What would you buy yourself for £50?

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An elderly relative has transferred me £50 that they’d like me to use to buy something for myself for them to see me unwrap when we see them at Christmas. There’s nothing I really need so I’m struggling to decide what to buy. It needs to be an actual gift as well rather than a voucher.

What would you choose?

There is a garden statue I want for a shady border of my garden. It is a bit more than £50 but I would just lie and say it was within budget or on sale.
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The Crown Blu Ray
Nice chocolates.

A pair of jeans.

I have no spare cash at all so for me I would spend it on some lovely toiletries/perfume/make up etc that I can enjoy and it’s just for me no one else lol

My dad's given me 50 quid I'm putting it towards getting my hair done.

They want you to buy yourself something then wrap it so you can open it in front of them? Ehhh? Do you have to look surprised?

I'm really hard to buy for and don't really need anything either.

Some nice leather gloves?
There are some lovely colourful sweaters @ the white stuff
Luxury PJs?

Or, I suppose you could buy something from somewhere that will do a cash refund or even a credit voucher for somewhere you'd buy from, unwrap it and then return it. If you did M&S you could buy some groceries with the credit - or is that a bit mean?

I’d probably get a jumper from the White Stuff, they have 25% off at the moment too.

Perfume
Slippers
Jumper
Clock
Loads of books

I'd love that! Very generous.

I just bought a top I really love from John Lewis.

Agree that gloves might be nice? Better bike lights? A yogurt maker?

I asked for this from DH so hope I get it. An electric throw to snuggle under, in the evening on the sofa. Only heard about them this year. They're about that price and will look like a great gift to unwrap and is also practical.

I once wrapped a new-ish jumper I already owned for my grandmother to "give" me on Christmas day (in reality the cash she gave went towards a crafting class I wanted to do, but as she had dementia she wouldn't have understood that so a physical present was easier)

@Jasmine11

I’d probably get a jumper from the White Stuff, they have 25% off at the moment too.

Thanks for that - I think I've just found something for DH to give me :)

I bought a bottle of perfume I'd just run out of.

That’s a nice idea @PlanBea My Aunt also has dementia so can’t get out and about anymore but used to love buying presents for everyone hence wanting to have something physical for us to see us open.

I could actually do with some new perfume and I could just top it up myself as it’ll be more like £100

Fancy candle

Fabric - always fabric!
But the best £50 I've spent recently was a massage gun.

Sometimes I think it's hard to see yourself as deserving enough to spend on, so I would spend as if it were for someone else. So what would I buy for my mum/best friend/adult DD. Then look for something nice.

I'd buy myself some perfume

A jumper and a candle
Some skincare
New underwear
Perfume

Heated slippers by Kudd.ly. You heat up pads in microwave and they stay hot for 30 mins and more.

Jo Malone Orange Bitters candle. Lovely

A beautiful plant

An oodie or similar to keep me nice and cosy during WFH in winter

A leather music case for my sheet music

Gel nail polish set and UV lamp.