Gift Ideas for Women

We get that buying gifts for the females in your life is both difficult and probably one of your least favorite things to do.nevertheless, you still have to do it. Hopefully whoever you are buying for is understanding enough to accept that every gift won’t be perfect and every now and then you’ll slip up and buy us something we just don’t want. But to help avoid this catastrophe as often as possible, we’ve come up with a few categories of gifts you should steer clear of. Think of these items as the Kevin Federlines of the gift world.

1. The Practical Gift: A gift is meant to be something that you wouldn’t ordinarily buy for yourself. Never buy a woman something that she “needs” like an appliance or a new vacuum cleaner. These gifts are also things that require work whether it be cooking or cleaning. A gift should bring some luxury or relaxation, not housework. Some women might also take offense to a house item as these can suggest an underlying stereotype that women belong only in the kitchen and the bedroom.
2. The Suggestion: Any item, whether intended or not, that suggests a women should be doing something, or more of it, is a recipe of disaster. A recipe book implies she should cook more and a workout machine or gym membership suggests there is weight to lose, which is ALWAYS a touchy subject. If there is something you want to say, don’t use a holiday to do it.
3. Unreturnable Gifts: As great and perfect as you think your gift might be, there’s a chance she actually already has one, it doesn’t match, or doesn’t fit and then she’s left with a useless gift and you’re empty handed. In general, it’s a good idea to stay away from clothes as a gift for a women, but if you’re brave enough to try, definitely make sure its returnable because this is the easiest gift to mess up.
4. Vouchers: No we’re not talking about gift certificates to our favorite restaurant or the spa; those are great! The “no good” vouchers are the homemade kind for your personal services. As cute and creative as you think that never-expiring offer for a back massage or control of the remote all night may be, it makes us think you forgot all about a gift and had to scribble out some unoriginal favors on construction paper. Besides, most of these things are simple acts you should be doing for us from time to time anyway.