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What do you buy the person that has everything?

sweetsunnycsweetsunnyc member
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Hi All-
My MIL's birthday is coming up and we are unexpectedly getting together this weekend-
Usually I would have the girls make something for her at the paint/ceramics place (coffee mug, plate, something like that), but we do not have time.
I want to get her something special without spending a ton of money- this lady literally has EVERYTHING. And she is so picky about things that she likes- everything that she owns is red or teal- not even kidding.
Any good gift ideas? TIA!
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Re: What do you buy the person that has everything?

  • GreenMonkey1GreenMonkey1 member
    What about tickets to a show or a membership to something?  My inlaws are the people who have everything and we are also on a limited budget.  One year we got them a membership to the zoo - a senior membership for two people was something around $40.  They loved it and it was the gift that kept giving all year.  Another year we did a gift basket for their upcoming road trip with a cheap CD, maps of where they were going, snacks we knew they would eat for the car, and a gift card to the gas station.  
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  • jnealetjnealet member
    edited September 2013

    A picture of the grandchildren. 

    Edit: Dress them in teal and red.

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  • 2-Step2-Step member
    My go-to gift is usually a spa gift certificate, if you don't know which one she likes you can do a spa-finder card that works at a variety of spas. Food is always good too, do you know of anything she likes- chocolates, coffee, wine? You could make a basket of some of her favorite treats. One of my friends got me a gift certificate to redbox with a basket of goodies for a staying in "movie night" It was thoughtful and fun. It had gourmet popcorn, some gourmet candies and wine. 
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  • jnnfrrose6jnnfrrose6 member
    No time to paint pottery, but should be enough time for some sort of photo gift.  Check your local photo store/drug store for what you could have made.  Cute tote bag with a pic of the kids, just a cute large pic of the kids, calendar, mug, ornament, etc...
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  • sweetsunnycsweetsunnyc member

    jnealet said:

    A picture of the grandchildren. 

    Edit: Dress them in teal and red.

    LOL!!!! You are so right!! DD 3 was born in December, so for Christmas, I gave family a black and white picture of her in a beautiful silver frame. This summer she let me know that she sold the frame in her garage sale and replaced it with a teal one from the dollar store. Great. Thanks.
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  • sweetsunnycsweetsunnyc member
    Thank you everyone for the great ideas! 

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  • LoCarbLoCarb member
    Lotto tickets
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  • FemShepFemShep member
    Zingerman's always has great food gifts.
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  • daisy662daisy662 member
    Wine, spa gift card, restaraunt and movie gift card for a night out, or a pretty floral arrangement. I use sherries berries all the time for gifts. They have beautiful huge chocolate dipped strawberries that you can have delivered to her home. The come nicely packaged and are seriously gorgeous!
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