Need some ideas what to buy my Mother-in-law for Christmas...

If you find a supply of barbed wire slippers, please let me know. I would LOVE to get a pair for my MIL. Last year, I got her a barbed wire shaper…..the slippers would complement the ensemble.

Sounds like all the other gifts were well thought out! Good job! & Merry Christmas

Does she have hobbies such as gardening? If so, a book or a gift certificate to a catalogue is great.

I always go for a scarf- but a really nice one.

Some people appreciate the second-hand stuff when it’s in a good condition, and then you can give her a nice label (like Hermès, Ferragamo, Dior, etc…). Though that would depend on her taste and style, if she is even a sqaure scarf-admirer.

Hmmm…gloves? tea set? Italian coffee maker? a selection of imported teas?

Maybe you could tell us a bit about her; what’s her taste? what does she enjoy?

A flu preparation/survival kit!

@Marina @lamedb – She’s not really a gardener, she does like flowers and regularly buys fresh ones for the house, I was thinking of a fancy vase or wee pruning kit but it seems a little lame to me. I think I may be trying to over think it. A scarf sounds good. .............I can wind it tightly round her neck…...................lol only kidding!!!

@scotsbloke O dear… You could just get a rope and have her believe it’s a scarf…

I like the idea of something that goes with her interests. Depending on the money you have to spend, you could get a great pruning set, some frogs, some glass beads to hold flowers and a vase.

Or perhaps send her flowers once a month for a year.