Should it be "something golden" or should it be more of "something the couple needs" like a pair of canes or arthritic spoons? I am not inclined to give kitchen or decorative stuff since these are emant only for the wife. I want somthing that both the wife and the husband will appreciate.
2007-12-02 10:42:32 · 13 answers · asked by SQUALENEBOY 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Should it be "something golden" or should it be more of "something the couple needs" like a pair of canes or arthritic spoons? I am not inclined to give kitchen or decorative stuff since these are meant only for the wife. I want somthing that both the wife and the husband will appreciate.
2007-12-02 12:02:05 · update #1
Don't get them the golden or the items for the kitchen. Get them a nice a gift certificate to a restaurant, movie passes, a couple massage, theater tickets or sporting event.
At this age they have everything. The golden items are going to sit and get dusty....such a waste of money.
2007-12-02 10:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by Violet 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Forget the arthritic spoons and the canes; a truly great gift for a 50th wedding anniversary would be a night in a fancy hotel complete with room service. If that seems to be a bit much, then find a really nice restaurant with a romantic atmosphere and treat the lucky couple to a romantic dinner. Been married for 51 years and someone was special enough to give us such a gift.
2007-12-02 11:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by mary k 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending upon their financial status you could give them a one day trip from the local Senior Center, a ticket to some nearby town that has a sightseeing trip for a one day trip, or just offer to do some yardwork or home repair or pruning job. Just think of something you can do and what they might like. If all else fails, put them in your car and take them to some restaurant you know and one that you are sure they have never seen but don't tell them where you are going. That's fun.
2007-12-02 11:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by nan1204 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree - no knick-knacks or decorative items - most older people are downsizing and don't need those items. Gift certificates are great - restaurants, hotel chains, department stores, even the grocery store. Tickets to a performance or movie. Or maybe go in with others for a portrait sitting, large screen TV or weekend trip?
2007-12-02 11:25:09 · answer #4 · answered by PamEL 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if they are registered somewhere - 50th anniversaries are often registered. Also make sure they want gifts - some prefer not to - and it is tacky to say so on the invitation. You can get something crystal with just a gold rim - it doesn't have to be totally gold. Personally when people really need nothing - I give Christmas ornaments and spend as much as I can afford.
2007-12-02 10:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say it depends on what your relationship is with the person. If you are directly related (Child/Sibling/Parent) then you should dish out more than if say, you were just their co-worker or acquaintance. As for what to get, I definitely think that it should incorporate gold (no don't worry not real gold). Like say for example you wanted to get them canes, get gold colored. Or if you wanted to give them gift certificates, then see if you can get it with gold lettering. At that age it really is the thought that counts. Something homemade would also work (poem)
2007-12-02 11:55:01 · answer #6 · answered by generalordglossop 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would get gift certificates but not to resturants but to the grocery or Target. They can get something the need or want depending on their financial situations. If you dont have much cash gift personalized gift certificate to rake leaves,clean out their gutters, go to the post office for them or do spring cleaning for them. Most importantly, when you go do the errand or chore make sure to have the time to visit...as time is the most important gift we can give someone.
2007-12-02 12:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by Mike K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gift certificate to a nice restaurant, is the best gift you could give them. My aunt & uncle, just celebrated their 50th, and they were pleased with the gift certificates, the vases and the other things they recieved are sitting in the gift boxes, they can't figure out where to put them.
2007-12-02 10:55:51 · answer #8 · answered by Foggy Idea 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it depends on how much they can get around, what their interests are and how well you know them, but here are some suggestions...
1. if they are still capable of travel, how about a bus trip?
2. dinner gift certificates
3. paying for a year for someone to clean their home (if it's something they don't enjoy or can't do anymore.)
4. maybe they are in need of some chores done around the house or yardwork, how about volunteering to do it, or paying someone else to?
good luck!
2007-12-02 11:01:53 · answer #9 · answered by jen19music 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-12-02 10:59:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