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Help me with my Secret Santa present!

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BertieBotts · 09/12/2015 13:34

I live in Germany and am in the Secret Santa group for the English Speaking group locally.

My Secret Santa:
Is American (from New Jersey)
Teaches English with me at a local school
Is about to have her first baby, and leans towards breastfeeding, co-sleeping, slings, etc. Is worried about the cold weather as she's losing her work car.
I know she likes coffee, travelling, running, baking, some British TV (Coupling, Doctor Who, unsure what else)
Uses iPhone

I don't really want to get something FOR the baby, I'd rather get something for her.

Ideas I had so far:

Those gloves which stay on the pram to keep you warm while you push it - Too expensive :(

Book - What Mothers Do/Why Love Matters/The Food of Love - all over budget from Amazon DE. (Have found What Mothers Do for only slightly over budget on book depository.)

DVD of some kind of UK comedy - I thought Black Books because it's great, but I can only find sets of all three series which is too high, or imports of one at a time which take too long.

Two doable possibilities so far:

Coffee cup holder to fit to pram - found and IN budget, but is it a good idea or a bit gimmicky?

Starbucks gift card - still a possibility, but seems a bit boring/small.

Other ideas

We have a Primark, Lush, TK Maxx and some knick nack stores I can look around for something gifty. I definitely saw some English sweets at TK Maxx which she might like.

Is some kind of body butter thing a good idea, for avoiding stretch marks or is that not a good thing to gift? I'm not really into all the pampering stuff but I guess other people are.

Bear in mind if you're going to suggest anything online, I need German links, not UK links! Thanks :)

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Madbengalmum · 09/12/2015 13:40

Starbucks card for a decent amount, cant go wrong

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Madbengalmum · 09/12/2015 13:40

Amazon voucher?

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DancingDuck · 09/12/2015 13:41

I'd have loved a coffee holder for the pram (though does it definitely fit the pram model she's buying?)

Proper running socks are always welcome by runners.

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carbcraver · 09/12/2015 13:45

Nice travel mug. You can get some really nice ones these days! With some fancy coffee beans/syrup? And chocolate. Every secret Santa gift should have chocolate

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MelanieCheeks · 09/12/2015 13:48

Gloves that you can use a smart phone with.

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glentherednosedbattleostrich · 09/12/2015 13:54

Second travel mug. Meant I got to drink warm tea when dd was little!

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BertieBotts · 09/12/2015 14:33

I'm 100% sure she already has a couple of travel mugs, because work gave them to us last year as a Christmas gift, and because she commented that Starbucks here was funny about her bringing her own mug whereas it's a normal thing in the States.

I think the coffee holder is universal, but I'll check!

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hampsterdam · 09/12/2015 14:48

I don't think you are meant to attach hot drinks to prams. If it spills out it might scald the baby? Some posh coffee and a nice mug? Flavour syrups? Nice mug with Christmas chocolates?

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BertieBotts · 09/12/2015 15:28

I suppose, but most hot drink travel mugs have a non spill lid. And the holder would be far away from the actual pram part, but I see what you mean, and we do have a lot of cobbles here.

Maybe chocolate is the safest bet!

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