Bought a nice laptop for the girlfriend...

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preslove

Lifer
Sep 10, 2003
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Why did you buy a nice laptop for her brother? That's kind of weird. I would say dump the ungrateful shrew, but the weirdness of this makes me think you have problems of your own...
 

frostedflakes

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Originally posted by: Chryso
Take back the laptop and buy her a pink binder with loose leaf paper.
I like this idea, but it's probably not the best way for OP to resolve the situation.

Or get a pink barbie "laptop" or something, one of those cheap children's toys.
 

Gibson486

Lifer
Aug 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Why did you get one for her little brother, are you that close?

just watch...he is porbably gonna spill the beans and say that he is/has

1. Under 24
2. dated her for less than 2 years
 

Zee

Diamond Member
Nov 27, 1999
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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Why did you get one for her little brother, are you that close?

sorry yes, she's my fiance. he's my soon to be brother in law.
 

queenrobot

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Originally posted by: Zee






Originally posted by: queenrobot

Can you get her a pink case for it? Why is she so adamant about having a pink laptop? So people know it's for a girl?

Because she's a girl you mean

I stand by this
I have never understood the need to have something pink to show you are a girl. I mean it is a laptop, what is she going to do? Is she going to tell her friends about how cute it is that is pink and that she is girl and now everyone knows it because her laptop is pink?
 

2Xtreme21

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Originally posted by: queenrobot
Originally posted by: Zee






Originally posted by: queenrobot

Can you get her a pink case for it? Why is she so adamant about having a pink laptop? So people know it's for a girl?

Because she's a girl you mean

I stand by this
I have never understood the need to have something pink to show you are a girl. I mean it is a laptop, what is she going to do? Is she going to tell her friends about how cute it is that is pink and that she is girl and now everyone knows it because her laptop is pink?

Unless she looks like a man and and just needs something pink to keep convincing herself she's a woman.
 

Zee

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Nov 27, 1999
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Originally posted by: queenrobot
Originally posted by: Zee






Originally posted by: queenrobot

Can you get her a pink case for it? Why is she so adamant about having a pink laptop? So people know it's for a girl?

Because she's a girl you mean

I stand by this
I have never understood the need to have something pink to show you are a girl. I mean it is a laptop, what is she going to do? Is she going to tell her friends about how cute it is that is pink and that she is girl and now everyone knows it because her laptop is pink?

i am with you all the way. all the mother fucking way. the only reason i see this coming about is because she's a girl and does not use logic.

i fucking told her that i'll probably end up keeping the laptop but this shit is like store credit to her and that this counts as romantic act/surprise gift/sweet gesture and she better remember it
 

Gibson486

Lifer
Aug 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: Zee
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Why did you get one for her little brother, are you that close?

sorry yes, she's my fiance. he's my soon to be brother in law.

wow....you are in for a very nice marriage then....
 

Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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Originally posted by: Zee
normally i would agree but there's a whole backstory which i don't want to bore you with that saves her from being a superficial gold digger

Better be quite some backstory. My fiance would be ecstatic if it was just a picture of a laptop I gave to her.

I bought her a used $300 laptop off here that was pretty beat up and she LOVES it. She also would have married me with no ring.



I'd throw that laptop at her face so it leaves a pink mark and say "there".

Joking... settle down.

EDIT:

Sadly I know a girl exactly like this. She LOVES having certain things pink (purse, phone, steering wheel, etc) and goes by the brand names. She wanted me to help her shop for a laptop actually just a few days ago and wanted the pink Sony one just because it was pink. Luckily she settled for a blue one that was almost half the price.

She is BROKE. She is a nice person though. Not your average materialistic girl

EDIT EDIT:

The pink Sony laptop in question:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1218010535792

Maybe you're interested?
 

dlx22

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Apr 19, 2006
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Originally posted by: Zee
bought two laptops. original plan was 1 for her little bro and i went the extra mile to surprise her. 1 is a 14" dual core, the other is 17" dual core.

she doesnt want either and will let the little bro pick which one he wants.

because she wants a pink laptop.

I kind of blew up at her and it ended with a "i can't believe you still dont know me"


::facepalm::

edit: meant fiance and added laptop links

that 14" laptop is not a nice laptop...its a low end acer piece of junk, i'm not knocking acer (typing on an 8920g) but most women I know care more about the looks of the laptop than anything else. Low end acers look and feel cheap
 

moshquerade

No Lifer
Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: Zee
bought two laptops. original plan was 1 for her little bro and i went the extra mile to surprise her. 1 is a 14" dual core, the other is 17" dual core.

she doesnt want either and will let the little bro pick which one he wants.

because she wants a pink laptop.

I kind of blew up at her and it ended with a "i can't believe you still dont know me"


::facepalm::

edit: meant fiance and added laptop links

here's the thing, keep the laptop and lose the gf.

edit: she's your fiancee? i'm sure you knew what you were getting into.
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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Jan 24, 2004
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Put some work in it and make it pink... Hopefully, she'd appreciate the personal effort put into it and you win twice (gift + appreciation of effort). Though if you screw up you're probably back to square one.
 
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