How to Buy an Eighth-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

Traditional wedding anniversary gifts for year eight are electrical appliances, while contemporary suggestions call for lace and linen.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Gift Ribbons
• Anniversary Greeting Cards
• Stereos
• Televisions
• Flowers
• Set Of Towels
• Wrapping Paper
• Chardonnay
• Blenders
• Electric Mixers (with Bowl)
• Table Linens
• Toasters
• Credit Cards And Loans
• Gift Certificates

1. Choose traditional presents for sentimentality, but don't take the suggestions too literally.

2. Consider your spouse. Monogrammed linen napkins are one idea, but keep their name preferences in mind.

3. Shop around and think creatively. Use the Internet, catalogs or specialty shops in your neighborhood for something unique, or go to department stores for something a little more traditional.

4. Write and enclose a gift card.

5. Wrap and send, if appropriate. If the gift is a service, find a creative way to deliver it.

Tips & Warnings

• Make your card match your gift. A joke card or a sentimental card has its proper place.