clavus

It has been ordained that I shall not spend more than $5.00 on my wife for Christmas. Her reasoning? Something about spending thousands of dollars on windows and not having any money left in the bank...blah blah blah.

I have a few things that I have been making for her, and since I already owned the raw materials, I'm asigning a cost of $0 to those gifts. One of the items is a small box. What can I get for $5 that will fit in a 3" X 2" X 2" space?

Ideas?

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dylanmarsh

$5 might get you the legal paper for your divorce. j/k

You could always take a nice picture of the two of you down to Walgreens or another drug store and have it shrunk on the Kodak photo machine, place the picture inside and tell your wife that all you needed this Christmas is what is inside the box. Cheesy, I know, but she might get suckered in.

Averett

You would so score with that move Brilliant!

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thinktank

good sir. my favorite under $5 gift to give (which i give a LOT of my friends every year) is a bottle of cheap red wine and a used book that based on the back would suit them.

Supple Cow

I agree with thinktank. You can get some two-buck chuck at Trader Joe's and go to a used book store. There's usually a rack with clearance books for under 2 bucks. There are some gems hiding in there usually.

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thinktank

Supple. Have you ever picked up a bottle of "Cheap Red Wine"(the name of the wine, not just the price) at trader joes? It's pretty good for a couple bucks a bottle. And as far as the books go, i love the 10-25 cent book boxes, you find some amazing stuff.

maleficent

Don't ya hate practical women... Think this means you are getting a 5 dollar gift to...

Box is a lovely idea... Can you do any kind of carving at all? carve her something to put in it... even as simple as a heart...

You can be more creative than that... Use the skills you have. You are a master story teller. Go and get one of those Journal books, book stores sell 'em, stationary stores sell 'em, even dollar stores sell 'em. Tell her some stories of your life together, events that you've shared... The good, the bad, the hysterically funny...

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ShaniFaye

/sorry I have to do this

Would coasters fit in it?

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clavus

Um...no, but... I actually made a shitload of coasters for my friends' Christmas presents. Over the last couple of months, I've been showing her the various designs and listening to her opinions. She doesn't realize it, but the ones that she likes best...are going to her.

I know this may sound super lame, but they are all original pieces of art. And my wife (bless her heart) really likes the things I draw and paint.

I like the idea of a story for the inside of the box. Maybe a poem...

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clavus

...or an ear. Nah! It's been done.

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TexanAvenger

Alright, here's an idea I came up with back in my junior year of high school, though it won't fit in that box of yours. For whatever reason, I've always had a deep affection for records and 80's bands, which has led to the fact that I can walk into any Goodwill in town and the help knows me and, in some cases, have set aside records they'll think I like, they cost about a buck apiece here. If you get an album from a band that your wife particularly likes, pretty much every hobby/craft store has clock parts complete with hands for somewhere around three bucks. Take the record out, pop a hole in the center, feed the mechanism through and attach it (I used superglue), and throw the hands on. And here you have a pop-culture inspired clock, with ~$1.00 left. With the buck maybe you can get your wife's favorite gum or candy and put it in that box of yours.

Just an idea, hope it goes well.

la petite moi

A poem, a drawing to go along with it, and a piece of chocolate.

Psycho Dad

Get $5.00 worth of condoms so you can enjoy it too.

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Blackthorn

clavus...shhhhhuuuurley by now you know that a $5 gift doesn't really apply to you.

You better be bringing home the bacon to Mrs. clavus. $5 gifts be damned....

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bernadette

clavus, the handmade box filled with her favorites of your fabulous coasters sounds like plenty enough & just perfect!
it was all made with love afterall. <3

my husband & i only exchange cards with sappy heartfelt words we write inside.
plus we go out for a nice dinner. that comprises our gift exchange nicely.

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MacGuyver

When low on cash, this is what I do for birthday/christmas/whatever presents:

Macaroni card, extra rediculous...


Thats right. Go old school. WAY old school. Like... first grade old school.

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lurkette

Go to a gourmet candy store and get 1 or 2 really good, really decadent chocolate truffles. The kind that go straight to the clitoris. Well worth the $5.

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omega2K4

Bahahaha. That is great.

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Cynthetiq

um foreskin?

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clavus

seriously...I think there's a post around here somewhere about why I don't need condoms any more.

Please, let me forget about that little operation...

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Psycho Dad

OK, get the glow in the dark ones then and you'll have more fodder for another story I bet.

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Coppertop

Last night my friend bought Fallout and Fallout 2 for $4.99 at Fry's. Couldn't go wrong with that (unless she doesn't game - then you're on your own).

thingstodo

You could make up a bunch of coupons for backrubs and other silly crap. Hell, that's what we did back when we were poor and newly wed.

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