If you have to ask....what does that say about your girlfriend?
1. She is gold digging.
2. You think garbage is all she is worth.
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iPad mini Will she think I am a cheapskate?
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1. She is gold digging.
2. You think garbage is all she is worth.
If you cant afford $400 then you cant afford $250 either.
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Exactly.
It's a very nice gift to get someone. She will most likely be ecstatic, tell her friends and family you got her an iPad, and enjoy using it.
If it really bothers you that much, consider fishing for her knowledge on it... for example, mention iPads and see if she is aware or cares at all about the improvements. Odds are, if she doesn't already have one, she probably isn't up to date on the tech specs, and will enjoy whichever.
If it really bothers you that much, consider fishing for her knowledge on it... for example, mention iPads and see if she is aware or cares at all about the improvements. Odds are, if she doesn't already have one, she probably isn't up to date on the tech specs, and will enjoy whichever.
I rather happen to agree. Less than a year of dating. Sorry but that isn't nearly enough time to fork out tons on anyone. If she gets hung up on the money spent take it as a sign. Especially when few folks can really tell the diff between the two.
Fantastic thread!
I think that Dear Abby, Dear Carolyn (Has), Miss Manners, etc. all need to move over.
This thread was delightful to read--and filled with excellent advice and perspectives on relationships and gift-giving. Even the off-color, sophomoric humor was fun--as well as the wise critiques of it.
It should be made a sticky for others to refer to in the future!
I'm with those who say that $250 is far too much for a gift, especially so early in the relationship-- yet, also think that the recommendation to customize the iPad (with photos of the two of you, music, relevant apps for her) is a brilliant, truly thoughtful one.
Plus, taking it out of the box NOW and testing it makes good sense, especially in case there is an obvious defect (screen, frame, etc.) and it needs to be returned!
I think that Dear Abby, Dear Carolyn (Has), Miss Manners, etc. all need to move over.
This thread was delightful to read--and filled with excellent advice and perspectives on relationships and gift-giving. Even the off-color, sophomoric humor was fun--as well as the wise critiques of it.
It should be made a sticky for others to refer to in the future!
I'm with those who say that $250 is far too much for a gift, especially so early in the relationship-- yet, also think that the recommendation to customize the iPad (with photos of the two of you, music, relevant apps for her) is a brilliant, truly thoughtful one.
Plus, taking it out of the box NOW and testing it makes good sense, especially in case there is an obvious defect (screen, frame, etc.) and it needs to be returned!
Perhaps you should read The Five Love Languages and figure out if her primary language is gifts or something else.
As both a woman and a tech lover here is my advice:
I agree with others that it is a bit too early in the relationship for that kind of gift. It would personally make me uncomfortable to get something of such high monetary value from someone I had been dating for less than a year.
If she is tech inclined (aka she would notice the difference between an ipad mini 1 and 2) then she is probably the kind of person who would prefer to get something like that for herself so perhaps an apple gift card would be better. I care a lot about my tech devices and as a result my boyfriend knows better than to try to shop for me.
I'm assuming that since you are willing to spend $300+ on her you are a good boyfriend and i don't think you have anything to worry about with regards to getting a gift that is good enough
I agree with others that it is a bit too early in the relationship for that kind of gift. It would personally make me uncomfortable to get something of such high monetary value from someone I had been dating for less than a year.
If she is tech inclined (aka she would notice the difference between an ipad mini 1 and 2) then she is probably the kind of person who would prefer to get something like that for herself so perhaps an apple gift card would be better. I care a lot about my tech devices and as a result my boyfriend knows better than to try to shop for me.
I'm assuming that since you are willing to spend $300+ on her you are a good boyfriend and i don't think you have anything to worry about with regards to getting a gift that is good enough
I didn't know you where the expert on his life. Did you not read that he was also dining her and much more?
My dad actually got my mom a non retina ipad mini for christmas, since they "had a really good deal on it" = he saved around 150 bucks.
I know for a fact he can definitely afford the retina model but decided the non-retina is good enough for her.
This pissed me off - we arent talking about a one year relationship here, but 40. It wouldnt have killed him to get her a retina mini.
Anyway: yeah its kinda lame to get the non retina, it would have made more sense to get her something else if you cant afford the retina. The display upgrade is so substantial that non retina really feels old and sub-par compared to retina.
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LOL my GF gave me an 64GB ipad air for my birthday and weve been together for a year. Yes it did make me a bit uncomfortable but she makes good money so why not. Plus its really a first world problem.
I know for a fact he can definitely afford the retina model but decided the non-retina is good enough for her.
This pissed me off - we arent talking about a one year relationship here, but 40. It wouldnt have killed him to get her a retina mini.
Anyway: yeah its kinda lame to get the non retina, it would have made more sense to get her something else if you cant afford the retina. The display upgrade is so substantial that non retina really feels old and sub-par compared to retina.
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LOL my GF gave me an 64GB ipad air for my birthday and weve been together for a year. Yes it did make me a bit uncomfortable but she makes good money so why not. Plus its really a first world problem.
It's not different. All the people who say I would do this and I would do that. I have one thing to say to you: LOL.
NOBODY can tell you what to get your significant other after x amount of time. It's whatever the relationship feels like it deserves. I bought my girlfriend an engagement ring in less than a year. We've been married 11 years now. Going back, I probably should have asked her to marry me within months.
So, again, don't let anyone tell you what to do. They have no clue about your relationship.
Haha, high school wasn't too kind to me. I had none. Could it be because I couldn't customise Gameboys as a present? I did personalise a phone I bought my my then girlfriend a few years ago. We're now married with two kids, so it didn't work out too badly. (OP, don't do this unless you want to get married and start a family).
Do we live in the same world as each other?
The women are probably all complaining on some other forum about the crappy first-gen ipad minis they have been given as gifts!
As nice as any free iPad is my mom who recently for Christmas/birthday gift got me the iPad air (she even asked exactly what I wanted so she didn't get it wrong) knowing it would last me a lot longer then going cheap and buying an iPad 2. Plus I already owned an iPad 2. Any way she said she didn't want to be cheap about it seeing as I would use it all the time and that going cheap would also make her look bad. So I guess it's in how you look at it. Then again it is my mom and she loves me.
Geesh, I just got the wifey a refurbished iPad 4 from apple. $379 shipped for a 16 GB unit. A good buy, IMO. She had better like the damned thing!