RLSH, I know how you feel. It is hard to buy for my mom. Not because of the same reasons you state, but she has enough junk. I tell her to throw crap out. Actually, we don't throw stuff out but give it to various charities. But anyways, so the best things to get is dvd's or I do major house projects for her, that would cost money to do, or she can't do. But getting her DVD's sometimes doesn't work, because she will go out and buy. I tell her every freakin year, DON"T BUY ANYTHING UNTIL XMAS. What does she do? goes out and buys it. [:@] And this year, my wife did the same F'n thing. I tell her not to buy ANYTHING. Doesn't matter if you don't think I will not get it. What does she do this weekend, buys something that I got her. [:@]. Well it is a little different, so she is getting it anyways.