[Jessie]

It's my Mums birthday on Thursday but I won't see her till Sunday so I've got till then to organise her pressie but I'm stumped as what to get her.

I've done pretty jumpers, she's on a diet so chocolate is going to go down like a lead balloon. Due to postal strikes anything mail order is a bit risky - anyone got any ideas???

[Crystalpuma]

Something for the garden?

[Jessie]

The pics are for christmas

Not sure what she's already got for the garden, I bought her a planter thing a few years ago and she seems to be inundated with them now

[Crystalpuma]

Lush? At least that gets used up. A day trip somewhere. Take her out to dinner?

[P7 TNY]

Can not fail with flowers, and chocolates , Its hard to pick a pressie considering I am not familiar with your mums tastes’

[Jessie]

She used to be really easy to buy for but I think I used up all my ideas. She just seems to have so much of everything she likes. If I won the lottery I'd get her a new house as she is running out of space

This post has been edited by Jessie: 10 July 2007 - 11:17 AM

[BrilliantBrunette]

Maybe a day or weekend at a Health Farm - i'm sure she'd like that!

[Cokes]

I think those Digital Photo Frames are the business like....gonna be getting one for my folks as part of their Christmas - that and a memory card with some pics on it, and it's a decent present I thnk.

If you look on Amazon and places, there are frames from cheap to expensive depending on what you're after

[Jessie]

hmm now that sounds like a plan as they have lots of digital pics and if I order it soon enough I could have it delivered before the post strike hits

[Jessie]

Got a Kodak one RRP £159.99 and I got it for £69.99 bargain

Darren I could load it with pics but there aren't many that I have here that she'd want on display in her lounge

[BOK]

I'm not too impressed with digi photo frames- there's a lack of permanency with digital. Plus I'd probably never bother to reload the chip with new pics.

I bought one of these, something similar will do. Quality is brill and it's so easy- you buy packs of paper+cartridge together and installing them is a breeze. Most digicams also plug straight in or they can pop the memory card in.

Then they can choose their favourites then print real 6x4 photos to frame....or get picturepockets - I have a big one on my wall and change the photos regularly, old ones go in a conventional album which can be browsed at leisure without having to plug into power or risk of 'crashing'!. It's double sided too so plenty of room to create your own mood board.

[Jessie]

It's not but I have no pictures of friends and family here!! My parents have tons of pics from their travels so I'll have to leave it to them

[danellis]

It's not but I have no pictures of friends and family here!! My parents have tons of pics from their travels so I'll have to leave it to them

Any chance your dad could smuggle you out a CD of images? That;s what I'm getting mum to do for my dad's pressie. (Got him the ebuyer own-brand one for £40)

'Fraid I have to diagree with you BTW Col. Mum and Dad have god-know-show-many photos in boxes in the loft that never get looked at. I now have the photoshow on Vista so constantly have different picutres appearing - and I know my cousin has his digiframe on most of the time

[Jessie]

Any chance your dad could smuggle you out a CD of images? That;s what I'm getting mum to do for my dad's pressie. (Got him the ebuyer own-brand one for £40)

Unfortunately my Parents live 90 mins drive away and with the mail strike I don't imagine it will be here by friday and I'm not going to be here after that

[Jessie]

I think those Digital Photo Frames are the business like....

Both Mum and Dad were impressed with the frame