40th birthday present for the woman who has everything? Please help!

goingsenile

I've used a gift box from A quarter of... (Sweetie website) and chosesn sweets from when they were a child.
They come in traditional paper bags in a lovely gift box. You can get various price ranges and they also deliver.
AJ

Rummer

How about an experience instead of a gift? Use the money to take her somewhere she would enjoy. Maybe a trip to the art galleries and lunch or the zoo or just somewhere she maybe hasn't been before.

pippitypip_2

After thinking long and very hard about this, friends wanted to go in together on a bottle of wine from the year she was born or theatre tickets etc, neither of which I was that bothered about, I've decided to get a set from Jo Malone of trial products which is about £33 and poss that site above or similar getting a scroll with stuff about the year she was born. I'd rather it came from me than something less personal loads of people clubbed together to get.

I've seen similar scroll things on ebay so just hunting now really for most appropriate and best price. Will post links later.

hth and many thanks for all the advice on this thread. I do feel I'm kinda caving in and getting something easy, but rather something from me than a bottle of wine!

pippitypip

alison6692

Rummer wrote: »

How about an experience instead of a gift? Use the money to take her somewhere she would enjoy. Maybe a trip to the art galleries and lunch or the zoo or just somewhere she maybe hasn't been before.

I don't know the person I am buying for well enough for this - but totally agree that an experience is a much more thoughtful gift.

Thanks for the replies everyone x

esmf73

Alison - are they a Mum? If the person you're buying for is a Mum how about buying them a haircut at their normal hairdressers whilst you babysit their kids?

KarenBB

I think something like a Jo Malone candle or trial products sounds wonderful. I love nice products raely get to buy the high end ones. I did buy a set of Moulton Brown shower and bath a few years ago, it was 10 50 ml bottles for abot £14 from there outlet in Bicester and really enjoyed them, it was lovely to think I'm going to have a treat today and use my Moulton brown stuff then I just had to decide which one to use.

For my 40th my sister named a star for me. It's not something I would've done but I loved the idea that she had thought of that for me. I know you ca't ever get the star and you are just paying for a bit of paper but I really liked getting it. The Jo Malone is something she could really use though.

I also agree the idea of an experience is a good one. I took my mum for lunch on the Orient Express for her 60th birthday - I got a really good deal but it still wasn't cheap. I gave her a brochure and I made a voucher for the lunch on her birthday but the lunch was booked for a couple of months later so she had lots of time to look forward to it. Rather than something to put on a shelf or in a cupboard she now has a fabulous memory.

alison6692

esmf73 wrote: »

Alison - are they a Mum? If the person you're buying for is a Mum how about buying them a haircut at their normal hairdressers whilst you babysit their kids?

She is a Mum but a stay at home Mum and likes to look after herself so I think my budget for a haircut probably wouldn't be as much as she spends on herself - she also has the free time whilst her daughter is at school to pamper herself.

Thanks for the reply though x