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spöokyjon

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Okay, so that time has finally rolled around--the time when I still haven't gotten anything for my girlfriend's mom and step-dad and have no fucking clue whatsoever as to what to get them. They're the only people left on my gift list, and I seriously haven't got ANY idea of what I'm supposed to get them.

Does anybody have anything they give in circumstances such as these that's a little nicer than a gift card and not, you know, one of those prepackaged throwaway gifts from the department stores? I'm really in a bind. HALP.

12/17/2007 7:19:37 PM

bbehe
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bottle of wine

12/17/2007 7:21:02 PM

spöokyjon

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Thanks. Yeah, I've considered hooch. My Southern Baptist upbringing has conditioned me against it, but they're Catholics, and they're cool with drinking.

Any other ideas?

12/17/2007 7:30:57 PM

ewstephe
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nicehooch, you want to set a tone here.

12/17/2007 7:47:28 PM

spöokyjon

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If by "nice" you mean "Wild Irish Rose", then I'm way ahead of you.

12/17/2007 7:49:46 PM

tnezami
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Last year I got my gf's parents a bottle of wine and a gift card to their favorite restaurant. They really liked it.

12/17/2007 7:55:03 PM

cheezcurd
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netflix gift subscription

12/17/2007 8:33:14 PM

Vix
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Tub of nice popcorn and a blockbuster gift card.

Who doesn't like popcorn and movies?

12/17/2007 8:35:10 PM

NCSUWolfy
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bottle of wine and a nice christmas ornament. blown glass or something unique

12/17/2007 10:21:48 PM

ndmetcal
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im assuming you already decided against the homemade porno featuring their daughter...so id agree with the bottle of wine

though if you 2 are going to be seeing them over the break, then i would add cooking dinner for them with the wine, gets major points with the mom

12/17/2007 10:40:55 PM

baonest
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ok how about for parents who dont drink wine?

last year i did the gift card deal.

i may just do it again this year.

12/17/2007 10:41:34 PM

Lowjack
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A festively decorated box with a cobra inside

12/18/2007 12:13:37 AM

GREEN JAY
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i made my boyfriends mom a necklace, i hope she likes it

otherwise i'm going to give her a plant

and a carton of cigarettes for his dad because i have no idea

12/18/2007 3:01:54 AM

KeB
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a couple of certificates to some nice restaurants from Restaurant.com. You can get a $25 certificate for like $6

12/18/2007 4:11:28 AM

skankinande
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I always did the gift certificates for the exs parents to a restaurant they had never been too, this year no clue for the inlaws, framed pic ftw.

12/18/2007 9:21:38 AM

Wraith
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Some nice chocolate for the mother and a necktie for the father.

12/18/2007 11:31:36 AM

lewoods
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Boyfriend's parents are getting pretty much the same as mine, hot tea and home made hot cocoa mix FTW.

12/18/2007 12:11:09 PM

lewoods
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I should mention that I brought some wine when I visited them last time, but it didn't really count because it was a bottle my roommate left behind when he moved out (Qupe Syrah, I checked and some magazine rated it the best syrah under $20 so I brought it with me).

12/18/2007 12:13:20 PM

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