Bought a nice laptop for the girlfriend...

[preslove]

Tell us the backstory.

 

[racolvin]

Return the laptop, get your money back, and tell her to find her own pink laptop for being ungrateful and spoiled.

"I can't believe you still don't know me.." my ass. It's a computer, not a dress-up doll. When I bought my wife a laptop for her birthday (total surprise, she hadn't asked for it), she almost wet herself because it was a 17" screen. The case could have been gold and purple striped and she wouldn't have cared, it never leaves the house anyway - she just uses it in the recliner

 

[Geekbabe]

When I get somebody an expensive gift I try to make sure
it's something they really want ie: they've put it on their xmas list.
If it's a gift that can be customized I would probably find a way to
present my gift but still allow the person I'm gifting to get exactly
what they want.

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: Tweak155

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?

dear lord that shit really is pink. i've never been more aware of colored laptops than I am right now

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
How about a pink and FLOWER-SCENTED laptop?
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10009554

dear lord x2, im stunned

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
When I get somebody an expensive gift I try to make sure
it's something they really want ie: they've put it on their xmas list.
If it's a gift that can be customized I would probably find a way to
present my gift but still allow the person I'm gifting to get exactly
what they want.

... honey? is that you?

 

[dlx22]

Originally posted by: Zee

Originally posted by: Tweak155

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?

dear lord that shit really is pink. i've never been more aware of colored laptops than I am right now

pink laptops are usually pretty cheap in the dell outlet...

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Sounds like you picked a winner, OP.

yup.

She may not be a gold digger, but she sounds like an ungrateful asswipe.


Flee. Rapidly.



edit; here's a girl that sounds like fun.

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: G Wizard
that's a giant pink flag.

Fixed.

You should ask her whether changing to pink makes it run faster..

 

[Gunbuster]

The main question is did she tell you she wanted a pink one before you made the purchase?

 

[Geekbabe]

Is the purpose of gift giving to please the giver or the receiver?

When I give something, what I hope to get back is the knowledge
that I've pleased the gift receiver, gotten them exactly what they wanted.
I'd be pissed if somebody acted all grateful and happy about a gift they
weren't thrilled with and I missed out on the chance to return/exchange the item
for something that will really thrill them.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: DomS

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Sounds like you picked a winner, OP.

yup.

She may not be a gold digger, but she sounds like an ungrateful asswipe.


Flee. Rapidly.

This.

 

[Baked]

Buy a can of pink spray from hardware store, paint the laptop, give to gf. Win.

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Is the purpose of gift giving to please the giver or the receiver?

When I give something, what I hope to get back is the knowledge
that I've pleased the gift receiver, gotten them exactly what they wanted.
I'd be pissed if somebody acted all grateful and happy about a gift they
weren't thrilled with and I missed out on the chance to return/exchange the item
for something that will really thrill them.

Maybe this has been discussed before but I've never seen it and
I was wondering what is with the sentence structure? Why is there
a line break when it isn't needed?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Is the purpose of gift giving to please the giver or the receiver?

When I give something, what I hope to get back is the knowledge
that I've pleased the gift receiver, gotten them exactly what they wanted.
I'd be pissed if somebody acted all grateful and happy about a gift they
weren't thrilled with and I missed out on the chance to return/exchange the item
for something that will really thrill them.

On the flip side when you recieve a gift, take it for what it is, A GIFT. It is not something you custom ordered, not something you picked out and not something you paid for. It is an expresion of good will and/or love.

It's not the gift itself that counts, but the thought. To shit all over a gift, or worse; refuse it, is about as rude as one can be. This is you telling the gift giver that they suck. Period.

She wanted a laptop. He got what HE thought would be best. It is HIS thought and care that counts, not her demands. If she demands something else, then it is no longer a gift, but payment.

Trust me, he's fucked.

 

[PingSpike]

Did she say she wanted a pink one before you went shopping?

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Is the purpose of gift giving to please the giver or the receiver?

When I give something, what I hope to get back is the knowledge
that I've pleased the gift receiver, gotten them exactly what they wanted.
I'd be pissed if somebody acted all grateful and happy about a gift they
weren't thrilled with and I missed out on the chance to return/exchange the item
for something that will really thrill them.

On the flip side when you recieve a gift, take it for what it is, A GIFT. It is not something you custom ordered, not something you picked out and not something you paid for. It is an expresion of good will and/or love.

It's not the gift itself that counts, but the thought. To shit all over a gift, or worse; refuse it, is about as rude as one can be. This is you telling the gift giver that they suck. Period.

