Bad Manners and Brimstone

Quote from: Effie on October 17, 2019, 08:30:28 am

I am so sorry for what your friend and you are going through. I can make an educated guess of the disease.

I would definitely go with gift cards. Your thought of a restaurant would be lovely, I think. Perhaps coupled with a box of fancy candies? Because you don't know them on a very personal level, you don't know if Netflix or Starbucks or Sephora would actually be used, so the more generic you make it, probably the better. Regardless of the gesture, the fact that you made it all will be appreciated.

(((hugs)))

Yes, you’re probably right about the more generic the better. If I get a specific restaurant card, I couldn’t be sure there would be one in a convenient area for them, so I’m guess a major chain would be better than a specialty type of thing.

I was once gifted a restaurant card to a lovely cafe that was next door to where I worked. However, the cafe's hours were such that they were never open before or after I was at work. To use the card, I would have had to make a special trip (likely 45 minute drive one-way). I never got around using the card prior to the cafe closing. (I never actually ate at the cafe ever!) It was a thoughtful gift, but it got wasted on me!