Eid Gifts

[aurorascopic]

Assalaamualaykum,

Every year alot of people are in a dilemma when it comes to buying an Eid gift for friends and family. Therefore, I thought I would make a thread regarding this issue.

Users can post comments which include a gift suggestion and who the gift can be suitable for.

example:

Sister/mother/any female friend: Book about Hijaab and a headscarf.

Father: socks

I hope you get the gist of it and I hope many users will participate so by the end of this month we can look back on this thread and have a variety of good gifts to choose from for our family and friends, inshallah.

Jazakallah khairan for taking the time to read this post.

Assalaamualaykum.

[*Starry_gal*]

Any female friend or relative: Jewellery :up:
BTW ur thread is a v.gud idea!

[Khadija222333]

For Males: Clothes or shoes.

[Khadija222333]

For grandparents: Something made by you. :love:

[bint]

Brothers:-

Cufflinks
Aftershave
Shoes
Shirts/Jeans
GHDs :D
Watch
Pen
Monte Blanc Bag (theyre absolutely top)
laptop Bag
Ipod/Iphone
Ipod Accessories
Gym Membership:rolleyes:
Electronic GadgetsSisters:-

Jewellry
Perfume
Cosmetics
Vanity Case(dont ask)
Clothes
Bag
Shoes
Ipod/Iphone/Accessories
Cushion with a personlised engraved message, and a rose tied to it..Could be sommat u wanna give to ANYONE really. Even ure hubby. ;)
A hamper
vouchers for anythin, driving a mini copper, goin on a race track for 4 hrs, a spa treatment for 2. etc. you can get em in WHSmith.
If hubbies wanna go cheeky before givin a prper gift, can give a hamper full of detergents n sponges :outta:

ill add more later. need to prepare for iftaari.:o

[aurorascopic]

Jazakallah khairan to everyone who has participated.

All comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated!:up:

sister Bint- You mentioned personally engraved/embroided cushions. these sound so cool and fantastic but where can one get them done? I've never heard of it before.

[bint]

anyp;lace where they sell laces n stuff. embroidery places. :D

[puella]

twud be beter if ppl knew of any websites and we could see what gifts ar out there..something special and unique inshaAllah :D

[aurorascopic]

anyp;lace where they sell laces n stuff. embroidery places. :D

oo hmm..sounds interesting...if you know of any specific places do share with us

twud be beter if ppl knew of any websites and we could see what gifts ar out there..something special and unique inshaAllah :D

Even better idea! excellent.

[Kubs]

Female

Her favourite novel
Jewellery
A nice scarf
Perfume


Male

His favourite novel.
A watch
Gadgets
Shoes
A model car of his favourite racing car/team (toy)


Most people (me included) prefer a gift that has taken a little thought and is something personal to that individual. It doesn't have to be expensive...it could be hand made. It's the thought that counts.

[Redmist]

We got my dad a watch last year :D

dont know what im gonna get him this year :confused:

[NailaC]

I have bought some islamic jewellry (not pure gold or silver) and other items for my husbands family at www.simpyislam.com which are based in the UK. They also sell clothing, books and much more at reasonable prices and the postage is not bad either.

[aurorascopic]

Thought I'd add something to motivate other users to add some of their own ideas.

This gift can be for anyone who reads salaah but in particular someone who travels alot: Travel prayer rug

From- Islamic Goods Direct (http://www.islamicgoodsdirect.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/3645)

Picture attached.

[elji]

anyone know a website which sells quality gifts, not the ordinary

[so_so]

i got my dad a perfume
as 4 my mum & bro 'm not shure wat 2 get them:rolleyes:

[scribble]

Nothing, can't afford gifts this year.

[MG]

I have bought some islamic jewellry (not pure gold or silver) and other items for my husbands family at www.simpyislam.com (http://www.simpyislam.com) which are based in the UK. They also sell clothing, books and much more at reasonable prices and the postage is not bad either.

i dont like simplyislam for jewllery, i bought a pendant from there once and i broke in two with a couple of days:rubeyes:

[Bint Yusuf]

Heinz Baked Beans Or Tomato Ketchup :D

[$HugoBoss$]

:torture::torture::torture::torture: Chup!

Sach karwa hota hai!!!!!!!

