Mother's Day Gifts: A Cushioned Toilet Seat and Other No-No's

Mother's Day gifts get displayed in the front of retail stores, pharmacies and even supermarkets today. While the offerings are plentiful, what one mom will love another will not, making this day one of the harder holidays to buy gifts for.

This holiday never fails to bring a fair share of moms needing to bite their tongues and smile when they're presenting an unwanted gift. Mom's somewhere will receive anti-aging cream, a new toilet seat or a device for cleaning the house instead of something personal that speaks to just her on this special holiday.

Even on the most stringent of budgets, a gift for your mom is out there that will bring a genuine smile to the mother in your life. Don't make the mistake of giving mom something to make the household tasks easier or something that the family will use more than she does.

Flowers seem a catch-all gift for Mother's Day, but some mother's aren't crazy about flowers, like the mother in the NWI Times article who gets roses she hates. This is something you should know about your mother if you're old enough to shop for a Mother's Day gift.

Vacuum cleaners have come a long way in technology but still remain number one on the worst Mother's Day gifts list. While you wouldn't give the typical mom a new rifle, you would if your mom was a big hunting aficionado.

While most mom's wouldn't use a new set of darts, if your mom is on a professional dart team it's a great gift for her! It's all about YOUR mom and what her likes and dislikes are.

No matter how frayed, dented and cracked the family bathroom's toilet seat is, this is not the day to replace it as a gift. No matter how old your mom is getting, while a cushioned toilet seat might prove easier on the backside, it's not something you'd give as a Mother's Day gift!

It's all about what your mother holds near and dear, not what you think she might like. Forget the video game that you think your mother would love playing in her spare time. This just screams you got yourself something under the pretense of a Mother's Day Gift.

Spa treatment gift certificates are big sellers around Mother's Day and many moms would love a massage, manicure or a day filled with a make over and a facial. Still there are moms who would rather have teeth pulled than sit and be pampered this way.

If you think before you buy you can give your mother a gift she'll not only love, but you will also impress her because of the thought behind it. Mother's Day gifts should say that you appreciate all that your mom does for you through-out the year. While a toilet that warms itself is nice, it just doesn't send that special Mother's Day message.

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