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[magnumface]

right lads and lassies, i need some advice. its my girlfriends birthday coming up in a couple of weeks and i am an unfortunate sufferer of SRS- shopping retardation sydrome.

an example of this was when i tried to buy christmas presents in australia for my family last year and ended up sending home a battery operator travel neck massager for my dad which others have suggested may have been a pleasure device for ladies.

my girlfriend has been a bit pissed recently and a bit depressed about her 27th so i'll like to buy her or do something good. Are there any men who achieved this miracle or women who have received a good gift or romantic surprise.

Love to hear your advice..(please dont suggest another neck massager although of course you may think this is a good gift!)

[SuperFly]

How much do you have to spend?

[Cedar]

I'd say if it's in your budget, yesterday's Herald Tribune Joong Ang Ilbo supplement had info on a fabulous Sunday Brunch at one of the big hotels... something like that... hours of relaxed eating of the most scrumptious food. Only if she is into food of course. But I'd love an excuse to go, myself and that seems like a good one (the cost of the one profiled in the paper was almost 100,000 per person, other top hotels are probably similiar, but it was like HIGH quality champagne, and all you can eat, but you don't have to stand up to go to the buffet, they come and you order it...).

To make the whole process romantic, have her dress in her finest outfit and you dress up, too. I mean, look really sharp. Pick her up, perhaps even take a taxi to make it more "intimate" to go to the hotel. During lunch offer her a small present as a "token"... If you have no idea, go outside Ewha University main gate and see what the trendy college girls are buying. Take her home and give her a full body massage, romp around in bed, then take her to a movie with the tickets you've bought in advance (chick flick, think "Princess Diaries, 2") and top the evening with a dinner of her favorite food.

To make this plan cheap, skip the buffet, go out to a great restaurant for lunch and after the movie make your best attempt at a gourmet meal with candles at home.

Make her feel pampered all day. Don't let her pay for a thing, give her first class treatment.

[tommynomad]

Cedar is absolutely right. The first rule of gift giving is:

Give experiences; not objects.

My gf's is next week, and we're going to the observatory for stargazing.

[kylehawkins2000]

Try taking her on a little weekend getaway. Try Chejudo or somewhere in kangwando. There are little private chalets available for rent all over the place.

The buffet at the Grand Continental by COEX mall is really good and reasonably priced (40 000won) if you want to do the lunch buffet thing along with a nice gift. Jewelry is always a safe bet.

[poddubny]

what to get her? hmm, let's see.

you can buy her a day-spa package. the full deal. massage. pedicure. manicure. skin treatments.

and later that night, give her a facial...

[paperbag princess]

nothing says "happy birthday and i love you" like a multiple orgasims! i say get her sex toys! barring that, spa days are always fun. send her to the spa (or go with her if you want as well).

[poddubny]

double post

[whatthefunk]

Make her some sweat treats. Even if you cant cook, shell appreciate the effort. I made my ex-girlfriend some sticky, race paste type treats for white day last year and even though they tasted terrible, she ate them all and was happy as a kite.

[crazylemongirl]

Get dressed up and go for a nice dinner somewhere followed by a nice night in a ritzy hotel.

[Cheyne]

Buy her a training suit, they are always romantic.

Or, contact her female friends and organise for them all to go to the day spa thingy. No wait, better than that is sending them at night, they can be in the spa room thingy for all hours of a night while you go out to "celebrate" her birthday with the boys....

Perfume is always good too, cause chicks stink.

[helly]

Cedar, your plan sounds good but my experiences with Korean girls (before my wife and most definitely with my wife) is that experiences are all fine and good but a birthday isn't a birthday without a physical present. I tried, I failed, many times. Gotta buy the gift.

Like the romping around in bed part, though.

[sparkx]

Nothin' says lovin' like a box of spam

[katydid]

I'd say don't stress too much over the gift. I understand what you mean, it does suck when you can't think of a gift for someone who should be one of the most important people in your life, but you might want to start off by asking her what she would like to do, if she could do anything for her birthday.

Just have a nice day out together and enjoy her company and pay attention to her.

[just because]

Birthday present

No seriuosly take her somewhere really nice, say japan for the weekend or Jejudo.

That seems to go over a lot better than a new dress.