Man if someone gave me a nice watch, i would jump for joy, i got to many nice watches though but i would love one as a gift.

[neelu]

Eid should be a good opportunity to think of those less fortunate this year especially considering that a lot of us come from poor countries where people struggle just to get by. If you have relatives who have very little to live on, consider getting them something nice and use Eid as an excuse otherwise some people don't like to accept help cos' they're proud. Women and children often like to get nice clothes- I'm not sure about men though.

[Muslimah Wifey]

Me n my husband are buying a Wii for EID!!! :hidban:

Funny cuz we got a xbox360 like 6 months ago n already we're bored of it.

Then my husband bought me a pink nintendo DS about 3 months ago and I'm already bored of it.

So, naturally now we want to buy the Wii... I wonder how long this entertainment will last..

<sigh> That's consumerism for ya...

Hey look over there-- PS3 lowered their prices by 100. Add one of those to the list too!

(Oh yea and buying all new clothes is a MUST!)

[.: Anna :.]

Me n my husband are buying a Wii for EID!!! :hidban:

Funny cuz we got a xbox360 like 6 months ago n already we're bored of it.

Then my husband bought me a pink nintendo DS about 3 months ago and I'm already bored of it.

So, naturally now we want to buy the Wii... I wonder how long this entertainment will last..

<sigh> That's consumerism for ya...

Hey look over there-- PS3 lowered their prices by 100. Add one of those to the list too!

(Oh yea and buying all new clothes is a MUST!)omg so many consoles :eek: wat do u do wit all ur older ones, sell them off on ebay or something?
wat is price of ps3 now? i think hubby wd like 2 have it bt i dnt kno.. i already got him psp before. do u find it that much worth it to get all dif ones?

[$HugoBoss$]

Me n my husband are buying a Wii for EID!!! :hidban:

Funny cuz we got a xbox360 like 6 months ago n already we're bored of it.

Then my husband bought me a pink nintendo DS about 3 months ago and I'm already bored of it.

So, naturally now we want to buy the Wii... I wonder how long this entertainment will last..

<sigh> That's consumerism for ya...

Hey look over there-- PS3 lowered their prices by 100. Add one of those to the list too!

(Oh yea and buying all new clothes is a MUST!)

Could you tell your husband to buy me halo 3 :embar:

[$HugoBoss$]

omg so many consoles :eek: wat do u do wit all ur older ones, sell them off on ebay or something?
wat is price of ps3 now? i think hubby wd like 2 have it bt i dnt kno.. i already got him psp before. do u find it that much worth it to get all dif ones?

Your married?????

[.: Anna :.]

Your married?????err yes :up:alhamdulillah :) lol c'mon bro u thought i was like 50 years old u cnt b suprised that i am married :p

[$HugoBoss$]

err yes :up:alhamdulillah :) lol c'mon bro u thought i was like 50 years old u cnt b suprised that i am married :p

hahaha true true, so is he a convert as well??????

[.: Anna :.]

hahaha true true, so is he a convert as well??????Nope. Lol if u see the user name "Baba" on this forum that is him, he is the system administrator :D

[$HugoBoss$]

Nope. Lol if u see the user name "Baba" on this forum that is him, he is the system administrator :D

Oh wow mashallah thats great :up: and i see he's the same age as you ;)

[Muslimah Wifey]

omg so many consoles :eek: wat do u do wit all ur older ones, sell them off on ebay or something?
wat is price of ps3 now? i think hubby wd like 2 have it bt i dnt kno.. i already got him psp before. do u find it that much worth it to get all dif ones?

I know I know. Well my husband makes video games for a living so it's no wonder we have to have so many lol. We usually give away our old systems to relatives. We had PSP too but he gave it to his younger brother. I think the PS3 (after the 100 drop is 500 now) My husband still thinks that's too steep, but he says when it drops another 100 we gonna get one.

I personally don't find it worth it to have all the different one's. I like video games but I am happy with just my Nintendo DS :inlove: He likes to get the different systems cuz video games are his work n passion lol.

Could you tell your husband to buy me halo 3 :embar:

LOLOLOL The funny thing is right after I posted the last post, my husband read it and came n told me "We're not gonna be bored... Halo 3 is about to come out." HAHAHA I don't like shooting games.

