I'm making a "Welcome" gift basket for our new live-in nanny, in Turkey. What should I include? [more inside]
posted by hasna on Dec 14, 2009 - 9 answers

What should I put in a cold-weather survival kit for my father? [more inside]
posted by sugarfish on Dec 14, 2009 - 25 answers

Making a Beatles DVD from YouTube videos. Looking for suggestions for clips. [more inside]
posted by etc. on Dec 12, 2009 - 6 answers

Is it a grand gesture to anonymously give a woman I think is beautiful a banjo? At the beginning of this semester, I briefly was in a relationship with a woman who I cared a great deal about. It didn’t end well, and really, it couldn’t have ended well. We have nothing in common. But as it is, I still think she is beautiful, and I’d like to do something truly grand, both to make this world a better (albeit stranger) place, and to give myself some closure. [more inside]
posted by Archibald Edmund Binns on Dec 12, 2009 - 132 answers

What would be a good TV show to give to a person with Alzheimer's? [more inside]
posted by Mavri on Dec 11, 2009 - 20 answers

What can I give my brother-in-law and his wife for Christmas? They really like ice cream but have a tiny kitchen so an ice cream maker is out. The limit is $100. [more inside]
posted by traceymariel on Dec 10, 2009 - 25 answers

Help me give my friend a thoughtful but useless piece of crap! [more inside]
posted by functionequalsform on Dec 10, 2009 - 63 answers

What to gift an 11 year old boy with too much stuff? [more inside]
posted by Secret Life of Gravy on Dec 9, 2009 - 40 answers

What gift(s) could I request for Christmas that would make my life more interesting, social, or creative? [more inside]
posted by Kirn on Dec 9, 2009 - 11 answers

Industrial jewelry in the Bay Area? [more inside]
posted by lore on Dec 8, 2009 - 10 answers

Help me find a gift for a snake fancier or amateur herpetologist. [more inside]
posted by orthogonality on Dec 8, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for a colorful/artsy name plate to sit on an office desk. Does such a thing exist? If so, where? And if not, what might be some possible substitutes? [more inside]
posted by yersinia on Dec 7, 2009 - 10 answers

New nephew! Yay! But what to get him for Christmas? [more inside]
posted by bunji on Dec 7, 2009 - 29 answers

Help me have the most awesome themed gift this Christmas! A pound of _______ [more inside]
posted by Rallon on Dec 7, 2009 - 31 answers

Where O Where can someone find fresh bananas to ship as a gift... more specifically, anyone know of a place that ships JUST fresh bananas as a gift? [more inside]
posted by niteHawk on Dec 7, 2009 - 7 answers

Good "experience" gift for my geek husband's 40th birthday? [more inside]
posted by geekgirl397 on Dec 6, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm getting my little brother a nice bottle of gin for his graduation, but I'd like to include other side-presents along with it. But what? I'm not a gin drinker! [more inside]
posted by you're a kitty! on Dec 6, 2009 - 15 answers

What is a fun, active, motion toy for an adult? I want to get my (adult) cousin something she can play with/on. She likes surfing, skateboarding, and all related feats. Any ideas of an interesting, active type of thing like that? Bonus points if it's unusual...or unusually fun.
posted by tamaraster on Dec 4, 2009 - 15 answers

Push (Birthing) Gift idea? Wife has hinted and I like to give gifts. What is appropriate? [more inside]
posted by NotSoSimple on Dec 4, 2009 - 20 answers

Please help me choose an inexpensive home stereo for a teenager. I'm overwhelmed! [more inside]
posted by notashroom on Dec 3, 2009 - 10 answers

Creative, attractive recycled or reusable gift wrap ideas. Got any? [more inside]
posted by rebeccabeagle on Dec 3, 2009 - 15 answers

This Christmas, I'm giving everyone the gift of delicious and healthy home-cooked meals, but I'm blanking on how to wrap and/or present them at the Christmas Eve festivities. Everything will be pre-frozen, which probably rules out putting them by the tree with the other gifts, and the only other solution I can think of is leaving them in my car and letting everyone take theirs on the way home, which is lame. There must be a better way. [more inside]
posted by anderjen on Dec 2, 2009 - 15 answers

Every year I am at a loss of what to get my best friend for Christmas. He is a man who really has everything. He likes electronic gadgets but they are usually fairly expensive, and he usually wants something very specific that he ends up buying himself. When I ask him what he wants, he hems and haws and just says, “Nothing, I don’t need anything.” [more inside]
posted by batonthefueltank on Dec 1, 2009 - 46 answers

