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Gift Hampers for married children and their spouses - ideas help!

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msssm · 15/11/2022 17:06

Trying to cut back this year so am doing joint gifts for adult children and their other halves. It's so hard filling them on a budget!

So far for each hamper I have:-
£25 just eat voucher
Small alcohol miniature each
Joe & Seph's Popcorn
Tobacco wallets for the boys
Daughter cushions for the girls

I want the hampers to be decently filled (haven't bought the actual hampers yet either!)
Any good ideas? I wanted to get my girls some cashmere socks to add but they are too expensive. Just wanted a little touch of luxury for them they deserve it.
Thanks in advance 🎄

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JuneOsborne · 15/11/2022 17:12

Fancy hot chocolate
Box of chocolates
Night in kit? Posh dried pasta and a posh sauce or similar?
Bath bomb or similar
Magazine or book

Leeds2 · 15/11/2022 17:30

Coffee beans/pods/posh instant coffee, or fancy tea bags.

Molton Brown hand cream/soap, or an equivalent.

Retro bag of sweets, such as pineapple cubes. You can get loads of different ones, packaged nicely, in my local garden centre so I would suggest a visit to your local one as they all seem to do "posh" edibles.

Bone china cup & saucer, or mug.

"Real" Turkish delight (I mean not the Fry's bars!).

A Lush bath bomb.

declutteringmymind · 15/11/2022 17:36

Maybe do a theme? We do cinema ones with cinema vouchers and popcorn etc. or a hot chocolate one with mugs, marshmallows etc.
or a posh coffee one, or a boozy one with glasses, miniatures, mixers and botanicals.

LadyEloise1 · 15/11/2022 18:03

@msssm
Dunnes Stores ( a big Irish clothing and supermarket group like the Irish equivalent of M&S ) do lovely cashmere scarves, hats , snoods and gloves quite reasonably priced and of good quality in gorgeous colours.
Google Carolyn Donnelly The Edit cashmere Dunnes Stores.
Sorry I can't do links, perhaps another Mumsnetter could do a link for you.
They deliver to the UK and have lots of shops in Northern Ireland, Spain and obviously Ireland.,

RockingMyFiftiesNot · 15/11/2022 18:04

If they drink, cocktail ingredients go down well with mine

ArielsWeirdFringe · 15/11/2022 18:05

Home made treat box? Like this:

Gift Hampers for married children and their spouses - ideas help!
SirSidneyRuffDiamond · 15/11/2022 18:08

I bought these cashmere socks from Amazon and they are very soft and actually feel much more expensive than their £15/16 price tag.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01N9S48M2?psc=1&ref=ppxpoppmobbbasin_title

CPL593H · 15/11/2022 18:09

People like Christmassy candles. Etsy has endless options, lots with free P&P. How about a special Christmas tree decoration? Something to keep, too (ditto Etsy for this)

purser25 · 15/11/2022 18:30

Search the charity shops for a hamper. Buy a throw to line it with fleece throws can be very reasonable. I couple of plain coloured hand towels rolled up.

Minibea · 15/11/2022 18:38

Not sure I’d be super impressed with a “daughter” cushion tbh, would much rather have a regular size bottle of booze (to my taste) or nice chocs but if you know they would be well received then go ahead. I’d add some more food items

msssm · 15/11/2022 20:26

Thanks for the Dunnes info @LadyEloise1. The cashmere stuff is lovely and so cheap. I got them lovely gloves, and while I was there I got a few bits for other pressies to take me up to free delivery.
So many good ideas here I knew you all would help! I'll work my way through them thank you 🙏🏻

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msssm · 15/11/2022 20:26

Great idea for the actual hampers @purser25 thank you 😊

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LadyEloise1 · 15/11/2022 22:05

I hope you like your Dunnes cashmere.
Let me know what you think when they arrive @msssm

msssm · 15/11/2022 22:08

LadyEloise1 · 15/11/2022 22:05

I hope you like your Dunnes cashmere.
Let me know what you think when they arrive @msssm

I certainly will thank you 😊

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