Small gift for an elderly couple

[DillyDallyingAllDay]

Hello!

Any ideas for a small gift for an elderly couple. Ideally I'd like to give them one thing that they could both enjoy; they were our very helpful neighbours and since we moved we haven't seen them much. They're not keen on chocolates and I'm not sure what other food item would be appropriate- any ideas even if it's non-food but the same sort of vibe so they would t feel like they had to reciprocate.

Thanks!

Teabags, coffee , biscuits in a hamper.

You could buy a plant for their garden, a rose bush or something.
could you invite them
out for afternoon tea or something?
flowers delivered are always a lovely gift.
Or maybe a little hamper of goodies, cheese and crackers etc and a little bottle of port.

A nice box of biscuits or a selection of jams/marmalades/spreads.

How much are you wanting to spend?

Posh smoked salmon/fish or nice selection of cheese, could include pickle/chutney.

To drink, really nice coffee or speciality teas. If they drink alcohol, then a bottle of fizz or a dessert wine could be nice.

It all depends on how much you want to spend and what you know about their tastes.

A nice seasonal planter for the doorstep.

@DillyDallyingAllDay What would you give them if they weren't "elderly"? Probably that.

The Grasmere Gingerbread site's offerings always went down well for my now no longer with us DD.

https://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/

Pop round with a tin of shortbread and take them to a local cafe for a coffee and a catch up. I bet they’d enjoy your time more than a gift tbh.

Incidentally- I always used to give plants in circumstances like this until my DS said "Why are you giving responsibility as a present?"

Because people who might be lonely and in need a bit of company might like something to look after?

I was going to suggest an amaryllis OP.

I believe a poinsettia is traditional. Or a peace lily? A red one though. The white ones are boring.

Briliant, thanks for the suggestions!

Oh, things in a nice tin. My mum likes that and she's 83. (I was a late surprise!)

Some bulbs in pot for indoors

I’d go for something edible. Nice tin of biscuits from M and S, for example.

How about a calendar with art or landscape pictures? Extra calendars are always useful or eminently re-gift able!

Countryfile calendar is always a good choice.

Have a look online at The Cornish Company. We sent an elderly couple a Cornish cream tea hamper and they loved it. Other Cornish hampers available with pasties, scones, saffron buns etc. it depends what your budget is

He is so right !
It’s exactly how I would feel.

This.
Please not biscuits. Why would anyone want to be given biscuits as a present?
If you want something consumable then buy something you would enjoy.

I'd be chuffed with a nice tin of biscuits and I'm Gen X!

I still miss my old neighbours but they moved too far away. If yours haven’t moved too far, I would do a home made voucher of ‘afternoon tea & catch up’ at yours & tell them you miss them & to let you know when they’re free would love so much to see them🥰

Couldn't agree more. And for goodness sake - a plant because lonely people (apparently aka elderly) need something to look after! Kill me now.

What would anyone like as a generic presents from someone they don't know that well? I think biscuits, wine, etc, are good choices as they can share them with friends as family.

People over a certain age are not an alien species.

A nice potted plant and tin of biscuits.

Hello, I'm 60, my DH is 70. Does that make us an elderly couple? If so I would like so many things! Chocolate, wine, whiskey, pot plants, cheese, flowers. You name it, I'll take it. I wouldn't sweat it, just wrote a nice card and pick something you think they'll like and go with it. At the end of the day it's just a gesture.