ROLL UP ROLL UP for the TOP TIPS Xmas present thread

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For FUDGE eaters
this is the dogs nuts

for drinkeypoos types
these flowers

for bloke teachers - get a cinema voucher
( or love film gift thing)

fopr organic types get them this www.graze.com/gift

for teenagers with iphones get them smart gloves not very glam but hey - GAP.com have them but not in UK

for the man in your life get a Private eye subsicription - one of the most popular gifts ever here! a bargain

and remember the maxim

"I wil not buy a digital photo frame"

what about this for the h?

what you dont knto what you want?
i always maintain ill buy myown
BUT on xmas day i want
new slippers
a scarf or similar
some posch chocs
and a book or two to read.
maybe a gadge or puzzle.game thing

Do you haev an iphone?

they think i'm too fussy
i'm not i just know what i like
g&b chocolate f'instance not cadburys (this makes me a tyrant)

I don't have an iphone. Is it worthwhile?
All friends have them and rate as device but not a phone. H has and loves blackberry. therefore i've come to a standstill

like the cube gift
thanks

an i phone is hte best gift have ever ver ver been given

it tranforms your life

Oh help please - for my mum - she's stylish and tasteful, has everything, useless with techy stuff, doesn't eat much so things like chocs a no no, not too keen on smellies, lives on her own (already have photo of dds for her) - need something around the £20 mark??

oooh, I NEED you.

I have to spend 100 quid on dh's uncle and aunt (in their 60's) - got them as secret santa and they are killers to buy for.

They are well off but are not into 'stuff', live quite simply.

Uncle likes food, wine - but has diabetes and heart issues. Is honorary Italian
Aunt - is an artist

I don't know them v well, tbh. That's about as much as I have to go on!

Was thinking of opera tickets but their son says uncle won't go, will fall asleep!

rouge noir nail varnish?
are we on accessories?
what about a largeish purse/small clutch bag for her stuff if she goes out for a meal?

this kind of thing?
or one of those leather cross over flat bags peopel use on city breaks?
white stuff sell em

What for 19 year old BIL
University student (music)

I don't want to get him anything. Too old for kid-relative presents. Not grown-up enough to realise he could recpricate gift-giving . DH inisiting. Apparantly MIL would be offended if we didn't (so?).

ah - not sure about buying a clothing/accessory item - she's very stylish and I'm very not (she despairs of me) she quite likes quirky stuff but I never know where the line is drawn between quirky and tat..

dublinmom - bit unoriginal but an itunes gift card??

Thumb - this looks goood for your DH

what to get for sil and her husband, both in their 20s just got married, she's into horses and he's into xbox!! need to be able to send via internet they in uk we are not, was thinking of a joint present of some sort, what do you think any ideas?

TIA

For the student. Cash obv. He'll love you.

fel1x - ahh looks good, I think he might think it's a bit too childlike but I'm going to keep it in my mental reserve list.

Will attempt to help with some of the other posters requests by way of karma/thanks.

Barmcake. Go to godminster cheese. Buy them a trickle of cheddar. They do heart shaped ones too.

Scrappy.

John Lewis. Coloured leather gloves. With the receipt. Will linkwgenson off pc

weird present for teens

Just got DS a set.

Barmcake - you need this! games.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/2162/My-Horse-Me-2/

gloves

cheese

also PONG! cheese is good maybe for italianate uncle
www.pongcheese.co.uk/?source=webgains&siteid=30715

Thanks for these ideas, they are great, am liking the xbox game

Keep the ideas coming...am off to bed now but will check back tomorrow

Marigold. Have you checked out the Tate online shop? Lovely things.

I got a stupidly simple box of postcards from selfridges once. Were from MOMA in new York. Were so handy for notes and thankyou cards

I am a 40 year old woman. Does anybody need ideas for one of those?

If so, I say look here immediately!

Now - what to buy for an eight year old boy who likes to record football scores obsessively? Other than a nice notebook, which I have got him (thank you Muji).