I play Yoshi's Island, Mario (any and all), Donkey Kong Country, Crash Bandicoot... basically I like the "cute" games... My husband bought me Viva Pinata that one's pretty cool too...

[.: Anna :.]

500 that must be dollars right, cos if not then :eek:

[Muslimah Wifey]

Oh yea sorry US Dollars... Wow for u guys in the UK that must be cheap 250 Euro or something??

Curse our dollar for being so weak.

[.: Anna :.]

yeah that is about £250 then.. still its kind of alot, cs u cn get ps2 for soo cheap. but yeh i know its not the same thing n u cnt play all the newer games on it...
hmm neway i got 2 think abt whether 2 get it or not

[zammy]

Oh I love Mario and Crash Bandicoot games. :hidban:

[Tranquillity]

I used to find buying Eid presents such a hassle and you just knew that what you ended up giving (DVD, perfume etc) was nothing special. So here's what I do now- I give charity gifts like school equipment for poor children, eye operation etc. Frankly, people in this country are generally fortunate enough to not need what you are giving them and what you are actually giving them with a charity gift is a gift that they can use on the day of judgement!!
But with any children in the family I would also give them a small gift of money/ toys in addition as they tend to appreciate material gifts as well!

[MG]

Oh I love Mario and Crash Bandicoot games. :hidban:

a girl after my own heart :inlove:

i get blasted by some people on this forum when i mention mario or bandicoot :(

[Zesty]

a girl after my own heart :inlove:

i get blasted by some people on this forum when i mention mario or bandicoot :(

*cough cough* :embar: Holds up hands to being a mario and crash bandicoot lover too :o

[Ish264u]

*cough cough* :embar: Holds up hands to being a mario and crash bandicoot lover too :o



Lol little Hamza's on it all the time. :hidban:




Does no one do the traditional eideey (money) anymore?

[Zesty]

Lol little Hamza's on it all the time. :hidban:

Does no one do the traditional eideey (money) anymore?

REALLY?!!? :D :hidban: match made in heaven wouldnt you say brother ish?! :rotfl: :inlove: :outta:

well yeh actually.. my parents just give eideey (money) and be done with it. I think i might get my sis and best friend something but my sis is already bleeding me dry with her upcoming engagement inshaAllah :p looll

[ibn suleman]

no one gives me eidee any more :o

[Zesty]

no one gives me eidee any more :o

:rotfl: :rolleyes:

[Ish264u]

no one gives me eidee any more :o



Lol mother in law gives me eidee. she has only 1 daughter (my wife) who is the youngest and 5 sons and she does a collection from them all. She tells them eyk nawai no jamai chey (only 1 son in law) :hidban:

[Ish264u]

REALLY?!!? :D :hidban: match made in heaven wouldnt you say brother ish?! :rotfl: :inlove: :outta:

well yeh actually.. my parents just give eideey (money) and be done with it. I think i might get my sis and best friend something but my sis is already bleeding me dry with her upcoming engagement inshaAllah :p looll

Yeah he's tryin to clock that Nitro Cart one. I think that's it's name?

[ibn suleman]

:rotfl: :rolleyes:

whaaa...its not the money its the thought :o


Lol mother in law gives me eidee. she has only 1 daughter (my wife) who is the youngest and 5 sons and she does a collection from them all. She tells them eyk nawai no jamai chey (only 1 son in law) :hidban:

lol... masha'Allah :D

[Zesty]

whaaa...its not the money its the thought :o



weell if its just the thought then its finee aint it- :p cos im sure they thought it- just didnt give it! and by the way.. have you stolen "whaaa" from me? :scratch: i swear thats my word!

Brother Ish- looks like hamza and I are going to get along jussttt fine!:hidban:

[ibn suleman]

weell if its just the thought then its finee aint it- :p cos im sure they thought it- just didnt give it! and by the way.. have you stolen "whaaa" from me? :scratch: i swear thats my word!

