Welcome to Leigh's List. A weekly column, a bit like an agony aunt, but for your shopping woes. A self-confessed shopping addict, Leigh Campbell enjoys nothing more than hunting down the *thing* you've been searching for but haven't been able to find.
Talia asked:
Hi Leigh. Can you please help me find a christening gift for my bestie’s baby? They’re about nine months old.
I’m searching for something that is sentimental, useful, a keepsake or personalised but not something too… traditional, like from Wedgewood, for example.
What can I get that shows I’ve thought about them deeply and that they’ll love?
Leigh answered:
Hi Talia. Excellent query.
Babies are surprisingly hard to buy for. Not just because they can't tell you what they want, but because sentimental AND useful so rarely meet at a junction.
I have a three-year-old, so I now realise that pre-mother-me bought my friend's babies the most ridiculous gifts.
Jeans. Jeans! I often purchased size 00 denim. I thought they were so teeny tiny and cute (they were!) but also pretty much useless.
The same goes for baby shoes. They are damn adorable, but fall off almost immediately, so end up being displayed in the nursery to gather dust (if you didn't lose them the one and only time you made your baby wear them).
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