| Author | Message | ||
     shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 651 Registered: 5-2001 |
Any gift suggestions? It's a masquerade party, she's a new mom, it's my husband's sister but we're not too close with her. | ||
| Newneighbor Citizen Username: Newneighbor Post Number: 42 Registered: 3-2003 |
Day at the spa or a manicure and a pedicure. Any type of relaxing treatment due to being a new mom. | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 652 Registered: 5-2001 |
Did I forget to mention she is very spoiled? Gets maincures, pedicures and blow outs all the time. (She is from Staten Island after all.) We gave her a facial gift certificate for her Sweet 16, spent a lot of money (for broke college kids) and she never used it. No, a gift certificate won't work. | ||
| NCJanow Citizen Username: Librarylady Post Number: 940 Registered: 5-2001 |
Make a contribution to some charity in her honor (maybe Planned PArenthood or March of Dimes in honor of thew new child) and send her an announcement (she obviously doesn't need anything!) NCJ aka LibraryLady | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 653 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hmmm, interesting thought, but she's too materialistic for that, plus next month they're having a christening for the baby so I'll have to give something to honor the baby then. I hate to keep shooting all these ideas down. Any more? | ||
| Hank Zona Citizen Username: Hankzona Post Number: 745 Registered: 3-2002 |
an all expense paid trip to Richmondtown | ||
| bella Citizen Username: Bella Post Number: 348 Registered: 7-2001 |
I like stationary (ery? sorry Mrs. Brzezinski, but I never learned that spelling word). I think a basket with monogramed stationary, thank you cards (I just found some last nigt that say tickled pink on them instead of thank you), a pen with a squishy grip thing, and lots of stamps makes a good gift. | ||
| ffof Citizen Username: Ffof Post Number: 1446 Registered: 5-2001  |
You write a letter on stationery. | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 654 Registered: 5-2001 |
Oh Hank, this young lady has no interest whatsoever in our country's history, but I like your way of thinking...sarcasm! Hey Bella, I like that idea. I was actually even thinking of making it myself (as I am a graphic designer). Do you know of any sources if I decide to buy instead? I saw Neiman's has some, but they're kind of pricey. | ||
| Barbara Citizen Username: Blh Post Number: 180 Registered: 5-2001 |
The stationery store on Baker St (Truly Yours) makes up wonderful note cards and stationery. I've given it as gifts before -- even got a thank you out of it! | ||
| Brett Citizen Username: Bmalibashksa Post Number: 153 Registered: 7-2003 |
Papyras (Sp) in the Garden Stat plaza (Paramus). It's a 30 min drive but the selection is great. I get my mom stationery every year for mothers day. | ||
| eliz Citizen Username: Eliz Post Number: 589 Registered: 5-2001 |
There's a Papyrus in Short Hills Mall - no need to go to Paramus. The Paper Pedlar on Morris Ave is also very nice. | ||
| gozerbrown Citizen Username: Gozerbrown Post Number: 210 Registered: 3-2002 |
If you're in the city, Kate's Paperie is a paper-lover's fantasy. There's one in Soho on Broadway and one on West 57th at 6th Ave. Or Lincoln Stationers at Lincoln Center. | ||
| mem Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 1971 Registered: 5-2001  |
This is what I got for one of my last birthdays:  I wish I had friends like you guys.  There's nothing like being in a BAR! | ||
| bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3402 Registered: 5-2001 |
A cane, a bottle of BenGay and one of those old 1960s posters saying, "Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty."  | ||
| sac Citizen Username: Sac Post Number: 696 Registered: 5-2001 |
And when you are standing still, you are stationary. | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 656 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ok, got the stationery thing down. Any other suggestions? And Mem, much as I would like to give her dog poop for her birthday, she's got a ton of it already: she has a pit bull and her mother has a shih tzu, a maltese and a pomeranian. (Plus they have my father-in-law and he's always throwing the bull.) | ||
| CFA Citizen Username: Cfa Post Number: 979 Registered: 5-2001  |
How about a day out without the new baby. You can take care of the baby while she goes out and does whatever she wants to do. If you'd like, you can even throw in dinner | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 657 Registered: 5-2001 |
CFA, she and her husband LIVE with her parents. She gets time away from the baby ALL THE TIME. Ok, what most of you are not getting is that WE DON'T REALLY LIKE HER. Now any ideas? | ||
| Jackie Day Citizen Username: Zoesky1 Post Number: 116 Registered: 6-2003 |
If you don't really like her, why agonize over her gift? Maybe just get her a gift certificate to Neiman Marcus or Saks or something and leave it that? Sounds like she would love it, based on what we know of her. Of course then the big question is what dollar amount she'd find satisfactory...... |
