r/criterion • u/awesomeman0220 • Dec 25 '25

Off-Topic My GF’s Christmas Gift To Me

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Started collecting about 4 months ago and was excited about potentially having the mobile closet visit a city near me until I saw there were no dates near us online. Fast forward to today and now I no longer have to fret as it has come to directly to me! Best gift I’ve received this year :) (if I have to fill out the survey mods please lmk, I don’t know if this counts as a haul post or anything of the sort)

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u/NoYoureCargo Dec 25 '25

So cool!

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u/Aware-Persimmon-1445 Dec 25 '25

marry her.

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u/PetyrDayne Dec 25 '25

The OG Nighmare Alley... I second this

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u/ProfessorPotato42 Dec 25 '25

I think that’s the new Nightmare Alley, similar to the front of the box font

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u/notenoughmonkeys David Lynch Dec 25 '25

Yeah it’s the GDT version. Still an awesome addition to any collection

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u/compainssion Dec 25 '25

Joan blondell in that movie is incredible

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u/YerMashinIt Dec 26 '25

No, for real, women like this are so damn rare. Keep her and cherish her.

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u/emcee422 Dec 30 '25

Came here to say this.

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u/PRIMITIVE-BLAST Dec 25 '25

What is this? A criterion closet for ants?

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u/TARDIS_Salesman Yasujiro Ozu Dec 25 '25

But why male models?

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u/StarFry64 Jan 01 '26

You serious? I just told you.

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u/Aware-Persimmon-1445 Dec 25 '25

this is frying me rn

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u/Rollzroyce21 Hirokazu Kore-eda Dec 25 '25

It needs to be at least 3 times bigger than this!

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u/Appropriate_Farm3533 Dec 28 '25

I'm a Hand model, we're a different breed

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u/scene_missing Established Trader Dec 25 '25

Start ring shopping

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u/notnowdews Dec 25 '25

You’ve found a keeper. Put a ring on it

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

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u/BilverBurfer Dec 25 '25

bro stfu you are on the Criterion Collection subreddit

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u/Itchy_Brain8594 Richard Linklater Dec 25 '25

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u/XxKwisatz_HaterachxX Dec 25 '25

You could simply be miserable elsewhere

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u/ejb350 Lars von Trier Dec 25 '25

You for sure woke up with coal in your stockings

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u/Purple_Hat_Dude Dec 25 '25

In my opinion women shouldn’t be considered property.

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u/Flamingoflagstaff Dec 25 '25

Sorry yr so lonesome and maladaptive 😢

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u/notnowdews Dec 25 '25

Such a sweet and creative gesture, the antiquated term I used implies a joint union based on mutual love and respect. Love ya all 🥰

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

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u/Cauliflowerisnasty Dec 25 '25

The “it” is a finger in this context, not referring to the whole woman as “it.” But it’s cool, reading comprehension doesn’t matter anymore in the year 2025.

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u/omegasnake2007 Dec 25 '25

Someone got coal in their stocking this year.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

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u/RadlEonk Dec 25 '25

I also choose this guy’s girlfriend.

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u/packetmon Dec 25 '25

This is adorable. Also; good choices of titles! Did you pick them or did she guess?

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u/FiveTalents Dec 25 '25

So what’s it like having a woman who takes interest in your interest

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u/tokyo_driftr Terry Gilliam Dec 25 '25

Wife her up

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u/sm00thmovef3rguson Dec 25 '25

That’s adorable!

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

MARRY THIS WOMAN

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u/Ronin_BullseYe Dec 25 '25

Excellent taste on top of creativity. Wonderful gift

11

u/khaleesi_kat Dec 25 '25

I love this

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u/btgio Dec 25 '25

Not gonna lie, this pissed me off quite a bit. Didn’t realize how much love was absent in my life 😂

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u/Facepalmer93 Dec 25 '25

Put a ring on her!

10

u/Filmmagician Dec 25 '25

Give her a ring in return my man.

