Ahhh they do, this is true (that rhymed... Lol)
anywho... Hmmm, maybe you could ask for a gift card to your favorite place? Then it's like sorta getting you something? Or maybe you could ask her to help fix your old laptop, so she doesn't hafta get you a new one?
My mom is the opposite of your mom I suppose, lol. She just gives me the money, or whatever she wants to get me, she's usually good at giving me what I want. I hardly ever ask her for stuff, so she never knows what I want.
My boyfriend on the other hand... Lol, he just offered to buy me a cockatiel I saw at the petstore the other day, I want it sooo bad. But its expensive and so is the cage, so he offered to help me out with the costs, cuz i'ma poor college student who works at a pizza place. Pffft. Lol.
But no, why don't you surf the web and see if you like anything? Are you into purses? I saw a bunch of new stuff at the coach and dooney and burke websites.