Got this for the girlfriend...yay or nay?

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lazarus86

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#1
Okay first started thread on this forum. I am a guy and I have 0 interest in purses. I have a heavy Saddleback Leather duffel bag in tobacco that I love though:
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(Ignore the shotgun).

Long winded but here goes...

I originally signed up in 2010 because I wanted to find a gift for my wonderful girlfriend for Christmas so I planned on asking a bunch of questions to find the perfect gift. I love giving gifts and I always want them to be perfect. She gives absolutely 0 hints what she wants.

I'm happy to say that when I joined this forum to find hints from you ladies on what to buy, it wasn't even our first year together. Now we're going strong on year four! :cool:

Over the years, I did get her a purse. This one from Saddleback Leather (NOT my picture);
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In October it was her birthday and I recall her showing me a necklace she was looking at. I couldn't afford it this year but I love her more than you could know so I went out and bought the damn thing. She wouldn't give me ANY hints what she wanted. Then as soon as I fought the traffic, parking, pushed my way through the mall and bought it, got home and I got a text, "Okay here's what I want for Christmas; an anchor necklace."

I was so pissed...this was within an hour of getting her this necklace!
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It's a Thomas Sabo and it wasn't cheap, lol. I was kind of pissed off how much they were charging for the thin silver chain, but it matches it, so...
The last necklace I got was a Tiffany horseshoe, our first year together. How does Thomas Sabo compare to Tiffany in quality?
Also, do you think it's nice, or tacky? I'll be honest, when she first showed it to me I laughed and thought it was hideous. But in person it looks a lot nicer.

I want some women's honest opinions if you'd wear this thing. I don't want her to hate it or her not to suit her. It's kind of hard to buy a woman a snake necklace without worrying that it might be taken the wrong way. :laugh:
She's not the typical chick; she drives a 4x4 pickup, rides horses, will come out and shoot guns with me, drinks bourbon neat, yet she dresses feminine and spends a lot of money on her hair. She's a keeper. Oh, and she doesn't complain when I come home with a new gun. :D

Any opinion would be great. Also, I'm a kick-*** gift giver so let me know if you need some help finding a guy in your life a gift.
 
#2
You asked her, and she told you what to buy for her.
I'd return the snake and buy her the necklace she said she wanted.
Another thing you might do is show her the necklace you already bought and let her decide which she likes better. No surprise, but she gets her choice.
 
#4
Since you know she likes both, why not pick the one you want her to have. Which do you like better? Worst case scenario, if you give her the Thomas Sabo and she would have rather had the Tiffany's anchor can you still return the Thomas Sabo necklace and get her the Tiffany's?
 
#5
You sound like you have a great girlfriend and you clearly want to make her happy. You are such a thoughtful gift giver. That being the case, I honestly feel that you should return the snake and get her the necklace that she really wants.
 
#6
God knows I love jewelry..... But I think a shotgun or handgun would make a great gift.... Like a nice 870 tactical or Glock 17 (with rails of course so she can put a nice Surefire light on it)... Nothing says I care about you like the gift of self empowerment ;)
 
#8
lazarus86 said:
In October it was her birthday and I recall her showing me a necklace she was looking at. I couldn't afford it this year but I love her more than you could know so I went out and bought the damn thing. She wouldn't give me ANY hints what she wanted. Then as soon as I fought the traffic, parking, pushed my way through the mall and bought it, got home and I got a text, "Okay here's what I want for Christmas; an anchor necklace."

I was so pissed...this was within an hour of getting her this necklace!
pmw9.jpg


It's a Thomas Sabo and it wasn't cheap, lol. I was kind of pissed off how much they were charging for the thin silver chain, but it matches it, so...
The last necklace I got was a Tiffany horseshoe, our first year together. How does Thomas Sabo compare to Tiffany in quality?
Also, do you think it's nice, or tacky? I'll be honest, when she first showed it to me I laughed and thought it was hideous. But in person it looks a lot nicer.

I want some women's honest opinions if you'd wear this thing. I don't want her to hate it or her not to suit her. It's kind of hard to buy a woman a snake necklace without worrying that it might be taken the wrong way. :laugh:
She's not the typical chick; she drives a 4x4 pickup, rides horses, will come out and shoot guns with me, drinks bourbon neat, yet she dresses feminine and spends a lot of money on her hair. She's a keeper. Oh, and she doesn't complain when I come home with a new gun. :D

Any opinion would be great. Also, I'm a kick-*** gift giver so let me know if you need some help finding a guy in your life a gift.
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If she did show you the necklace at some point that seems like a pretty good hint that she liked it. Honestly I would never show my guy any piece of jewelry unless I was hinting big time that it was a gift possibility that he should keep in the back of his mind and I suspect other women take similar care in what they point out to their guys at the jewelry counter. Does she normally wear clothing or jewelry with snake motifs? If so I think you're pretty safe that she will wear it and enjoy it.

You might wrap it up and tell her that if she doesn't care for it you have a gift receipt and you'll be glad to exchange it for the anchor necklace.
 
#12
tough choice!

My DH likes his shotguns, too.

I was born in the year of the snake, so I really like snake jewelry even if I'm not actually fond of snakes.

Visually, I think the snake pendant and necklace is more interesting and non-traditional than the Tiffany anchor, but if that's what she wants, you'd have more luck getting her what she said. That said, I honestly think you can't go wrong hinting that you were thinking of getting her the anchor or the snake (don't let her know you actually spent money on anything yet) and check her reaction.

Good luck!
 
#14
I would definitely get her Tiffany. I honestly do not value Thomas Sabo very highly, I think it is way overpriced for what it is, Tiffany is on a completely different level. Also, while I generally like snake jewelry, though not sure this is a snake could be a dragon, I definitely dislike this particular design, I agree with your first opinion about the piece. I do think the Tiffany would make a wonderful gift though. I would suggest you return this and get her the Tiffany, for sure she would be thrilled and you really seem to care about her.
 
#15
Sorry, I wanted to add that I do see this is definitely a snake, I was not so sure because of the head, it is actually that open mouth with fangs I find leery and scary to say the least and not pretty at all. And this is definitely coming from someone who loves snake jewelry. My mom was born in the year of the snake, I am a dragon but I have a thing for snake jewelry and no problem with live snakes either but this piece I do not care for and I do find the workmanship not nice either, especially around the mouth area.
 
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