I have a puzzle box...a little box with a puzzle you must solve in order to open it. The opening inside is a cylinder about 2.5" in diameter by 3" in length, so, big enough for a standard plastic gift card if you bend it a little. I want to give a gift that is more interesting than a gift card, so I need your ideas! [more inside]
posted by blnkfrnk on Mar 29, 2013 - 4 answers

Friends (couple and their gorgeous 2-year-old) are moving from the UK to LA (via NYC for a month or two). Do you have any fabulous gift ideas? I don't want to get them a physical thing to lug around so maybe a pre-paid something, or an experience - something I could buy online and give them a printout tomorrow would be perfect. Thanks!
posted by Carravanquelo on Oct 29, 2012 - 14 answers

My boyfriend is a very spiritual devotee of Krishna (via ISKCON). Before we were dating he lived in an Ashram for a while, and has been involved with the temple since he was in early high school. I'm happily Jewish, and not personally disposed toward that sort of devotion, and I think sometimes my inability to understand comes off as skeptical or disapproving. His birthday is coming up in about a week, and I'd like to get him something, or do something for him that will demonstrate a commitment to his spirituality - or at least something that shows I'm trying. I'd love your suggestions. More details beyond the fold. [more inside]
posted by howgenerica on Sep 27, 2012 - 12 answers

One of my best friends is moving to Chicago at the end of September, got any gift ideas? [more inside]
posted by GuppieXX on Jul 20, 2012 - 7 answers

What do you give your very conservative, 40-something older sister for Christmas? [more inside]
posted by theletterfour on Nov 16, 2011 - 22 answers

Gift ideas. Want to send about 50 small gifts to a software dev team that has done an excellent job. Ideally, there's something for everyone, rather than a few things that have to be shared. I don't have much money -- maybe $50-$100 total to spend. Ideas?
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Sep 15, 2011 - 32 answers

Valentine's Day gift ideas for my pregnant wife. [more inside]
posted by wordsmith on Feb 12, 2011 - 14 answers

How to get newspapers from all over the world. [more inside]
posted by Twinedog on Oct 14, 2010 - 5 answers

My husband is a over the road truck driver, need birthday gift ideas. He has a laptop and I have already gotten him a Yahtzee software game for it. Any suggestions for life on the road?
posted by sandyp on Oct 13, 2010 - 9 answers

What do you get your best friend and his wife on the occasion of their first child being born? [more inside]
posted by Twinedog on Oct 4, 2010 - 12 answers

Best magazine for highly enthusiastic amateur photographer? Or suggestions for other photography related gifts at similar price point for a recent college grad? [more inside]
posted by IndigoJones on May 21, 2010 - 5 answers

I need help coming up with a gift idea for a 40-50 year old woman that I don't know very well at all. [more inside]
posted by Phire on Aug 24, 2009 - 23 answers

Gift ideas for close friends' wedding / first anniversary, please! [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Jun 28, 2008 - 5 answers

My nephew turns 10 soon. I got him The Dangerous book for boys. What else can I add to make it more awesome? [more inside]
posted by special-k on May 1, 2008 - 34 answers

A Valentine's day question - mea culpa! I'd like to go for something handmade and creative for the dude, but I'm afraid school is sucking up my imagination. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 31, 2008 - 12 answers

Gift Ideas for a person interested in Economics and Russian [more inside]
posted by codybaldwin on Jan 3, 2008 - 9 answers

What are some good (preferably experience-based) birthday gifts for a 21-year-old Australian programming geek who thinks he's Danish? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Nov 29, 2007 - 12 answers

Help me decide on a gift. [more inside]
posted by triggerfinger on Oct 1, 2007 - 4 answers

I've already got the xmas gift figured out, now I'm trying to figure out how to give it...so what are some creative/clever/funny ways you've given gifts? [more inside]
posted by 777 on Dec 12, 2006 - 26 answers

A special lady in my life has an insatiable lust for all things dark chocolate. What outrageous dark chocolate related present can I get for her? [more inside]
posted by null terminated on Oct 24, 2006 - 30 answers

I need to get a gift and I'm struggling with coming up with an appropriate idea. All suggestions appreciated. [more inside]
posted by dragonbay on Jul 10, 2006 - 10 answers

Okay, I'm stumped. I have no idea what to get my girlfriend for Christmas. I got her some nice jewelry for her birthday in October, and I got her art last Christmas (shortly after we started dating). I'm not ready to be buying any rings, but don't want to trod down the same path giftwise.What do I do? Any ideas (she has an iPod) would be welcome!
posted by trox on Dec 15, 2005 - 23 answers