Stuck for a Christmas gift idea for an older person

hollydolly

hollydolly

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..or someone who suffers pain...in their neck and shouders..

How about a neck Hot water bottle to relieve the pain of Osteoarthritis, or Poor posture etc....

They are cheap to buy, and come in various designs and colours... and best of all they hold the heat much longer than Microwave heatpads..

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Twostep said:
I would not get that for our elderly. Hard to fill, scalding hot water can be an easy source of injuries, the threads on cheap plugs can be hard to work.
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the last thing you put in a hot water bottle is scalding water..every bottle tells you not to use boiling water ..and you will only find cheap plugs on poor quality bottles...
 

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Pinky said:
Some think it's impersonal, but .. I think gift cards are appreciated.
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I was behind someone in Dollar Tree buying a gift card and I took pause. I think for someone they could get a lot out of that. I just would never have thought of that but if you were low income it might serve you well.
You generally think of gift cards for restaurants or dept. stores, etc.
 
hearlady said:
I was behind someone in Dollar Tree buying a gift card and I took pause. I think for someone they could get a lot out of that. I just would never have thought of that but if you were low income it might serve you well.
You generally think of gift cards for restaurants or dept. stores, etc.
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Same yesterday.. there was a guy in front of me in the shop, and he got £30 each put onto 2 Apple Gift cards... I was thinking probably he had 2 children to gift them to
 
hollydolly said:
see, I wouldn't like that.. I'm an older person, and I wouldn't want anyone buying food for me as a gift regardless of how may ribbons they might put around it...
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Fancy food items make nice gifts such as a box of expensive candy or cheese, etc but you must know what they like. A friend brought me back a bag of very expensive coffee from Hawaii that you can’t buy in the states as a thank you for something I did for her. You wouldn’t like something like that?
 
I've given food gifts to people whose tastes I know well. Nothing weird like olives stuffed with garlic cloves (yes, someone gave me that once - no idea how many times it had been regifted, but I trashed it to avoid putting others through that misery).

As @Teacher Terry said, nice candy, cheese, and coffee make good gifts. As do pistachio nuts (almost always a winner). Healthy, hardy house plants that don't require specialized care are also well received.
 
StarSong said:
I've given food gifts to people whose tastes I know well. Nothing weird like olives stuffed with garlic cloves (yes, someone gave me that once - no idea how many times it had been regifted, but I trashed it to avoid putting others through that misery).

As @Teacher Terry said, nice candy, cheese, and coffee make good gifts. As do pistachio nuts (almost always a winner). Healthy, hardy house plants that don't require specialized care are also well received.
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I would like those olives.

No thanks to the candy or house plants.

Cheese maybe. I drink coffee but am particular about which blend.
 
Teacher Terry said:
Fancy food items make nice gifts such as a box of expensive candy or cheese, etc but you must know what they like. A friend brought me back a bag of very expensive coffee from Hawaii that you can’t buy in the states as a thank you for something I did for her. You wouldn’t like something like that?
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yes something like that whch would be difficult to find, and is a favourite of the recipient... but baskets of cheese, jams, honey, sweets that we can buy for ourselves..doesn't float my boat
 
I agree with Aunt Bea---time is the most valuable thing you can give anyone, but an older person treasures it. My housekeeper does so many things for me that I can't do, like reach up high, move furniture, etc and I absolutely treasure her.

Time is a valuable part of your life so when you give it you're giving a part of yourself.
 

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