I went the other direction. My wife is a natural born materialist. She has a tendency to buy things for me that she thinks I will like which turn out to be th

I went the other direction. My wife is a natural born materialist. She has a tendency to buy things for me that she thinks I will like which turn out to be things that she would like if she had my interests but had her attraction to object ownership (e.g. anime figures, novelty ThinkGeek keyboard). EDIT: although I must admit that she nails it sometimes - turns out the under-desk cycle and the rotating push-up handles are portable, useful and multi-tasking friendly.