Gifts for the person who has everything

Buying gifts becomes a chore when the recipient is a person who already has everything. Here are a few new and creative ideas to help.

What to do when you suddenly draw a blank trying to come up with a gift idea for that person on your list who “already has everything?” Of course it makes a difference whether the recipient is old or young, married or single, and whether he or she lives in a small or large dwelling. Keeping those restrictions in mind, see if you can’t find something on the following list that will fit your “difficult” case to a tee.

SPECIAL FOODS: (These are real hits with Seniors,

especially those with limited space for

storing gifts. They can eat them or share

them with friends.)

CANDY: Not huge amounts. Better 3 or 4 fancy

Chocolate Truffles than a gigantic box of

goodies that will spoil before they are

eaten.

COOKIES: Homemade if possible. People like

knowing that you took time to make something

especially for them.

DELICACIES: Tins of oysters, Caviar, Wine,

Imported Cheeses

LABOR SAVING GIFTS:

PRE-ADDRESSED ENVELOPES:

Get the addresses of your recipient’s paper

boy, electric company, phone company, Doctor,

and a few good friends. Give them a dozen

stamped envelopes pre-addressed to each of

these people. This will save them time, and

in some cases, pain, when arthritic joints

make writing painful. They will bless you

every month for a year.

YARD WORK: Most older people could stay in

their homes longer if only they were able to

keep up with their yards. Give them a gift of

a couple of hours a month of yard service,

provided by you or by someone you hire.

PHOTO ALBUM PROJECT: Spend an afternoon with

the person you want to “gift”, and help them

organize their photos. Bring along an empty

album, or a box to file the pictures in. Ask

about each picture and write pertinent

information on the backs of unmarked photos

before filing or mounting.

CONSUMABLE GIFTS: (These are especially nice

because you can repeat them year after year

as they are used up.)

Stamps

Puzzle Books

Magazines or magazine subscriptions

Newspaper Subscription

Note Cards

Stationery

GIFT CERTIFICATES:( These certificates give

those on limited incomes a chance to treat a

friend once in a while or indulge themselves

with a movie, a new hair-do, or a rare phone

call to a long-distance acquaintance.)

McDonalds

Dairy Queen

Phone Company

Any favorite restaurant

Beauty Shop

Movies

A Play

YOUR TIME TO TAKE HIM OR HER SOMEWHERE: (Many

of these outings won’t cost much, but the

idea that you are taking your time to be with

the recipient will mean more than anything

else you could give him.)

Fishing

Bowling

Shopping

Out to Eat

To the Library

For a Drive

To Visit a Friend

The ideas above can be adapted to anyone on your gift list; even that person who “already has everything." So why not keep this list handy and start today to stockpile a few of the items on it in order to avoid a rush trip to the mall the next time you need a gift in a hurry.