Gift ideas for wealthy elderly couple with everything?

Question

i have some friends in their 80's who have done so much for for me and my family.(lots of really cool hand-me-downs) i do some grounds keeping for them on a pretty regular basis and they insist on over paying me for every thing i do. just looking for some ideas of what i might do to show them how much they truley mean to us

Answer 1

make them something home made...like a homemade frame with your family's picture and a big thank you....wealthy people have everything except what comes from the "heart"

Answer 2

in this case since money does not seem to be a problem with those folks and they pretty much have everything they need and perhaps desire.

I would suggest creating something personal. Something that shows you put a lot of time and thought into it. Learn a craft on the side and design something or build something unique.

If they have a lot of pictures stored away somewhere, perhaps you can create a special unique album with some personal writings included that could be added or passed down to family members.

Of course, they would have to participate in that process or with the help of other family members without there knowledge. It recap some historical moments within there lives as well as who they shared it with. Its not enough to just have pictures in some album, words commentating those experiences allows others to review it without there presence.

Everyone is a poet deep within, I believe. Perhaps you can share your appreciation with words and some pictures attached to some sort of album you created with every experience you shared with that couple. Of course taking some pictures here and there to build your portfolio with there permission of course.

If that is not your thing then perhaps you can search around for something rare or unique........ Perhaps something they have not seen in decades. Something from back or around the time they were married. For example, if they were married back in 1948, search the library for something good, a unique time in history perhaps and try putting something like that together.

Perhaps knowing the year they were born and month could be another source of historical checking. Make and write something about what happened when they were born around that same month or perhaps day and year.

Get the point? Something unique. I hope this is a start. Something that shows you cared enough to put your time into something for there sake means more, I think. All the best! (smile) And don't forget to HAVE FUN at it!

Answer 3

Can you cook? If so go to their house and prepare a nice meal to have with them, you buy the things to fix. If you can't cook you could get take out (not fast food) and go have lunch or dinner with them. Most elderly people just love younger people to talk to and tell about how things were in their younger days. It's more of a time thing than a material thing to them. Like you said their elderly and wealthy so they probably have everything they want except someone to visit them.

Answer 4

If possible, try to get a hold of an old photo album and put a collaboration of their photos onto a DVD. Add nice background music.

If you have the money to spend you could organise a weekend away for them

Or take the couple out for a meal at a nice restaurant

Answer 5

Hire a chef to cook for them, in their home. This is a wonderful thing. The chef brings everything, down to the tablecloth, and depending on the rate, a server.

Ask at finer restaurants and under Catering in the phone book.

Also, be sure to sample the dishes, this should be standard and complimentary before your purchase.

Cost:$100-$200 dollars.

Answer 6

Invite them to family get togethers. Sounds like they have sort of "adopted" you and your family anyway. At their age being alone and left out is probably their biggest challenge. Visit with them, take them to some event they would enjoy such as a play or concert, take them out to lunch, etc. For something more tangible perhaps a donation in their name to an organization that has meaning for them especially if it's someplace that puts donors names on a plaque or on a brick in the walkway.

Answer 7

How about obtaining a newspaper from the day they were born? There are several web sites that can get it for you - the real newspaper, not a copy.

I did this for a man on his 70th- huge hit.

Baked goods are always welcome - bring over a tray of your family recipe for a holiday cookie and share it with them. Who doesn't like baked goods? If they have food allergies, bake to their needs.

Or, if you were really adventurous and had time on your hands - or extra money - have their family tree drawn out for several generations.

Answer 8

Make them a scrapebook..or if you are like me and don't quiet have the time to make a scrapebook, HallMark sells pre-made scrapebooks..all you have to do is add your memories and pictures to the pages. Your elderly friends might love talking about times they have shared or looking at past photographs of you together. Also,in the scrapebook you can include how much you care for and how much they mean to you in a personalized letter.

Answer 9

Give them a gift that has to do with something they have expressed interest in (like if they are into bird watching, get them a book on birds). I know i appreciate gifts where people have put though into getting me something I'm interested in rather than spending a lot of money on something that i can't use.

Answer 10

Do something with them or for them. Like make them a nice dinner at their house, maybe fix something or paint or plant some plants for them. Always remember it is the thought that counts. How about a framed picture of your family with a note about how great they are and how thankful you are for everything they have done for you.