Gift for couple in 40s ...

[MrsMattWillis]

I have about £35 to spend on a gift for my stepdad and his new wife . They've recently bought a very nice (expensive 😬) house and have lots of lovely things in it already !

I struggle to buy them gifts as they own two businesses and if they want something they buy it themselves !

It's also his birthday at the end of December if anyone has any ideas for that ?

Theatre tokens.
Garden tokens.
Lovely bouquet of flowers.
Any book that has been meaningful for you.

Neom diffuser
Diptyque room spray
Two nice champagne flutes

With rich people I tend to go meaningful but as it's the new wife rather than your parents bit tricky. What about selecting a photo of their wedding and putting it in a very fancy frame?

Afternoon tea for two?

Misses point of thread but how old are you if your stepdad and wife are in their 40's?

It does kind of change the expectation of gift buying if you're a teenager.

Nice candle -neom in TK max & a decent bottle of wine. I'm 41 & would love that

Bear, all through my 20’s my dad was in his 40’s! I turned 30 weeks before his 50th birthday.

@Bearbehind I'm 26 , married with kids . My mum was 17 when I was born and she met him not long after that , he's her age . They split when i was younger and both remarried , him only very recently .

Thanks , there's some good suggestions on this thread

Sorry OP, I didn't mean for you to have to give your life story

I'd say an expensive version of something you can get cheaper, like a candle or diffuser.

I think you'd struggle to get a decent afternoon tea for 2 for £35, it's that price at least for 1 in a lot of places.

Get a nice large vase for their dining table. John Lewis have some nice vases and tkmaxx’s homeware is really good!

You could get an Amazon echo dot for that price - unless they've already got one/enough. Maybe a cinema voucher might be nice? My other half is in his 40s and I've bought him a bottle of (discounted) rum from m&s and plan to get a proper rum glass from John Lewis or somewhere. Maybe that would work for birthday if he drinks - a small bottle of something with nice glass.
Tk maxx is a really good shout though for nice gifts at that price.

A good board game and a choice of dates for when you will come and play it with them. Arrive on the night , armed with snacks.