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to ask for urgent birthday help?!

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DaisiesAndCompasses · 22/05/2019 10:55

DP's birthday is Friday. I want to make it a good one - we've just got back from holiday (engaged!!! Grin.

I thought I was paying 70% of a joint present from a few of his close friends, too, but there's been an issue so that's off the cards. I can't really afford to pay for it all myself even if I could source another one. My back-up present was to book a weekend away somewhere he's wanted to go for a while, but he's just about to start a new job, so I'd probably need to leave the actual booking until after he's done that...

We have a theme of special restaurants so I'm taking him to one on the Friday night, and we've got two nights in a hotel. I've booked massages for Saturday. I'll get him a cake from somewhere...

What could I get him to actually open? He likes a particular rum but we tend to have it anyway, as we both like it. He's got loads of books to read. I bought him a curry subscription as he loves to cook for Christmas, but he hasn't used it yet... He's more of an experience type of person. Gahh this is hard!

Last year I got him tickets to three gigs which he loved, the year before I got him a Sonos which again seemed to go down well...

OP posts:
GruciusMalfoy · 22/05/2019 10:58

Could you print a sort of mock up ticket for the place you want to take him, and explain you'll be booking it as soon as it's clear when he's able to go.

Yallnotreadyforthis · 22/05/2019 11:11

You. Buy some lingerie and let him know it exists but not when you'll wear it.
He won't even remember the other gifts

DHhasahobbyanditsnotcycling · 22/05/2019 11:32

you mean something like that? Grin

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