Nice gift for 65th birthday that I can buy tomorrow
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MIL turns 65 tomorrow and DH has failed to get her anything, even though I've been reminding him for months. (He said he was organizing a tour somewhere, but didn't.). MIL is lovely and cares about birthdays, so I'm going to the mall.
What brick and mortar store would have something nice? I'm prepared to spend guilty amounts of money. Not jewelry, though: she doesn't wear it. Clothes, cookware, skincare, and gadgets are possibilities. |
Anonymous
| Flowers and a gift card to a nice restaurant? |
Anonymous
| Le Mar moisturizer is $250 at Nordstrom. And lovely. |
Anonymous
Yes - flowers! May I also suggest a plant or flowers that can be enjoyed then re-planted? Bonus points if you plant it for her! And perhaps my snobbish mom of 85 is alone in this, but she detests gift cards and gives them away. Really. She feels like the gift cards are lazy…but then again she loves to be celebrated and feted and be queen for the day. |
Anonymous
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PP 7:54. Describe your MIL. Does she like the simple and practical? Is she fashionable? Athletic? Ultra-feminine? Have a specific interests?
Here to help - I love shopping and selecting the perfect gift. I can advise on wrapping and packaging, too - an important part of the gift is presentation! |
Anonymous
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PP above again: I tend to buy lots of little things and package all together so for instance for my MIL:
-Favorite chocolate (larger or interesting packaging) -scarf -fancy fold over cards (she’s a letter writer and note sender) -a book I know she’d like (loves Southern writers) -a travel size spritzer of her signature fragrance …and package all in a pretty, structured shopping tote bag |
Anonymous
No offense, but buying $250 moisturizer is for an insecure middle aged woman who fears aging. The vast majority of 65-year-olds are beyond buying ridiculously priced skincare and would find that a horrible waste of money. I think she'd be much more appreciative if that kind of money were donated on her behalf to local seniors who are living in poverty. |
Anonymous
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Stores that had pretty gifts are disappearing like Cache Can, Periwinkles
Wildwood Center on Old Georgetown Road has unique stores - check out Red Orchard, YVES DELORME, South Moon Under Or Dalton Brody in DC also gift wraps |
Anonymous
If she actually cooks, go to Sur La Table. Their sales staff are really good; if you explain the situation, they should have some great suggestions. A couple of possibilities -- Le Creuset Dutch oven; Wusthof knives or kitchen scissors. Of course, it would help to know if she has these. Would your FIL know? Or, if she cooks, you could buy a gift certificate to a really good online cooking class. That would save a trip to the store. I probably wouldn't get clothing -- unless you know a store where she shops often and where salespeople know her style. A 65-year-old woman knows what she likes and looks well in, and it doesn't sound like you know her well enough to figure out what that would be. And I definitely wouldn't get skincare. |
Anonymous
| Do something showy. Have a huge bouquet of flowers delivered. |
Anonymous
Your DH owes you big time. What is it with those dopes??? i remind and remind and remind and he STILL can't even be bothered to buy him mom a gift. I like the flowers route - your MIL has a lot of everything already. |
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What does she like? I would do flowers, favorite candy, sparkling wine and an item related to something she likes:
Interesting bookmark if she reads Key light if she walks in the early mornings or evenings |
Anonymous
| An entire case of champagne? My cousins did that for my aunt, who took it as a sign they thought she still had some life in her |