She wanted a laptop. He got what HE thought would be best. It is HIS thought and care that counts, not her demands. If she demands something else, then it is no longer a gift, but payment.

:thumbsup: Exactly.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Tweak155

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Is the purpose of gift giving to please the giver or the receiver?

When I give something, what I hope to get back is the knowledge
that I've pleased the gift receiver, gotten them exactly what they wanted.
I'd be pissed if somebody acted all grateful and happy about a gift they
weren't thrilled with and I missed out on the chance to return/exchange the item
for something that will really thrill them.

On the flip side when you recieve a gift, take it for what it is, A GIFT. It is not something you custom ordered, not something you picked out and not something you paid for. It is an expresion of good will and/or love.

It's not the gift itself that counts, but the thought. To shit all over a gift, or worse; refuse it, is about as rude as one can be. This is you telling the gift giver that they suck. Period.

She wanted a laptop. He got what HE thought would be best. It is HIS thought and care that counts, not her demands. If she demands something else, then it is no longer a gift, but payment.

:thumbsup: Exactly.

You left out the most important part of my post.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Amused
On the flip side when you recieve a gift, take it for what it is, A GIFT. It is not something you custom ordered, not something you picked out and not something you paid for. It is an expresion of good will and/or love.

It's not the gift itself that counts, but the thought. To shit all over a gift, or worse; refuse it, is about as rude as one can be. This is you telling the gift giver that they suck. Period.

She wanted a laptop. He got what HE thought would be best. It is HIS thought and care that counts, not her demands. If she demands something else, then it is no longer a gift, but payment.

Trust me, he's fucked.

*reads post*

*looks at sig*

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Amused
On the flip side when you recieve a gift, take it for what it is, A GIFT. It is not something you custom ordered, not something you picked out and not something you paid for. It is an expresion of good will and/or love.

It's not the gift itself that counts, but the thought. To shit all over a gift, or worse; refuse it, is about as rude as one can be. This is you telling the gift giver that they suck. Period.

She wanted a laptop. He got what HE thought would be best. It is HIS thought and care that counts, not her demands. If she demands something else, then it is no longer a gift, but payment.

Trust me, he's fucked.

*reads post*

*looks at sig*

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Is the purpose of gift giving to please the giver or the receiver?

When I give something, what I hope to get back is the knowledge
that I've pleased the gift receiver, gotten them exactly what they wanted.
I'd be pissed if somebody acted all grateful and happy about a gift they
weren't thrilled with and I missed out on the chance to return/exchange the item
for something that will really thrill them.

On the flip side when you recieve a gift, take it for what it is, A GIFT. It is not something you custom ordered, not something you picked out and not something you paid for. It is an expresion of good will and/or love.

It's not the gift itself that counts, but the thought. To shit all over a gift, or worse; refuse it, is about as rude as one can be. This is you telling the gift giver that they suck. Period.

She wanted a laptop. He got what HE thought would be best. It is HIS thought and care that counts, not her demands. If she demands something else, then it is no longer a gift, but payment.

Trust me, he's fucked.

And for some people, a gift isn't really a gift, it's a chance to showboat,to play the little bigman or big woman, to add the gift to the litany of things that the receiver should be grateful to the giver for. "All the things I've done for you"

She's saying the OP doesn't know her, not as well as he should know her by now, I'm thinking there's another piece to the story,one we haven't heard.

oh and I'm no spoiled princess, I am the giver of gifts,seldom the receiver and never the receiver of anything anywhere close to a laptop costing over $800.

 

[Tiamat]

I used to have a gf like that. It's a fucking laptop for pete's sake. shiiiiiiiiiiet, she shouldn't even be complaining. Just sell the laptop keep the funds and she gets no gift.

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: G Wizard
that's a giant red flag.

QFT, don't start down the road of getting this spoiled bitch whatever she wants. Alarms should be going off in your head!

Her saying that she can't believe you don't know her by now should speak volumes. I'd say to her, yes, you're right, I didn't know you then, but I do now. She's spoiled and unless you're rich, it's going to be hard trying to make her happy.

 

[acheron]

This sounds like it will end well.

 

[queenrobot]

Is pink her favorite color? Is she obsessed with it, if that is the case I can see her wanting a pink laptop. If it is just because she is a girl then I stand by my previous posts.

This also reminds me of the time my husband was purchasing a rifle for me. He asked if I wanted the pink one (because I am a girl) that cost about 40 more dollars just because it was pink. I almost shot him.