Need Help

krc18

Hey ladies! I need your help with gift ideas for my SIL. We aren't close at all and every gift we get her for Christmas, she doesn't really like so I am trying my hardest to come up with something. She isn't into the tried and true girly gifts (bath stuff, a purse, pjs, movies, ect.) so its hard. All she really does is work (at a law firm), drink, and she loves her dogs....H wanted to get her a bottle of liquor but that seemed so impersonal to me (that what we give as our white elephant office gift every year). Any suggestions???

mandyandmike2009

How much are you wanting to spend? You could do a membership to a wine club, where I think she would get a new wine every month. I think you can choose how many months you want to send it for. Does she like massages? They have massage envy's all around now and they are $39 for a 1 hour massage. To be honest though if she doesnt like your gift then oh well. It's the thouht that counts even though some people don't think like that.

JTink0609

Does she drink coffee? Since she works so much, maybe a gift card to her fav coffee shop and a nice travel mug (stainless steel on the inside so the hot coffee doesn't hend up tasting like plastic). What about a really nice briefcase/attache with her initails? Try to think of something that would make the way she lives her life easer. (Massages & bath stuff require time, that it doesn't sound like she has). Or if she has a favorite bar you can get a gift card there, great esp if they serve food. I used to think gift cards were impersonal, but I have come to realize that used properly they really can be very thoughtful gifts.

Karen2905

I agree with suggestions from pps.  Also consider you and your DH taking her out to dinner at her favorite (or a fancy) restaurant? 

mikesboo23

Does she use a briefcase?  Maybe she needs a new one? 

Muffin'sMom

Something for her dog?  An outfit, sweater, collar, fancy biscuits???

Cipolla2Be

Agree with PP's...also they have really nice pens you can get her name engraved on.  I got a set of really nice pens (green and black, kind of like granite looking) with my name engraved for my college graduation years ago.  I still use them....  or a nice desk lamp or name plate for her desk at work? 

chance_encounters

Does she collect anything at all.  Think about her house.   For my sil we got her a bottle of her favorite wine and a little snowman figurine.  She collects snowmen (they are up all year long lol).  For a aunt that is the same as you I know very little to nothing about her.  I bought her a movie night thing.  We went to bed bath and beyond and bought a couple little plastic tubs that said popcorn on them.  Then we stuffed it with candy and popcorn and a really soft large couch blanket and a gift card to blockbuster.  She loved it!  It was something the whole family could use.  The gift tag was a little ornament photo frame with our picture in it with a date.  She liked that too.

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