Now it's an anniversary gift

[snapdragen]

Help is needed again ladies. A friend is celebrating her "leather" aniversary. Hubby is also a cyclist, suggestions for a gift?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Help is needed again ladies. A friend is celebrating her "leather" aniversary. Hubby is also a cyclist, suggestions for a gift?

Well maybe I'm weird, but I can't even imagine giving a couple an anniversary gift no matter if they are my good friends. I always considered that the couple could certainly celebrate their anniversary with friends, but any gift giving I see as something personal between the couple, just loving or sentimental gifts to each other. Why not just write them a lovely card?
Way too much materialism in our society...especially considering how people are struggling these days in the current economy.

[Veronica]

Other than my in laws, no one ever gave us gifts for our anniversary. Our 25th is coming in a few years. Isn't that silver - maybe I need to prep my friends for this. :D

Veronica

[indysteel]

Same here. Heck, I don't even get my parents anything--partly because their unhappy marriage made for my unhappy childhood, and I still can't bring myself to celebrate it (but that's another story). Still, at most I'll say "happy anniversary" or "congratulations" to someone if it comes up. Otherwise, I just don't feel like it's mine to celebrate. If I was really close to the couple, I certainly think a nice card would suffice.

[Aggie_Ama]

We get cards from our in-laws but nothing more. I send one to my parents and my husband's brother but not his parents because they are re-married and frankly DH has no clue when or how long. I have given a gift for a fairly significant anniversary like a 50th when a party was thrown. :confused: I usually text message my only close friend that is married, don't want to disrupt their day too much.

[snapdragen]

I can do without the holier than thou attitude, I'm well aware of the economy.

I'm not giving them a gift, I'm asking for suggestions for her.

Sorry I asked.

[mtbdarby]

I took it as she was looking for ideas for her friend so her friend could buy her husband something....

My first thought was a leather saddle. But that's just me:p

[kacie tri-ing]

Don't most gloves have some leather on them? New gloves are always nice :-)

[Aggie_Ama]

Yeah, I actually thought you must be looking for suggestions for her since I don't buy anything for anyone. Saddles are pretty personal but then again so is marriage. Or nice new shoes?

[Cataboo]

Leather panniers?

[indigoiis]

There's a leather anniversary?
I have so much to learn.

Okay. Well, I'm an idea person so bear with me...

A leather wristband with one of those Road ID tags.
A GREAT leather jacket
A great pair of boots
A really nice belt
Something vintage - a leather reading chair?

[tulip]

Smurf, when I read your post, I understood it to mean that you were looking for ideas for a gift for your friend because it was her anniversary, and you were expected to give her a gift, which I, too, thought was totally weird.

Please don't get upset because some of us misunderstood your post. It wasn't clear, especially since it followed on the wedding gift question.

[Tuckervill]

I thought you were sending them a gift, too, Snap. And I thought it was odd, too. The only anniversary I remember regularly other than my own is that of my son's. But anyway...

Leather, hmmmm. I like all the ideas posted already!

Karen

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I can do without the holier than thou attitude, I'm well aware of the economy.

I'm not giving them a gift, I'm asking for suggestions for her.

Sorry I asked.


From your wording in the first post, obviously quite a few of us thought you were being expected to give them a gift, which we all thought was bit odd.

[ladyicon]

How about leather bar tape.

[GLC1968]

The first thing I thought of was a Brooks saddle, but that might be a hard item to buy for someone else. Or how about a nice bike bag like a pannier or a handlebar bag or some other type, from the companies that make the gorgeous ones that combine leather and wool? I don't have one of my own, or I'd be better about remembering the name of the makers! ;)

[Aggie_Ama]

If he is the type that has to carry a laptop/briefcase I have seen some rather nice leather messenger bags as well.

[Zen]

Leather, you say?
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/MistressJ1-1-1.jpg

[Blueberry]

How 'bout one of these: http://www.wallbike.com/brooks/bags.html

CA

[lph]

Leather, you say?
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/MistressJ1-1-1.jpg

No, Zen, she can't give him you.


There are limits to being supportive on this board... :D