What do you buy for people who buy everything they want?

[Nikia]

We have to buy presents for husbands parents. His mother is a shopoholic and buys everything that they want that we could reasonably afford. She has accumulated a lot of junk over the years. We're going shopping soon.

[barb162]

1. for both, perfume

even if they have every bottle of every brand, get a good quality brand like Chanel where you can't go wrong

[Pool Hall Ace]

2. How about a donation in their name to an organization

that is dear to them?

[barb162]

3. yeah, great idea!!

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. And here's an online site that is ALL gift cards ALL the time

http://tinyurl.com/y9nk96

[caty]

4. My old standby is

a "night out". A gift card for their favorite restaurant and a gift card for the movie theater they go to.

[Suich]

5. I agree with a charitable donation

in their name. btw, they usually don't reveal the amount donated.

Good luck!

:hi:

[skygazer]

6. Personally, I buy them a bottle of wine

If, of course, they drink wine. But it's something that can be immediately enjoyed and isn't something that matters if they already have it.

[pitohui]

9. same here

after a certain age everybody pretty much already has everything that you could afford to buy as an appropriate gift except for consumables

as for people who don't drink i would rather not have to exchange gifts with them at all but some other consumable gift like chocolate might work, although so many people now get pissed off at being loaded down with food and chocolate over the holidays...

[uppityperson]

7. consumables. Food, bath stuff, candles

[flvegan]

8. Wine.com gift certificate (or a like gift)

Satisfies three things:

1. Need to get a gift;
2. Her desire to shop:
3. The non-accumulation of crap, as wine will be consumed.

[HuffleClaw]

10. i buy my pa a calendar every year

the same one too, its become a tradition.

[Fleshdancer]

12. My in-laws are the same way....

For my MIL, we (and by "we" I mean "I") got a 3 month subscription to a flower bouquet of the month club and beautiful monogrammed guest soaps. For my FIL, we got a 3 month subscription to a wine of the month club and a fun monogrammed branding iron for when he grills his steaks.

I had a lot of luck with www.redenvelope.com this year for unique gift ideas. :shrug: