The 'what on earth can I buy them' thread....

[zazen999]

Well, I asked Mme P what she wanted and she said nothing.
I'm just wondering if I dare...

What that means is 'it better be good sunshine'....

[OverWyreGrower]

What that means is 'it better be good sunshine'....

Or it means "I've been dropping hints for months, leaving catalogues out, or websites open, or pointing the item in question out in shops... so you'd better have realised what I want"

[Alison]

Well, I asked Mme P what she wanted and she said "nothing".
I'm just wondering if I dare...

I'm genuinely not fussed about people actually buying me things and I certainly never want people to spend much money so if I'd said that then the thing that would probably make me happiest is for OH to think up a really nice day out (could be a trip to a beautiful part of the country, nice meal or even to a museum I've been meaning to visit but never got round to) and surprise me. Time spent thinking and planning something lovely is worth a million pounds to me

[HotStuff]

Ladies, here's an idea for a present for the man in your life, get him one of those circular things, erm what's it called, ah yes, a tuit

[jackie j]

Binley is there anywhere he would like to revisit that holds a special memory. Something he would like to see again.
I have inlaws like that never know what to get as they buy everything as they need it. MIL has again had 4 numbers on the lottery, she darent tell FIL cos last time he spent it.

[Nicos]

Ladies, here's an idea for a present for the man in your life, get him one of those circular things, erm what's it called, ah yes, a tuit

Had to think about that for a minute!!!...ha ha !!..clever one!

[Florence Fennel]

Himself's got one, a round one. I just wish his nickname wasn't Gunner. My problem is son and DIL who will not let me know what four of my grandchildren are interested in. I don't see them very often, so it is difficult to choose presents for them.

[Nicos]

What ages are they Flo??

[Florence Fennel]

Girl 11, boys 8, 6 and 3. Every year himself wants to buy one of them a drum kit, but I don't think it would be appreciated!

[Bren In Pots]

FF you could buy the 3 littlest ones instruments from Lidl

LIDL

[taff]

Right FIL .........mobility problems, has every camera known to man, two lappies and a poota with an A3 printer, house stuffed to overflowing with books, cd's dvd's art materials , a sort of Victor Meldrew with attitude (but a heart of gold) doesn't do foreign food, doesn't drink .... aarghhhhhhhhh.....got the picture

what about booking a reflexologist to go round and do his feet? or a massage?

[bramble]

Florence, my 4 year old grandson is big into jigsaws. There are some lovely Disney ones on the market. My 6 year old in reading all the Mr Men books and loves them. I got her a gift box with 50 books in, reduced from 140euro to 45 euro. They also love Lego, jungle ludo, snakes and ladders, jenga, play doe, Nintendo+games and any or all of the art and craft sets on the market.
Hope this is of some help.

[Florence Fennel]

Thanks for that Bramble. My other 4 are easy to buy for, they spend a lot of time with me (well, the Golden Girls do), but I am not sure the boys are into things like that so I'm hoping their mum sends me a list soon. If she doesn't, they're the sorts of things I am going to send.

[northepaul]

Rechargeable batteries and chargers by the bucketfull, he only shoots digital these days ..macro flower photography that he can set up in a little corner of his study cos he plays about with the images on the poota.

The only other thing that you can never have enough of, is memory cards...

What about a lensbaby? Lensbaby - Lensbaby SLR Camera Lenses

[northepaul]

Or it means "I've been dropping hints for months, leaving catalogues out, or websites open, or pointing the item in question out in shops... so you'd better have realised what I want"

Yep sounds like the answer