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Here we hope to help you navigate the difficult process of choosing the perfect gift for ‘her’. Whether ‘her’ is your wife, girlfriend, mother, sister or  friend. We’ve also put together a collection of our favourite quotes and short poems under various categories so that  if  you’re looking for something romantic, funny or just nice to say , look no further!

If you have a favourite short verse or quote that you’d like to share (maybe it got a really great response and earned you trillions of Brownie points!)  then we’d love to include it here. Just email us at quotes@secret-treats.co.uk

Choosing a gift for a FRIEND

Whether you’re a guy or a girl giving to a friend, your choice of gift  really  all depends on how well you know them. If you’ve known your friend for ages and ages and are a good listener, then you’ll probably  have a fairly good idea about their likes and dislikes, and the little things that  touch them. In this case choosing a gift should be fairly  simple, you’ll know if they’re into big costume jewellery or discreet little pieces, plain chocolate or milk chocolate, pole dancing or needlepoint.  If however you’re struggling to answer these questions, you don’t know  them as well as you thought , do you? (or you haven’t  been paying attention!), in which case it’s best  to play  it safe, don’t put your eggs all in one basket,  choose a selection of gifts such as you’ll find in our Gift Boxes in the ‘Friends & Colleagues’ section. Or you can fill your own gift box with a selection you think would suit  them.

 

Some verses/ quotes for FRIENDS :-

Friends make life a little sweeter.
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A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words

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A  true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked.

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Some people go to priests; others to poetry;  I to my friends. ~( Virginia Woolf)

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Friends are kisses blown to us by angels.

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A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous - (Coco Chanel)

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One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives

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My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me

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Friends are the siblings God forgot to give us

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Compared to Friendship, gold is dirt

 

Choosing a gift for your WIFE, PARTNER or GIRLFRIEND

This should be fairly  easy in the case of  your wife as you should have a good idea of her likes and dislikes, so you can be confident  that you can fill a Gift Box  with treats you know she’ll love.  If you want  a quick & easy option look at the selection of Gift Boxes we’ve put  together in the Wife/Partner section.

 If you and your girlfriend haven’t been together for long and you’re not too sure of her likes and dislikes then you might like to look in the section of Gift Boxes for Girlfriends, where you’ll find a selection for all ages of girlfriends. Also take a look at the Gift Boxes in the section headed ‘Wife’ as you may find something that is perfect  for your girlfriend there.

Some ROMANTIC Quotes/ short Verses

Sometimes I wonder if life is really  worth it, then I look at your smile and I know it is.

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Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love ( Einstein)

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Loving you is like breathing, how can I stop?

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Love is grand, divorce is a hundred grand

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There’s only  one place in the world I call home, and it’s because you’re there.

 

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It's our very  first Christmas
In our very  first house
This is my  very first poem
To my  very  first spouse

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Thank you for your tender love
You'll never really know
How happy that you've made me
And how much I love you so

(Merry Christmas/ Happy Valentines/ Happy Birthday my Sweet )

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I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day  you find it is the day I will stop loving you.

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Someone has stolen my  heart  and you are the highest on my  list of suspects

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If I had to count the reasons why I love you and why  I'm so in love with you...I'd have to count forever.

 

Choosing a gift for MUM/ MOTHER IN LAWS

Mums are usually  quite easy  to buy gifts for, they  are just so pleased that you are thinking of them. Try  our Aromatherapy  Relaxation Balm or Fatigue Balm under ‘Pamper Gifts’ to give her a little treat, or check out  the Gift Boxes in our ‘Mums’ section if you want something really different.  You’ll find some of these Gift Boxes are suitable for younger mums and some for older mums. You’ll find a selection of short  verses below suitable for gift cards to help you out  if  you’re looking for inspiration.

 

Verses Especially for Mothers Day - Mothering Sunday

(General verses for mums: see further down page)

 

Here's wishing you a Mother's Day
That's filled with every pleasure,
And a future that's as happy
As the memories you treasure!

 

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I'm glad I've got you for a mother...
...some stranger wouldn't have
put up with me this long.

Happy Mother's Day

 

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For all the
loving things you are
and caring things you do,
we're sending you
this special wish-
multiplied by two!

Have a Beautiful Day

 

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With all the special ways
you show us
that you care....
....no wonder we love you
so much!

