Help!! I forgot my folks Ruby Wedding Anniversary

[El Gordo]

MAYDAY! MAYDAY! I'm a dead man.......

I've got until close of business tomorrow to find and get a gift for them. Saturday is the day in question but I'm working all day. If I'm lucky someone will suggest something that I can get in London tomorrow or expressed for a Saturday delivery.

Looking to spend upto £250. ANY gift ideas (or links) greatly appreciated!

I'm so screwed.

[5lab]

lacy undies for yer mum. both of them are a winner

[Jonny]

Buy them a weekend away and offer to look after the house etc for them.

[nichomach]

Buy a plane ticket to a country with no reciprocal extradition treaty...j/k

The weekend away looks quite a good idea, but a fair bit of organizing; what sort of stuff do they like?

[MSIC]

The best meal and theatre night out combo you can find.
If you live in London somewhere near Covent Garden then a show.

How old are they and where do you live?

[Trippledence]

Get them book vouchers.

[unreal]

Originally Posted by Trippledence

Get them book vouchers.

LOL £250 of book vouchers would last a while

[Theo]

Don't get them anything and just "leave them up to their own devices"?

In my family it's never been mandatory to celebrate someone's anniversary - unless it was your own. I don't get the point of rewarding someone else for putting up with each other for so long.

Btw, my mother's 25th year anniversary also on Saturday. I wouldn't have actually known, if she hadn't told me. Though my parents have been seperated since err... 1998. Never divorced though. Very strange situation.

[El Gordo]

Originally Posted by 5lab

lacy undies for yer mum. both of them are a winner

LOL
I'm not sure I could bring myself to:

1. Find out her size. The word "rubenesque" is a polite way of putting it.

2. Actually go out and get them. <shudder>

These are my parents for gods sake man. They don't do the kind of thing your suggesting. Nope. They have only ever done that 3 times to produce me and my siblings (the other 2 were accidents). In fact I'm not listening anymore.... la la la la LA LA LA LA LA.

[Mrs Dak]

take the family out for a 'Ruby Murray'

40 year old port http://www.vintagewinegifts.co.uk/acatalog/port.html

Ruby port finish whisky http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/bran...whisky589.html

a weekend break http://www.therubycountry.com/

rose bush http://www.classicroses.co.uk/roses/r/ruby_wedding.html

[Whiternoise]

Blackwells do up to £1000 book tokens

but.. i think a meal out sounds good. why not buy them a meal and a night in a posh hotel?

[vaio]

If your dad doesn't remember there won't be time to worry about you

[johnny02004976]

Originally Posted by Whiternoise

Blackwells do up to £1000 book tokens

but.. i think a meal out sounds good. why not buy them a meal and a night in a posh hotel?

if its like the Blackwells bookshop we had at uni it costs a £1000 for a dictionary - heavily overpriced

[FatalSaviour]

And I thought the Oxford branch was bad
I like Mrs Dak's ideas...although I'd probably drink the port myself...

[Rave]

Originally Posted by Theo

Don't get them anything and just "leave them up to their own devices"?

In my family it's never been mandatory to celebrate someone's anniversary - unless it was your own. I don't get the point of rewarding someone else for putting up with each other for so long.

Yeah, totally agree. I don't think I ever did anything for my parents' anniversaries- it's their deal after all. I wasn't alive when they got married. I've had two of my own wedding anniversaries so far and I don't think anyone on my side of the family has sent us a card on either occasion- nor would I want them to, quite honestly. It's a day for my wife and I to celebrate and no-one elses. My parents are divorced now, and my dad got re-married this year. It was a cool day, and I like his new wife a lot, but I won't be sending them any anniversary cards either.

My in-laws always have their anniversary when we're on holiday together. In 2004 it was their 30th, and we went out and had a lovely meal at an expensive restaurant. Thing is, it was their choice to invite us along- if your parents haven't made a similar point of booking you all in advance, I can't see how they could be offended if you didn't make a fuss for them- let alone be offended at you not spending £250.

[Theo]

I've been in a relationship approaching (or past!) 4 years now, and I've been living with this lady for just over 3 years. Neither of us actually have ANY idea as to what date it was when we first got together. I'd doubt either of us would remember our wedding anniversary tbh (should that happen).