What to buy for parents 70+?

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Am really stuck this year.

What are you getting your parents?

my Dad - possibly his last year [hsad] Amazon voucher
my Mum - Greenpeace calendar (as every year), some homemade stuff made by me and other stuff made by the children plus some chocolates my Dad won't snaffle

Its hard, isn't it? Mine don't want or need any more stuff, they want reminders of us ( we don't live that close )or instant gratification ( In my Mum's case, chocolate, in my Dad's case, a new book )

How about a hamper of the sort of yummy treats that they usually wouldn't get for themselves? I did this for my mum one year - if I remember right I put in a bottle of sherry, some posh cheese, chocolates, biscuits, nuts, perhaps pate in a tin - things like that. This would be harder if you aren't seeing them in person to deliver it, but I'd imagine there are plenty of places online where you could order one and have it delivered.

taffetawitchescat - we're in the same boat.

Something to eat or something to listen to.

i am going to take mine out somewhere.

for my mums birthday i gave her a voucher for afternoon tea at the dorchester which she loved

was thinking of doing christmas markets or something... or ballet... or... something!

oh actually i am going to give them some pics of the children that we had done as well

Theatre vouchers might be another idea.

Depends on how mobile they are, but I bought mine National Trust Membership last year.

Thank you, lots of ideas there. They are very mobile (have NT membership already but a great idea!), they'll be here for Christmas so no worries about postage/delivery.
Am quite into the idea of taking them somewhere or paying for a treat/theatre or similar.

Taffetawitchescat and latrucha

I got my Dad last year a personalised calendar from Francis Firth, just type it in google, am sure it will come up. They do photographs of town centres etc from say 1900's onwards. You can personalise to your own taste each month and it was very reasonable. My dad was quite impressed!

that frasncis firth site is amazing!

I saw a wooden tray yesterday in a cook shop that under the glass has space for photos which I'm getting for mil. Can't remember the make but you might see something similar.

She likes photos for the children and does use trays sometimes, so hope she will like it.

The calendars that you make with your own photos at Snapfish are good for grandparents.

I am thinking of giving my mum and step dad a hmaper of things they wouldn't get thmeselves - they have a pretty tight budget, so go without a lot of treats. However, I worry that my 34 year old idiot brother will benefit too, and, wrong as it is, i don't want him to

My grandad (poor mobility and failing eyesight.. so books/trips out of the question) got a tin of shortbread and a cd of a Welsh choir *he was Welsh so some significance) It was only at his funeral I realised all 8 of my cousins had bought him exactly the same thing .. year in year out for about 5 years..

Poor Gran' da

He still smiled and said awww theres lovely (and chucked it in the cupboard .. and then the loft.. to be found 8 months later..)

We're getting mil a digital camera and printer (between us and sil).

Plan is to get a printer that doesn't require a PC as poor mil can't get near hers (pil seems to have created some kind of impenetrable forcefield around it), with a large screen.

Must ask the MN Oracle for buying advice soon.

We're getting mil a digital camera and printer (between us and sil).

Plan is to get a printer that doesn't require a PC as poor mil can't get near hers (pil seems to have created some kind of impenetrable forcefield around it), with a large screen.

Must ask the MN Oracle for buying advice soon.

Photobooks are lovely.
I get my dad a couple of magazine subscriptions.
All the grandparents love anything with pictures of the DC's. Boots do a good range, this year they have pens you can put a photo in. They also love the Christmas tree decorations with pics in.

Photobooks are a good idea and look really good.

If you want to spend a bit more, how about a digital photoframe? You could pre-load it with a range of family photos so that it is ready to go.

So sad for those of you whose parents may not be here next year. I hope you get lots of photos and video for many happy memories xx