Small gift for an elderly lady?

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Budget is around £15-20. I won't see her until next week, so have some time.

Well into her 80s, very picky eater, not into fashion or home decor, main hobby is watching TV.

She really feels the cold so maybe something nice and cosy for in the house?

A nice fleece throw? Neutral colour.

Electric throw

Few ideas:
Hot water bottle
Electric throw
Slippers
Fancy tea selection
Luxury truffles
Selection of cheeses

Electric throw.
If she feels the cold she'll love it.

Pillow mist to aid sleep
Heated/microwaveable slipper boots

Bought for mid 70s lady last year, the slippers were great for her keeping her feet up and warm while knitting.

Something she will use - bath, tea, eat etc.

My mum loves an apron and has several.

I get my elderly neigbour either a voucher for our local cafe/restaurant or a voucher for the hairdressers. I know she goes to both.

Potted bulbs in a nice container.

I have a similar friend/neighbour. I have got her

• cashmere/wool mix socks
• a book
• small box of posh chocolate coated almonds (she loves retro sugared almonds but I couldn’t find any)

I have included the gift receipts as I’m sure every item will be returned! 😆

The vouchers sound good - perhaps for a nail salon? Bottle of Gordon's gin? Earrings? Book about Strictly? Those would be the kind of things my friends in that age group would like.

Where do you find electric throws for £20?

OP My dad is mid 80s. Things that have gone down well include a very small air fryer, fudge (he loves but never buys for some reason).

A small tool kit that looks like a book, he uses it to fix his glasses and change the batteries in his hearing aid.

I did get him a heated throw but it cost more than £20, he has just been to stay and asked to use mine.

Strangely WWII 'things' adapt a Spitfire, flying notes for a sopwith camel. Notes given to US soldiers before they were stationed in the UK. A WWII cookery leaflet with recipes for Wootton pie and lots of recipes for potatoes and offal.

Does she have a garden? I got my mother a box of spring bulbs, you literally bury the box and wait until spring.

Cancer research has loads of 'cosy' things.

https://shop.cancerresearchuk.org/collections/winter-warmers

Many elderly people are going to struggle with things containing nuts and toffee. Potted bulbs are a good idea. You might get an amarlyiss and they're always spectacular.

@sashh fair point on the cost of electric throws they are more expensive than i though they were.

Op another though would be boot type slipper.

Does she have a microwave? If so, maybe a microwave hot water bottle? I'd steer clear of a traditional hot water bottle - my previously capable Mum starter to scald herself filling them.

So, she pinched my friend's (another neighbour) electric throw recently, so she has one of those!

I'm thinking maybe some nice socks and something sweet - I know she loves lemon things.

What about a lemon tree?

https://plants4presents.co.uk/baby-lemon

I got one of their 'plant rescues' and it is doing well, the leaves smell of lemon if you rub them. The leaves are edible but not tasty I understand, I have used them to flavour poaching water.

If she’s not used to these, they can overheat and catch fire if you heat them for too long, which does happen when people don’t stick to the timings

Oh I wasn't aware of that, in which case not a good idea. Thanks @HoppityBun