Apollo11
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Hi all,
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ORIGINAL: Apollo11
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Guys , it's not that hard. Why are you agonizing over simple choices? Look at the best you can afford.You will seldom go wrong. In perfume , look for a name you've heard of. Channel. Givinchy. Something classic , something expensive. (Relatively). If you've heard of it, so had she. You rarely can go wrong with the classics. One tip..perfume is expensive..and heavy. Eu de toliet or toliet water (boy that sounds disgusting) is basically watered down. But cheaper, and will go further.
On jewelry , sneak a look at her jewery box (or boxes in my wifes case.Her jewelry boxes resemble something Sears craftman tool boxes would look like if built of wood instead of metal!). Does the stuff look "classic" , that is to say something a 1940's movie queen would wear , or something you would see on Britney Spears? Does she have lot's of gold , or does she seem to prefer silver? This is the information that you should take to the jewelry counter.
And here is a great money saving bit of information..consider semi-precious stones (like birth stones). This lets her add color to her wardrobe. Women, and magpies love color, glitter and shine. If she doesn't have say a red ring (necklace, earrings, etc.--for really big wow effects consider sets) maybe a ruby.Before you freak out at the costs, think about a Lab-created ruby. They look so much like the real thing , that a flaw has to be built in so that it won't fool a jeweler. There are many lab created stones. And they are all cheaper than the real thing.
Shopping for women shouldn't take that long. Do your homework , and you can be out of the shop in time to catch the big game. And you will have peace and harmony with your significant other for weeks. 
I don't know Steve... I think that buying your wife/GF something new that she didn't at least say she likes / would like seems a bit "dangerous"... many women simply don't want to experiment... if you pay attention to what jewelry she likes (i.e. what stones - diamonds excluded of course ) and perfumes she wear you can develop good sense of what she likes and what she doesn't... also when she tells that she tried some new perfume (perfume shops have so called "testers" for ladies to try the perfume on their skin) I try to remember the name she gave me and if she tried it more than once I usually take a clue that she is really interested in it and testing it seriously so I buy it for her at first appropriate occasion (I learned that perfume buying is very intricate thing for women - perfume changes the scent: one scent when perfume is in air, the other scent when perfume is fresh on her and third scent when she wears it for few hours - it really does change with time)... 
Leo "Apollo11"
You are right Leo, in suggesting that you should always get input from your significant other (for example, my wife helped pick out her engagement ring), but I was attempting to address those occassions when 1) she can't be there 2) you want to acheive a bolt out of the blue surprise. But don't forget , that you can always take your giftee and the gift back to "trade up". The important thing is to have something really pretty , in a extremely pretty (consider having a professional gift wrap it) package on that special day.
And you are right about perfume, but that is one reason I suggested colonge..it's more stable and removes some of the risk. And of course the "classics" are so for a reason, they are usually a safe bet.
But in going with another womens opion , you going with just that..an opion. What is the chance that she shares your significant others opion? Except for the fact that she is of the same sex, what does she have in common? I'll stand by by advice, do your homework. Tell the sales lady all the information that you have. One thing that I've learned from being in sales, is that a good sales person asks lots of questions. If they don't---run. They are just pushing either their favorite, or worst, the product that they get the highest commision on.
If you do get it right, you will get lot's of bonus points from your significant other ranging "you listend!" to "how did you know?". These points can later be traded for items or action that are valuable to you. I've also heard them called "spousal bargaining points".
While not a perfect system , it's worked out really well for me. In two days I have my 27th Anniversary , and really can't recall ever having felt a bump in the road.
Good advice Steve!
Leo "Apollo11"
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 
The best bit is that I don't have to get dressed to go for a p*** when I wake up in the middle of the night 
I was in bed about 2030 and slept through til about 0730 this morning, yesterday was a long day (well 2 actually). 
Glad to hear that all is going well 
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