ARGH Parents in law Christmas present hell! What the eff do I get them?

[MamaG]

GRRR

pref from boots site (3 for 2!!!)

lipstick?

A nice body scrub and miniature garden tools set combo?

am I helping?

No.

You're not.

They are a bit poncy. Their hobbies are expensive. They like wine.

Help moreplease.

at Kbear - sorry!

first of all - don't go to Boots, they'll think you're a cheapskate and your other half will never hear the end of it.

What about John Lewis? nice wooden sculpture thingy (non-naked)? poncy painting?

We need more info - what are they into? what's your rship with them like? go on, dish it...

oh - xposted. how about some sort of poncy cheese and port type present from waitrose?

No waitrose near me
M&S? [hopeful]

garden centre voucher?

A tree or shrub? (I am being serious now BTW)

I don't want them to know how little I've spent kbear

you can get cheese and port thing online - I think there's a link on the Times website for ultra off-the-scale poncey-ness

tree or shrub is a good idea I think - a bay tree? or is that too expensive?

ooh ponce points!

small tree? very small tree? so they can watch it grow with their grandchildren >

Oxfam toilet/school/goat?

They are incredibly ungrateful. I'm loath to spend a lot. They don't buy for us (bastards) but do buy for the DC. I'm not inclined to go mad

LOL!

minus ponce points for MMJ's suggestion of snuggly wuggly album full of photos

sorry MMJ

lol no sorry MMJ! Not ignoring you.

They have photo albums shoved in a cupboard. They wouldn't appreciate t, really.

i think something foodie maybe?

In the past we bought them a hamper - "oh! A food parcel!"

A dvd player "we've got a video"

ARGH

Box of wine
Box of good meat
NT membership
Magazine subscriptions (my MIL loved this.)

sorry MMJ, hope you're not offended

My parents love them too. In fact they have to buy them themselves because i refuse to buy them

i do agree with the oxfam goat idea
lol!

sil bought them NT membershiplast year.

They were shockingly rude about it!

moondog ou always recommend something NT [narrows eyes]
well, thiss the second time