Birthday Present Suggestions

Calcgirl · ‎03-10-2010

Hi Everyone,

My daughter-in-law, who is in her mid 40's has a birthday soon and I have no clue what to get her so I hope you sweet ladies and gents can help me.

They are quite capable of purchasing anything they want so my son always states I do not have to get them anything. In fact they pay for a cleaning lady to come over and clean my home! But I do want to get her something to show her I think she is special.

She goes to the gym, has bad allergies and asthma , so flowers are out of the question. She is a vegeterian except fish due to a heath issue. She is a CEO and takes very good care of herself. Quite a beautiful woman and classic She loves athlectic wear, but wears the expensive brands such as LULUMON, ( sorry, I may have misspelled the brand).

Any ideas? HELP!!!!!

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

how about a nice new gym bag? lululemon has a nice selection of bags, backpacks, and duffels.

do they have children? if so, how about offering them your babysitting services for a weekend so she and your son can have some alone time? you could even add a gift card to her favorite vegetarian restaurant.

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Pook · ‎03-20-2010

@Calcgirl Get her gift certificate for the gym wear she likes. It doesn't have to be an amount enough to pay completely but will show her you care enough to know what she likes. Maybe get her a gift certificate for a restaurant she likes that has vegetarian food. You could also ask your son for suggestions.

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@Calcgirl Give her the gift of time, go to lunch or do a spa day. You could get them a home delivery meal service for a week or month. This can be customized to the way they eat. It would be a great time saver

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

Gift certificate to a shoe store? I've never seen this mentioned, but her allergies took what I was going to suggest.

momoftwo2007 · ‎04-19-2015

She sounds like she doesn't need anything, and your son has stated you don't need to get them anything. So, I would just get her something just to show that you care. I would say a nice card with nice sentiment on it would be better than any material things.

Travone · ‎10-14-2016

You've been given all good suggestions so far.

Does she have a favorite charity? If so, how about a donation in her name to her favorite charity.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Calcgirl wrote:
They are quite capable of purchasing anything they want so my son always states I do not have to get them anything.

I would honor their wishes.

Present her w/ a card...writing how much she means to you.

Those sentiments carry much more weight than an actual gift.

godi · ‎03-09-2010

Find out about a vegetarian restaurant near her that gets good reviews and get her a gift certificate to that, or a good seafood place.

PinkyPetunia · ‎03-09-2010

It sounds like gifts aren't necessary but I understand you want to mark the occasion somehow. Can you all go out to lunch or dinner? Give a nice card and enjoy the time spent together.