Favorite house warming gift

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Anonymous wrote:A pot with a selection of herbs from their garden.

roll up to the housewarming party with an empty pot and gather the present on the way to the door.

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Anonymous wrote:We moved into our house in Nov. Friend got us the large NEST holiday scented candle ($70 at Nordstrom). It smells amazing

70 dollars for a candle?!?! It’s so funny.l, although my hi is in the top 5%, I can’t wrap my head around $70 for a candle.

Worth every penny. I agree that that is the best housewarming gift that I've received.

even better, Diptyque for $345 https://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/diptyque-ceramic-feu-de-bois-scented-candle-prod127920182?ecid=BGCS__GooglePLA&utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGbvwrCl9D7pRzZvZ8vlp38RjMGZT7kDyWkaRunbKpyz420P7Svs8AkaAgV0EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Love these candles. I keep them in every room of our house.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely something consumable or gift card. A big no to a $70 candle.

that's what I thought as well, until I smelled it!

What does it smell like?

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Usage of his huge truck as well as manpower to bring home some pieces from a local antique / second-hand shop.

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Anonymous wrote:A pot with a selection of herbs from their garden.

roll up to the housewarming party with an empty pot and gather the present on the way to the door.

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I love giving cookbooks if the person cooks. There's just something about thumbing through a new cookbook and imagining all the things you'll cook in your new kitchen.

[Anonymous]

A friend did this for me for a housewarming party from years ago and I loved the idea and use it regularly.

When going to a housewarming party, I usually make something that I know the host will like/enjoy that they can keep for themselves or share at the party. Then I buy a nice serving dish/plate/bowl for what I made and put it in. The food can be kept or shared and the serving dish/plate is the housewarming gift. Over the years, I've gone back to parties at the various houses and quite often the dish that was gifted is in use at the party to serve something else, so they do get used.

Brownies on a serving plate, fruit salad in a nice glass/crystal bowl. My favorite was a young friend who was in his first place all his own and he had a long-distance boyfriend that came in for the weekend. I made Cinnabons and put on a serving plate. He stashed those away for the two of them to have over the weekend and he loved the idea.

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If you're into more practical gifts, here are thoughtful ones:
1. Gift Card to Home Depot or Ikea
2. Gift Card for Door dash or uber eats (difficult to get ramped up cooking)
3. Similarly- freezer meals and paper plates!
4. Local restaurants gift cards - helps them get acquainted with the new hood
5. Custom Address stamp, as someone said! I use ours for christmas cards
6. House set up party! unpacking, cleaning, yard stuff, painting, hanging pictures for example
7. Does the house have something that the old place didn't? I.e. Does the new house have a garage or a yard or an extra bathroom? Maybe some yard tools or bath towels

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A friend did this for me for a housewarming party from years ago and I loved the idea and use it regularly.

When going to a housewarming party, I usually make something that I know the host will like/enjoy that they can keep for themselves or share at the party. Then I buy a nice serving dish/plate/bowl for what I made and put it in. The food can be kept or shared and the serving dish/plate is the housewarming gift. Over the years, I've gone back to parties at the various houses and quite often the dish that was gifted is in use at the party to serve something else, so they do get used.

Brownies on a serving plate, fruit salad in a nice glass/crystal bowl. My favorite was a young friend who was in his first place all his own and he had a long-distance boyfriend that came in for the weekend. I made Cinnabons and put on a serving plate. He stashed those away for the two of them to have over the weekend and he loved the idea.

This. I also got the idea from a friend who gifted us a really yummy sangria for my housewarming party in a very nice glass pitcher. If there's no party, a gift card to Lowe's or Ace Hardware, whichever is close to their house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A friend did this for me for a housewarming party from years ago and I loved the idea and use it regularly.

When going to a housewarming party, I usually make something that I know the host will like/enjoy that they can keep for themselves or share at the party. Then I buy a nice serving dish/plate/bowl for what I made and put it in. The food can be kept or shared and the serving dish/plate is the housewarming gift. Over the years, I've gone back to parties at the various houses and quite often the dish that was gifted is in use at the party to serve something else, so they do get used.

Brownies on a serving plate, fruit salad in a nice glass/crystal bowl. My favorite was a young friend who was in his first place all his own and he had a long-distance boyfriend that came in for the weekend. I made Cinnabons and put on a serving plate. He stashed those away for the two of them to have over the weekend and he loved the idea.

This. I also got the idea from a friend who gifted us a really yummy sangria for my housewarming party in a very nice glass pitcher. If there's no party, a gift card to Lowe's or Ace Hardware, whichever is close to their house.

I did this once and it just seemed to cause confusion. The host tried to scramble and wash the dish. Explaining it was a gift was at that point was awkward. I guess something about my presentation was off, or the dish was just unappealing to the recipient. I'm going with only boxed and used gifts from here on out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A friend did this for me for a housewarming party from years ago and I loved the idea and use it regularly.

When going to a housewarming party, I usually make something that I know the host will like/enjoy that they can keep for themselves or share at the party. Then I buy a nice serving dish/plate/bowl for what I made and put it in. The food can be kept or shared and the serving dish/plate is the housewarming gift. Over the years, I've gone back to parties at the various houses and quite often the dish that was gifted is in use at the party to serve something else, so they do get used.

Brownies on a serving plate, fruit salad in a nice glass/crystal bowl. My favorite was a young friend who was in his first place all his own and he had a long-distance boyfriend that came in for the weekend. I made Cinnabons and put on a serving plate. He stashed those away for the two of them to have over the weekend and he loved the idea.

This. I also got the idea from a friend who gifted us a really yummy sangria for my housewarming party in a very nice glass pitcher. If there's no party, a gift card to Lowe's or Ace Hardware, whichever is close to their house.

I did this once and it just seemed to cause confusion. The host tried to scramble and wash the dish. Explaining it was a gift was at that point was awkward. I guess something about my presentation was off, or the dish was just unappealing to the recipient. I'm going with only boxed and used gifts from here on out.

*unused

[Anonymous]

Consumables, but at your own pace (i.e. not fresh). Wine, chocolates, etc...

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We just moved to a new house. (Had lived in our old house for 10 years, so we weren’t new homeowners.)

We spent our initial few weeks after the move prepping our old house for sale, which meant we were working hard at the old house most days. During that time we had friends/family who brought food, wine, dessert, Grubhub gift card, etc, which were greatly appreciated. We really did not have the time or energy to cook.

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A good bottle of wine and an easy-to-care-for houseplant in a nice pot are my go-to gift.

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A binder full of take out menus for all of the places that delivered to our neighborhood. The first page was a typed list of all of the important contact numbers for places like the non emergency police, and utilities. They also had information like when trash day was, when neighborhood events typically were and library hours. This might all seem silly today but 20+ years ago it was so nice to have all of this information at my fingertips. I believe it was delivered with some home made cookies.