04-28-2020, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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mother days gift ideas in the time of COVID
With Mother's day coming up and thinking of ideas for her in this time. Not like I can pick something up at the mall, and never been good at online shopping. Just wondering what everyone else is doing and if anybody has some good ideas.
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04-28-2020, 09:22 AM
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As a mother: I would appreciate booze.
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04-28-2020, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Slightly right of left of center
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Puxlut
As a mother: I would appreciate booze.
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ha... My wife doesn't drink. If she did I would be fine!!!
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04-28-2020, 09:28 AM
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You can make a nice meal for her. Something above/beyond regular dinner. A multi course meal with salad/soup, mains, dessert of all her favorite dishes. Or get a little more adventurous...Fondu, a picnic in the park, etc.
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04-28-2020, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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you could hit up superstore (yea... i know.. but where else can you go?)
they have cards, fresh cut flowers/potted plants
pick up stuff for a really nice meal
we've been dropping meals off at my mom's place since mid-march (she usually came over for diner 3 nights/week pre-covid) so we will definitely be doing up a nice meal for her on mother's day.
for my wife... pretty much the same thing, except i'll get our kids to make up some cards for her (they are 7 and almost 5... so the cards have a certain kind of awesome to them... what mom doesn't want a coloured in picture of a monster truck?!?!)
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04-28-2020, 09:36 AM
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I have a weird approach to Mother’s Day; I have never bought my wife anything because she’s not MY mother. The kids always got money and advice from me for their mother and later gave me advice on what to get for my mother.
Last year my mother passed(at 94 with no regrets) and this year the kids are banned from visiting so the best gift will be a Group FaceTime.
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04-28-2020, 09:43 AM
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I'll probably do takeout from a restaurant she wanted to try and get some flowers delivered (for my wife). My mom/her mom we are just postponing until we can have them over for dinner.
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04-28-2020, 10:04 AM
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broke the first rule
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Chocolates
My wife has been collecting acrylic photo blocks which have collections of our family photos - I was going to get her a couple of those as we've missed making them the last couple years.
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04-28-2020, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger
With Mother's day coming up and thinking of ideas for her in this time. Not like I can pick something up at the mall, and never been good at online shopping. Just wondering what everyone else is doing and if anybody has some good ideas.
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tough one. I'm ok for my mother, but I don't have a clue what to do for my wife.
I never ever buy flowers, so I thought my daughter and I could give her flowers with a homemade card attached. maybe add in a sleep in with brunch in bed.
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04-28-2020, 10:38 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 127.0.0.1
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bleach?
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04-28-2020, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DuffMan
bleach?
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I tried. can never get her to drink any, no matter how I package it.
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04-28-2020, 10:52 AM
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Norm!
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I told my mom that we'd do a family dinner once this thing is over instead of getting her some bauble.
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04-28-2020, 11:19 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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I am going to make my mother something again. This year I'm going to make one of those learning towers so she can cook with her grandkids at the counter.
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04-28-2020, 11:39 AM
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I’m thinking of one of those digital photo frames if I can buy one (Amazon?, but I like to support small businesses). My wife would like that.
Last edited by MoneyGuy; 04-28-2020 at 01:36 PM.
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04-28-2020, 12:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GordonBlue
I tried. can never get her to drink any, no matter how I package it.
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You have to hook it into the water supply.
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04-28-2020, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Panties.
Edit: Lol. Sorry, I mean for your wife if you have kids. I haven't had a mother in a very long time, I forgot that people get gifts for their mom and not just their child's mother.
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04-28-2020, 04:29 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Normally, we don't really exchange gifts among adults in our family, so it's always a nice dinner or go shopping, just do something together.
This year, I ordered a bunch of little things off Amazon and put together a little personalized gift basket of stuff she likes, make up, perfume, cozy socks, books, etc.
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04-28-2020, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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I'm getting my mom an Amazon tablet to use as an e-reader, since she mentioned how annoying it is having to wait 3 days to organize curbside pickup at the library these days
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04-28-2020, 07:10 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
I'm getting my mom an Amazon tablet to use as an e-reader, since she mentioned how annoying it is having to wait 3 days to organize curbside pickup at the library these days
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Why not an iPad? It likely does more and lasts longer.
And there is a kindle app for the iPad, if that matters.
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04-28-2020, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
Why not an iPad? It likely does more and lasts longer.
And there is a kindle app for the iPad, if that matters.
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Because Apple is poop
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