Wife Gift Ideas – How to Pick Perfect Presents

OK, So What is the Point of Buying Your Wife a Gift?

So ask yourself, what is it you are trying to achieve when you give a gift? Of course, it’s to make the other person happy. We want to show them that we care and that we understand, at least a little, about them.

Mind-reading not required

Very often when coming up with wife gift ideas it can feel like we need to be a mind-reader in order to figure out what the perfect present would be! The real secret of getting it right every time for your wife is understanding what she values. Given that you already live together it should be relatively easy to find out in detail what that is, what she likes and dislikes!
I write relatively, because there is some work to be done, but the upside is that the very nature of this “work” to discover more about your wife will actually improve your relationship!

Perfect present stealth techniques

You must start asking questions, when she least expects them. Quiz her about gifts in general:

• the best present she ever received
• the worst present she ever received.

Ask why, what was it that made it the best or the worst. To stay safe here, you might want to ask about gifts that you did not give! Instead ask about gifts that your wife received from other people, and listen to her stories. Listen carefully for clues you can use. Are there any recurring themes? Things that are sure-fire winners (or losers)?
Does she have a special interest in collecting? What are all her hobbies and interests? Ask her to tell you why she enjoys a certain a thing.

Gift giving is a science

Remember that gift giving is a science. People who are amazing at giving gifts may make it look like a talent or an art, and in many ways it is, but it can be learned. By far the best way of coming of with great wife gift ideas is to know your wife’s likes and dislikes, in detail. It can take a bit of work, plenty of little conversations and digging up of memories from her past, but if you’re committed to being the best gift-giver that you can be then it’s worth the effort!

Lingerie is one of those win-win gifts, provided you do your homework!

It can end up disastrous if you get the sizing really wrong, for example, so make sure you take a note of her vital statistics before you go shopping. Ans when I say “shopping”, I am of course referring to making a few discreet mouse clicks with your PC, what could be better?

I’ll tell you- a half price sale! Woo hoo!

Over at Oasis there’s a sale on of their gorgeous bist and pieces. I spied a couple of lovely sets, click on any of them to get to the page. I checked the offer and it seems to work fine- the discount is applied in the basket.

This offer is live until the end of April 2010.

Who doesn’t love a helium ballon?

For the bouncy impact it first makes and then there’s all that squeaky voice fun to be had later!

With Bunches you can send a fun helium balloon in a box from only £11.99.
The helium balloons are delivered fully inflated with your own personal message card and include

• FREE UK delivery by Royal Mail first class post and
• FREE milk chocolates!

PLUS, for the month of April 2010, simply enter the promotional code APRIL10 at the basket page to save 10% on all orders!

Just click on the link below to go to the Bunches site and pick from a range of fantastic balloons! Here are my favourites:

Birthday Cake Balloon

I Love You Balloon

Thinking of You

Birthday Age

You're So Special

Happy Anniversary

Just when you thought you knew about photo books, up pops something like this!
This would make such a great personliased gift for your wife.  This is a completely unique gift that has the WOW factor because it’s just so different and has the high quality finish that customers expecrt from PhotoBox.

All you need is:

• a few recipes,
• some photos of her,
• photos of the two of you together,
• a few of her favourite recipes,
• or perhaps your special “signature” dishes that you swept her off her feet with!

Then all you have to do is click on the image above to go to the page withinh PhotoBox and start creating a gift to remember!

Personalised Cards

M&S Personalised Cards are now offering 50p off every order when using the following discount code:

Code: FIFTYAWA

This offer is only valid until 26/04/10!

If you’re stuck for a gift idea or just want to brighten up her day in this, the month of April Showers, then send a bouquet of flowers! You can make this more personalised be sending her

• her favourite flower
• flowers in her favourite colour
• flowers for her birthday month (daisies)

This makes it more personalised and turns an ordinary bunch of flowers into a thoughtful gift.

With InterRose delivery is free- send them to her work and make her feel special!
Plus there’s a discount on at the moment, 10% off with the following code:
april10

As usual I like to pick the prettiest items to take the hard work out of it for you.

Sunflowers are gorgeous and feature in this “Country Cottage” selection along with  roses, hypericum berries and cottage foliage, in matching wrap and bow.
Was: £39.99
Now: £34.99

This is a fun and funky bouquet containing just the right amount of vibrant gerberas, chysanthumums, freesia and tulips, in matching wrap and bow.
Was: £34.99
Now: £29.99

Luxury Lillies comprises 12 Lilies hand tied in a Luxury Bouquet with Exotic Foliage.
£49.99

M&S Personalised Cards

M&S Personalised Cards will change the way you send greetings cards forever. You can make birthdays or anniversaries more special by giving your wife a unique card, just for her. It’s so much more thoughtful and personal, and it’s a lot of fun too.
You can create greetings card for any occasion- her birthday, your anniversary, Easter greetings, Christmas etc. Ways you can personalise include adding her name and creating a special message of your own. You can add your own photos to some of the designs.
Once you’ve personalised the card, you can have it posted to your wife, or M&S can send it to you in an extra envelope so you can sign and deliver it yourself.

I’m always going on about personalising gifts, well with photos it doesn’t really get more personal!

I recently printed off a load of photos with extra copies and made up little gift parcels for various people in my family. It was a huge hit- people love photos and if you take a little bit of time to work with the digital images then you can get even more stunning results.

Perhaps even good enough to be put on the wall. Canvas prints are pricey, but definitely worth it as they just look fantastic. So when an offer like this one comes along then it’s time to look though your stash of photo and immortalise one of them- it can be something as simple as a family photo from the beach, or a photo of you and your wife together.

60 free prints to all new customers

For a limited period, PhotoBox are offering 60 free prints to all new customers. This is an increase of 20 free prints as the usual free prints offer is 40 free prints per new customer.

This offer is valid until midnight on 31/03/10.

Canvas Prints Offer

In addition to the free prints offer, PhotoBox are offering up to 41% off their range of canvas prints.

The full Spring 2010 collection is now live at Cath Kidston!
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there are some beautiful wife gift ideas for you to choose from.
Click any link to go to the Cath Kidston site- home of one of Britain’s leading and most loved designers.

Is there anything as simple and as sure to please as chocolate? It’s an indulgent gift and if you’re out of ideas then make visiting the Green and Blacks store a priority. They have a gorgeous selection of gifts from non-nonsense slabs of chocolate to more dainty selections, and with some of the gifts you can even specify milk, white or dark chocolate preferences. Which is key, if you wife has a distinct preference.