Brother Ish- looks like hamza and I are going to get along jussttt fine!:hidban:

hmm..nno thats not wht i meant by thought :smack:

and whaaa.. ive been using it for years (from the simpsons :p)

[Zesty]

hmm..nno thats not wht i meant by thought :smack:

and whaaa.. ive been using it for years (from the simpsons :p)

:hidban::hidban:heheheheheh YES YOU DID!
nnooo its ssooo my word- you stole it :crying:

[aurorascopic]

~ahem~ getting abit :icon_offtopic: people ...:o

[puella]

what is this crash and bandit thingie majig? :scratch:

and ibnS you dont get any eidee? :( isnt u the littlist in your fam? shouldnt u be getting it? i would protest! :p

[MG]

what is this crash and bandit thingie majig? :scratch:

and ibnS you dont get any eidee? :( isnt u the littlist in your fam? shouldnt u be getting it? i would protest! :p

http://www.crashbandicoot.com/

http://uk.gamespot.com/gba/adventure/supermarioworldsuperma2/index.html

(click on the screenshots)

[ibn suleman]

what is this crash and bandit thingie majig? :scratch:

and ibnS you dont get any eidee? :( isnt u the littlist in your fam? shouldnt u be getting it? i would protest! :p

yup, i am
:(

~ahem~ getting abit :icon_offtopic: people ...:o

erm..oh yeh sorry :o

islamic books :up:
or those quran gadget things

[ze leetle elper]

You see I can't write my ideas for gifts cos certain people may see them and it will spoilt the surprise :D

But what I usually do is observe, listen and monitor the said victim for months up till Ramadhan and then I get them something I know they really wanted even though they don't know it themselves sometimes :p Who gets a buzz out of seeing someone open a prezzie and have a huge grin plastered all over their face? :D :p

[$HugoBoss$]

LOLOLOL The funny thing is right after I posted the last post, my husband read it and came n told me "We're not gonna be bored... Halo 3 is about to come out." HAHAHA I don't like shooting games.

I play Yoshi's Island, Mario (any and all), Donkey Kong Country, Crash Bandicoot... basically I like the "cute" games... My husband bought me Viva Pinata that one's pretty cool too...

lol well yeah it was good timing i guess well since he read your post he probably read mine to, i would like the game by next week friday thank you ;).....just jk :D

Oh those are all nintendo games right?????? Yeah i used to play those games when i was a kid, more into shooting games because i'm a male i guess :)

Never heared of Pinata, i play psp almost everyday for like 20 minutes before i go to sleep in bed. I got some cool games :up:

[angel*]

no one gives me eidee any more :o

ha ha my sis was just saying the same thing!! :rotfl:

[ze leetle elper]

Re: console games, I have never played on a games console in my entire life! I really don't see what the whole appeal is to spend hundreds of pounds on a game machine! I mean just imagine how many nappies you could get for that price! :inlove:

[muslimah85]

The Ninetendo Wii is super! :D

Im thinking a weekends break away for eid :inlove:

[ify]

Re: console games, I have never played on a games console in my entire life! I really don't see what the whole appeal is to spend hundreds of pounds on a game machine! I mean just imagine how many nappies you could get for that price! :inlove:
:rotfl:

[Deen_M_K]

Salam..well.for ur mum..id say a frame..or sumat u knw she lyks...for ur sistas...u cn get perfume,watch,shoes,headscarf,jewelry....
for ur dad...fragrance,mobile,shoes/trainers....n yh socks too...:p...for a brother...erm....depends on how old he is..if hes young..a game,maybe jus sum money. :p if hes older...erm..fragrance,watch...ot maybe voucherz at a place he lyks shoppin!...

[leela]

I always spend way too much time trying to decide what to buy and always wind up buying a load of chocolate for everyone.. :rolleyes:

[aurorascopic]

This website was sent to me by a reallly good friend.

Personalised blankets, frames etc. Perfect gift for a new born baby :love:

check out the site

http://www.hadiya.biz/index.html

I love these gifts, wall frames, like for a family-

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/Habib-13.jpg

soo cuuuute :D

some more cool wall frames-

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/Habib-27.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/Habib-4.jpg :love:

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/Habib-5.jpg

[MG]

This website was sent to me by a reallly good friend.

Personalised blankets, frames etc. Perfect gift for a new born baby :love:

check out the site

http://www.hadiya.biz/index.html

I love these gifts, wall frames, like for a family-

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/Habib-13.jpg

soo cuuuute :D

subhanallah i love that!

