Mama Smaggle is the fussiest woman on the planet. For her birthday one year, my father let me loose in The Body Shop to make a gift pack for her. Being seven years old I pretty much picked anything that was purple, including an awesome sponge shaped like a bunch of grapes. I’ll admit it wasn’t the most appropriate choice for a 40-year-old, a fact I’ve been reminded of yearly since The unfortunate Present Incident. Any time my mother gets given a crappy free USB or branded baseball cap she’ll snort and say ‘Well, at least it’s not a purple grape sponge!‘. I bought her ONE SHIT PRESENT when I was seven years old and I’ve never lived it down. I take present buying for my mother very seriously. I’ve been cruising the interwebs looking for gifts for Queen Fussy Pants and I managed to find a few that might not get me disowned from the family.
Simpatico Bubble Bath $49.00 from Table Tonic
Alkoomi Pure Gold Perfume Oil $75.00 from The Organic Beauty Shop
Sand and Nut Brown Clutch $99 from Hunting for George
Gucci Sunglasses $172.95 from Vision Direct
Gali Tote Bag in Tan $179.60 from Coco Kitten
Voluspa Candle $29.95 from Kliens Perfumery
Watch $119.00 from We Wood
Aromatherapy Starter Kit $119.00 Twenty8
It’s getting harder as I get older to buy physical gifts for my mother. She pretty much buys anything that she needs so I’ve fallen into a pattern of buying her a Voluspa candle every year. That gets a touch tiresome so here are a few other non-gifty gifts that a hard to buy for mum will love.
Non-Gift Gifts For Mums
Take your mother to a fancy high tea with champagne and cucumber sandwiches.
Buy tickets to a local theatre show and take her on a date. My last two gifts to Mama Smaggle were theatre dates and she was suitably chuffed at both.
Give her an IOU for a lunch and movie outing on a weekend of her choice.
Take her for a pedicure followed by coffee and cake.
Cook your ma a delicious gourmet dinner with matching wines and a fancy dessert.
At the very least any of these suggestions will be better than a purple grape sponge.