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post 1695040833 12-18-2023, 07:20 AM
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What do you buy your 70ish year old parents who have everything for Christmas?

boomer parents 74 year old father and 68 year old mother who have like 10 million networth

What do you get them for Christmas?
post 1695040933 12-18-2023, 07:22 AM
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I buy them alcohol.
post 1695041033 12-18-2023, 07:23 AM
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Why dont you give love on CHRISTMAS day? Even the man who has everything, would be so happy if you would bring love.
post 1695041043 12-18-2023, 07:23 AM
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I bet they want grandchildren. But those are really expensive.
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post 1695041123 12-18-2023, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted By MrSchons⏩
I buy them alcohol.
This. If you can't think of anything else can't go wrong with some bottles of wine/ beer
post 1695041133 12-18-2023, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted By MrSchons⏩
I buy them alcohol.
Alcohol is a hard no,

mom would be pissed,

Dad would be in the garage an hour later slurring his words and digging in his toolboxes for any airplane mini bottles with a drop of old grand dad scotch left
post 1695041193 12-18-2023, 07:25 AM
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Get your sibling that they like better to come home for Christmas.
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post 1695041363 12-18-2023, 07:27 AM
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If you can't get them things, get them an experience. Concert out with grandkids, even organize a trip with you and your siblings.

My girlfriend also recently got one of those cameo things for her aged father from a guy who acted on his favourite soap.
post 1695042923 12-18-2023, 07:55 AM
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2nd the experience gift.

Comedy show
Play
Music
Basically we are going to see or do _______.

Worst case a.gift card to their fav restaurant.
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post 1695043043 12-18-2023, 07:58 AM
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I’m getting my mom fertilizer for her garden
post 1695048583 12-18-2023, 09:46 AM
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The old eater basket theory works with everybody every time, especially people who you dont know what to buy for.

Pick out just a handful of cheap type things, maybe $10 each item. For women those towel set things for the kitchen always work. Also you can get like a scarf and gloves that are cheap. Something like that,. Don't knock yourself out thinking about it.

Also get some candy bars, lick snickers and some of those little ghirardelli square things, something sort of fancy like that. So you should have a handful of stuff. No wrap that stuff up individually.

If I have a basket laying around then I will get that easter grass type stuff and fill it with that then put the wrapped gifts and candy in it. So they have a basket they can open up with little treats throughout.

If you don't have a basket use a bag and tissue paper and all that so its like a treasure hunt for them.

Gifts don't have to be expensive and something they have waited for their whole life. They should be something fun to open up.

With this technique you can get away with buying cheaper gifts and they will remember them more. Works 100% of the time.
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post 1695049583 12-18-2023, 10:11 AM
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Matching marble tombstones?
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A handmade card with elbow macaroni
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Give them something experiential, not material.
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