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Buying Lingerie as a Gift for Wife or Girlfriend - Online or Over-the-Counter?
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30-09-2012 2:52pm#1
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Sometimes less is more - it really is;)Princess Peach wrote: »So much money for so little material :pac:
Perhaps the clue is in your name, magneticimpulse - you attract lingerie like a magnetmagneticimpulse wrote: »I personally would not like to be given lingerie as a gift...ive a bag load of it never worn prob worth over 5000euro that still has the labels on it and sits at the boot of my car that i should actually throw out...i wouldnt mind wearing it sometime now, but just never seems to happen.
? What was the line in the old ad - "Men can't help acting on impulse"
Actually, I learned a lot from buying the gift last year - the kind of thing they don't teach in secondary school. I mean, who knew (among men) that certain bras are designed smaller than others, so you sometimes have to get a bigger cup size to ensure comfort for your lady? (Think I feel a chat-up line coming on - not.)0 -
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Went in and bought some before. I knew all the details and the girls in there were very impressed. However when I got to the till and the till broke and then one of the bottoms didnt have the correct barcode on and the whole back and forth i felt a bit self aware. There was a queue of women behind me and me at the top. Then when it was all fixed, the girl behind the counter started asking me about gift wrapping it. Said "sure go on", out comes this box and then in some flower petals and everything.
I just wanted to get the **** out. If anyone has seen the movie love actually: you know the scene with Rowan Atkinson in the jewllers when Alan Rickmans character buys the necklace, he is filling the bag with all sorts of smelly stuff and wrapping it. I felt like that.
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I used to work in the lingerie section of a very well know, rather posh department store. Each year at Christmas and before Valentine's Day we'd get a slew of male customers coming in to buy something for their lady friends. If I could be so bold, there are a few hints and tips I'd like to give to any man planning to do the same...
1. Go in armed with her sizes, don't do it on visual judgement alone. You may not know what a 34D is, but the assistant will. Please do not use the assistant's bust as a visual reference or hold out your hands in a cupped shape to gauge how they would fit in comparison to your partners (it happened a lot).
2. I'd advise going to a store over buying them on-line. A decent shop will have assistants who've seen it all and will be used to helping men buy gifts. We used to chat to the guys to find out about their wives and girlfriends and made suggestions based on what underwear the guys could describe her already having.
3. If your partner is conscious of her tummy, babydolls or bodices are usually a good bet - they cover the wobbly bits and show off her better assets (the boobage).
4. Very, very, very few women like red lace. If she already has some, then grand. If she doesn't, it's too dodgy a choice to make on her behalf.
5. Is it somewhat practical? If it is she might be able to wear it for work. Good lingerie will keep a woman's mind racing all day, and you'll benefit when she gets home. If also helps her feel like she's getting good use out of it. A lot of us are practical creatures at the end of the day.
6. Underwired is best for 98% of women over the age of 22.
7. If she's never worn suspenders before they can be a bit tricky, stick to something a little simpler if you're doing the purchasing.
8. The skimpier the garment, the higher the chance she might feel uncomfortable wearing it as it's more likely to not hide her problem bits. Know your partners' body and know which bits she likes to show and which to hide.
9. When you give them to her, make sure she's comfortable. Having a glass of wine or her favourite drink to hand isn't a bad idea. I was once given sexy lingerie on a Sunday morning with my unwashed hair pulled back into a Chelsea facelift and my oldest, dirtiest bed-time t-shirt on. I felt about as sexy as a dishcloth and couldn't have been less receptive to trying stuff on
10. Agent Provocateur - while incredibly beautiful pieces and terribly naughty - will only suit about 2% of the population. Get her something she'll enjoy and feel comfortable in and I guarantee you it'll put AP stuff to shame with how good she'll look
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I am guessing a lot of women would view their partners buying Lingerie for them as not really a gift for her but one for you? Lets be honest lads who here wouldn't be happy if for their own birthday the OH came home with Lingerie?
Depends on the kind of lingerie, surely. I've been bought some really nice stuff that I wear all the time. I probably get more out of that than he does. But I also have stuff that you'd put on before you get into bed
and that would be to both of our benefits I suppose. 0 -
WOW! What a fantastic post - huge thanks:DI used to work in the lingerie section of a very well know, rather posh department store. Each year at Christmas and before Valentine's Day we'd get a slew of male customers coming in to buy something for their lady friends. If I could be so bold, there are a few hints and tips I'd like to give to any man planning to do the same...
1. Go in armed with her sizes, don't do it on visual judgement alone. You may not know what a 34D is, but the assistant will. Please do not use the assistant's bust as a visual reference or hold out your hands in a cupped shape to gauge how they would fit in comparison to your partners (it happened a lot).
2. I'd advise going to a store over buying them on-line. A decent shop will have assistants who've seen it all and will be used to helping men buy gifts. We used to chat to the guys to find out about their wives and girlfriends and made suggestions based on what underwear the guys could describe her already having.
3. If your partner is conscious of her tummy, babydolls or bodices are usually a good bet - they cover the wobbly bits and show off her better assets (the boobage).
4. Very, very, very few women like red lace. If she already has some, then grand. If she doesn't, it's too dodgy a choice to make on her behalf.
5. Is it somewhat practical? If it is she might be able to wear it for work. Good lingerie will keep a woman's mind racing all day, and you'll benefit when she gets home. If also helps her feel like she's getting good use out of it. A lot of us are practical creatures at the end of the day.
6. Underwired is best for 98% of women over the age of 22.
7. If she's never worn suspenders before they can be a bit tricky, stick to something a little simpler if you're doing the purchasing.
8. The skimpier the garment, the higher the chance she might feel uncomfortable wearing it as it's more likely to not hide her problem bits. Know your partners' body and know which bits she likes to show and which to hide.
9. When you give them to her, make sure she's comfortable. Having a glass of wine or her favourite drink to hand isn't a bad idea. I was once given sexy lingerie on a Sunday morning with my unwashed hair pulled back into a Chelsea facelift and my oldest, dirtiest bed-time t-shirt on. I felt about as sexy as a dishcloth and couldn't have been less receptive to trying stuff on
10. Agent Provocateur - while incredibly beautiful pieces and terribly naughty - will only suit about 2% of the population. Get her something she'll enjoy and feel comfortable in and I guarantee you it'll put AP stuff to shame with how good she'll look0 -
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