Comments on: Insanely expensive Gift Guides aimed at millionaires? Are they of practical use to anyone?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:34:31 +0000

Wait, am I the only person who loves these gift guides for inspiration of all the lovely, insanely expensive things you would like for yourself? Not for other people or reality of course!
It’s like when I used to get shortlist magazine – free magazine, weekly list of insanely expensive shizzle!

By: hopeandpray

hopeandpray — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:04:16 +0000

Some gift guides are ridiculous. One blogger did an ‘budget’ christmas party dress guide and one of the dresses was over 300 euro!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:18:37 +0000

I have to laugh at some of the so called ‘practical’ gift guides where the cheapest item is €60, but secretly, I’d also love to have the funds to treat everyone I love to a stupidly over priced, but gorgeous gift. So I feel contradicting emotions on the topic!

By: Therese

Therese — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:07:13 +0000

Some of the gift guides can be shocking! I like that ones that at least give you ‘gifts under $20′ ‘gifts under $50′ etc so you can skip to the bit you can afford!

Have to say, the beaut.ie guides have been fab, have two Father Ted mugs on the way to Oz for the husband, bought the 50 Irish Shades book for my sisters, the fab colourful map of Ireland print for me (!), Ursula Celano notebook and pencil case for my little niece so it’s been a real help. Have to say I’m delighted to be buying Irish too = )

By: Neasa

Neasa — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:46:46 +0000

I have often wondered this. Saw Jo Malone fragrance set (3 colognes and 2 large scented candles) featured in a gift guide recently, I think it was £450!?! I’d be worried about somebody who spent that much on a few candles, and I’m pretty sure Jo Malone perfumes are not worth that kind of money.

By: EvieM

EvieM — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:22:41 +0000

They’re a pile of rubbish for the most part, I’ll read them just so I sit there with a mug of tea reading and thinking…are ye mad?? I can honestly say the one gift guide I’ve ever bought from is yere’s. I bought my best friend the Fr. Ted Mug ye showed the other week and it was a grand total of €12 AND she’s coming home from Australia for Christmas and I haven’t seen her for 2 years. Other then that we probably wouldn’t bother with presents for each other.

By: PinkPanther

PinkPanther — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:01:58 +0000

I love the glossy gift guides! A girl can dream! And I don’t think spending 50 quid plus on a friend or sister is that excessive. We always to secret Santa within the family so everyone gets one decent gift instead of lots of smaller presents.

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:17:25 +0000

I said “I only buy presents for my family” – to be clear, I have recently made the decision not to get my friends anything, and I’m only getting something for one friend because she has got me something and is expecting me to do the same in return (I sound tight-fisted – it’s actually because I am moving overseas next month and need all the money I can save! So on the whole, gifts for friends are OFF this year).

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:15:28 +0000

I only buy presents for my family. I even skipped getting one for my best friend (she has not bought me a present for what, 5 years? However this year, sod’s luck, she HAS got me one…)

I ask my family for their wishlists, and find it weird when people fret over what to get their parents/siblings – just ask them what they want! My family aren’t insane, they know what our budgets are like, so no one requests anything like Tiffany earrings or the like. I hate “get me a t-shirt” – yes dear, WHICH t-shirt?! This year, they have requested things like a book by Chris Ryan, a glasses chain (like what people imagine librarians to wear), a Ryan Gosling colouring book, etc. I hate guessing what people might want! It’s just so much easier to ask them directly!

Friends are trickier as I don’t like to ask what they want specifically. I have one friend I need to get something for, but I’ve no idea what… I shall check the sales after Xmas as I won’t be seeing her before then (she lives ages and ages away).

By: witchgirl26

witchgirl26 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:53:25 +0000

@Atkin – yep I do. They’re all quite little so don’t think they’d understand if I didn’t. It’s only 60e in total though which isn’t too bad.
Woah 19 is a lot – can see why you don’t buy for all! If my family reaches over the double digits, I’ll be rethinking!