40th birthday, present & party ideas (merged)

alanalea

Hello all,

I need ideas what to buy for my sisters 40th birthday this weekend ( i haven't left it until the last moment, her husband very kindly arranged a surprise party and has only just told us)

What do you buy for a woman that gets everything she wants (nice for some lol), and it doesn't break the bank- we're looking at £15-£20

Shes a bit of a snob when buying bath bubbles/smellies etc, she won't eat chocolates because shes on a diet and i won't buy her clothes becuase shes fussy, like me.

I wouldn't really want to buy her flowers but i did think about buying an Orchid?


Sooooo, what would you do? (Ideas on a postcard please )

Lea x

cheekymole

What about a potted rose for the garden, you can get some really apropriate ones these days. Have a look at thos site for some ideas?

http://www.countrygardenroses.com and then go to your local garden centre or you can get them delivered but a little over your budget

researcher

Do you have a nice photo you could frame?

pickle

I don't know how much they cost but how about a voucher for a facial or similar.

alanalea

Cheers for the ideas all, Keep em coming.

twink

Not much time but for someone who has everything you can pay for hens, goats etc and she gets the certificate it goes to people in the poorer countries the price is from not very much to quite a lot but cant remember the name

finc

twink wrote:

Not much time but for someone who has everything you can pay for hens, goats etc and she gets the certificate it goes to people in the poorer countries the price is from not very much to quite a lot but cant remember the name

I think you might be referring to the world vision gifts site.

Philippa36

twink wrote:

Not much time but for someone who has everything you can pay for hens, goats etc and she gets the certificate it goes to people in the poorer countries the price is from not very much to quite a lot but cant remember the name

Its here and the gifts range from £5 upwards :T

elona

Are you anywhere near a T.J. Hughes store as they do perfume that should be about £40 for around £15 and have a really good range of cosmetics at very good prices.

Failing that you could try T.K. Maxx as they have good bargains on designer stuff.

Glen_b

Does she have a favourite animal etc, you could adopt one for her at her local zoo or wildlife park.

Have you tried the gift websites like "I want one of those", or "firebox" to get something different.

Enjoy the party

NP (hello Lea...)