I am so crap at presents

[parrotonmyshoulder]

I have three important presents to buy Two are for women who are leaving my work. Both I really, really respect and have been very significant in my working life.
No idea at all.
The other is my amazing stepdad who has a big birthday. One of the most influential people in my life.

I love these people so much, and have no chance at all of expressing that in a gift. But I want to! I’ve always been terrible at presents.

a Card with whatever you want to say is such a lovely way of telling people what they mean to you.
of you know what they like to read kr have a hobby something like that as a gift

If these are people that you know well, surely you must know what kind of things they like? Or what their interests are?

I know. I will write the cards. I can actually do that bit. I have a book in mind for the women at work. I will probably get that.
Stepdad will probably get a tree or something for the garden! I know he loves that, but wish I was more imaginative.

Can you tell us something about these people?

What do they like doing, do they have hobbies, do they have specific tastes or styles that are important to them....

I know what their interests are.

i just find it very hard to think of gifts.

Would you like some help? I am very good at gift ideas! Would need to know budget and some interests. For a colleague I think something that will be a memento rather than a consumable or and experience. For a relative who has everything they want then an experience or something quirky is good.

For big birthdays sometimes it's the thoughtful extras that people like. Or lots of smaller gifts with a theme or to go with a hobby in a hamper.

No use but I’m exactly the same OP. When people complain that “getting someone a small thoughtful gift is so simple” it really isn’t for people like us. I tie myself in knots and spend hours trying to pick gifts and end up grabbing any random old thing because I’ve taken too much time. It’s embarrassing, I really hate buying gifts.

Thank you for the understanding. I’m thinking of getting the two work colleagues a book that I have loved this year, ‘Atlas of the Heart’ by Brené Brown. I will miss conversations with them that are reflected in this book. I tie myself in knots worrying about presents and end up with nothing (I do have ADHD which is a bit of an explanation, although not an excuse).

Stepdad - man who has everything (he wants or needs, not the extravagant type). Not into reading, tech, or ‘stuff’. Retired, loves his grandchildren, garden, classic car, dogs. Has every ‘gift’ already that could be related to those. Will almost certainly buy him a garden thing - sculpture (lots of space!) or plant.

I still feel crap at buying gifts though. Never know what I want when people ask either.

Bloom & Wild for the plant. There are some fab ones on there now. We got the Christmas tree and it's still growing out in its pot.

The lemon tree is cute or there are ones that come with a sculpture kit to make your own pot.

My code gets you £10 off and a credit to me if anyone wants to use it

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I’m stuck on one of the colleagues again. I feel like a book might be too personal or easy to get wrong.

What are the colleagues interested in? What are they like? What do they talk about?