CarpeDiem Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) What to buy someone who is pretty well off and can pick up anything they want/need? I need an odd/neat gift idea cheap. Edited December 10, 2009 by Marcster Edited thread title for clarity...
AndreaInNC Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 a donation to their fav charity? my friends love this one .. you can adopt a flock of chics http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.204586/?msource=kw2687&gclid=CO2ZpfeyzJ4CFQi_sgodvx2zqg or you can buy them a starhttp://www.starnamer.net/
Marcster Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Price range? Relationship to person? Interests? Also... I moved this from Deal Discussion to Deal Finder since this thread is not about a specific existing deal...
CarpeDiem Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 thank you Marcster I wasnt sure where to post it. My BF's parents They travel alot, she paints he's a retired Dr. that help any?
CanDo Tina Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Kindle loaded with a favorite novel or an ipod loaded with favorite music.
conj Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 custom calendar - using pics from places they've been?
CarpeDiem Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 Kindle and Ipod are good ideas but way out of price rang =( I'm looking to keep it at around $50 custom calendar is good too but I don't have copies of their pics =(
angelic680 Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 What to buy someone who is pretty well off and can pick up anything they want/need? I need an odd/neat gift idea cheap.Bottle of wine!! Can never go wrong!!
Marcster Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 I tend to like artwork or crafts for people who can afford anything they might want... A pair of our friends want for nothing and have invited us out to stay with them in Escondido (San Diego area) on a fairly regular basis over the years. In addition to taking them out to dinner at least once, we also started buying them "Splashy" ceramic pieces of art/serving platters... It fit right in with their funky style. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Vacations/San%20Diego/Picture4-027.jpghttp://www.splashy.co.nz/images/decor/5183_000_P_020.jpg http://www.moanadesign.net/html/splashy.html Now obviously, you'd have to cater the artwork or crafts to their design style, but that's the basic idea. I'd avoid paintings since she is a painter, but certainly wood crafts, stone, metal, ceramics, etc. are appropriate. Every state has a "funky art" shop or group of shops -- start there! You can get some nice crafts for $50. Bonus: the recipient really have no firm idea of what you spent vs. a $50 gift card for a restaurant or something with a known cost, like a Wii game.
CarpeDiem Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 Bottle of wine!! Can never go wrong!! Will have to do some checking around on shipping wine to GA I know when we were on vacation and went to a Winery in OR they couldnt ship any to us here in MT. They said all states have weird laws on it. But that's great idea I will have to check. thanks! keep ideas coming please!
AndreaInNC Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 If they live in Georgia, there are several wineries there that you might be able to order from. My stepdad is the same way and he just keeps asking us to make a donation to his favorite charity. when they travel - do they fly or drive?
Marcster Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Gift basket from NostalgicCandy.com?http://www.nostalgiccandy.com/index.asp http://www.nostalgiccandy.com/ProductImages/christmas/dectin_wofcandy2.jpg
AudreyNicole Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 I don't know how much your BF's dad would enjoy it, but since BF's mom paints, what about a gift certificate to a paint-your-own-pottery studio? They choose their pieces, paint them, and then they glaze and fire them. Color Me Mine is the one we go to here, but of course, there are none in GA. Maybe you could google to find one in their area? http://www.colormemine.com/
ourhappyfamily4 Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 I think the calendar idea was great. Another idea for the calender is to use photos of places that they would love to visit, that they havent yet been to. If you know places that they might be going within the next year you could use that certain photo of that place. you could also add points of interest that they might like to visit while at that location on different days. And if they will be visiting you on a certain month, you could make that months photo a pic of you and your BF and maybe include a gift certificate to a cute little restraunt that they could enjoy while on their visit.
Layher6 Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Coffee gift basket. If they drink coffee they will enjoy a variety of flavors! Gloria Jeans is the best!
CanDo Tina Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 amazon had great deals on magazine subscriptions
allshoppedout Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Coffee gift basket. If they drink coffee they will enjoy a variety of flavors! Gloria Jeans is the best!I really like the coffee idea--- if they are coffee drinkers of course. There are times people don't want to have any liquor, etc, because of meds or driving, or their age, but if they drink coffee, then it would be hard to go wrong there, also not too terribly heavy, may not be too much to ship. :)
Marcster Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 I really like the coffee idea--- if they are coffee drinkers of course. There are times people don't want to have any liquor, etc, because of meds or driving, or their age, but if they drink coffee, then it would be hard to go wrong there, also not too terribly heavy, may not be too much to ship. :)Or you can have it shipped direct. Plenty of places have coffee gift baskets.
Dutchess Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Walmart has those great personalized door mats! They are currently on sale for $17 plus .97 shipping. Anything "personalized" is always great. i ordered several for my bosses and other yuppies I couldnt figure out what to get!
CarpeDiem Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 Walmart has those great personalized door mats! They are currently on sale for $17 plus .97 shipping. Anything "personalized" is always great. i ordered several for my bosses and other yuppies I couldnt figure out what to get! I found one that would be perfect but it wont let me take off part of it http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/01/12/99/81/69/0112998169225_215X215.jpg I want to take off the country kitchen and put the roost at buzzards bend as that's what they call one of their homes. darn! ugggg soooo close
ajogg Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Gift Certificate to their favorite restaurant? I'm in GA and know the drinking/alcohol laws seem to be different for every county.
dealluvr Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 tickets to a christmas play or tso tickets something big to go to during the holidays
angelic680 Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Will have to do some checking around on shipping wine to GA I know when we were on vacation and went to a Winery in OR they couldnt ship any to us here in MT. They said all states have weird laws on it. But that's great idea I will have to check. thanks! keep ideas coming please!You can order from 800 flowers, they sell wine baskets or you can pack it up yourself and ship it from the ups store yourself....they never ask what you are shipping http://ww11.1800baskets.com/search.do?keyword=wine&x=0&y=0
herculesmomma Posted December 11, 2009 Posted December 11, 2009 If they fly, what about those little travel pillows? If they drive, what about a neat cooler or travel mugs? If they cook, I found these great little cutters here: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.aol_refer.false.tpl.detail.msn_refer.false.item.K8769.ref.GBA?cm_ven=GOOGLEBASE&cm_cat=Cooking%20&cm_pla=Kitchen%20Tools&cm_ite=K8769 Or if they are wine drinkers, what about these: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx?view=2&app=detail¶ms=item^K27764,RecTypeInd^EPIPHANY,navlist^K27764*V27363*K23673*,cp^detail,tmp^related,cpprod^K8769,cm_scid^dtlr&walk=&cmtags= Just some ideas.....
cincymom Posted December 11, 2009 Posted December 11, 2009 dondrummstudios.com has some neat Christmas ornaments. littlepiecompany.com--little pie sampler Sam's Club sells an extra tall blue bottle (1.5L--equiv. to two bottles) of Riesling for $13.50-Johann Falkenburg pretzables.com-gourmet chocolate pretzels livelob.com-italian gelato ice cream balls dlmmailorder.com-Laura's cookies-Laura’s sugar cookies have a soft texture, with a unique almond taste. Each tray contains an assortment of 12 Laura’s Cookies made in seasonal designs--these are AMAZING!!!
AndreaInNC Posted December 11, 2009 Posted December 11, 2009 this is really neat .. it's a wine bottle caddy .. great for picnics and outdoor concerts!http://shop.tuesdaymorning.com/dsp_productDetail.asp?ssid=1&pid=6274
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