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What to get 21 year olds for Christmas?

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 27/10/2020 13:08

DS and his gf are at Uni in a Tier 3 area, we are Tier 1. They live in a tiny one bedroom flat in the city centre.

I'm coming to terms with the fact that we are unlikely to see them before or at Christmas as they will be stuck there. I want to start putting together some gifts for them which I can fit in a box (think hamper size) and post to them for Christmas. I will also send them a voucher so they can buy nice things to eat and drink on Christmas Day

They both love cooking and are very good at it. They have most essential bits of kitchen stuff including a food processor. The kitchen is very small so they wont want anythg big. Is there anything anyone would recommend as "cant do without" in the kitchen which wouldn't take up.much room?

They both like reading, ds reads really widely but I dont think his g/f reads anything too heavy. She really enjoyed The Rosie Project. Can anyone suggest something similar?

I will pop in some food items, posh chocolates and maybe some interesting spices.

But I'm stuck for any other ideas. The flat is small and rented so they can't put up pictures etc and they can't store much.

Any suggestions?

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Ocies · 27/10/2020 13:15

Kitchenwise - do they have a good knife set? Or a heavy duty casserole (Le Creuset or similar) which can go on hob and/or oven. Do they drink coffee? A coffee machine or a cafetiere and some lovely ground coffee might help them through long days writing essays/assignments/dissertations.

For books, she might like 'The Authenticity Project' by Clare Pooley

EmmaGrundyForPM · 27/10/2020 13:19

They have good knives and an amazing cast iron casserole dish which I bought them.in a closing down sale (reduced from £180 to £45 and then another 20% off when I got to the till).

The coffee maker is a good idea, will need to check if they've already got one though.

Thanks for the book suggestion, I'll look it up

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titchy · 27/10/2020 13:24

The two sequels to The Rosie Project? Eleanor Oliphant? Magazine subscription?

EmmaGrundyForPM · 27/10/2020 13:43

Thanks @Ocies

The Sous Chef site looks really interesting and I'm sure I can find some things on there

Any ideas for things that aren't food/kitchen related? In another world I'd be buying them cinema vouchers, or theatre tickets. Sad

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titchy · 27/10/2020 16:51

Board games? Sky/Netflix/amazon subs? Duvet?

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