Now see the vacuum thing is actually crazy. Its actually quite ridiculous if you ask me. Apparently right now shark is the brand too have. Now I've used a couple shark vacuums and they are nice I'll give them that, but they are not 1500 worth of nice. A 500 Dyson that I have used is just as good if not better and the only advantage the shark had was being wireless and there is no way that is worth a grand. Shoes now my wife has a lot, but I could never buy her shoes she wouldn't like anything I picked out. My best bet this year is probably something practical like more pillows or fleece blankets as she seems to really like those things and with the kids taking them there never seems to be enough of either. Or maybe I could hire a maid to come a couple days a month thats not too terribly expensive from what my research has shown. What I really would like to do for her is make her life easier and that is no easy task.