Another Christmas pressie help thread. (1 Viewer)

[The_highwayman]

Ok, so here's the situation:

It's almost christmas and i want to buy a present for my older brother's girlfriend. I've got my siblings all figured out, just not her...
i) She doesnt wear much jewellery so i would prefer to opt away from that.
ii) She reads books but most are by her favourite author, Bryce courtenay and my younger brother, sister and i bought her his newest book for her birthday last week.
iii) I dont want anything that could carry any sort of potentially percievable romantic interpretation
iv) i considered getting her a handbag but my older brother got her a new one for for her most recent birthday.
v) i considered perfume but it's difficult to choose for another person (particularly when i'm not usually around her when she is wearing it) and also because i feel it clashes a little with point (iii).
vi) my mum bought her some moisturiser and a concert ticket for her bithday so i think i will avoid the skincare area and concert tickets are too expensive for me anyway.

So i have between $20 and $60 ideally, but i may go higher if it is a good idea.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

PS: i realise i have basically wiped out the most common female presents

EDIT: currently 8 views and no replies...i know it's a toughy but please help!

 

[kylie_robbo]

CD? Movie tickets? Dinner voucher? (for your older brother & her to use together)

 

[scarybunny]

If you want to get her a book you could try a cookbook (everyone loves to cook), a coffee table book (the postsecret book, the blue day book etc) or a classic of some sort (that could apply for DVDs as well).

 

[glitterfairy]

Borders Voucher, ColesMyer Voucher. Movie tickets/vouchers also sound cool.

 

[alby]

one of my bf's mates got me a body shop gift basket for my bday, it was really nice (i'm pretty close to him)
then again, body shop stuff is expensive

gift vouchers are good, but can say "i know you'll like this sorta stuff, but i dont have a clue what to get you"

talk to your brother and see what ideas you can get from that

 

[Skeeta]

dvd box sets are usually good/easy. Pick her favourite show, and buy her a season of it

I've SO been using that one to death.. but its so.. PERFECT

Plus, if its a long-running show (like friends/sex+the city).. you have presents for the next 15 years sorted

 

[Strawbaby]

Oh, I've had enough scented candles and useless knick-knacks to last me a lifetime. I'd steer clear. What do you do with that stuff, anyway? I vote DVDs of her favourite show/something good she hasn't seen before, music or a voucher if you're desperate.

 

[Rinni]

Photo fames, you can never have enough photo frames

 

[alby]

Get her like a little statue of something.


Like a lion or tiger.


I saw all these little cheap sculptures/statues when I went chrissy shopping yesterday...i nearly bought some cos they were kewl.


EDIT: Or like those little crystal statue things, they're cool. ya know, they're crystal and they're everywhere, are they cheap?

EDIT2: Or like a cheap little bonsai thing/small cheap pretty plant

EDIT3: Or like one of those crystaly dream catcher things which you hang up and the light hits it and it goes or sparkely

EDIT4: Or like an awesome scented candle with like sex invigorational properties.

EDIT5: Or combinations of the above.

thanks for the ideas santa ash...i shall be scabbing some for my bf & mates

 

[The_highwayman]

As if she deserves anything stunningly good...i mean, cmon he'll probably break up with her by Christmas.

negative. they probably will be getting engaged some time in the near future.

thanks for the ideas everyone. the movie voucher idea also doesnt work because of the fact that i work at a cinema and get them in for free anyways.

I like ur idea skeeta, she's a big McCleods daughters fan so i might go with that if i dont find something better.

 

[sallen]

Buy her a voucher for a book place so she can pck her own

 

[alby]

only thing with that sort of stuff (gift vouchers in general) is that you have to make sure that it doesnt come across as a "i couldnt find anything good to get you, so here, get something yourself" sort of pressie (which's almost as bad as giving people money)

 

[The_highwayman]

yeah, i want it to look as if i have actually put some thought into the gift.

Mccleouds daughters series 1 on dvd is more than $60

 

[grk_styl]

omg your brother's gf, sounds like mine! I still have NFI wat to buy for her. Lucky for me, she likes Lonsdale and I work at a Sports store. But she's still very fussy with style of tops, colours, etc.

My mum always has troubles buying for my bro's gf, so this year she's decided to give her movie vouchers and chocolate from darrel lea. My bro n his gf love going to the movies, and seriously, what girl says no to chocolate? lol

I don't think giving a voucher says, "i have no idea what to buy for you". I would much rather a voucher than an item of clothing I hate n will never wear, or perfume, or anything for that matter.

These days when people ask me what I want for chrissy/bdays, i just say "a voucher thanks". You can buy whatever you want with it!

 

[The_highwayman]

unless it's a voucher to, like, bunnings warehouse

 

[Skeeta]

man this whole "other" family thing is making me hate christmas. Seriously..

My boyfriend has two brothers, both of whom have girlfriends, a dog, and his mum and dad.

I am expected to buy present for EVERYONE.
Every year for the past four years, i have spent more money on his family than mine, and it fucking annoys me. His brothers girlfriends work full time - so they dont CARE about spending a few hundred dollars on christmas presents. but GUESS WHAT?

I do.

Whats worse is that i explained my situation. And proposed a chris cringle/secret santa. That way we get one decent present instead of 7 shitty ones, AND we spend less money. BUT NOOOOOO...

Stupid brats want lots of presents. We're NOT five years old for gods sake!

Oh man at this rate no-one is getting ANYTHING

/rant

p.s. Christmas is usually my favourite time of year

 

[The_highwayman]

i usually love buying presents for everyone and seeing their reaction when they open them, but this year i'm not enjoying it at all so far because i can't think what to get people.

Furthermore, the idea i had for my older brother just fell through so i now need to find something for him also.

 

[grk_styl]

unless it's a voucher to, like, bunnings warehouse

hey don't diss the bunnings! i'd buy something for my room....extra shelves etc etc lol

I love xmas too...But i do find buying pressies is hard for a lot of my family members

 

[^CoSMic DoRiS^^]

does she have any hobbies? coz you could get her something related to that... ummm... movie vouchers...er, gym membership? vouchers for like facials or hair treatments or whatever? chocolate? a picture or like a framed poster of someone or something she's really into? snowglobe? lol this is really hard...does she play any instruments, you could get her, i dont know, a new case or reed or something...or if she's artistic a set of paintbrushes maybe... oooh dvd box sets are good as skeeta said...ask your brother what she likes, he must have some idea.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

If I bought presents for my brother's girlfriend I reckon he'd fight me.