40th Birthday Gift Ideas in the U.K.
“Life begins at 40,” wrote American self-help author Walter B. Pitkin, to which journalist and humorist Helen Rowland replied, “Life begins on your 40th birthday. But so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.” Regardless of how they feel about turning 40, a significant or even unusual gift is called for, to celebrate the milestone.
$100 and under
An affordable genuine thomas sabo, unisex present is a gift card for a U.K.-wide store such as John Lewis, which sells everything from clothes to cosmetics to technology. The store’s website Gifts section includes plenty of ideas for under $100 (￡70), as well as other price ranges. Its Celebration of Britain products, for example, offer “the quintessentially British sense of humor, practicality–and charm.”
Your Big 40 website organizes gift ideas by gender: For women, name a rose after her, and for men, give a personalized football book. For an inexpensive do-it-yourself gift, create a photo montage, capturing the high points of the recipient’s past 40 years.
$100 to $500
In this price range thomas sabo charm carriers, Virgin Experience Days has 18 unusual gift recommendations specifically for those celebrating their 40th birthday, including a Novelli Cookery Course in the “beautiful Hertfordshire countryside thomas sabo armb nder,” the Ultimate Wimbledon Tour for Two and a Big Cat Encounter at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation’s breeding center in Kent.
For a gift that becomes a family keepsake, {Links of London} offers a stunning selection of jewelry for men and women. Under $500, you’ll find bracelets and necklaces for women and cuff links and {Links of London Watches} for men.
Over $500
Harrods, perhaps the world’s most famous luxury department store, offers gifts for men and women in the $500 and up price range. Its website suggests a TechnoMarine’s UF6 Chronograph watch for him and a Lunar Eclipse Necklace by designer Lara Bohinc for her. And don’t forget the fizz: a bottle of Krug Champagne will top off any high-end 40th birthday celebration. Other gifts available at Harrods include photo albums, fragrances, candles, food and wine, silverware, games and gift cards.