One for the ladies - should I get my unemployed girlfriend some nice jewelery, or some nice green cash? [more inside]
posted by smoothvirus on Dec 1, 2009 - 41 answers

Where can I find the best jigsaw puzzle for my puzzle-loving grandmom? [more inside]
posted by wundermint on Nov 30, 2009 - 7 answers

Travel coffee mug suggestions, please! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 30, 2009 - 24 answers

I have just been invited to an open house to honor a distant relative that has just passed his Bar examination. Is a gift expected and if so what would be good for a new lawyer?
posted by Raybun on Nov 30, 2009 - 16 answers

What should the 'starter sushi chef' package include? [more inside]
posted by lemonade on Nov 30, 2009 - 21 answers

Can you recommend a good book about the WPA artists program, or a great book that came out of the Federal Writers' Program? Bonus points if you know of a fictional story that uses it as the main theme. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 30, 2009 - 12 answers

I need some sewing related stocking stuffers! [more inside]
posted by WinnipegDragon on Nov 30, 2009 - 24 answers

Please help solve a riddle from a 1943 family postcard [more inside]
posted by cranberry_nut on Nov 30, 2009 - 45 answers

Inexplicably, my sixty-six year old father has just bought an Xbox 360. What games could I buy for it that my parents would enjoy? [more inside]
posted by Acarpous on Nov 30, 2009 - 22 answers

I'm looking for strange magazines to give as gift subscriptions. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by benzenedream on Nov 23, 2009 - 34 answers

My wife loves YoVille, farm town, farmville, etc. on facebook - will she love the Sims (2 or 3) for Christmas? [more inside]
posted by chndrcks on Nov 22, 2009 - 18 answers

Looking for info/tips/leads on local gifts for my Seattle- and Richmond, VA-residing brothers [more inside]
posted by Maarika on Nov 17, 2009 - 14 answers

My secret santa giftee is an in-law who I have never met. 50-something, craftsman (violin-maker). Budget is £25 (ca. $40). My hope: something sock-knocking in the classical or folk vein; preferably on the new side.
posted by sagwalla on Nov 16, 2009 - 15 answers

Gift-Filter - Please recommend a shop in Edinburgh that I can buy a tasteful new baby gift online that will deliver in a little over a week. [more inside]
posted by typewriter on Nov 15, 2009 - 5 answers

You: a man in your mid eighties, in a "nursing home"
Me: Granddaughter visiting for just a day.
Question: what would be the most awesome gift that I could leave with you that would provide amusement or happiness? [more inside]
posted by smartypantz on Nov 12, 2009 - 35 answers

What to get my long-distance lover for Christmas? (NSFW) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 12, 2009 - 5 answers

What's a good book for a med student? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Nov 12, 2009 - 14 answers

I absolutely LOVE the idea of the walnut advent calendar that was mentioned here. Help me figure out what to put in them! [more inside]
posted by Kattiara17 on Nov 11, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm joining my long-term boyfriend at his godmother's house for a week for Thanksgiving this year. I want to bring her a gift to thank her for having me in her home. What are some good ideas? [more inside]
posted by Night_owl on Nov 6, 2009 - 10 answers

Looking for an out of print children's book entitled Prince _________, about a dog. Help? [more inside]
posted by samsarah on Nov 5, 2009 - 7 answers

In previous years I've made a lot of cookies to give away to friends and family around the holidays. This year I'd like to do something a little different, but still make it a gift of food. [more inside]
posted by sararah on Nov 5, 2009 - 42 answers

Gift filter: I'm looking for a nifty computer-related gift for a friend's birthday. [more inside]
posted by oracle bone on Nov 4, 2009 - 11 answers

Holiday gift giving going out of my comfort zone but I don't wanna be a scrooge. Please hope me. Longish explanation inside. [more inside]
posted by pointystick on Nov 2, 2009 - 36 answers

My girlfriend wants superpowers. What should I get her for Christmas? [more inside]
posted by moonroof on Oct 29, 2009 - 42 answers

Help me find a poster with the Gestalt Prayer (in its entirety) on it! [more inside]
posted by emilyd22222 on Oct 25, 2009 - 1 answer

Is there such a thing as an online vendor from whom I can purchase print-on-demand gift certificates as a wedding gift that I can put in today's mail? [more inside]
posted by cuddles.mcsnuggy on Oct 21, 2009 - 8 answers

What's a good present to buy a 25 year old newly licensed driver? [more inside]
posted by kerning on Oct 15, 2009 - 26 answers