[aurorascopic]

subhanallah i love that!

ohh you should check out the little cutesie baby blankets!!! Inshallah I'm gonna get one for my fiances sister, she just had a baby girl this morning :love: they named her Zainab :love: :inlove:

[Khadija222333]

ohh you should check out the little cutesie baby blankets!!! Inshallah I'm gonna get one for my fiances sister, she just had a baby girl this morning :love: they named her Zainab :love: :inlove:

Aww! :inlove: Masha Allah! :inlove:

[MG]

ohh you should check out the little cutesie baby blankets!!! Inshallah I'm gonna get one for my fiances sister, she just had a baby girl this morning they named her Zainab :love: :inlove:


awww mabrooks:love:


i might get one for my sis cos she is expecting! :p

very cute

[insomniac]

beautiful notebook with a beautiful dua'a or hadith inserted to create their very own gembook insha'Allaah

http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124934

[Hafsah]

great charity gifts

http://www.muslimhands.org/en/gb/great_charity_gifts/

[muslimma]

Lol little Hamza's on it all the time. :hidban:




Does no one do the traditional eideey (money) anymore?

i love getting eidy!!!!!!!! :inlove:...

but when you have to give it as well....:(

charity gifts are alwas something unusua to give ppl ho'll appreciate it, thats what i did cupl of years ago. errrm yeah wot was i sayin ...so yeah from muslim hands. you can get olive trees planted and also some funny stuff as well like buying other fa,ilies chickens with the money you give! lol
theyre nicely presented as well

http://www.muslimhands.org/en/gb/great_charity_gifts/

[aurorascopic]

ohh you should check out the little cutesie baby blankets!!! Inshallah I'm gonna get one for my fiances sister, she just had a baby girl this morning :love: they named her Zainab :love: :inlove:

just thought I'd share this with you, It's the blanket I bough and got embroided. Total cost me £13. £8 blanket and £5 embroidery. The blanket is seriously lush though :inlove: all nice and soft :inlove:

Oh and I've put it in a plastic bag incase you wondered what the reflection was.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/PICT3381.jpg

[GuCcI]

thats a cute blanket :inlove: ^



i didnt get anything... i just got gifts for everyone else :(

[insomniac]

just thought I'd share this with you, It's the blanket I bough and got embroided. Total cost me £13. £8 blanket and £5 embroidery. The blanket is seriously lush though :inlove: all nice and soft :inlove:

Oh and I've put it in a plastic bag incase you wondered what the reflection was.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/PICT3381.jpg

where can you get these from? wana get one for my niece...

[aurorascopic]

well I bought the blanket from Sainsbury's and then in white rose center (a shopping center in Leeds) there's a small stall where they do embroidery, so I got it embroided there.

However if you know other people who do embroidery you could do it by them. Or there's a lady in blackburn who has blankets already and will do the embroidery too, she has a website-

http://www.hadiya.biz/products/blankets1.html

but it's really simple to get it done yourself, buy a blanket, find someone who does embroidery and done.

[MG]

thats a cute blanket :inlove: ^



i didnt get anything... i just got gifts for everyone else :(

neither did i say, i bought them for everyone else! inshallah allah rewards us thats all that matters!!

just thought I'd share this with you, It's the blanket I bough and got embroided. Total cost me £13. £8 blanket and £5 embroidery. The blanket is seriously lush though :inlove: all nice and soft :inlove:

Oh and I've put it in a plastic bag incase you wondered what the reflection was.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/aurorascopic/PICT3381.jpg

thats beautiful sis!! i cant wait till my sister has her baby cos im seeing such cute stuff to buy :inlove:

[aurorascopic]

I'm abit strange, I still haven't gven my bro and his wife their eid gifts. Thy've come for 3 days from Gloucester to spend eid with us. I thought Id give them their gifts when they leave because I didn't want them to buy me something during their stay :o my mum keeps saying 'give it to them!' but im like noo i;ll wait till they go.

Theyve just bought a house with help of parents and theyve got a mortgage to pay, plus the house is stil being renovated and basically theyre living in a building site doing it up as the wages come in, I really wouldn't want to put them in a position where they feel they have to buy me something so I;m waiting till this evening loll