I spent a lot on mine this year since I didn't spend much in previous years:

-Victoria's Secret gift card
-nail salon gift card
-12 sessions at the chiropractor

I thought about the plane ticket for her and the kid (that's a win/win for me, too )

No real surprise, she asked for a new laptop. I got her a Dell w/15" touch screen, 8G RAM, 256K SSD hard drive, 8th gen Intel, case, optical drive, and a 23" monitor for home use.

We quit exchanging gifts 12yrs ago.
Actually turned out better that way.
We now enjoy the season minus the fretting over presents.

Pots and pans and a new bucket and mop, plus a new vacuum cleaner. She likes to cook and clean the house.

Mine got an ford exploder.

I finally convinced my wife that we are adults and we make money for ourselves and if we want something we go buy it for ourselves. I even heard her tell her daughter the same thing.

Well, then I went out and bought her a couple sets of earrings.

Earrings!

It's the only piece of jewelry that she doesn't loses. Usually.

Plane ticket to see one of her girlfriends who is having a baby.

Lots of little kitchen stuff she wanted.

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Originally posted by Shaql:
Mine got an ford exploder.

My wife and I have gotten away from waiting for Christmas to buy things we want.
If we see some thing we would like and we can afford it we buy it.
This past October we were on a cruise and because it is my wife's 50th birthday this year we bought her a nice watch.

Gun belt, holster, and tac light. Will be very romantic year this year.

Please chime in on the link and provide any advise on the gun belt.

I can only reveal one of her gifts because I gave it to her early. She works outside, all day, 7 days a week, regardless of weather and has a hard time staying warm in the winter. I got her this jacket, along with the extended run time battery and gloves (She was going on a trip last weekend and it was going to be really cold, so I went ahead and gave it to her)

https://ravean.com/collections...d-hooded-down-jacket

It's worked great so far, she has managed to stay warm and toasty even when it's been in the 20's in the morning.

A few other things, but she's a member here so I won't say what else.

A new pair of heavy duty work gloves. Her last pair wore out.

We typically don't exchange gifts. If she wants or needs something she just says so and I buy it.

I am getting her a gift card with a couple hundred on it for her favorite nursery where she buys her flowers and plants in the spring. She won't be surprised by it though because I do it every year.

Jim

I got his and her, consecutive serial number Glock 43’s Cerakoted in an American flag pattern. My wife really likes the flag so this is the perfect gift. This will also be her EDC and we are psearching for the right holster for her. Here they are:
https://www.cerakoteguncoating...e-and-h169-sky-blue/

a new iPad. The one she has is 4 or 5 models back and can't run the current op systems and has limited memory. Still deciding on which model.

Also stocking stuffer gift certificate for a pedicure. Might even go with her.

We usually don't exchange gifts, but I was at the jewelry store having my watch repaired, and I saw this really pretty sapphire and diamond necklace/earring set. So I got that for her.

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Originally posted by GWbiker:
Wife?

A divorce. Wait, that was 6 years ago.
Merry Christmas.

All new stainless steel appliances for the kitchen.

One share legal ownership of an incredible castle in France. Is it a bit gimmicky? Sure, but I know she'll still love the idea, given how much she loves France and how much fun we had there this summer and our talk of returning someday soon. Plus, it gives us even more of a reason to visit France again in a number of years when the thing is up and looking like new (hopefully...while ownership and security has been achieved, the renovation minimum benchmark still has a ways to go):

https://dartagnans.fr/en/proje...-un-chateau/campaign

An extra 10 Euro provides a nice owner's box for presentation.