl

If you've already spent a small fortune then don't stress it. She will appreciate what you have bought her and she will love giving you your gift - she bought it to please herself nearly as much as to please you!

With me and my H one of us will always trump the other with gifts each year. And it's nice to be on either side of that, as long as it isn't always the same person who gets the best presents every year

It's quite possible that she bought the guitar because you bought the necklace for her birthday, iyswim. She wants it to be your turn

madget_2

Doozergirl wrote: »

If you've already spent a small fortune then don't stress it. She will appreciate what you have bought her and she will love giving you your gift - she bought it to please herself nearly as much as to please you!

With me and my H one of us will always trump the other with gifts each year. And it's nice to be on either side of that, as long as it isn't always the same person who gets the best presents every year

It's quite possible that she bought the guitar because you bought the necklace for her birthday, iyswim. She wants it to be your turn

Absolutely agree with this. There's a huge amount of pleasure in buying something for someone that you know is going to mean a lot to them and that they'll really love.

ViolaLass

I agree with the others. Just let her enjoy the moment of giving you something you'll really like. You have the rest of the year/your lives to show her that you love her and how much.

kelloggs36

I would whisk her away somewhere that she loves - personally I love the South of France and was absolutely delighted with the gift of a gourmet weekend away in a lovely hotel in the Summer with my hubby; it was the best Christmas present ever. I'd love him to do it again actually, but I don't think we can justify the cost this year. Maybe next year.........

rachbc

I'm with those that say let her enjoy the gift of giving - one year I was flush I got a very extravagent and significant gift for my now hubby - I can't even remember what I got given that year but I still get pleasure in the fact that he has it, and uses and glows with pride that I got it for him. He's done equally wonderful gifts for me since - thats how it goes!

valos_mummy

Maybe write her a song!!

KK22_2

Sooo.... did you get the guitar?

Owain_Moneysaver

Tropez wrote: »

The problem with jewelery though is that her birthday was in Sept and I bought her a gold and sapphire necklace then so I don't know whether buying more jewelery would seem a little formulaic. ....
BUT while sitting here rabbiting away I have had an epiphany! My girlfriend is very fond of sapphires and is also very fond of wolves, so some sort of sapphire encrusted photo frame (I believe the jewellers in town sell them) and photographic art of a wolf might be in order.

OR get a jewellery maker to make a bespoke pendant or brooch of a wolf mounting filled with sapphires.