Some men like practical gifts for themselves so they have it in their heads that wifey would appreciate the same thing.
I am pretty non girly when it comes to most stuff, and amount of $$ spent isn't a big thing to me but if you get me a vacuum or something, the locks get changed while you are out. ROFL
True story.....
Some years ago, I asked my wife what she wanted for Mother's Day.
She thinks for a few seconds and says, "A Dust Buster."
Immediately sensing a trap, I reply, "There's no way I'm getting you a Dust Buster."
She says, "I really want a Dust Buster."
Feeling that the trap is becoming more elaborate, I reiterate that I'm not getting her a Dust Buster.
She says, "I'll call the kids right now and put it on the record that I want a Dust Buster", which she does.
So off I go to Walmart and bring the Dust Buster to the register.
The woman at the register looks at me, looks at the Dust Buster, looks back at me and says, loud enough for everyone else in line to hear, "Please tell me this isn't a Mother's Day gift for your wife."
I say, also loud enough, "As God is my witness, she's insisting on a Dust Buster."
She rings it up and as I'm walking away, she says "Good Luck."
Yes, she really was happy with the Dust Buster, much to my relief.