I just have to comment on this. Apparently, JC Penney's has this online ad helping to push the sale of their jewelry. It's start off with some guy with a 1950s mentality who thinks buying his wife a dual bag vacuum is the best gift ever. She then, completely disappointed, punishes him by placing him in "The Doghouse" where other hopeless idiots end up. Even after the husband admits he realizes the gift wasn't that romantic, he still doesn't understand why he's there. In the end, one guy gets out by buyiing his love jewelry.The phrase "Diamonds are a girls best friend" has always irked me. I've never really been one for jewelry. Mainly because I can only wear one necklace at a time, earrings end up hurting my ears, I always lose my rings, and bracelets ride up my skinny arms. I think I would have loved the gift the one guy thought was a good idea - he had extra RAM for a computer installed with a note that said "Thanks for the memories". It's cute and very thoughtful. The main reason I had to buy a new comp was because I didn't have enough RAM for the applications I needed. Give me a 8 megapixel digital SLR camera, a 16 gb mp3 player, or even a blu-ray dvd player any day.
You don't need to wait for your birthday or holiday to know you're dating an insensitive prick. Trust that the signs are all around you. When you go out to eat, he picks at your plate w/o sharing his, comments on your clothes, size, eating habits, your hot sister, etc.
So, what have we learned from this publicity flub:
1. Stay away from stereotypes like this. Even after all these years men are still clueless and women are mean and materialistic.
2. Be thought this holiday season. Get people things they 'want' not necessarily what they need.
3. In this economy, don't "gift" yourself into debt. Do it Secret Santa style this holiday. Then email a list of items to the group. That way they know what you want and get what you like.
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