Worst Holiday Gift Ideas for Women

No gloves, organizers, pen sets, or anything which could be given to anyone, at any time. Everyone likes to feel special during the holidays. No one likes getting a gift, no matter how useful, which seems as if you put no thought into it and just wanted to get the whole thing over with. Gift cards, while easy, are also not a good idea during the holidays. You might as well be holding a sign which says, "I didn't much care" when you hand it to her.

Very Bad Gift Idea: Clothes

Unless you know the exact sizes, patterns, and colors that your woman likes, this is almost guaranteed to be a disaster. Nothing ruins a celebration faster than someone looking forward to a thoughtful, special gift and instead getting an ugly, ill-fitting piece of clothing that there is no way she will ever wear. She's embarrassed and you're embarrassed, and more than a little resentful.

Worse Gift idea: Anything which says, "Do more housework!"

No appliances. No vacuums. No kitchen knives. Once again, if a woman pointedly and repeatedly asks for one of these things, OK. (I wouldn't mind having a food processor.) Otherwise, all you are saying is, "Hi. I'd like you to do even more work around the house." That is not a good message to send any day, much less during the holidays.

The Worst Gift Ideas for Women: Anything which gives the impression you think they're fat.

No exercise DVDs. No exercise equipment. No books on diets. No magic diet pills. No subscriptions to the Weight Watchers or South Beach websites. If a woman specifically asks you for one of these things, then fine. Consider it authorized. Otherwise, these are very bad gift ideas for women, probably the worst.