Random help, please.

mamarazzi

My dad's birthday was a couple weeks ago.  My mom's is tomorrow.  I've yet to get a gift for either of them because they're SO hard to buy for.  They need nothing.  They buy whatever they want.  My dad is the worst -- he's constantly buying himself frivolous things online. 

Any ideas?

 

veloelle

My parents need nothing, so we'll buy them tickets to a show, concert, or movie tickets w/ their fav candy.  One year my dad wanted $ for Christmas, so I put a bow around 50 $1 bills and put them in a big gift bag. He laughed pretty good at that one.

karen6784

Gift certificate to a favorite restaurant or a high end (Ruth Chris, etc,) gift certificate.  Do they travel?  I do well with Southwest giftcards for my parents.  My Dad in particular loves travel certificates. 

joy143dh

Both my parents birthdays are next week. They are the same way as yours.  I've tried to make them promise not to go shopping a month leading up to their birthdays or christmas.   But, of course, dad went out and bought himself a pair of binoculars (which is what I was planning on getting him).  Ugh!   Anyway,  I got my mom a lounge float (they have a camp trailer on a lake) and I got my dad a GC to Barnes & Noble for his Nook. 

grja

At this point, I've resorted to gift cards. Its the easiest and I know its something they'll use. I've done restaurants, favorite stores, gas cards (right before a big trip), golf course, and plenty others.

joy143dh

I just remembered an idea... Pampered chef has awesome tomato knives.  And I love their mini glass bowls (the ones with lids)  I forget what they are called, but I have 8 of them and bought my mom a box of 4.  She uses them all the time.