Have a Beautiful
Mother's Day

 

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Mum, if it weren't for you,
I wouldn't have the sense
to come in out of the rain.
Of course, I also wouldn't have
this inordinate fear of
catching pneumonia either!

Happy Mother's Day

 

 

 

Some Quotes/ short Verses for MUMS

Mothers are simply angels without their wings.

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I'm glad I've got you for a mother...
...some stranger wouldn't have
put up with me this long.

Happy Mother's Day ( Birthday/ Christmas)

 

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Just one little wish for you, Mom,
But it's loving and happy and true-
It's a wish that the nicest and best things
Will always keep coming to you!

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Happy Mother's Day ( Birthday/ Christmas)
to a mom who should have been
an air traffic controller...
...I was grounded so often!

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May all the love
you give to others
come back to you
on this special day.

Have a Wonderful  Day

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When life is low
A Mum's a place

Where you can go

A Mum is honest
A Mum is true
A Mum is precious
My Mum is You

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Mothers are kisses, blown to us by  angels.

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To the other Mother I received

The day I wed your son

And I'd really like to thank you

For the loving things you've done

You've given me a gracious man

With whom to share my life

You're his lovely Mother

I'm his lucky wife

~

 

 

 

Choosing a gift for GRANDMOTHER

We have put  together a great selection of Gift Boxes in our ‘ Grandmother’ section but you could also check out the Gift Boxes in our ‘Mother’ section too.  Our jewelled enamelled Perfume bottle in the ‘Fun Gifts for her’ section is a popular choice for Grandmas as are the Rose design or Thistle design candle cups by  Scottish Ceramics designer Jacqui Seller, you’ll find these in the Pamper Gifts section.

Some quotes/ verses for GRANDMOTHERS

 

There’s simply no one else on earth

Who's as fortunate as me

For, I have the most special grandma

That this world shall ever see!

To the world's best grandma

with love on your birthday

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God couldn’t be everywhere, that’s why  he created Grandmothers

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Grandmothers are angels in training

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Between the earth and sky above, nothing can match a grandmother’s love

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Choosing a gift for your DAUGHTER

Buying for your daughter can be a bit of a minefield unless she’s been dropping big hints about exactly what she has in mind- something daughters are known to do now and again!  Try giving her our  Champagne & Chocolate  Gift Box , it’s sure to go down well. Or take a look at the Silver Symmetry Oval Earrings & Pendant in the Jewellery section.  Our ‘Chill Out ‘ Gift Box is just right for when she’s been working hard and needs a bit of TLC.

 

Some short verses/ quotes for  DAUGHTERS:

 

Daughters may outgrow your lap, but they will never outgrow your heart

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Pink isn't just a colour, it's an attitude

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A  girl should be two things: classy and fabulous - Coco Chanel

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When it comes to daughters

There's lots of them about

But you're the very  very  best

Of that, there is no doubt

 

Choosing a gift for your SISTER

Nobody knows your sister like you do, you grew up with her for goodness sake, so you should have a pretty good idea of her likes and dislikes. You can fill a Gift Box with treats you know she’ll like in our ‘Fill your own giftbox section., or take a look at the gift boxes we’ve put together in the Sister section, you might just find something perfect for her.

 

Some short verses quotes for SISTERS

Our roots say we're sisters, our hearts say we're friends.

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More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good

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There is no better friend than a sister. And there is no better sister than you

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A sister smiles when one tells one's stories - for she knows where the decoration has been added.

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You can kid the world. But not your sister.
 

Vatlentines Verses

Take your pick!

Even if the sun refused to shine

Even if romance ran out of rhyme

You would still have my heart

Till the end of time

I love you.

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Did you know that you keep me awake at night

Thinking of lying here holding you tight

Imagine your body and my lips exploring,

But knowing my luck you’d be too busy snoring.

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They say men are from Mars and women from Venus

Let’s kiss and remove all the space in between us.

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I draw a circle, not a heart, around you

The one I love

Because a heart can break

But a circle goes on forever.

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I’ve been watching you for ages

When you’re on the bus or walking

But I know you’ve never noticed that

I’ve been arrested twice for stalking.

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Roses are Red

Violets are blue

I am a Ram

And I love Ewe

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If I could give you the stars

I’d gather them inside my heart

I’d wrap them in love

And brighten your day

......... with starlight.

 

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