To ask for help with 40th birthday present

[Notatallobvious]

It's my niece's 40th soon...and we are all racking our brains to come up with a suitable "special" gift. She's a total tomboy...doesn't do jewellery, make up etc, no interest in things like spa days...no hobbies apart from going to the pub with her mates! Any ideas?? I will spend up to £100 myself but a few of us could club together if there are more expensive ideas....

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Could you ask her for ideas? Maybe she would like something techy, speaker, headphones etc. Amazon vouchers to get something nice would be better than something random if it was me :-)

Maybe a fitbit type thing? Or a sports watch?

Microlight flight. Flying lesson. Flyboarding.

She's not into fitness either...I did think maybe a Sonos speaker but don't you have to subscribe to a music service to use them? Don't want to end up costing her money as she's always short! It might have to be vouchers but thought it would be nicer to get something thoughtful...only I can't think of anything!

Footplate day driving a steam train? Some other kind of experience day that doesn't involve spas?

What about an 'experience' ? Skydiving, flying a plane, loop the loop in a plane, tank driving, driving a ferrari (or other fast car), hot air balloon, the longest zip wire (in N Wales).

I like the idea of experience days but I think she's scared of heights! So that scrubs out zip wires/skydiving/hot air balloon 🙈 Might look at rally driving or something!

Or what about a retro toy from her year of birth? Hubby got an original Spirograph for one of his big ones, it's brilliant!

If she likes the pub, is there a particularly drink she likes? Could you get her a tour of a gun distillery, or sign her up to a monthly craft beer type thing?

Omg gin not gun!

You don't need to subscribe to anything to use a Sonos - you can just play from an internet radio app, or podcast app, to the Sonos. Or free Spotify. They are brilliant speakers and I think would be a good present. About £200.

I was going to say driving experience brought a Silverstone one for DH. Very popular and good fun depending were you are?

Let her put money towards a holiday?

Look at groupon for deals on spa weekends, afternoon tea type things.

Oops! Didn’t read your op properly... still look at groupon and wowcher for experience days ect

My OH has recently got a Sub machine. Basically a machine that lets you pour draught lager at home. I was a bit at yet another gadget but love it now and novelty of pulling my own delicious cold pint still hasn't worn off. Kegs come in many different brands of lager.

Holiday vouchers!

I got a Sonos speaker from my siblings gs for my 40th. I love it and it’s on nearly all day every day. It plays my Spotify playlist but I mostly use it for listening to the radio during the day. I use TuneIn Radio which has countless stations.

No idea where that random gs came from

So she likes booze?......... a cocktail making experience, wine tasting, there’s a beer tasting experience as well I think. I get memory presents a lot. Good luck!

What about a cool pair of noise cancelling headphones?

I got a massive Lego kit. It was ace!!