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Birthday present for Centenarian!!

thorsoak
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Am going to a birthday party next week. The lady who is having the birthday will be 100 years young!

Any suggestions for a different "token" present for such a lady? She has all her faculties (was regularly going out and playing bingo until this time last year).
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  • Brighton_belle
    Brighton_belle Posts: 5,223 Forumite
    Newspaper from the day she was born?
    I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once
  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    Brighton_belle wrote: »
    Newspaper from the day she was born?

    I was going to suggest that as well

    Plus if I make it to 100, I want a big bottle of something alcoholic (I appreciate she may not drink).
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    Hi,

    get her a dvd of whoever her 'pop idol' was when she was a teenie.
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    Brighton_belle wrote: »
    Newspaper from the day she was born?

    Its a good idea, but I bet she'll get enough for a bonfire!
  • mumofjusttwo
    mumofjusttwo Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    what about a coin from 1913. In a beautiful presentation box.
    January Grocery 11/374
  • Brighton_belle
    Brighton_belle Posts: 5,223 Forumite
    Person_one wrote: »
    Its a good idea, but I bet she'll get enough for a bonfire!
    Yeah, lol - which will save her some heating costs this winter, so very MSE:money:
    I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once
  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
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    She lives very comfortably with her son & family - a proper old "east-end fambly"!
  • HPoirot
    HPoirot Posts: 1,022 Forumite
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    I vote for a good tipple too, at that age she might care more for practical things than a coin or a paper. Just my view no offence intended!!!
  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
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    edited 8 August 2024 at 12:41PM
    [Deleted User] wrote:
    Hi,

    get her a dvd of whoever her 'pop idol' was when she was a teenie.

    Trouble is, the "talkies" hadn't been invented when she was a teenie!!
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    thorsoak wrote: »
    She lives very comfortably with her son & family - a proper old "east-end fambly"!

    Could you arrange to treat her to afternoon tea?
    Either at her home or take her out?
    Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
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