What should I give to my boyfriend's family as Christmas gift?

[easternwood]

Im gonna go to my boyfriend's hometown (Quebec)for Christmas (invited by his mother), we r all students. Do I give each of the family member or just one gift for the whole family? What kind of gifts should I send to? Needing advice desperately. Thx...:razz:

[patrob]

I think getting a nice large gift basket for the whole family with some goodies will do the trick:). You can buy them already made. Or if you want, how about a small gift basket for each person...you can't go wrong either way ;)

Plus I personally love getting gift baskets, better than some ugly sweater or a set of perfume that's not even my type :lol: :D

[glaswegian]

You might want to post this in the off topic forum :idea:

[ipxxx]

You yourself shouldn't get them anything.
Get the boyfriend to buy them stuff and have him tell them that the gifts are from both you and him. He should know (or have some idea) of what they want.

[CharmyPoo]

How close are you to the family?

If you are early on in a relationship, I woudln't do joint gifts with your boyfriend. It can be a little odd for the family. You will be better off buying a family gift - the gift basket was a good idea or maybe a nice bottle of wine. If family is just dad and mom, you might even consider a get away for wine tasting or something.

If you have been together for a while and you know each family member reasonably well, I would go for individual gifts. In the past, I have given spa certificates, books, etc.

[pipolchap]

How about a family sized bottle of massage oil?

[JetLi]

If this is the first time meeting the family, just buy the bf something - depending on what he's into and your budget, you have lots of options. Give you some examples:

1) I asked for a few wrench sets, my current craze the last few years has been maintaining and fixing my car myself, I had a cheapy set, looking for something nicer, they start at $20 and go up to about $400.

2) I have been dating my gf for 3+ years and I'm getting her an iTouch, I was thinking of iPod, but she really likes the iTouch despite it's lack of hdd space, so I'll spring for the extra $50.

3) I recently bought a new winter jacket - I had 2 ski jackets, but now that I am done school, having a 3/4 length wool jacket is nice for going to work, also an idea.

4) if you know he wants something big from say Futureshop (ie Xbox 360, PS3 or something- give him a gift card and tell him it's to go towards the big thing he wants) my sister just got her own place, so I am getting her a phone set and some gift cards for the mall, she's on a tight budget these days, but she can always use something right now.

If you need to bounce some ideas off me, PM.

If you have met the family before, it's always nice to just give them a gift basket, or even just a nice box of chocolates. If you have met his parents only or something, and you're a student, they won't be expecting anything big, consider a box of 3 golf balls for the dad (assuming he golfs) and a box of chocolates for his mom. Most parent's don't expect anything and they don't want you spending all your University money on them, so it's more of a gesture. Goodluck.

[Dustbunny]

I think you have a double issue here. As a guest, you should bring a hostess gift just to thank them for their hospitality. That's often something simple but nice from a bottle of wine to a candle to whatever you think they might enjoy.

Then there is Christmas type gifts. If you get creative you might be able to find something everyone would enjoy. Thinking of some form of entertainment like a game or a DVD. I don't think you want to make a huge deal of it unless you know them well but something to show you thought of them would be nice.

[Capt.]

I usually just give things like wine and flowers.