40 gifts for a forty year old...

gt568

A friend is turning 40 in 3 weeks and I thought it would be nice given the current circumstances to get 40 gifts.  Mainly small....so far I have

1. Main Present

2. Spam (inside joke)

3. Toilet paper

4. Pen

5. Jam

6. Trinket box

7. Bottle of wine

8. Milka Bar

Then I realised I'm pants with gifts.....any ideas? 

gt568

She like leopard print stuff if that helps....

Kseniya

sparklers
nuts
crisps
wineglass

Kseniya

marmalade
gum
postcard

gt568

Thanks - every little suggestion helps.

chanie

What about focussing gifts on the year she was born or her childhood eg a few items that would have been popular in the 1980s?

Gloria_Steeth

gt568 said:

A friend is turning 40 in 3 weeks and I thought it would be nice given the current circumstances to get 40 gifts.  Mainly small....so far I have

1. Main Present

2. Spam (inside joke)

3. Toilet paper

4. Pen

5. Jam

6. Trinket box

7. Bottle of wine

8. Milka Bar

Then I realised I'm pants with gifts.....any ideas?  

Fortified wine? 
Follow up with some fortified breakfast cereal

gt568 said:

She like leopard print stuff if that helps....

leopard print suggestions:

lip balm - (search "Carmex wild")

socks

keyring

comb/brush

DerektheDonkey

My advice is to ask a woman. Your wife/partner perhaps?

I had a similar predicament a couple of years back, buying for a long time lady friend that had hit 50. My wife, similar age, had loads of brilliant suggestions that appeared to be well appreciated.

As for suggestions, 'naughty at forty'.  I went with 'thrifty at fifty'. Happy to help, good luck!

hob_nob_bob

Some ideas -

1. Bubble bath
2. Hand cream
3. Face cream
4. Nail varnish
5. Face masks 
6. Hat/scarf/gloves
7. Candle
8. Nice picture frame with a picture of the two of you in
9. Mug
10. Earrings
11. Colouring book
12. Voucher (either for a shop/massage treatment etc or a homemade one - IOU a night of babysitting etc)
13. House plant
14. Cookery book
15. Purse
16. Book by their favourite author
17. Socks
18. Pyjamas
19. Make up/wash bag (perhaps filled with little bits to boost the present count - lipbalm, compact mirror, hair brush etc?)
20. Nice notepad and/or pen
21. Blanket

WelshBristolian

Pinterest has a load of different ideas, some even have little notes attached that are quite fun. For example to go with the bottle of wine you could write a little note saying there's nothing to whine about, it's your birthday and to go with it you could get a wine glass and write a little note saying when all else fails, drink up.
I'd also get some classic little birthday gifts like a badge, a sash, some balloons, birthday cake themed food etc. 

Emmia

Bottle of beer? I know someone who got 40 different beers (that they'd not had) for their 40th