October 2011 Weddings
ldawngirl
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Practical gift for mom
As previously posted, my sister and I have been having trouble with my mom since my dad died. Now, she is almost flat broke, so I'd like to buy her something practical for Christmas. However, I would still like it to seem fun and more gift-like like just a gift certificate to Walmart or such. Since you guys have been great for previous gift idea inquiries, I thought I'd ask the group... any great, but practical gift ideas for my mom?
Re: Practical gift for mom
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The trouble is she doesn't need anything. She has sooooo much stuff already, we are trying to get her to get rid of stuff. She went from having a large house to a 1 bedroom apartment that is crammed full of stuff. So there isn't even anything that needs replacing as she probably has 4 of everything anyway.
She said she wants (note: wants, not needs) some satin or silk PJs and a heavy duty food processor. My sister got her the PJs, but the good food processor that she wants is out of our budget. The only other thing she has said that she wants is a Pandora charm.
To be even more difficult, her birthday is the week before Christmas too.
Here is my current line-up of gift ideas:
Birthday - manicures for me & her
Christmas - Pandora charm, Yahtzee game (just one of those hand-held computer games - she loves those) and..... something else. I want to get her one other thing that's fairly small. Like $20 or so. This is where I can't think of anything.
If I do the gift certificate, I was thinking it would be for a coffee shop she likes - then she can treat herself to a coffee here and there without having to spend actual money.
I've received gift cards to grocery stores before. Those can come in handy.