Gift suggestions

[Jean-F]

My wife has a “big” birthday coming up, and I’m at a loss to think of something for a gift for her.
For years I fell back on the usual jewellery, perfume, spa day, but I’d like to think outside the box for this one, and go for something different.
You guys seem always to be fairly intelligent, and deep of thought, any suggestions?
I’m thinking of maybe around £500, but I could be persuaded to go higher.
I think at 60, she may not go for a parachute jump, but a balloon ride perhaps, who knows, I’ll have to price them, hold the phone, I’ve just Googled with my phone, and found a London, Champagne flight at £199.
If she fancies that, I’ll suggest getting two tickets, and she can take her sister-in-law, but other suggestions will still be welcome.

 

[ninezerofive]

I'd go for train ride to Paris, Eiffel Tower view room and a nice dinner.

 

[Thekwango]

I’m thinking of maybe around £500, but I could be persuaded to go higher.

Ryzen 3600 & entry level mobo. SURPRISE DARLING

 

[krooton]

Eat a Gucci belt, then poop it through your own letterbox, but attach a ribbon as you are 'producing'.

 

[NVP]

Engraved designer watch and a weekend away to a romantic getaway. Relaxation and treats with a bit of dancing/booze keeps them content.

 

[Puzzled]

Balloon flights are nice but hard to do on a specific date if that matters. Ours was cancelled a couple of times due to weather.

It will also be a group of people so not as romantic as just the two of you.

 

[StoutMeister]

One of these would be novel.

 

[Pudney]

One of these would be novel.

A pair of jeans?

Edit: oh, you mean the OP clones himself and presents his wife with himself AND his clone. I like your thinking!

 

[StoutMeister]

A pair of jeans?

Edit: oh, you mean the OP clones himself and presents his wife with himself AND his clone. I like your thinking!

I typed 'gigolo' into Google and that was one of the results. Judging by the OP's text, I gathered that his wife would like a gig about this age.

 

[peterwalkley]

Must be a cheap one as that belt is clearly not indicative of a top revenue earner.

 

[Dis86]

but I’d like to think outside the box for this one, and go for something different.
You guys seem always to be fairly intelligent, and deep of thought, any suggestions?

Come again? Do you want to think outside the box or do you want others to think for you?

As for suggestions, BOTOX. Women love it!

 

[ttaskmaster]

NVM

 

[Jean-F]

Balloon flights are nice but hard to do on a specific date if that matters. Ours was cancelled a couple of times due to weather.

It will also be a group of people so not as romantic as just the two of you.

I appreciate that MM, I’m thinking of buying it for her and her sister-in-law,
and giving her the option to choose whatever dates are available.

I'd go for train ride to Paris, Eiffel Tower view room and a nice dinner.

I did that early in our relationship, and we’ve done it quite a few times since, sometimes staying over, sometimes arriving Paris early afternoon, strolling around the 8th and/or 9th, or meandering to Le Marais, in the 4th, then a later train back, with dinner on board, I love Paris, I have family there, and my wife has learned to love it too.

Ryzen 3600 & entry level mobo. SURPRISE DARLING

Pardon my ignorance, but I had to Google that, thanks but no thanks, still
ignorant, I’ve no idea on mobo, I thought that it was music of black origin!

Engraved designer watch and a weekend away to a romantic getaway. Relaxation and treats with a bit of dancing/booze keeps them content.

Very much appreciated, but rightly or wrongly, she doesn’t go overboard for “designer stuff”, save for occasional items of clothing, a Nicole Farhi suit, a Thierry Mugler dress, Givenchy trousers.
Her words, not mine, are, “Glasses are glasses, I can’t see any better just because the frames are inscribed Moschino or Tommy Hilfiger, and my watch tells the right time, even though it’s not got Gucci written across the face.”
Engraving doesn’t fill her heart with joy, I bought her an I.D. bracelet, engraved, “Toi, et seulement toi, toujours”, (you and only you, always), and it drove her nuts, to keep having to translate it for her friends and family.
The weekend away is a good bet, she’s always wanted to go back to Murcia, capital of the Province of Murcia, in southern Spain, a great place, with plenty of good bars and restaurants.

 

[NVP]

OK I understand, then as its her 60 th how about a surprise private meal with a serenade of her favourite songs by some acoustic band?

 

[Teh_Next]

A night at a West end musical but ask and prepare to pay to see if it would be possible to have her name projected onto the stage with a message from yourself at the interval?

Make a collection of pictures/videos/cine documenting her life so far including all those most important to her.

 

[Thekwango]

Pardon my ignorance, but I had to Google that, thanks but no thanks, still
ignorant, I’ve no idea on mobo, I thought that it was music of black origin!

lol - mobo = motherboard!

 

[Thekwango]

One of these would be novel.

a big gay man?! not sure that's much use to a heterosexual woman!

 

[Jean-F]

Come again? Do you want to think outside the box or do you want others to think for you?

As for suggestions, BOTOX. Women love it!

Fortunately she doesn’t need any Botox, I’ll check back in ten years time, and I’m quite capable of thinking outside of the box myself, but it does no harm to see what others can come up with, for comparison.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

You guys seem always to be fairly intelligent

LOL

Assless chaps and Cuban heels with goldfish in them.

Next!

 

[JAYZ303]

Something that's an experience rather than something materialistic I would say, like the London Champagne flight.