Mum christmas gift ideas

ToejaM · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:49

I honestly have no idea what to get her, so far managed a bottle of teachers even though it'll probably take her a year to drink.

Obviously only a few of you know her, from that time she was doing that thing with the whatsit but what specifically did you buy your mum.. maybe it might inspire me!

SexyGreyFox · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:53

How old is she?

TNGL · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:54

Candles?

TurnipHead · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:55

ToejaMz0r said:
Obviously only a few of you know her, from that time she was doing that thing with the whatsit

Huh? Whos your mum? What was she doing with what? Pics?

Glaucus · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:55

Family tree maker 2012 and probably something else, seeing as I got her family tree maker 2011 last year. But I don't won't to ever try transferring a ~10year out of date software across to the new version again.

Nightglow · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:57

Does she like cooking, cake making, etc, any other interests.

What's your budget?

ToejaM · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:58

Tingle said:
Candles?

Good idea, think my gf is getting her some of those though.

Dimple said:
How old is she?

53

TurnipHead said:
Huh? Whos your mum? What was she doing with what? Pics?

Glaucus said:
Family tree maker 2012 and probably something else, seeing as I got her family tree maker 2011 last year. But I don't won't to ever try transferring a ~10year out of date software across to the new version again.

Shes massively into the family tree stuff, she uses one of the sites quite frequently.. *off to search this family tree maker thinger*

Nightglow said:
Does she like cooking, cake making, etc, any other interests.

What's your budget?

Probably around 100, could stretch it for her of course :>

Glaucus · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:59

The platinum edition ~£30 gives you six months free membership on ancestry.co.uk as well. That on its own iirc is worth about £60.

SexyGreyFox · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:01

ToejaMz0r said:
53

Same age as my wife.
I've just got her some Metallica CD's for the car.

Nightglow · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:02

Year subscription to Ancestry.co.uk?

ToejaM · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:09

You got a winner of a wife there then Dimple! In my mums case it'd be Johnny Cash and at a push Status Quo haha! Shes not a massive music fan and doesnt even drive so no road music

I'm thinking something that has some more practical use, I just wish she read more as a kindle would be perfect but I think it'd goto waste so I was looking at something like that.

DJMK4 · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:12

ToejaMz0r said:
Obviously only a few of you know her, from that time she was doing that thing with the whatsit but what specifically did you buy your mum.. maybe it might inspire me!

Confusing sentence Is confusing? What's this about? Come on you can't mention this and not expect people to ask

yhack · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:25

Packet of Haribo

Jokester · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:26

Some new ping pong balls.

[TW]Sponge · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:34

Frozen planet boxset? Every woman loves that program.

Salsa · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:59

Bought my mum a Spa Day at Gleneagles Hotel. To be fair me and my siblings bought it jointly but it is something she will enjoy. She can choose when to go and what treatements she wants and she gets afternoon tea with friends to finish.

She went to a beauty spa day a few years ago while on holiday and loved it so this should be a winner

Have also got her a clandar with pictures of me and my siblings from various points last year. Few quid online and she will love it.

Last year I bought her a Cannon Selphy photo printer so she can easily print out any photos she likes from her frankly enormous collection.

SexyGreyFox · 10 Dec 2011 at 00:01

[TW]Sponge;20761235 said:
Frozen planet boxset? Every woman loves that program.

Weird that.
I've never seen Mrs Dimple watch Attenborough before but she watched all of that.

Arnie · 10 Dec 2011 at 00:04

Vajazzle.

Brookert · 10 Dec 2011 at 00:15

tony benett duets album.........

101001101 · 10 Dec 2011 at 00:16

I'm in the same boat, she is like the ninja of what to buy for at xmas, she wont say much and never goes shopping (does it online mostly for other people, she is lovely) doesnt bloomin help me though!!!