Sometimes it’s really difficult to know what to buy a loved one for their birthday, Christmas or a special anniversary. Whether you’ve been together for a long time, or you are just starting out on the journey of marriage, buying a unique or individual gift can be tricky. The expression, “Thinking outside the box” comes to mind and sometimes when you want to surprise your partner you do need to be a little inventive. No more pairs of socks, aftershave or chocolate, something much more original and thoughtful would be received with a kiss and a genuine “Thankyou”. Personalised gifts are lovely because they are individual to the person, or a special day out doing something your partner loves to do? What about something even more unusual, what about the gift of a day learning a new skill? Has your loved one ever wanted to learn how to paint, repair a car or motorbike, knit or sew, use a computer confidently, learn how to be a plumber and use a soldering tool, blow torch and connect Copper Pipe Fittings? These small, specialised pieces of equipment can be obtained from a company such as watkinspowis.co.uk/products/copper-pipe-fittings-and-press-systems/. These are just a few of the “Out of the Box” ideas that just might surprise and wow your partner.
If your husband or wife is the more adventurous type, then an adrenalin filled activity day could be the perfect gift for them. Steering their canoe through the swirling rapids of a fast-flowing river, climbing a sheer rock face on a beautiful mountain, walking across a ladder suspended high in the trees before traversing down the abseil wire to the bottom? Can you imagine how surprised and delighted they will be to open their personalised birthday, Christmas or anniversary card to find a gift certificate for one of the things they have always wanted to do?
Maybe your partner is an animal lover so a day out looking after horses, llamas, pigs or an animal they love would make a very unusual and thoughtful present. You can go online to source most of these gift ideas and make it as unique to your loved one as they would enjoy. Perhaps, instead of an individual surprise, a weekend away together in a country they have always wanted to go would be the perfect gift? Whatever you decide to choose, make it unique, interesting and thoughtful, your partner will love it and you for picking it.