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Post by scrapbookwriter on Aug 13, 2014 17:03:04 GMT
I have two lovely friends with birthdays this week. I am fresh out of ideas for birthday gifts.
In previous years I have treated one to a pedicure, taken each of them to lunch, given thank-you cards to the one who writes cards all the time, and given my favorite book.
I would love some new ideas.
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 13, 2014 17:03:26 GMT
What are their interests?
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 13, 2014 17:09:40 GMT
Sex toys? a Bible? Really, how does one know unless there's SOME kind of help from the OP?
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Aug 13, 2014 17:19:53 GMT
Sex toys? a Bible? Really, how does one know unless there's SOME kind of help from the OP? Tee hee! Okay, sorry.
Somewhere in between those two items, I guess.
Friend 1 loves board games, inviting friends over for game nights, and old movies. She works fulltime, kids are grown, she worries too much, she's too busy. I recently took her for a pedicure, which yielded me the most sincere thank-you note I have ever received. She loves to read. I shared my favorite books with her (Fault in Our Stars, Code Name Verity) which she loved but thought they were too sad.
Friend 2 runs a daycare, new second marriage with blended family, works too much, exceptionally kind toward others often at her own expense, quite involved in cultural traditions (which differ from mine so I don't have any insight there), writes frequent notes of encouragement and thanks to friends old and new.
I am looking for general ideas, which will spark specific ideas of my own. What gifts have you received that you just loved? What gifts have you given that were well-received? Do you have a go-to gift idea?
Thanks again 
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 13, 2014 17:32:44 GMT
Somewhere between those two...for friend [HASH]1, I would suggest tickets to a play/musical for the two of you. Sounds like she really enjoyed the time you spent together being pampered and she seems like she enjoys social activities.
Friend [HASH]2, how about some expensive socks? I like socks.
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akathy
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Post by akathy on Aug 13, 2014 17:50:37 GMT
I like to give a card for a deluxe car wash and a Yankee Candle Car Jar.
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Post by bomo on Aug 13, 2014 17:59:56 GMT
I like to give a card for a deluxe car wash and a Yankee Candle Car Jar. I love the idea of a car wash as a gift. Gender neutral. |
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 13, 2014 18:04:53 GMT
What about another pedicure for Friend [HASH]1 since she seemed to like it so much. And since Friend [HASH]2 likes to write notes to people, why not a nice notecard set or a nice pen?
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Post by Aheartfeltcard on Aug 13, 2014 18:12:42 GMT
Friend [HASH]1 a redbox gift card with some cute snacks and popcorn in a nice popcorn bowl.
friend [HASH]2 , the pedicure or a massage.
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Aug 13, 2014 22:19:54 GMT
Thanks for these awesome ideas!
For Friend 1, I love the idea of play tickets. I'll either do that or get her a gift card for another pedicure. Whichever one I don't do now, I will do at Christmas.
(I love the movie idea, too, but I gave her a movie for her last birthday, and also she recently acquired a Netflix subscription.)
For Friend 2, I'm still stumped. I love the notecard idea. In fact, that's what I gave her last year So I need to do something a little different. The car wash idea is awesome but would step on her husband's toes. She gave me a pedicure for my birthday earlier this year, so I would like to find something else.
So I'm still interested in more ideas!
Thanks so much! |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 14, 2014 1:38:05 GMT
If you have a pier one near you, I just picked up a SUGARED CINNAMON sachet for my car. OMG, it smells so wonderful. I think I am going to have to go back and buy more. And some tealights. (And as I dislike most scented things because they give you a headache, consider this my ringing endorsement!) They have a very pretty filled jar that I bought, too. (Should be fourth when you go to that link, the honeycomb filled jar candle. I can't link you straight to that page because there is a number sign in the link and it confuses the stupid board.) Would your friend 1 perhaps enjoy receiving some "classic" novels? Maybe Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea or Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray? To Kill a Mockingbird? I personally always liked Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Barnes and Noble has the classics done up in special bindings. Or perhaps friend 1 would appreciate a gift subscription to Birchbox? You can get a 3-month for $30 (or 6 or 12 months). Since friend 2 likes to write cards, how about some super awesome pens? My favorites are Pilot Acroball which you can get at Target or WalMart or Shopko. I also like the Zebra Sarasa. And postage stamps? |
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