Gifts for someone who has everything

mMiddleton

My father in law is turning eighty. He is debt free and is wanting for nothing. What do you get for someone like this? Seriously?? Suggestions appreciated.

Marilyn

RustyFlange

Does he have any interests in birds or animals? you adopt an animal for him? or make him up a scrapbook about birds or something?

rainmac

How about a journal in a jar? Basically a series of questions popped into a jar for the recipient to select at random and write about in a 'journal' or notebook provided by you as part of the present. There are some people who have made these over on the Gifts In A Jar thread (I'm one of the posters!).

Here are some ideas for questions to include...
http://organizedchristmas.com/printable/adult-journal-jar

I've made one of these for my nan for Xmas. She's 85 and so difficult to buy for but I think she will enjoy remembering things from the past.

EventOrganiser

mMiddleton wrote: »

My father in law is turning eighty. He is debt free and is wanting for nothing. What do you get for someone like this? Seriously?? Suggestions appreciated.

Marilyn

Marilyn,

Difficult without knowing him. But I know someone quite similar. The one thing he says he does NOT want is "clutter", which means something he has to find somewhere to put.

But what always goes down well is a bottle. If your father in law drinks wine then just one bottle of really good wine will bring a smile to his face. If he drinks Scotch, a fine bottle of malt, or maybe one of those packs of several small bottles of malt which he can have fun comparing.

And wine (or Scotch) can be shared with friends which is all part of the fun.

Tired_Mom

I think rainmac's idea is a good one.

You could gear the questions to ones that would be of interest to children, if you have any. That way he could talk about it with them. For example What games did you play? Did you go to school near where you lived? What did you get for Christmas? .........

I'm going to do these for all sorts of different, awkward to buy for people, this year.

got-it-spend-it

Donation to a charity on his behalf? Or how about something home baked like cookies, or maybe fudge or something? Shows that you've put a lot of thought into the gift and you could wrap really nicely.

savingholmes

I'm considering a foot pamper basket for my dad as his feet suffer really badly with cracks and soreness. I thought it might help. You could perhaps pay for a chiropodist for him or a massage! A pretty unusual present but the sort of thing he might not splash out on for himself....