Some people are just impossible to buy for....

I think everyone has at least one person on their Christmas list that is difficult to buy for. Almost everyone on mine is. I need help/suggestions for one of them, my Grandmother.

I've spoken here before about just how hard it is to get her anything other than a giftcard. I always get her giftcards to places she eats and such, but I want her to have something else. Here is the breakdown of the complex shopping dilema that is my grandma:

• She is 79 years old and lives with my Father in a condo.

• She does not need anything that sits around or hangs on a wall (my Dad collects antiques so the condo is literally FULL of stuff)
• She has very bad arthritis in her hands and shoulder, so something too heavy (I'd say 3 pounds max) is out of the question
• She does not watch movies unless they come on tv
• She always has that TV on. She watches Fox News almost all day. Other stuff she watches is Nancy Grace, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune, Local News etc
• She is really hard of hearing, even with her hearing aids
• She does not have a single hobby. Not knitting, scrapbooking, reading, games, nothing at all
• My Uncle & Aunt always get her a 365 calendar every year so I can't get one of those (although I usually get her a wall calendar she can write on, I already picked one out)
• She doesn't really cook at home, she mostly goes out to eat
• She labels EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING in that house has a label (the best of all time was a piece of aluminum foil in the fridge labeled "half a biscuit") she uses paper and tape.
• A "spa" day is just not likely. She would get lost going there and not be able to hear a thing. I can totally see that being not fun.

That is all I can think of at the moment. Please be prepared for me to shoot down one or more ideas here. I am not kidding when I say she must be the hardest person ever to buy for.

EDIT/UPDATE: She cannot have anything scented like lotions, body wash, perfume etc. No candles.
She would have no idea what to do with something "technology" based like an electronic label maker, GPS etc.

Quote from ForeverDcember : I think everyone has at least one person on their Christmas list that is difficult to buy for. Almost everyone on mine is. I need help/suggestions for one of them, my Grandmother. I've spoken here before about just how hard it is to get her anything other than a giftcard. I always get her giftcards to places she eats and such, but I want her to have something else. Here is the breakdown of the complex shopping dilema that is my grandma: She is 79 years old and lives with my Father in a condo. She does not need anything that sits around or hangs on a wall (my Dad collects antiques so the condo is literally FULL of stuff) She has very bad arthritis in her hands and shoulder, so something too heavy (I'd say 3 pounds max) is out of the question She does not watch movies unless they come on tv She always has that TV on. She watches Fox News almost all day. Other stuff she watches is Nancy Grace, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune, Local News etc She is really hard of hearing, even with her hearing aids She does not have a single hobby. Not knitting, scrapbooking, reading, games, nothing at all My Uncle & Aunt always get her a 365 calendar every year so I can't get one of those (although I usually get her a wall calendar she can write on, I already picked one out) She doesn't really cook at home, she mostly goes out to eat She labels EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING in that house has a label (the best of all time was a piece of aluminum foil in the fridge labeled "half a biscuit") she uses paper and tape. A "spa" day is just not likely. She would get lost going there and not be able to hear a thing. I can totally see that being not fun. That is all I can think of at the moment. Please be prepared for me to shoot down one or more ideas here. I am not kidding when I say she must be the hardest person ever to buy for.

Gift cards to the local dining establishments.

Quote from marg_fan : Gift cards to the local dining establishments.

1) No can do as we live in different states
2) I said no gift cards!

Everyone says I'm hard to buy for, but I'm really easy.

Quote from ForeverDcember : 1) No can do as we live in different states 2) I said no gift cards!

Can't you be happy I read part of your post?

Mention anything about books?

Have you asked her? Maybe a neck massager?

Quote from ALVSGIRLY : but I'm really easy.

Words that make my day!

Quote from ashcampbell : Have you asked her? Maybe a neck massager? Words that make my day!

What do they say about making a girl laugh?!

A label maker with extra rolls of labels.

How about a clap-on for her TV?

Chia pet?

A bottle of wine?

Tickets to Wheel of Fortune?

Tickets to a play or something?

A nice stationary set?

A new label maker? Tape for her label maker? (Or whatever those things use, you can tell I don't have one! )

A scarf and mitten set?

A new coat?

An ugly Christmas sweater? (Isn't that what grandmas always give other people? )

Donate some money in her name to a charity she supports?

Wheel of Fortune board game? (Do they still make those?)

Quote from marg_fan : A label maker with extra rolls of labels.

That was one of my ideas!

Slippers.

Grandmas give money!

Quote from IVIal : How about a clap-on for her TV? Chia pet? A bottle of wine? Tickets to Wheel of Fortune? Tickets to a play or something? A nice stationary set? A new label maker? Tape for her label maker? (Or whatever those things use, you can tell I don't have one! ) A scarf and mitten set? A new coat? An ugly Christmas sweater? (Isn't that what grandmas always give other people? ) Donate some money in her name to a charity she supports? Wheel of Fortune board game? (Do they still make those?)

Quote from redjen910 : Slippers.

Or a robe. I like the warm cozy non- bathrobe type.

Quote from redjen910 : Slippers.

Good suggestion!


Also maybe a robe, one of those really awesome fuzzy ones from bath and body works. (What person in their right mind could NOT like those?)

Or get her other stuff from BBW! That's my fallback when I don't know what to buy for someone. Who doesn't love all those awesome soaps and lotions and stuff?

So you were selected as my Secret Santa this year, eh?