If you're in your 50's and financially comfortable...

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What would be a nice £30ish gift to receive from your daughter that loves you very much and is fed up of giving you marmalade and biscuits that you very graciously pretend to to love?

Bonus points for gift ideas for your slightly churlish older husband who's retired and has no hobbies other than the Masons.

Gin lovers like the taste of gin so I’d beware of buying flavoured unless you know she likes that.

Not bloody gin.

Soft leather gloves or a purse - and not in sensible colours.

A one day taster course to learn to do something - and go with her if you can.

I’m in a similar position and want fancy Christmas baubles this year. My tree is full of years of small child art, so I want some classy stuff to mix in with it.

Roku gIn is amazing, plus it comes in a beautiful bottle - just tie a red velvet ribbon round the neck and it would be a gorgeous gift.

Time with DD!
So something like afternoon tea, or a homemade voucher for a shopping trip or visit to a gallery followed by lunch
Or theatre tickets for a local am-dram theatre or concert that we could go to together.

Afternoon tea or a trip to the theatre /gig.

I tell my children no gifts, I would rather that they spent their money on themselves.

A voucher for a lunch out with my thoughtful daughter

Sod the grumpy husband!

I would love luxury toiletries - white company, cowshed etc.

Lovely cashmere socks, a book, chocolates etc.

Do you know what her favourite gin is. I'd love a bottle of Liverpool Gin. Slightly over your budget but beautiful and I'd be over the moon. Would also like book voucher, chanel or mac lipstick, clarins cleanser or facial oil, molton brown eucalyptus, too faced palette, leather gloves, stackable bracelet, grey goose vodka (Costco do this for £30).

Hugo - Jo Malone travel candle £23, hand wash £16

Nice soap, classic perfume (things like L'Air du Temps or SJP Lovely are fab perfumes that are not expensive, or M&S have some good brands, ask the perfumistas on S&B for recommendations), theatre tickets, yearly membership to a local museum or arboretum or attraction that she likes, good booze (the wine society do wine plus food boxes that are good if you are a member, or Lakeland Limited do lots of nice food hampers), cashmere socks or gloves. Basically a small amount of high luxury is what I want and if it's consumable so much the better. I hate anything that I have to keep in the house forever, my mother is the complete opposite though and loves thoughtful trinkets.

A niche item of camping equipment
A Chilly bottle in a customised bottle / lid design
Girl Woman Other
A new Lamy fountain pen in a smart colour
Replacement Orla Keily small sized china mugs before they all disappear from the shops.
New good quality trowel and fork set

Has anyone mentioned a nice scarf?

But cant the OP just afford to but all of this stuff herself if she wants it?

My mum is slightly older but she’s getting a new garden trowel, smaller size than she has, as she loves her garden, a new cath Kisdon apron as she loves baking and we will have a Christmas afternoon tea locally, just the girls. I am the 50 year old mum and would love a neom diffuser and some soft leather gloves and an afternoon out with my mum and daughter just enjoying each other’s company

Do 50 yo women really go for expensive ‘afternoon tea’?

Replacement Orla Keily small sized china mugs before they all disappear from the shops.

They are and always her been made under licence and so they won't. Brand Alley is your friend,

All the gin suggestions?! What's her tipple? Does your mum even like gin? I was given various gins for my birthday by friends that I had to act delighted about but I rarely drink gin, (although the Whitley Neill quince gin is delicious). I'm same age and financial circumstances as your DM, and have two adult DD's who are generally brilliant at chosing gifts for me. My tip would be tickets for an event she would like, or as others have suggested an experienced you can do together (DD1 got us an escape room experience that was great fun), expensive hand cream (e.g. l'Occitane), a designer silk scarf if she wears scarfs (I have dozens), her perfume, something vintage (book, jewellery). Is she a foodie? lf so make up a hamper of fancy food items like the stuff they sell in Homesense. Magazine subscription, evening class subscription (you could make your own gift voucher and she could chose the class she'd like), car valeting gift voucher (sounds odd but I'd really like that). I dont buy my own 88 year old mother marmalade and biscuits!

For the husband, a photo book called “Keepers of the Kingdom” which is a fascinating record of all the ancient offices in the land (e.g. Verderers of Epping Forest, Queen’s Remembrancer) in their ceremonial robes.

Photos in frames or a digital frame all set up with lots of family pictures.

DVDs for grumpy chap. Go to a charity shop and buy loads. Bag of popcorn and something to drink.

I'd definitely like an experience out somewhere: theatre, afternoon tea, massage experience with my daughter rather than stuff I can buy myself.

Grumpy husband: nice socks or gloves or a scarf (wool not synthetics), booze (whisky, port, gin) or booze plus food, book about something he is interested in (not a silly novelty book), something for the kitchen if he cooks (apron, knife sharpener, wine stopper).

Do 50 yo women really go for expensive ‘afternoon tea’?

No. Only on Mumsnet where going to the spa and tea is a non negotiable apparently.

Nice gin for me too.

My favourites are Gin Mare, Manchester Gin Wild Spirits and the Irish one in the blue bottle!

I'd also like a selection of non plastic dishwashing stuff but then I'm weird!,