Need Gift Ideas Please

CherryHugs · ‎07-21-2014

What do you buy for Christmas gifts for people when you are very low on money?!

They buy everything they want and need. I am the queen of gift cards and dont feel I want to go that route yet again!!!

I dont have alot to spend so just havent been able to figure out what to get them.

They bake and eat alot of sweets so cant do any homemade things as they would not appreciate the effort.

They just dont need or want anything. I am at a loss.

I have looked this up online and the ideas are not good ones and are even very costly when you even looked up ideas on a budget, and some are just not what Im looking for!

Thank you and hope you can help!

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cancun08 · ‎03-11-2010

An ornament(s) for their tree?

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dex · ‎03-09-2010

@CherryHugs I like getting the crystal snowflake ornaments by swartski...think that is how to spell it.They make a new one each year and they are dated.Costco has them for around fifty dollars and they make a nice family gift.

Skididdy · ‎11-05-2013

I also agree as well. Lenox has some on the Q on clearance in gift boxes.

OR even cheaper, go to hobby lobby or another store, get an ornament that is specific to them. For example, I have a niece that does ballet, I bought her a ballet slipper ornament. Its a bit more personable. Good luck. The ornaments at Hobby Lobby are very cheap and huge variety.

Ruby Laine · ‎05-25-2016

Would they appreciate a donation to a favorite charity? We’ve had this done for us, and we thought it was a great idea. We love our cats so someone made a donation to an animal shelter. We also have a young family member with a sight problem, and someone made a donation to the organization associated with it.

It can be a small donation—charities appreciate anything.

We had years where there was little money for presents. Thank goodness Christmas isn’t all about that.

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

If they like certain sweets, I have done a box of candy for my sister and my nieces and that's not very expensive. You can get a whole box of candy from places like Walmart for about $15 full size bars.

Other options I can think of are candles, nice mugs with cocoa packets or big bowls with popcorn, a box of spices and rubs if they cook, or bath salts with some nice cloths.

I've also seen people get mason jars and fill it with the dry makings of a baked good like a cake or muffins. Even if you bought a few boxes of the kind of cakes or muffins they like and dump each one into its own jar and then tie a ribbon and present a duo or trio in a basket or alone, I think it would make a nice homemade and thoughful gift. They don't have to know what you did.

Right now you can get a box of brownies or cookies for about a $1. Grab a couple of varieties and throw in the cost of the jars and ribbon and you're probably at around $5-$10 tops.

Also magazine subscriptions. Some can be pricey but most of the regular non specialty magazines are very cheap. $25 or less for one year. My sister gave my an issue of magazine I read with a note that I was getting a subscription for one year. One of the best cheapest gifts she ever did for me and I loved it.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I don't take a person's economic status into consideration when I buy gifts. I don't really think about what people need; I just think about what they would line and enjoy and what my budget is. Everyone wants something. Your friends sound like a couple we are friends with. They don't make much money but they don't want for anything. I only give gift cards to teens and college aged kids and that's because I don't know what to buy them. This year, We plan to give my friend a scarf that I originally bought for myself. It's a huge square wool/cashnere blend scarf and it's a soft peachy-beige color. She'll love it because it has that handmade, vintage feel that she likes. Her husband is an amazing cook, self taught. We're going to give him a large rectangular pizza stone that he can also use for things other than pizza. Bumped into that one on Amazon last week. Not things they would ever buy for themselves but gifts they will certainly enjoy. Last year we gave them a combined gift card to a very nice wine store in town. We thought it would be nice for them to buy a bottle or two of nice wine that they wouldn't be able to buy on their budget. I think gift giving is only hard when you over think it.

momoftwo2007 · ‎04-19-2015

@CherryHugs I don't spend much for Christmas gifts. For immediate family, I spend more, but for others I tried to find bargains.

Here are some under $10 presents that might work--

If you order from ULTA on Black Friday (starting at 5pm Thursday) you can get

Pro Hair Sampler Kit for her

Pro Hair Sampler Kit for him

The Body SHop Nutty Butter Trio

Holiday Skincare Sampler Kit

If you order from Kohl's online now through Balck Friday, you can get

The Big One Supersoft plush throw (It can be any gender, any age, depnding on the graphic you pick).

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

We're doing white elephant gifts this time. I've got two huge books my FIL had and I'll pass these on, great shape and beautiful books. They call them coffee table books. That way others in the family can see and have these, so they stay in the family. These aren't making it to the library book sales.