Great gift for married twenty-somethings?
July 16, 2010 1:41 PM   Subscribe

Great gift for married twenty-somethings?

I want to get a going away gift (I'm going away, actually) for two people who have been good friends and looked out for me the last few years.

They are married (to each other), just under 30, and expecting a baby.

They both like to go out fishing in brackish waters.
They enjoy going out to eat (though being pregnant has limited that a bit - nothing with a strong smell)
They like the beach, drinking (again, when not pregnant), and enjoy listening to music.
They are also both well-connected to their respective families.

What can I get for them? My price range is $50-$100.
posted by jander03 to Grab Bag (10 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
if they have a record player:

dr suess or shel silverstein vinyl for the baby to be. plus a record for each of them that you know they'd never buy for themselves.

gift certificate for cleaning services for after the baby is born.
posted by nadawi at 1:51 PM on July 16, 2010


Kind of nerdy, but I finally bought this knife sharpener kit and it is such a joy to always have razor sharp knives. I was never able to get good at sharpening knives with a stone or a sharpening steel but this seems fool proof
posted by InkaLomax at 2:01 PM on July 16, 2010


How about a nice bottle of wine with a promise that you'll come back to share it with them when she's able to drink it?
posted by Madamina at 2:34 PM on July 16, 2010


Some all-clad pots.
posted by zia at 2:39 PM on July 16, 2010


We ( a mid-20's married couple) love getting movie tickets or gift certificates to restaurants. It's basically buying us a nice date.
posted by Saminal at 3:19 PM on July 16, 2010 [3 favorites]


Maybe a cool poster/print, framed, for the baby's room! Something that will remind them of you, like a band you all like (TheSmallStakes has awesome music posters). Or a neat alphabet poster in a font you like.
posted by Swisstine at 3:25 PM on July 16, 2010


A chest freezer! For storing fish and food and it is useful and fairly cheap. Many 20-somethings are at the point where they want one, but haven't gone out and spent money on it yet.
posted by meepmeow at 3:45 PM on July 16, 2010


One of those auto-rocker swings for the baby. They will kiss your feet for giving them the Naptime-is-Right-Now spell.
posted by Mr. Yuck at 3:47 PM on July 16, 2010


A gift subscription to Netflix for three months-ish?
posted by questionsandanchors at 5:16 PM on July 16, 2010


Response by poster: I wish I had posted a couple days ago, because these are great ideas. I went with a gift certificate to an upscale wine marketplace/restaurant, because I only had an hour to do it.
posted by jander03 at 8:21 PM on July 16, 2010


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