What to give them?

Thanks very much.

It is Lend with Care, ot another is called Kiva.

Yes please. 👍

Will check the name with dd.

Thank you.
I'll have a look.
It sounds ideal, just as a good deed (and I like the idea of getting my money back!)

I think the one I mentioned is called Lend with care.

One of the links posted here is to a lending site.
I might have a look at that, thanks.

It needn't be a present, either.

My dd lends small amounts sometimes only £15 or £20, to people often women, who live in poverty enabling them to set up small businesses.
So far everyone who has had a loan, from many different countries, have repaid the loans, very slowly, but none have defaulted.

Musicgirl

MissAdventure

I've bought my grandsons a cow, a cockeral, and my best one was a toilet.
All donated so that families can set themselves up with farming basics, and begin to earn their way out of poverty.
I used the send-a-cow foundation, but there are lots similar.

This is what my mother, sister and I do for my brother, who is wealthy andspecifically said he doesn't want physical presents. This year, I have bought the opportunity for a child to have an operation to heal a cleft lip.

What a fantastic gift Musicgirl you can transform someone's life

I'm selling my pottery at a fair this evening so I hope someone is still looking for small gifts!
I have the same dilemma 😕.
I'll tell the family not to give me anything but I daresay the DGC will expect something.
I have always given each family - there are 4- a gift of a board game or a jigsaw. It probably ends up in a charity shop but that's OK isn't it?
Buy from the charity shop?
missing out thr midde man?

I have 4 young G.Grandchildren and one expected in January and these are the only ones I am buying for this year. I haven’t decided what I’m getting yet apart from pregnant g.daughter who is thinking (so far I’ve made a pram blanket in blue with bunnies on).
I might just send some money in a card, I did this for their birthdays and I’m still waiting for a reply, oh well what’s it matter I know I’ve done it.
I dont expect expensive presents from my children, an orchid in a pot, a nice plant, and a cheese and biscuit selection would be greatly appreciated.
Forget the nighties and slippers and Ive got a cupboard full of Dove products which I really must sort out and send to the homeless shelter, as soon as I feel a bit better I will.

Lovely gift to give.
I watched a TV programme about the doctors who do those ops, and how much difference it makes.

MissAdventure

I've bought my grandsons a cow, a cockeral, and my best one was a toilet.
All donated so that families can set themselves up with farming basics, and begin to earn their way out of poverty.
I used the send-a-cow foundation, but there are lots similar.

This is what my mother, sister and I do for my brother, who is wealthy andspecifically said he doesn't want physical presents. This year, I have bought the opportunity for a child to have an operation to heal a cleft lip.

Think about things you can do for them. Doesn't have to be difficult. For the one who can't sew, a homemade voucher offering your services to repair, sew on buttons etc. A voucher
to walk the dog, weed the garden. The choice is yours.

She will, bless her.
And I get entertainment from watching her learn how to "monkey".

Miss A, she certainly tugs at the heart strings, so sad and cruel losing her mum that way, I hope she gets a lovely safe life now 😟

Home made presents such as pickles, chutneys,jams along with homemade made savoury crackers all nicely packaged and presented

Bridie22

Awh Miss A, that is lovely, I hope your monkey thrives, you must send us a pic when you get one, it's also a great Christmas pressie idea 🎅

Here she is, being bottle trained.
The bullet had grazed her face when they first got her.



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tanith

How do you buy gifts for grown up family who all say please don’t buy us anything your company is enough, they don’t drink mostly, are all on some sort of diets so wine and chocs are out. I can’t afford experience days for all of them as I have a fairly big family. HELP!
What’s acceptable when they don’t want anything?
What do you do?

Is there any reason why you can't just take them at their word and stop buying presents for them?

We have stopped exchanging presents between adults in our own family - no one knew what to get each other, and trying to find suitable and affordable gifts was causing more stress than it was worth.

If they say don’t buy them anything then don’t buy them anything.

I still haven`t started Christmas shopping, but after my daughter`s death last week, I just don`t feel ,like it, so am going to bung money into envelopes this year. I hope they won`t take offence at this.

I think tanith that as your family have asked you not to buy them anything but spend time with them instead (“your company is enough”), then abide by their wishes.

Perhaps if you are having lunch with them, you could offer to buy the meat or some of the extras, if you feel uncomfortable about not buying gifts; but it seems to me that they don’t want you to have the expense of buying for many.

Awh Miss A, that is lovely, I hope your monkey thrives, you must send us a pic when you get one, it's also a great Christmas pressie idea 🎅

Why not believe them when they say that? Make that event memorable and enjoyable ?

Gift vouchers.