LEGOLAND Lifetime Pass
August 29, 2008 by charlotte · Leave a Comment
Buyagift are proud to partner with LEGOLAND Windsor and bring you the ultimate in gift ideas -a lifetime LEGOLAND pass.
Granting one very lucky person UNLIMITED entry to LEGOLAND Windsor for the rest of their life, special benefits within the park and even discounts and goodies with selected leisure partners in the local area, a lifetime LEGOLAND pass is an extra special experience day that never ends. Read more
“help me propose properly…”
August 28, 2008 by Annabella · Leave a Comment
Annabella is Buyagift’s own resident gift guru. Drawing on her own vast experience of giving and receiving presents she answers questions from readers on how to choose the perfect present for the right person, navigating the modern manners minefield that can make choosing gifts so difficult, and anything else under the sun.
Please send questions to askannabella@buyagift.co.uk and indicate how you would like your letter to be signed, preferably including a location.
Dear Annabella
I’ve seen all of the great days out and things you have on the buyagift main site, and I want to organise something really amazing to propose to my long term girlfriend, Jenny.
She’s such a great person and very romantic, I know she’s probably been dreaming about how she’ll be proposed to since she was little.
Jenny’s always arranging cool days out for me and stuff that I’d like to do, how can I make sure that she gets the engagement of her dreams?
Ben from Essex
Dear Ben
You are right to suppose that for women, getting engaged is a serious business. Indeed my own husband had to propose several times, but I was particularly coy.
Butter her up with some nice red roses and fill her glass with some fine Champagne. (Buy several bottles – girls like a good tipple.) After drinks, set off for your surprise destination – hopefully she is eager to accompany you. If not, I would hesitate about proposing.
I suggest you whisk her off for an all inclusive hotel break, sufficiently far away that it is impossible for her to get home without your car. The Rivenhall Hotel in Essex offers dinner, a double room and breakfast for two – propose over your gourmet evening meal and then retire to your room to admire the ring.
Do let me know how it goes, and don’t leave out any of the details.
In anticipation, Annabella
“Dear Annabella, I want to get my sister something with my pocket money”
August 28, 2008 by Annabella · Leave a Comment
Annabella is Buyagift’s own resident gift guru. Drawing on her own vast experience of giving and receiving presents she answers questions from readers on how to choose the perfect present for the right person, navigating the modern manners minefield that can make choosing gifts so difficult, and anything else under the sun.
Please send questions to askannabella@buyagift.co.uk and indicate how you would like your letter to be signed, preferably including a location.
Dear Annabella
My sister is going to be eighteen and I want to get her a present but don’t know what she would like, can you help me choose something?
I have saved up twenty five pounds to spend on her present.
thanks Annabella
Joel, aged 10
Dear Joel,
It is very kind of you to spend your hard-saved pocket money on your sister, and very thoughtful to write in and ask for advice. I have arranged for my friends here at the buyagift office to send you a special present along with the usual goodies – a premium teabag, signed by me.
For your sister, I suggest a Crystal Choice Voucher, which lets her choose between 20 different experience days and hobbies, and even better costs exactly the amount you wanted to spend.
With a voucher like this, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know exactly what she would enjoy, she can go for a manicure, enjoy a day at the races or even go on a football stadium tour if she wants to, although I doubt any sensible young woman would choose a football experience day over a makeover.
If only all brothers were as thoughtful as you. Mine still pulls my hair.
All the best, Annabella
“Dear Annabella, my dad’s retiring and I want to get him doing something adventurous…”
August 27, 2008 by Annabella · Leave a Comment
Annabella is Buyagift’s own resident gift guru. Drawing on her own vast experience of giving and receiving presents she answers questions from readers on how to choose the perfect present for the right person, navigating the modern manners minefield that can make choosing gifts so difficult, and anything else under the sun.
Please send questions to askannabella@buyagift.co.uk and indicate how you would like your letter to be signed, preferably including a location.
Dear Annabella
I always knew when it came time for my dad to retire he’d find himself at a loose end – he worked ten hours a day for fourty three years and often over parts of the weekend.
Now he’s got all this spare time on his hands and he doesn’t know what to do with himself, at the moment he is moping around pretending to read books and talking about taking up painting tiny plastic models of cars.
If I don’t find a hobby for him to do that actually gets him out of the house for a while I think my mum might go mental, as he keeps following her around whilst she is trying to do stuff.
Any ideas?
Katie from London
Katie,
Your father is quite disorientated after his change of pace, and needs a hobby. This is natural after retirement as males get attached to their professions. On the day my husband retired he brought home his desk, its contents, and several batches of company paper for our personal correspondance.
Things have gone quite far enough if your father is already considering becoming a serial model kit maker, it is time to get him out of the house and onto the green, with one of our golf experience days.
A driving experience would really blow the cobwebs away and show him what he’s been missing out on whilst cooped up in that dreary old office. Perhaps a Subaru rally car thrill or Ferrari Thrill at Silverstone to be more specific. You could go along and watch, on the proviso that he provided a good sized thermos of tea, of course.
Do try and be understanding, he is at a crossroads, but be very firm about the model kits or who knows, it may lead to Hornby train sets next.
Annabella
Customer Review of Deluxe Makeover Experience
August 19, 2008 by charlotte · Leave a Comment
Our Deluxe Makeover proved to be the perfect 21st birthday gift for Nick’s second cousin, who was thrilled with her pampering day and professional photoshoot!
We always like hearing not just about how our customers are getting on with our gift experiences but also how they find using the site, and were chuffed to hear how happy Nick was with the whole buying from buyagift process.
Customer review of Subaru and Ferrari Driving Experience
Rick wrote in to tell us how much he enjoyed his sensational Subaru Impreza WRX and Ferrari driving experience. You can read all about his incredible driving day below and if the review leaves you feeling pretty jealous, (like us) why not check out our best selling Ferrari and Rally Car Thrill for yourself on the buyagift website?
Restaurant dining at its finest with Greenwoods Hotel
August 19, 2008 by charlotte · Leave a Comment
Greenwoods Health Spa resort and Country House Hotel is not only a great location for your short spa break, it’s also home to the exceptional Rosewood Bistro restaurant, offering gourmet dining deals not to be missed out on.
Spend an evening dining out in Essex enjoying the opulence of this grade II listed spa resort and country house hotel, set in stunning landscaped gardens. The Rosewood Bistro menu offers traditional British restaurant food with a fresh, meditteranean twist. Read more
Health spa beauty treatments for men at Wholeman spa
August 19, 2008 by charlotte · Leave a Comment
Wholeman health spa for men is the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London, offering holistic health and beauty treatments, massage therapy and Elemis skin care facials that are perfect for busy men on the go.
All of Wholeman’s friendly beauty therapists and skin care specialists share a common belief that more men should experience beneficial spa beauty care sessions and pampering spa treatments that have been specially formulated to improve male health, and we couldn’t agree more.
Pamper yourself with a chocolate facial at Sanook health spa
August 19, 2008 by charlotte · Leave a Comment
A spa day unlike any other, this two person treat includes afternoon tea at The Carnaby London Restaurant and a 90 minute chocolate facial beauty treatment at Sanook health spa. Meaning “enjoy yourself” in Thai, Sanook is part of the Courthouse hotel spa resort in Central London’s trendy Soho area – the perfect place to enjoy your spa day together.
Kick off the new football season with 10% off at Buyagift!
August 18, 2008 by charlotte · Leave a Comment
With the Carling Cup and UEFA Cup draw just around the corner we’re so excited about the new football season that we’re giving you 10% off across our entire football gifts and experiences range!
