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can anyone think of a gift that I can buy for a mil that is
-very not fashion minded ( hates new clothing, purses, robes etc...)
-very not into her home decor ( we've bought her some pcs that she accepted reluctantly - she just --doesn't care for more "things" even if its pretty)
-she does not cook or bake ( only the bare minimum )
-she doesn't care for chocolate or fancy pastries...
my in laws are fairly comfortable so she has everything she would really need ( kitchen accessories or all other things that are necessary for her...)
I've already made a zillion pictures of the kids in all types and forms ( puzzles, magnets, books etc...)
its her bday on chanukah and I'd love to buy her something ...what????
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 12:02 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| A gift in her honor to a charitable organization -- does she have any favorite causes?
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Fruit-of-the-month club or similar from Harry and David's. You can give one month or several depending on your budget, no kashrus worries b/c it's whole fresh fruit. Or a gift certificate to a restaurant she likes or you think she might like.
Otherwise I go for giving tzedaka in her honor. Plant a tree with JNF, only $18 a pop, for $180 you can plant a whole cluster, and she gets a nice certificate to mark the occasion. Even if you or she are anti-Zionist, the land still needs trees.
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| What about treating her to a nice supper or go out for brunch?
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 5:17 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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I gave my MIL a pretty sefer tehillim with her name engraved on it and a message inside - she loved it. She uses it at her tehillim group each week.
You could give her a book you think she would enjoy. Gift certificate to a restaraunt is also a nice idea.
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 6:12 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| toiletries / home spa kit...everyone washes (I think).
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 6:16 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| Does she read? How about a book token to a bookshop? or a magazine subscription.
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Day at the spa?
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 6:17 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| some warm gloves/scarf for the approaching winter.
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How about a few good books with the message that 'when she's done she should pass them on to a friend who might appreciate them as well?' That way she won't have to keep them if she doesn't want.
Also, how about a picture of the whole family, not just the kids? I'm sure she'd love to have your face on a coffee mug as well 
What about a gift card to a coffee store, so she can stop in for a cup whenever she wants with even more ease?
How about a subscription to a magazine that she might like?
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A bunch of different types of tea and honey in a basket.
A loaf of fresh home made bread and specialty jams.
A warm shawl.
A gift subscription to a magazine you know she enjoys but wouldn't get herself.
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 10:11 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| Tickets to a show.
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 10:33 am Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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thanks everyone for your ideas.... keep them coming......
magazines she subscribes to the one she likes
books she buys herself - plenty........ she has every new book ( that's her one luxury!!! since she loves to read)
she lives in bp - does anyone know of a spa in that area
I guess its either that or a gift certificate to a restaurant.... (I dunno if its a gift since if she does want to go - money doesn`t hold her back)
thanks again everyone!!!
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I am probably similar to your MIL.
The best gift I got from my kids was a digital picture frame (they would have also put on the pictures and set it up if necessary -- and did so for the others they gave it to -- but I can handle that myself).
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| asweet wrote: | thanks everyone for your ideas.... keep them coming......
magazines she subscribes to the one she likes
books she buys herself - plenty........ she has every new book ( that's her one luxury!!! since she loves to read)
she lives in bp - does anyone know of a spa in that area
I guess its either that or a gift certificate to a restaurant.... (I dunno if its a gift since if she does want to go - money doesn`t hold her back)
thanks again everyone!!! |
Why not find out which magazines she is subscribed to and call them up and buy her a year or 2 subscription?
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 12:53 pm Post subject: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| If she loves to read - gift certificate to Barnes and Noble or Amazon - so she can buy books? Not sure how much you are willing to spend but you can get a somewhat inexpensive e-Reader like a Kindle - we got one for my Mother and SHE LOVES IT. No more traveling to the book store or the libarary -pow she downloads books all day long.
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| asweet wrote: | (I dunno if its a gift since if she does want to go - money doesn`t hold her back)
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I see your problem, and it's not your mil and the fact that she's the proverbial woman who has everything. It's your attitude to gifts.
A gift does not have to fulfill a gap in someone's life. It does not have to be something the recipient cannot afford, can't get, or wouldn't think to buy herself. Seriously, now, you think there's anything on earth or the moon that Bill Gates or Warren Buffet can't buy? You think nobody gives them gifts because of that?
A gift is merely an expression of caring. It should be something the recipient will enjoy by using, listening to or just seeing. So what if your mil can easily afford to take herself to dinner at the most expensive restaurant in town? The fact that you cared enough to take her to dinner there, or send her a gift certificate to go there, is what makes that particular meal special. You mean to tell me if you had kids you wouldn't appreciate your dc giving you a grubby bouquet of wildflowers--even if they came from your own backyard and you could have picked a nicer bouquet yourself? If so, I feel sorry for you.
Look, I understand that you want to get your mil something truly special that will make a real difference in her life. But getting hung up on the fact that she can easily get any of these things for herself smacks of egotism on your part. Egotism? Yes, egotism. Because part of your issue is that you want the gift to reflect upon you. You want your mil to admire your taste, creativity, caring, originality, maybe even think this is the best gift anyone ever gave her. You want your gift to be unforgettable--and that makes it all about you rather than all about your mil.
Look, doll, I don't buy books, ever. I take them out of any of various libraries to which I have access or borrow them from friends. But if a loved one buys me a book, I appreciate it, not because this person made it possible for me to read a book I'd otherwise never have been able to get my hands on, but because this person cared enough to get me something I will enjoy. That's the bottom line.
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| Ah--I just remembered a gift which is not likely to be forgotten by the person who has everything: Have a star named for her in the International Star Registry. The whole thing is a scam from Scamsville, but you do get a nice certificate telling you that Star #Ab265Vy9674Ze in the Northeast Sector of the Andromeda Galaxy has been named "Asweet's Mother-in-Law". Your mil **will** remember this one, even if only to think what a fool her dil is to spend $48.50 on a total scam.
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| Posted: Tue, Nov 22 2011, 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| asweet wrote: | thanks everyone for your ideas.... keep them coming......
magazines she subscribes to the one she likes
books she buys herself - plenty........ she has every new book ( that's her one luxury!!! since she loves to read)
she lives in bp - does anyone know of a spa in that area
I guess its either that or a gift certificate to a restaurant.... (I dunno if its a gift since if she does want to go - money doesn`t hold her back)
thanks again everyone!!! |
ben simone on ave. p and I think e. 4th is really nice, they have all different kinds of things available, facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, shaitels washed and set, makeup, etc.. and they give complimentary coffee and cappucinos, it's really nice there, maybe she can go with a friend
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| Posted: Mon, Dec 05 2011, 12:10 am Post subject: Re: gift idea for mil with no needs..... |
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| asweet wrote: | can anyone think of a gift that I can buy for a mil that is
-very not fashion minded ( hates new clothing, purses, robes etc...)
-very not into her home decor ( we've bought her some pcs that she accepted reluctantly - she just --doesn't care for more "things" even if its pretty)
-she does not cook or bake ( only the bare minimum )
-she doesn't care for chocolate or fancy pastries...
my in laws are fairly comfortable so she has everything she would really need ( kitchen accessories or all other things that are necessary for her...)
I've already made a zillion pictures of the kids in all types and forms ( puzzles, magnets, books etc...)
its her bday on chanukah and I'd love to buy her something ...what???? |
Do you think she would enjoy a gift certificate to a local spa?
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