extended versions......

ok, so i am a devotee of extended versions......and having ordered the 3rd as a gift...i cannot wait until christmas to watch the final installment of extra scenes..........this afternoon most of us watched the 1st extended version of the lotr..........i suppose we will watch #2 sometime this week, and maybe do it all again before the gift in question is unwrapped and inserted into the player.......is this not a time-honored scam/strategy......buy for others what you really want for yourself?...........