what would be a good gift

crazychu · 01-10-2007, 03:17 AM

well i feel kinda stupid asking you guys on CGR

usually im a man with my own SUPER SLICK moves and catchy pickup lines

haha justkidding, but this is just a random question set up for the world to see (and maybe some of the single men here in CGR).

so. what would be a good gift for someone, something thought provoking with meaning that a chick would totally "dig"?

Nate · 01-10-2007, 08:47 AM

My favorite gift that I ever gave my girlfriend was a dozen origami roses that I folded for her and then put in a vase using some green pipe cleaners for stems. If you've never done origami, they'd be a pain-in-the-royal-you-know-what to do, and they're still difficult to do even if you've done origami before, but the end result is pretty spiffy. I used a good stiff colored paper (not construction paper) instead of origami paper, so it would hold up better.

bobthecockroach · 01-10-2007, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate

My favorite gift that I ever gave my girlfriend was a dozen origami roses that I folded for her and then put in a vase using some green pipe cleaners for stems. If you've never done origami, they'd be a pain-in-the-royal-you-know-what to do, and they're still difficult to do even if you've done origami before, but the end result is pretty spiffy. I used a good stiff colored paper (not construction paper) instead of origami paper, so it would hold up better.

"Beware of paper cuts. Clean out any cuts you recieve."

Wait, this isn't CPF...

Nate · 01-10-2007, 08:55 AM

Haha.

Random:Dice · 01-10-2007, 10:37 AM

lol you could write poetry for her. I think the oragami idea is really sweet.

**meatfinger** · 01-10-2007, 01:31 PM

Probably something that's personally meaningful and thoughtful for her. In other words, probably something nobody on here would be able to suggest for you.

ForgivenPix · 01-10-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate

My favorite gift that I ever gave my girlfriend was a dozen origami roses that I folded for her and then put in a vase using some green pipe cleaners for stems. If you've never done origami, they'd be a pain-in-the-royal-you-know-what to do, and they're still difficult to do even if you've done origami before, but the end result is pretty spiffy. I used a good stiff colored paper (not construction paper) instead of origami paper, so it would hold up better.

Oh I LOVE that idea!!! How sweet.
Homemade gifts usually go a long way because it shows that you took time and effort to give her her gift.

ForgivenPix · 01-10-2007, 04:41 PM

Oh my gosh!!! I tried it (a paper rose) for about a half hour and I couldn't do it. I gave up. Props to anybody who did it successfully.

Nate · 01-10-2007, 05:56 PM

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Oh my gosh!!! I tried it (a paper rose) for about a half hour and I couldn't do it. I gave up. Props to anybody who did it successfully.

Multiply that frustration twelve-fold... although it did get easier after the first few (which I threw away, actually... so more like fifteen-fold).

ieatdirt · 01-10-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by crazychu

well i feel kinda stupid asking you guys on CGR

usually im a man with my own SUPER SLICK moves and catchy pickup lines

haha justkidding, but this is just a random question set up for the world to see (and maybe some of the single men here in CGR).

so. what would be a good gift for someone, something thought provoking with meaning that a chick would totally "dig"?

It's not exactly 'meaningful,' but it seems to me that, almost as a rule, girls like it when guys give them stuffed animals.

Napoleon17 · 01-10-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by meatfinger

Probably something that's personally meaningful and thoughtful for her. In other words, probably something nobody on here would be able to suggest for you.

Yeah, I agree.

**Rainer.** · 01-10-2007, 07:36 PM

Yeah, inside jokes work.

I like giving devotional sorts of books. Perhaps something that you know what only *you* would give her. Something she probably wouldn't recieve from anyone else.

jael>rock< · 01-10-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate

My favorite gift that I ever gave my girlfriend was a dozen origami roses that I folded for her and then put in a vase using some green pipe cleaners for stems. If you've never done origami, they'd be a pain-in-the-royal-you-know-what to do, and they're still difficult to do even if you've done origami before, but the end result is pretty spiffy. I used a good stiff colored paper (not construction paper) instead of origami paper, so it would hold up better.

that's a really good idea!! i would love it if a guy gave me that!! oh yeah, you should know that i'm a girl.

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It's not exactly 'meaningful,' but it seems to me that, almost as a rule, girls like it when guys give them stuffed animals.

ummm . . . that might work for some girls, but unless you know the girl, i wouldn't do it. there are very very few stuffed animals that i would like, and you'd have the know the right one.

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Originally Posted by meatfinger

Probably something that's personally meaningful and thoughtful for her. In other words, probably something nobody on here would be able to suggest for you.

any small thing that you've heard her talking about. something that proves that you listen to her and have thought about it. that said, i can't say that i'm the best at figuring out those kinds of presents either, but they are the ones that are enjoyed the most.

pbandjam · 02-06-2007, 12:31 PM

roses chocolate.. buying things from where she shops

AudioACanuck · 02-07-2007, 07:46 AM

I dunno, one thing to do would be to go shopping with her, when you see her stop and look at something(preferably something really expensive lol), come back later and buy it. Ya just gotta figure out what she would want from you.
Or what is something that means a lot to her? Figure it out, like if she likes horses, get her something to do with horses. But getting present are really person specific, what is the perfect gift for one would be total devestation to another. You really got to do some research and know what she would like. There is no set formula to a girl's heart.