Presents for Navidad. How stingy is stingy?

[V_Man]

Hey, what's your point Cris? I fly there with an extra suitcase full of gifts I pay the same mount in extra baggage fees (or more) than I would shipping USPS or some other carrier.

BTB why is it difficult to grasp Chris's point? Why would you buy a suitcase worth of presents to take on your first visit? What sort of behaviour is that?
I am guessing that you spent something in the order of $500 on presents and freight. I can't imagine you have purchased and shipped that many presents for anything less.
For a little more you could have travelled to Cali for 3 or 4 nights WITHOUT presents, 2 months ago. Everyone would be much happier and you would have learnt a vast amount. Knowledge that would be worth 5 times as much as what you spent.

You have it so firmly fixed in your mind that you can't afford to travel that you refuse to see how it could be done. Yet you can come up with enough money to send a suitcase worth of presents to people in Cali that you have never even met. What the........??

BTB I truly wish you all the best. I know you wont change your position on this.

I hope 2012 is going to be all you are wishing for.

[Researcher]

   


       That is interesting how a guy can afford to buy and send many gifts but somehow doesn't have the cash to travel there.....it doesn't add up now does it....hmmmm....

      Researcher

[beginthebeguin]

Yeah, like I sending them Rolex watches and Prada handbags for Navidad. Get real. You have been watching far too many episodes of Sex in the City. Much of what I bought, I bought on Ebay auctions for a few bucks apiece. Let's have another salvo that one was rather weak. Seems like the 'pudits' have designated you as point man tonight.   

[V_Man]

Let's have another salvo that one was rather weak.

OK then my next salvo is to wish you Feliz Navidad y Gran 2012!!!!

[Chris F]

Hey, what's your point Cris? I fly there with an extra suitcase full of gifts I pay the same mount in extra baggage fees (or more) than I would shipping USPS or some other carrier. Gee you must have been lurking for days to respond to his thread again. Thanks for the obvious.

Sorry you clearly do not understand my point and what others are saying as well. Heck..why would you listen to me anyway?  I have only made multiple trips to Colombia and Peru in the past ten years and have been married now for over six years to a woman I met in Peru.

WTF do I know, FT knows, and Fuzzyone knows in regards to the anything involving the International Dating/ Marriage process??

You clearly have this all figured out already.

Happy Holidays to You!!

Sincerely,
One of the Rookies
 
 
 

[Fuzzyone]

Sorry you clearly do not understand my point and what others are saying as well. Heck..why would you listen to me anyway?  I have only made multiple trips to Colombia and Peru in the past ten years and have been married now for over six years to a woman I met in Peru.

WTF do I know, FT knows, and Fuzzyone knows in regards to the anything involving the International Dating/ Marriage process??

You clearly have this all figured out already.

Happy Holidays to You!!

Sincerely,
One of the Rookies

  BtB


    Even thru you might think we are attacking you we are not we are all interested to see you make it. I know we all like to fight a lot here but really we do. The suggestions we make to you is because we have seen exactly what you are doing many times over and it never ends up good.


  The many times I have been in Barranquilla I have been in the internet cafes where the woman have the several guys lined up to talk to them. A lot of these woman use this as a way to make money and gifts. They all talk amount themselves about what dumb gringo has sent them now. It is very easy for them to call you their honey or Novio because they really have met you in person. You already caught this girl playing you back in Sept and that should have been a big red flag but you listened and want to believe. Believe me when I say it was your Novia that was up on those sites not anyone else.


  I made a mistake years ago with a Peruvian woman who kept writing her old flames and I thought it would change when we got married guess what it did not and I still kick myself for not cutting the cord.


  Please do not screw yourself by keeping up with the road you are on. If you want proof do not buy her anything until you visit her if she cannot last that long then guess what you had the wrong one and saved your yourself a ton of money also.


  One last thing with all the money you saved yourself go visit her, she is not your nova until then believe me ask ChrisF F.T. and just about anyone else we have all gone thru it and look how long we have been married. I will tell you ask these guys they would not want anyone else except their wife they have now from S.A. because they did not marry a gold digger.

[beginthebeguin]

Next!!!!!!
Which tag team is going to enter the ring now?
I can understand why I have a lot of free time on my hands. But come on guys it's almost Navidad. Should not some of you be spending some quality time with your wives/sweethearts/novias/promentidas.
 
And I was just making a comment on hopes during the holidays. The ones (regardless of who is holding such hopes) that never turn out the way one expects them to, due to weather, bad infrastucture, bad services, (Ohhhhh and let's not forget the BAD WOMEN). Jeesh. 
 
Anyway Feliz Navidad you all!!!!!!!! muhahahahahahahahahaha

[Fuzzyone]

Next!!!!!!
Which tag team is going to enter the ring now?
I can understand why I have a lot of free time on my hands. But come on guys it's almost Navidad. Should not some of you be spending some quality time with your wives/sweethearts/novias/promentidas.
 
And I was just making a comment on hopes during the holidays. The ones (regardless of who is holding such hopes) that never turn out the way one expects them to, due to weather, bad infrastucture, bad services, (Ohhhhh and let's not forget the BAD WOMEN). Jeesh. 
 
Anyway Feliz Navidad you all!!!!!!!! muhahahahahahahahahaha

  Hey you don't have to listen, please everyone just let him alone we should not be tag teaming him. He is not going to listen until the cow jumps over the moon




Oh by the way merry christmas!