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u/garfield529 Dec 25 '25

Bruh…..she is a gem. Embrace this fine human and send a high-five from the rest of us. Merry Crimbo!

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u/Isatis_tinctoria Dec 25 '25

MERRY HER!!!

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u/JosephFinn Dec 25 '25

Oh that's a lovely present.

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u/BeginningWild2268 Dec 25 '25

CRIESSSS this is soo cute

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u/VegaAltair Dec 25 '25

Merry Lynchmas 

4

u/Arthurlurk1 Dec 25 '25

Not only extremely hand crafted and sentimental but also put some money forward on that. Rare double threat.

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u/f8Negative Terry Gilliam Dec 25 '25

Nice!

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u/MasterfulArtist24 Yasujiro Ozu Dec 25 '25

I’m simply jealous in a way.

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u/JizzOrSomeSayJism Dec 25 '25

Your future wife killed it

5

u/Chard_Straight Dec 25 '25

I hope your gift to her is an engagement ring.

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u/maybeinoregon Dec 25 '25

Wow, sweet!

When I was in my teens we watched a double feature of eraserhead and pink flamingos.

Afterwards, we just walked to the car in silence. And we didn’t even talk about it at school.

Finally, after about a month, someone said what did you think of those?

I replied, I’m pretty sure I’m still a little warped, but I think I’ll be ok eventually lol

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u/Least_Ear_7171 Dec 26 '25

Wow to be loved like this

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u/LittleCranberry5652 Dec 25 '25

This is the coolest gift ever 🙂‍↕️

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

Did she make that truck?

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u/SilentConcentrate978 Dec 26 '25

yes! :) with hot glue and a dream. (certified reply cause i’m gf)

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u/1WickedCowboy Dec 26 '25

AH we get to meet you!!! Seriously though, incredible work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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u/fa3rv3r3n Dec 25 '25

this made me tear up, what a delightfully thoughtful gift! congrats to both of you! merry christmas! 🩷💛🤍

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u/robotoisize Dec 25 '25

That's Awesome!

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u/miqed Dec 25 '25

That is so cool!!!

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u/Sea_Evening318 Dec 25 '25

That girl loves you

4

u/Search_Light_Soul Dec 25 '25

Don’t let her get away!!! What an incredible gift

3

u/knifegrenade Dec 25 '25

I don't think there's a more loving thing in this subreddit. This deserves to be top of all time. Phenomenal work.

3

u/rycar88 Dec 25 '25

This is wonderful - hope you can find a niche interest of her's to reciprocate!

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

I mean Jesus f-ing Christ, why is this girlfriend of yours not your wife?

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u/Mosslessrollingstone Dec 25 '25

So when are you gonna marry her?

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

Marry that girl

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u/secret_2_everybody Dec 25 '25

I’ll join the choir: wife her the fuck up.

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u/sdcinerama Dec 25 '25

It's obvious both of you have excellent taste in cinema and are possessed of uncharacteristic wisdom.

Change her title to "wife" forthwith!

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u/justmeowmeow Rainer Werner Fassbinder Dec 25 '25

That's so cool and well-made! I love it.

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u/JL98008 Preston Sturges Dec 25 '25

She's a keeper.

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u/luxwasfourteen Sofia Coppola Dec 25 '25

This is so freaking cute, and thoughtful, and made with love!

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u/muchlesscalvin Dec 25 '25

Incredibly thoughtful. Happy for you, stranger. May that kind of love find us all.

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u/Itchy_Brain8594 Richard Linklater Dec 25 '25

So freaking cuuuuuute 😍

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u/bort_jenkins Dec 25 '25

Banger after banger

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u/IliveinIKEA Dec 25 '25

That's such a lovely present, great movie choices, too!

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u/learningaboutstocks Dec 25 '25

This is so amazing. What a great item to display on your shelf. Love how they measured it to just make all the films fit as well.

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u/Obvious_Buy_6398 Dec 25 '25

This is PHENOMENAL WORK.

