Gift for 30th b'day ... female lives with folks & is fussy !!! ... IDEAS PLEASE ??

[smiles4u]

Hi all,

I'm going to a friends 30th birthday celebration at a Greek restaurant in East side of Melb this Sat night.

It is going to cost us $45 per head & $23.00 for child under 4 totally - $113.00 for the ' 3' of us, then there is the petrol cost of getting there & back from country Ballarat ... so in all honesty i don't want to spend more than $30 for a gift as i feel we are spending enough as it is & DP doesn't even want me to buy a gift on those grounds but i'm not one to come empty handed & it wouldn't feel right to me, ... so gift it is !!

My friend is single, no children, career woman (does shift work) & lives at home with her parents & does have expensive$ taste ... So, i'm desperate for ideas so can you PRETTY PLEASE throw some ideas my way

(she hasn't seen my DD often due to our living distance & i'm not interested in the gift being child focused IYKWIM )

TIA for any ideas/suggestions

[Patooties]

Hi smiles
Perhaps a nice photo frame, or a couple of movie ticket vouchers. Some nice handcream, a nice bunch of flowers, candles, a cd or music voucher.
There's a couple, but will sleep on it
Hope your family is doing well.

[monnie]

What about a really nice set of notecards or some beautiful stationary?

I love classic simple stationary...and you can get some beautiful stuff for $20-$30.

[smiles4u]

Thanks a million Jaz ... i should have mentioned no vouchers as i'd rather she NOT know how much i spent$ or rather didn't spend much on, LOL ... hopefully you know what i mean

I don't know what sort of music she likes & i've already given her a photo frame a couple of years ago ... but then maybe another one wouldn't hurt !!

Monnie ... any suggestions on where to get some ' nice ' ones ??

*** KEEP COMING WITH THE IDEAS LADIES

[Winter]

Champange - you could get a demi-bottle (half sized bottle) of Moet et Chandon for around $30 and write a note about it being just the right size for drinking while soaking in a luxiourious bath!

[smiles4u]

Oooooh Winter, i like that idea sounds like her (and sounds like what i would like too, LOL ) ... only thing is they don't have a bathtub in her folk's house, so Winter can you think of what else i could write on the note ... and can i buy that size bottle from any franchise bottle shop or Coles Liquorland ??

[Winter]

I'm not sure about Coles Liquor - have a look... I know where I can get them here! Which doesn't help you! But I'm sure if you rang a couple of places you find them no worries!!

Umm...

Just the right size to spoil yourself, not big enough to share!

[monnie]

You could try an art gallery or funky art/gift ware shop...otherwise David Jones often has some nice stuff...

Or alternatively there's some online places including:

kikki-k - funky swedish stationary (who also have some shops if you check out their website)
note couture
paper avenue

Hope that helps!

[smiles4u]

Thanks heaps Monnie ... i might have a look in the local yellow pages for a place (By the way, love your son's name FELIX as it's my nephew's name, he's 14 now)

(Winter, so funny as it was my Mum's 70th a couple of weeks ago & my younger sis bought Mum a full size for this birthday & Mum shared it around & i forgot how shocking it tasted from the bottle i got her for her 60th ... It's getting up there with spumante, LOL but then my friend is all for brands and label stuff so might be up her alley )