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I need a gift idea for someone I don't know. Sigh
I'm invited to a birthday dinner for my uncle's current squeeze this weekend. She is wealthy. I am not. I feel I should take a gift, but I do not know what that should be and, once again, she is wealthy and I am not.
Any ideas for something thoughtful for a rich stranger? My uncle is no help AND I am the first person from the family she has met so I want to show I have good home training and not embarrass him. LOL!
Re: I need a gift idea for someone I don't know. Sigh
See, I was thinking wine, but I don't really drink it and I don't know good from bad so I gave up that idea.
Do you have a decent liquor store near you? Someone there could probably help you out, and believe it or not they won't steer you to the $200 bottle of champagne. At least that's always been my experience.
Really? OK, I'll do this! Thanks!!
And I just stand there for 5 mins looking at all the bottles, grab some prosecco and a bottle of Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and roll out.
Does she like wine? I see people blowing tons of money on "wine accessories," especially wealthy people, but you can get or make inexpensive versions of a lot of that stuff. Wine charms, different things that keep half a bottle of wine fresh after opening, special padded cases to carry around a bottle and two glasses for picnics and BYO restaurants, decorated glasses...there's a whole industry of that stuff that people who are into wine seem to just love.
If she's into books, you could also find her a neat vintage book. If it isn't signed, a first edition, or rare, you can get cool-looking old books of all kinds for under $50 at most stores that carry used or vintage books. I recently grabbed one about lyrebirds and a book of modernist Spanish poets, both from the 1920's, for under $30 each, and they're clothbound with hand-marbled papers. I enjoyed reading them but people comment on them as decor items pretty often, too. This kind of gift is rather unique, so unless she's a hard core book collector you can bet that if you find one on a topic she likes, nobody else is giving it to her.
If she likes to travel, you can't go wrong with Lonely Planet guides. Everyone I know who has the money to travel extensively for leisure (granted, only a few people) absolutely love them.
The problem with wine is that it's kind of a personal gift. Sweet/dry? White/red? Not that I ever turn down a gift of wine, but I have preferences. Yes, a wine shop will give you a recommendation, but they'll ask you those questions, as well as price point. I love it when I say 10-15, and they response "ok, a cheap wine." Dude, that's my special occasion price!
How much do you want to spend? What about a gc for a massage? I can't imagine that offending anyone.
IM(limited)E, though, rich people birthday dinners don't expect gifts. Maybe a nice flower arrangement sent after to thank her and say happy bday?
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