What is an appropriate gift for a friend of the family who let us stay with her rent free for 8 weeks while we house hunted? I don't think she really needs anything, in fact, she offered to buy us a fridge as a house warming gift. Also, we did contribute while we stayed there. Lawn mowing, cooking, buying groceries, cleaning, etc. Any ideas would be great!
SOunds to me like you don't want to get her a gift at all, haha.
I think you definitely should. Depends on your budget....something like a really nice bottle of wine with a $25 gc to the liquor store attached, or a gc to a nice restaurant.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on May 18, 2012 12:30:14 GMT -5
Oh, wow. What a great friend!
I am always against gifting "stuff" because unless they've asked for it specifically, it's usually just in the way or unwanted. What about a GC to restaurant like PP mentioned, or a gift package of Omaha Steaks (get a big one, as long as you know they like meat), a floral-arrangement-of-the-month type of thing, or buy her a GC for her local mechanic or auto dealer so she can get her next few oil changes for free?
Ummm ... I'm going to have to think about this for more ideas.
SOunds to me like you don't want to get her a gift at all, haha.
I think you definitely should. Depends on your budget....something like a really nice bottle of wine with a $25 gc to the liquor store attached, or a gc to a nice restaurant.
No we definitely want to give her something. I just didn't want to sound like a bum. A gift card is a good idea.
Post by emoflamingo on May 18, 2012 13:10:50 GMT -5
If she likes wine, I'd buy her a few bottles (more or less, depending on the price) in a pretty basket.
Otherwise, I'd say some gift cards to restaurants and a heartfelt card about how much you appreciate them and how thankful you are that they are in your life.
Post by adhdfashion on May 19, 2012 15:34:13 GMT -5
Wow, that is one amazing friend. Well unless you plan on giving her your first born...........you can't really pay her back. I would suggest buying her a one year wine of the month club membership. Where they send her 4 wines a month. Or a weekend stay at a BB.
Post by Rainy Night in Soho on May 19, 2012 17:19:50 GMT -5
I moved into a really crappy apartment a few years ago- and stayed with a family friend for 6-8 weeks when I moved out of said apartment after 24 hours.
I ended up giving him extremely hard to get college football tickets a couple of years later!
Post by mrsacornblue on May 19, 2012 20:55:39 GMT -5
I stayed at my friend's house for 7 weeks when I had to do clinical near her. Like OP, I contributed to the household while I was there. I got her a really nice baby shower gift and a $50 GC to a restaraunt with a nice thank you card.
Could you invite her over for dinner at your place, and then give her a gift at that point in time? I think it would be nice if you welcomed her to your home after all she did for you in hers. I think the idea of a GC to somewhere she likes or a spa day would be nice.