https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-936205 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:03:09 +0000 Adelfa 936205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, exactly, and I've found that oddly it's the people who know their own taste the best who often crave gifts from others. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-936190 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:24:55 +0000 Suz 936190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You did great!! She will be delighted with your thoughtfulness. I always find it difficult to buy gifts for people who know their own taste very well -- when I don't necessarily know it as well as they do! And especially when shopping options are limited.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-936163 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:47:15 +0000 Adelfa 936163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Isabel, I did have fun. She didn't open her present! I'm glad I tried :-)<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-936084 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:55:05 +0000 Isabel 936084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ haha, I am glad that we could keep you a little bit accompanied. I HATE gift buying. With so much out there it is just so hard to choose. It sounds as if you handled it well and I hope that you had fun at the party.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-935660 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:05:16 +0000 Adelfa 935660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you so much for the ideas and support! The mall was as uninspiring as I feared. I got her a BCBG necklace and taped a gift receipt to the bottom of the box, under the tissue paper. I wish I could have found the Alex and Ani things! But thank you, with your posts I felt less alone. Buying gifts is usually hard for me! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-935521 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:28 +0000 Suz 935521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh...that is difficult!! What a challenge. Isabel has offered some great ideas. If in doubt, and the mall has nothing, perhaps a gift card for a manicure or something like that? Or would that be too personal (or even insulting?) I honestly don't know. I am always thrilled to get just about anything! Flowers?? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-935485 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:43:29 +0000 Isabel 935485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Does she wear scarves ? &nbsp;Something in silk would be lovely. That is always a great way to go. A pretty Vera Bradley lunch box with a small gift card for coffee....<br /><br />Or what about anything Alex and Ani? &nbsp;Many mall jewelry store carry the brand...they are mostly known for their bangle bracelets which are just lovely with meaning behind each particular design...and they have some great earrings now too, their Moroccan collection. Some of their bracelets' proceeds go to charities.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birthday-present-for-maria--please-help#post-935473 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:23:26 +0000 Adelfa 935473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suddenly I've been invited to a birthday breakfast tomorrow morning for the lovely, gracious, and elegant Maria. She is the best dressed woman I know, and she does it on pennies, living as a single mother on the salary of an admin assistant for our nonprofit. I'm on my way to the mall to buy her a present. It is not a good mall. Plus I'm intimidated because I'm not a good shopper and my taste is considerably inferior to Maria's! I would like to get her something pretty. With a gift receipt! She loves clothes and jewelry. Her taste is elegant, updated classic. Any ideas? THANK YOU!!!!