Argh!! Nothing for my parents, help please!!

[maxybrown]

Never ever had this problem before, am stumped

They'e both mid sixties, no real hobbies fit and well.

Think my sister is doing some sort of Hamper for them and i am just stumped- normally very good at shopping for them.

£40 max budget between them please....................HELP!!!!!!

I was stumped for my parents too. They are in their 70s, no hobbies, don't really want anything and as money is tight for me I know they don't want me to get anything special for them.

I ended up getting something from the UNICEF website - you can get for example 100 polio vaccines for £11 or story books for a child for £12. I had to get them something from me and from my son, and spent just over £20 on school Supplies and milk.

I know they will be happy with this, and it feels better than buying £20 worth of tat , which is what they would've got! UNICEF send a card with a message telling them what their present is. Touch and go if it gets there in time- I only bought mine today and they are sending first class post.

Tickets to a local show.
Fancy meal out.
Experience (dance class, photography class, etc.)
Spa voucher
Photographs in a nice frame

A bee house clippings.com/images/country-living-bee-house-aqua-359992

Pub walks book www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0749546727/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

Hip flask and some brandy

Would they enjoy Kiva credit?

A voucher for afternoon tea at a nice hotel?

Thanks for all of the suggestions. Some just not theistthing at all and some I don't think £40 would stretch to

The afternoon tea thing would be good but am stumped as where to find anything like that? They do not own a car and we live in a big city where evrything is a bit bar and club
They love a certain restaurant (and only go for very special treats/times) and was going to do something like vouchers for that but the restaurant don't do them argh

Make them an IOU type voucher for that restaurant?

maxy do you have any nice hotels? They often do afternoon tea. Even chain hotels like Marriotts usually do them.

Afternoon tea is my favourite thing.

How about a magazine subscription? Even if they don't have a hobby one of the travel ones might be interesting? Or a cooking one?

And i think it's nice because it's a reminder every month that you love them! (possibly I am too soppy). Anyway, someone bought me one a couple of years ago and I loved it because magazines are fun but too expensive for me at the time to justify for myself.

Why don't you find a nice afternoon tea place and go in and ask them if you can pre-pay and book a particular date. I doubt they'd give you a voucher as such but they may give you some sort of receipt which would act as proof of payment.

Thanks everyone - magaizine subscription good yes but done it before!

Managed to get them tickets for something now - hoorah! Thanks everyone