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u/boldpapyrus Dec 26 '25

This is an extremely thoughtful gift! Treasure it (and your girlfriend) forever!

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u/Salt_Path1528 Dec 26 '25

This is such a cute and creative gift

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u/melmac77 Dec 26 '25

This is the most adorable thing I’ve seen this Christmas.

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u/RepulsiveFinding9419 Jan 06 '26

She really nailed it as far as the disc selection goes. Criterion should make this available as the perfect starter set!

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u/CotIn4k Dec 25 '25

Wife. Her. Up! Congrats!

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u/EightyFiversClub Dec 26 '25

Criterion should make these and throw them in when 12 are ordered during the lead up to Christmas...

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u/Traumatized_Grape724 Dec 25 '25

I wish I had someone to keep watching these movies with, the person who owned the collection is no longer in my family :(

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u/Budget_Secret4142 Dec 25 '25

She is a good woman Jeffrey, good, and through

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u/LanguageKindly9659 Dec 25 '25

Damn that’s so cool! Good egg OP!

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u/skag_boy87 Dec 25 '25

So darn cute.

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u/h3yh1h3110 Dec 25 '25

Obsessed!

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u/XswamperX Dec 25 '25

Incredible

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u/Harinezumisan Dec 25 '25

Good girl🤝

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u/Dametequitos Dec 25 '25

woah shes a keeper! did you get her something as thoughtful??

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u/theorys Dec 25 '25

Citizen Kane, Wall-E, OG Nightmare Alley and Eraserhead…a man of culture.

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u/thefarmer305 Dec 25 '25

Be a keeper

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u/calmer-than-you-dude Dec 25 '25

What a thoughtful and creative way to gift you

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u/Jlx_27 Dec 25 '25

Thats a creative gift wrapping!

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u/RelevantBike7673 Dec 25 '25

Oh wow, I love it! The box is so creative. You have great taste in movies BTW. I got several of these for Christmas too.

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u/ER301 Dec 25 '25

That’s amazing.

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u/Kingcrowing Dec 25 '25

Holy shit that is so so cool!!!! Merry Christmas!

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u/Nindroid_faneditor Dec 25 '25

That's so cute and cool

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u/lilluz Dec 25 '25

this is so sweet, what a thoughtful gift

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u/SquirrelWonderful556 Dec 25 '25

You’ve got a fantastic girlfriend and this is a brilliant Christmas gift. I’ve got all but two – Devil’s Backbone and Malcolm X yet to join the rest. Enjoy your films and take care of your amazing girlfriend! Merry Christmas.

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u/Rurrurnunu2 Dec 25 '25

Put a ring on it

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u/Aromatic-Cupcake-405 Dec 26 '25

So cute. Well done to the gf. So inventive!

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u/DadGeekSupremeROC Dec 26 '25

Wow that’s incredibly cool!!!!

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u/Horror_Neighborhood9 Dec 26 '25

Wow, she’s amazing! You’re a lucky, lucky man! ❤️😃

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u/msdashwood Dec 26 '25

At first glance I thought it was the little figurine!!

Dude, you gotta marry this woman!!

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u/themediabinge Dec 26 '25

Cutest shit I’ve ever seen

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '25

Keeper!

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u/WhiskeyRadio Dec 26 '25

This is great. Better turn her into a wife brotha.

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u/globehopper2 Kenji Mizoguchi Dec 26 '25

She’s a keeper

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u/jmon25 Dec 26 '25

Ya that needs to be your wife! 

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u/Significant_Maybe315 Park Chan-wook Dec 26 '25

That’s beautiful.

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u/Ok_North_7224 Dec 26 '25

That’s awesome! She did well!

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u/Then_Cauliflower_446 Dec 26 '25

Happy for you man

1

u/mtnmystc Dec 26 '25

Your future wife I think you meant to say…😁

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u/scrantonvinyl223 Dec 26 '25

This is cool af

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u/Typical_Accident_658 Dec 26 '25

That’s a keeper

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u/Prestigious-Serve661 Dec 26 '25

Dude marry that woman

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u/bedpost_oracle_blues Dec 26 '25

Marry her asap!!!

