I have stopped on the earlier post regarding the perspective between bad gifts and good gifts. So what really is a bad gift and why are they considered inappropriate to give them to your girlfriend or wife?

Well the worst gift of all gifts is “no gift”. If you forget her birthday or anniversary and give her nothing, she’ll be humiliated and she’ll make you suffer incessantly for that blunder in order to ensure you’ll learned your lesson thoroughly.

The second worst are “compensate cash gift or vouchers”. If you forget to get something for her on that special occasion and then compensate her with the mentioned. It’s really not a wise choice. Those are unacceptable because they tell her that you didn’t care to make an effort to get something special for her. What’s worse, she might be offended as it might convey the impression that you see her as some sort of hooker.

Guinness Book of Bad Gifts for Women

There are quite a few other gift choices that are likely to get you into some trouble as well. Below is some of the type of gifts you should avoid:

• Artificial and “Cheap” Items: Women are very conscious of brands and the relative status of each. She’ll know if you got her a cheap knockoff rather than the genuine piece. This also applied to where you got the gifts.  Buying something from a chic boutique carries more prestige than getting the exact same thing from a discount store. But this doesn’t mean you really have to buy it at the most expensive store, just don’t let them know where you got them!
• “Repeat” gifts- You’ll got your points deducted everything you give her the same gift. Aside from being predictable also known as boring, you are also saying that you does not put effort or thought into the gift buying process after the first time.
• Self-help items- This category would include such items as exercise equipment, books/course on topics like “weight loss” or “How to control your hot temper.” These sound an awful as though it criticism of her since they signal that you might not be happy with the way she is currently. Avoid them especially if your girlfriend truly does need to improve on that part of her life.
• “Reused” Gifts- These are gifts that someone else has given you or that you have given to an ex girlfriend or wife and got it back after they return to you when she broke up with you. This type of gift is suicidal if she ever finds out and you got to be really mean to do that.

• Batteries operated/ Plug Items- Battery powered devices or plug in devices are perceived as functional items. Most of these items are household items. Things for the house are not ideal gifts because they are much too practical and definitely unromantic.

• Clothing- In fact, you could argue that you don’t feel giving clothing as gift is a bad idea. Unless you know her exact vital stats and her fashion taste, you can opt for this gift. Usually, the main difficulty is in finding the right outfit in exactly the right size. Imagine, if it is already so complicated for a woman to find the suitable outfit for herself, then it’s definitely more difficult for you to get her a perfect one.  And worse, if your get the wrong size, she might be thinking either you want her to slim down or think she is too fat. For that sexy lingerie, she might think that she doesn’t satisfy you. So save yourself the trouble and avoid the fits of clothing.

• “Female Role” Items- Never give a woman either cooking or cleaning equipment for a special occasion. Women nowadays are not keen on housework and they hate being a slave or maid for you. If you’re a husband, you can buy such items “for the house” but never suggest even joke that they’re intended as a gift for her.

There may be more list of possible “bad” gift and I could not possibly tell them all. But the general rule, if she is embarrassed to tell her friends and family what you gave her, then it may just be a “bad gift”.

Guinness Book of Good Gifts for Women

Let us move on to some of the good gifts that could really impress her and they have worked quite well.

• Jewelry- This can be the best gift. The trick is to let her show you what piece of jewelry moves her. Even though no women can resist a diamond and it’s considered to be a romantic gift since we only give it to women we care a lot about. There are still far too many variations on diamonds, necklaces, bracelets and rings and different women have very different taste, so if you have not overheard her admiring a piece, don’t get it for her. The other benefits of  getting the jewelry that she likes is that it’s worn on the outside where every other woman can see and envy her.

• Accessories- This fall under the second most reliable category of gifts. Certain accessories can also play to a woman’s vanity and aren’t cheap if you go with the name brands. They are also suitable for show off. Some of examples could be, purses, scarves, handbooks. Let her guide you with her hints as what she finds to be most desirable.

• Artwork or Music Albums – Most women are into some types of artwork or music titles. If yours is, this is another category of gift you can venture. You can tell by the pieces or music album she has around her own place.Know her taste and for making the effort to tread around the art shops or music store all over town just for her.

• Wonderful Experiences- This is what I supposed to be most lasting gift you could give to her. It supposedly far exceeds cash. Here I am talking about spending quality time together by going off for the weekend to somewhere romantic. Take a break from the stressful demands of your working routines. If your sweetheart has a thrill seeking personality, you could take her on a skydiving trip, river rafting, mountain climbing or an out of town theme park with major roller coasters. Even though this might not need a huge effort to think up the ideas, you’re devoting your time just to be with her and showing her a good time which is counted as a major effort. Such romantic getaways also leave down great memory and are easy fodder for bragging for you girlfriend to her friends.

• Dedicated Pampering- This may also consider part of wonderful experiences. Women enjoy being pampered and spa visits are especially enjoyable. Facials, massages, manicures and pedicures are very boast worthy among women and can make great gift. Another variation is you could give her tickets to see her favorite performers. You get extra point if you have to queue hours for those hard to get tickets to pamper her.

These are most of reliable gift choices but the ironic truth is that there are far more bad gift possibilities than good gifts. Therefore, it’s always a good idea to let your partner guide you, pay attention to her hints and picked up her clues in order to make fewer misjudgments.