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					Originally Posted by chickentribs
					
				 
				Gifts shouldn't come from a shopping list. 
			
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 I had such trouble for so long getting my hubby to understand the quality-right-on-the-money idea over the quantity-sort-of-close idea (not just for the holidays but for birthdays and anniversaries, too) that early in our marriage, I offered to give him a list.  He flat out told me that if I did that he'd go out of his way 
not to buy a single thing on the list....  he doesn't believe in it (neither do I, but I thought it'd make it easier on him....  I was really relieved that he turned me down, lol)  He really does believe in the idea of putting thought into getting a gift and having it be a total surprise.  He's getting much, much better....  I guess for him it's a trial and error sort of thing.