Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Alicia LaPalombara's avatar

My 42-year-old brother-in-law who has very expensive taste, buys everything he wants, and has never used anything my husband (his brother) and I have gotten for him except for a gift card to a bougie grocery store near his house. Italian and Jewish, loves to make pasta - not from scratch. Father of two under 3, loves tinned fish and expensive olive oil, Filson, cycling, skiing, has a very dry sense of humor. Gets very into activities and buys all of the necessary gear (fly fishing, fencing, surfing, etc.) and then doesn’t do said activity with much regularity. My husband doesn’t think a bag of fancy specialty grocery items is sufficient. $75-150. Help!

Expand full comment
Jenny Rachel Weiner's avatar

I am looking for a gift for my son's nanny (aka the person who keeps my son and those closest to him alive/safe/happy/functional) - I would give her every penny I have (tbh I mostly...do) but want to also give her a holiday gift that she'll love. She is a 55 year old mother of four, recent grandmother of two, is in multiple groups on Facebook (I.e 55+ women who are OVER IT) and is not afraid to comment and call people out whether IRL or online, loves a good meme (she and my dad have the same sense of humor - is that helpful?), a glass of wine and binging Netflix (specifically shows like THE NIGHT AGENT and LOVE IS BLIND), buying gorgeous, body-hugging dresses on Fashion Nova which she wears to her church holiday parties, and then sends us GLAM PHOTOS that we ogle over. Our nanny takes her job incredibly seriously: she went to an event this year called Nanny-palooza where she took courses, workshops, and networked with other nannies so she could be at the top of her game. We will be giving her a holiday bonus, so this is just something she can unwrap. Budget is $75. We adore her and she rocks our world!!!

Expand full comment
46 more comments...

No posts