Gift exchange debacle...

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nick1985

nick1985

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Me and my girlfriend have a mutual close friend that we both combined our money towards. I asked my girlfriend how much we should each contribute, and she said that she was with her(our friend) when she bought my gift and it was about $30. So we figured about $30 each since that was likely the cost of our gifts. We bought her a new backpack and a jump drive for school and that came out to about $60. Well, i got my gift, which was the red hot chili peppers greatest hits CD with videos and a ton of extra stuff(im a big chili peppers fan), and my GF was right it was about $30. However, my girlfriend got a cheapy $5 bracelet, $10 at most. She hates the thing and is quite upset that she spent all that money on her and got a horrible gift in return and she is thinking about telling her she is kind of dissapointed. I told her that she should just let it go....what do you guys think? What would you do?


cliff notes:
me and GF buy a mutual friend a present
we assumed we should pay $30 each, since my gift was about $30(my GF was with our friend when she bought my gift)
i get a $30 gift as expected
GF gets a cheap 5/10 dollar bracelet she thinks is fugly.
GF is pissed


**EDIT**

the friend is a VERY close friend to both of ours. We both consider her our best friend, so this is why my GF is overly upset.
 
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apac

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mmk the choice I see here is simple:

a) $20
b) close friend

THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE.
 
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FleshLight

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Tell her to stop being materialistic and to go take her anger out on the kitchen stove.
 
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OneOfTheseDays

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wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
 
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Francodman

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Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
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nick1985

nick1985

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Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
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She isnt going to go and tell her, she just said that if she is asked if she likes it by her, she might say she was kind of dissapointed. Its not like she is going to driver over there and ream her or anything. If i were her i would be kind of upset too. They have been best friends since kindergarten...and even I can tell that it is a VERY cheap bracelet. Its one of those emo charm bracelets from hallmark that grade schoolers wear...;)
 
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Howard

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That's a pretty crap gift, but you shouldn't get too peeved about it. Just don't spend so much next year.
 
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Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
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Vigorous sex might change her mind




Seriously though, bring it during sex and tell her that there are more "important" things in life that are more pleasureable than getting a damn gift that she can go and get herself. Friendship is greater that anything else.


And no I dot not thhink your girlfriend is exhorbitantly shallow. She just feels regret in that she put time and effort into her purchase while your friend did not. No shallow. Acutally quite normal.

 
nick1985

nick1985

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
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And no I dot not thhink your girlfriend is exhorbitantly shallow. She just feels regret in that she put time and effort into her purchase while your friend did not. No shallow. Acutally quite normal.
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Thats what im thinking. And what makes it worse is that my gift cost 6 times more than hers. I would have been better if i had gotten a cheap gift too, i think that is just adding insult to my GF.
 
SmoochyTX

SmoochyTX

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Apr 19, 2003
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Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
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dderidex

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Well, the way I see it, your girlfriend needs to confront this other girl about this!

Have her tell her that she is very upset. Let her know how she feels. Then, your girlfriend needs to demand make-up sex for the offense. Which you can film. And then post here.

At least....that's the way *I* see it.
 
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dopcombo

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sounds like your mutual friend is trying to hit on you and is making it clear to your gf that she is moving in on you.
hence why she bought you an expensive present, while your gf got a crappy gift.

the only solution is
1. sleep with both of them
2. take pics!
3. post it on OT
...
4. profit!
 
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toant103

Lifer
Jul 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: nick1985
Me and my girlfriend have a mutual close friend that we both combined our money towards. I asked my girlfriend how much we should each contribute, and she said that she was with her(our friend) when she bought my gift and it was about $30. So we figured about $30 each since that was likely the cost of our gifts. We bought her a new backpack and a jump drive for school and that came out to about $60. Well, i got my gift, which was the red hot chili peppers greatest hits CD with videos and a ton of extra stuff(im a big chili peppers fan), and my GF was right it was about $30. However, my girlfriend got a cheapy $5 bracelet, $10 at most. She hates the thing and is quite upset that she spent all that money on her and got a horrible gift in return and she is thinking about telling her she is kind of dissapointed. I told her that she should just let it go....what do you guys think? What would you do?


cliff notes:
me and GF buy a mutual friend a present
we assumed we should pay $30 each, since my gift was about $30(my GF was with our friend when she bought my gift)
i get a $30 gift as expected
GF gets a cheap 5/10 dollar bracelet she thinks is fugly.
GF is pissed


**EDIT**

the friend is a VERY close friend to both of ours. We both consider her our best friend, so this is why my GF is overly upset.
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don't let something like that ruin the friendship
 
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Mookow

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Apr 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: dopcombo
sounds like your mutual friend is trying to hit on you and is making it clear to your gf that she is moving in on you.
hence why she bought you an expensive present, while your gf got a crappy gift.

the only solution is
1. sleep with both of them
2. take pics!
3. post it on OT
...
4. profit!
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I dont think you should suggest threesomes to him, the last one that involved his g/f left him pissed. Mainly because he wasnt involved.
 
SmoochyTX

SmoochyTX

Lifer
Apr 19, 2003
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Is a friendship worth it?

Let it go and say 'Thanks'.

There are lots of people out there that get nothing at all and are in a worse position than you and your girlfriend are.
 
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DaFinn

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Originally posted by: Mookow
Tell your g/f that sometimes she just needs to swallow it, and then get over it.


;)
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Swallow it... what a strange way to express it... a Freudian slip perhaps ;)
 
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