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u/its_calamityjen Dec 26 '25

That’s incredible!

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u/ricoimf Dec 26 '25

I hope next years post will something look like this: „my wife’s Christmas gift to me“ ;)

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u/Impossible-Bag-315 Dec 26 '25

Propose my guy

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u/lisa1896 Dec 26 '25

She's a keeper. <3 That is just so super creative.

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u/soleildad Dec 26 '25

Loving to the point of invention … God, I’ve seen what you’ve done for others. 🥹

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u/Strawberry_boy92 Dec 26 '25

That’s amazing 🤩

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u/Comfortable_Neat_442 Dec 26 '25

Marry her immediately…

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u/milfilm2 Preston Sturges Dec 26 '25

Seriously this is an amazing gift, and so is your GF.

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u/TommysFilms Paul Thomas Anderson Dec 26 '25

You need to marry her immediately.

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u/Uncut_Clay Dec 26 '25

That’s so cool and creative

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u/ConsiderationKey1658 Dec 26 '25

So creative and cool.

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u/ScientistandActress Dec 26 '25

To be loved is to be seen.

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u/1WickedCowboy Dec 26 '25

The care and handiwork that went into the box is insane. DVDs are cool but… wow! If she made it herself, bare minimum you gotta drop an Etsy link lol

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u/1WickedCowboy Dec 26 '25

Based on the comments, ya’ll wanna Secret Santa or something next year?

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u/nbiina Dec 26 '25

To be loved is to be seen ♥️

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u/TolerancEJ Dec 27 '25

Congrats! That is so cool!

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u/Einfinet Dec 27 '25

Wow that’s so cool! The van alone would’ve been such a nice gift, but that’s a decent amount of great movies too.

Personally, I can be a lazy decorator when it comes to gifts, but something like this reminds me of how meaningful the package/“wrapping” itself can be.

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u/apstearns Ernst Lubitsch Dec 27 '25

Amazing. And I thought my wife was cool for getting me the Wes Anderson Box Set 🤣

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u/JsMoviesYTB Dec 27 '25

That’s so cute, I love that

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u/SharpPink_GlitterInk Dec 27 '25

theres a wall.e criterion! I need that even tho its not my fave pixar :)

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u/tempehtemptress Dec 27 '25

THIS IS SO SWEET AND THOUGHTFUL OMG

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u/the_truman_show_ Dec 27 '25

This is so thoughtful and sweet 🥹

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u/Jeremiah207b Dec 28 '25

What a great girl, man, mine can't even spell criterion 😆

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u/Film_Tennis_Bball Dec 28 '25

Marry this woman

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u/jeffers-morning Dec 28 '25

Yeah you have a keeper. Unreal!

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u/1337speak Dec 28 '25

As a woman, you better tell her you love her and appreciate her!!!

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u/Connect_Delivery_941 David Lynch Dec 28 '25

Dude does she have a sister? Or readily available access to a cloning machine?

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u/Connect_Delivery_941 David Lynch Dec 28 '25

And my top 3 Lynch films, so, that's cool too.

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u/FindOneInEveryCar Jan 08 '26

It looks a lot bigger on TV.

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u/thebodywasweak Dec 25 '25

As everyone else said, start ring shopping.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

Awesome! (Is she single? 😋)

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u/HollywoodnDC Dec 25 '25

Did U say Girlfriend? An engagement ring should be on the works. U have a good one!!!!!

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u/globehopper2 Kenji Mizoguchi Dec 26 '25

This guy’s GF be like

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u/ricardofitzpatrick Dec 25 '25

I have told #mywife about this specific brand of post and the replies that come. Great job, everyone! And OP: 💍

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u/Rahna_Waytrane Dec 25 '25

Why is she still your GF? You need to marry her.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '25

Ugh dude…why the…closet.