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Retirement: personalised gift ideas

Personalised retirement gifts: engraved glasses and tankards, garden tools, newspaper books and leaving keepsakes from the team.

A sheet cake iced with “Congratulations Jack on your retirement of 39+ years of service”
A retirement cake with a personal message piped on top Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0

12 ideas for Retirement

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Engraved whisky glass

A heavy tumbler engraved with initials, a name or a short message — for the whisky (or any drink) lover.

For: Dad · Partner · Grandparents

Engraved

Photo: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0

Engraved pewter tankard

A pewter or glass-bottomed tankard engraved with a name, a date or a team — for real-ale drinkers and milestone birthdays.

For: Dad · Grandparents · Colleagues

Engraved

Engraved pen

A good-quality pen engraved with a name — a lasting thank-you for teachers, graduates and colleagues.

For: Children · Teachers · Colleagues

Engraved

Engraved desk sign

A wooden or acrylic name sign for a desk — welcome for a new job, promotion or home office.

For: Friends · Colleagues · Brothers & sisters

Engraved

Newspaper birthday book

A book of front pages or headlines from the day someone was born — or every birthday since.

For: Mum · Dad · Grandparents

Printed

Personalised golf balls

Golf balls printed with a name, initials or a joke — the golfer will at least know which are theirs.

For: Dad · Partner · Grandparents

Printed

Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0

Wooden house sign

A wooden sign carved or engraved with a house name or number — for the front door or the garden gate.

For: Couples · Grandparents · Friends

EngravedHand-made

Slate house sign

A slate sign engraved with a house name or number — crisp, dark and weatherproof.

For: Couples · Grandparents

EngravedHand-made

Illustrated house portrait

A drawing or watercolour of their home — the perfect housewarming or leaving-home present.

For: Couples · Grandparents · Friends

Illustrated