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NBR: what to get MIL as a thank you gift

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Me and H finally got a deposit down on an apartment and will be moving in in Feb. 19th. As some of you know we were staying with his mom for several months. I obviously don't want to just up and leave without a proper thank you. Idk if my imagination just sucks or if I am just having a hard time thinking of anything good enough to say thank you for sharing her home with us. Moving is kind of expensive so our money is all tied up in that at the moment. This is a little weak idea but I was thinking of a nice bouquet of flowers with a personal card from the both of us. What do you think?

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  • chillypenguinchillypenguin member
    I think flowers and a card with a heartfelt note sounds nice. I'm sure she can see that you don't have a lot of extra money but still wanted to do something to show your appreciation.
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  • momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    She's a little upset about us leaving to. I think if it were up to her she would have us there forever. So I don't want to rub it in her face. Even though it was a less than perfect living situation, I don't want her to feel unappreciated with the fact that she gave us a home for several months. So some nice flowers and a very personal card seems appropriate?

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    danabsd said:

    I would just thank her sincerely in person. No need to spend money on flowers if you really don't have it and she knows that.

    That would be ideal for us but it's sooooo hard for me not to do something. I would feel so bad! I've been talking to H so he will help with the final say

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    jennish11 said:

    I think flowers and a card is great as well.
    Maybe have her over for dinner once you are settled in as well to make her feel special :)

    I really like that idea of having her over for dinner!

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  • Ladiebug710Ladiebug710 member
    Flowers and a card are perfect.  Really the card and thank you letter is the most important part.  If you don't want to spend much at all a really nice gesture would be for you and your H to go in sometime when she is out and really clean the place from top to bottom (like the kind of cleaning I wish someone would come and do at my house!).

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  • momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    I was thinking of steam cleaning the carpets which I know who put her over the moon because the carpets are a little rough. Good idea though I was definitely planning on leaving the place looking squeaky clean!

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    JKBMA2014 said:
    I was thinking of steam cleaning the carpets which I know who put her over the moon because the carpets are a little rough. Good idea though I was definitely planning on leaving the place looking squeaky clean!
    Having the carpets steam cleaned is a great idea, and the bonus for you is that they will be clean for LO.

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  • momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    Thank you ladies. I may substitute the flowers with something else because I'm looking online and a decent flower set is like 60 bucks. Unless I go buy my own and make my own bouquet. But thanks I think I got pretty good answers

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    Miles2Go said:
    How about a six pack?
    I almost answered this question seriously and was going to say she already has a bottle in the freezer. But then I got it and giggled

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    Carpenter627 said:
    You can usually get a pretty bouquet at the grocery store for around $10-$20 sans vase.  I think that's a really nice idea and I know I would have appreciated some sort of gesture when my BIL moved out last week.  Instead he said "I bought some groceries, so you owe me $x" and then he took a bunch of our food after we paid him 2/3 of the grocery bill.  I was just glad to have my house back, honestly.  But even a heartfelt "Thank you!" would go a long way, IMO.  Steam cleaning the floors sounds kind of expensive, unless maybe you rent a steam cleaner from Lowes or Home Depot and do it yourself.  I have no idea how much that runs but should be less! 

    Sidenote - I'm so happy for you that you and your DH are moving into your own place!  Congrats girl, I know it's been a long time coming!  :)
    We would do it ourselves. Its pretty expensive though. It will cost over $40 because you have to buy the shampoo too but I think big lots has them to rent out so it may be cheaper there. I was thinking of going to wal mart and getting a different small sets of flowers and kind of making up my own little bouquet along with the card...

    And thank you. A lot of tears and waiting waiting waiting but it's here. Its a one bedroom but that's all we could afford and I am still so grateful for that. It wil be nice to ifnally do things my way and have my own routine. I'm just DREADING packing and move in day

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  • talkthewholetimetalkthewholetime member
    So happy to hear you're moving out! We stayed with my parents for a little before we closed on our house. We got my parents a gift card to (some appliance store, I don't remember) because my mom wanted a new oven. But that wasn't necessary....and if we weren't in the financial situation to do it, we wouldn't have felt obligated.

    Flowers and a card are nice. It's all about the gesture, not what you actually get. I also agree with having her over for dinner. It will make her feel like she's still a part of your lives, and I think she'll really appreciate that.
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    I also love the idea of having her over for dinner. I think I will probably go with the flowers idea and card :)

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  • CamrynnsMommyCamrynnsMommy member
    Edible Arrangement! Kidding.

    Seriously, I'm glad you're moving out and want to properly thank MIL. I think a nice card will suffice especially given the financial situation. I also agree with the suggestion to invite her over for dinner.

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  • momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    Because of this m14 board I seriously thought of an edible arrangement but I don't if she would actually eat it or not. Probably lol.

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    Miles2Go said:

    How about a six pack?

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