[beginthebeguin]

Heavy rains are really making it bad for ANY pipeline operators this season in Colombia. Here's a news article about a recent FATAL break in a gasoline/diesel pipeline near Dosquebradas in Risalralda that happened last night.
 
http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/colombia/videos/explosion-en-poliducto-dosquebradas-deja-once-muertos
 
 

[OrlandoGringo]

I'm a little late on this but my advice would have been to DON'T BUY [snip]E.  Your loving their daughter and wanting to spend the rest of your life with her should be the greatest give you could ever give them. 
 
I've been to Colombia four times in 18 months to see my fiance (by the way she interviews in Bogota in about a week) and the only thing I ever brought her parents was a box of Russell Stover's chocolates for under $10. 
 
If they expect grand gifts and cash then they need to find their daughter another gringo. 

[beginthebeguin]

Orlando_Gringo said:

I've been to Colombia four times in 18 months to see my fiance (by the way she interviews in Bogota in about a week) and the only thing I ever brought her parents was a box of Russell Stover's chocolates for under $10. 

The gifts for the parents were both each under ten bucks and if you must know one of them was a gift to me. (re-gifted item. Yes I am very tacano of course). But hey as I said earlier it is a moot point now. The breakup is inevitable. I just sent out the break-up letter to this mujer this evening. I am cruel and heartless, worthy of scorn and derision. 
 
Yes, boys I know when I'm licked. muahahahahhahahahahaha.
"And remember children. All colombianas one meets online are bad. Muuukay?".  - Mr. Mackey 

[V_Man]

I just sent out the break-up letter to this mujer this evening.

What happened? (If that is not too personal).

[beginthebeguin]

V_man it is just a little too personal. Let us just leave it at that. Nothing short of a miracle could have saved it.

[V_Man]

OK mate.
Stay positive!
Since you sent the letter I'm thinking that you had a reason that this particular woman was not for you.

Plenty more were that one came from.

Are you still planning to visit Colombia in 2012?

[beginthebeguin]

Yes, if the Euro doesn't crash in the interim before July. Then perhaps all bets are off the table.

[Fuzzyone]

Orlando_Gringo said:The gifts for the parents were both each under ten bucks and if you must know one of them was a gift to me. (re-gifted item. Yes I am very tacano of course). But hey as I said earlier it is a moot point now. The breakup is inevitable. I just sent out the break-up letter to this mujer this evening. I am cruel and heartless, worthy of scorn and derision. 
 
Yes, boys I know when I'm licked. muahahahahhahahahahaha.
"And remember children. All colombianas one meets online are bad. Muuukay?".  - Mr. Mackey 

 BTB
   Why would anyone accuse you of being cruel and heartless? Scorn and derision? Yea we can say told you so but who cares really. It is just a lesson you learned before you lost big bucks not little. I learned the hard way I wish that I had the nerve at the time to post what my ex was putting me thru before I married her. It might have saved me some huge bucks. Get up dust yourself off and don't repeat the same mistake thats all Good luck!

[Researcher]

    Well btb that's how the cookie crumbles. All is fair in cyberlove and war... better luck next time.

         Researcher

[Chris F]

. I just sent out the break-up letter to this mujer this evening. I am cruel and heartless, worthy of scorn and derision. 
 

Once again, you cannot BREAK UP with someone you never even met.

[beginthebeguin]

Ahhh the last two posters to this thread are back yet again. You guys must be tag team #2 this week. Waiting for AB to post something so you can pounce?  Go drink your egg-nog boys. 

[Fuzzyone]

Ahhh the last two posters to this thread are back yet again. You guys must be tag team #2 this week. Waiting for AB to post something so you can pounce?  Go drink your egg-nog boys.

  Listen stop acting like the injured party you are going to take a little ribbing I took it when I got divorced from my last wife. I actually took it in stride and laughed a little at the post because I did feel stupid for what I did. Please stop bringing A.B. into this because at least he went to Colombia.

[beginthebeguin]

Fuzz you are absolutely right. You sure put me in my place. 

[Fuzzyone]

Fuzz you are absolutely right. You sure put me in my place. 

 Oh yea for s 61 year old man you have a thin skin.

[Chris F]

Ahhh the last two posters to this thread are back yet again. You guys must be tag team #2 this week. Waiting for AB to post something so you can pounce?  Go drink your egg-nog boys.

As a matter of fact, I have had some egg nog today. I enjoy always it during the holiday season.
With your posts here on Planet Love, I always add an extra shot of rum to my egg nog before reading.

[Gato4Astrid]

I'm a little late on this but my advice would have been to DON'T BUY [snip]E.  Your loving their daughter and wanting to spend the rest of your life with her should be the greatest give you could ever give them. 
 
I've been to Colombia four times in 18 months to see my fiance (by the way she interviews in Bogota in about a week) and the only thing I ever brought her parents was a box of Russell Stover's chocolates for under $10. 
 
If they expect grand gifts and cash then they need to find their daughter another gringo.

Would you buy the same gift if you were seeing an American girlfriend instead?

[OrlandoGringo]

Would you buy the same gift if you were seeing an American girlfriend instead?

Of course.  I think a box of chocolates was appropriate.  Do you?