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February 24

Wedding present

I know an older (50+) lady who has been dating a guy on and off for some decades and they are finally getting married. I don't know the guy at all. The lady has what I think of as a middle class condo in AZ though I haven't visited it. By this I mean she probably already has any kitchen appliances that she needs, she's not rich, but not broke either. I'm trying to pick out a suitable small wedding gift. I had been thinking of a Chemex coffee brewer but 1) she likely already has suitable coffee gear, and 2) I have the impression (tell me if I'm wrong) that wedding gifts are supposed to have some kind of permanence, which put the timeless look of the Chemex into my mind, but they can break.

Any other ideas of how to pick something out? Same price range as the Chemex, more or less. Presumably something they could both use. I actually don't know if the guy is moving in with her or what. Is it inappropriate to simply ask her what she would like? Thanks. 2601:644:8581:75B0:0:0:0:2D6 (talk) 00:49, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be quite appropriate to simply ask her. Blueboar (talk) 01:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that simply asking what they would like is appropriate in this situation. A young newly-wed couple starting a new household will need lots of things and if they aren't rich will appreciate somewhat permanent useful items. This couple may be in a state where they'd rather want to get rid of redundant stuff, so I suspect that the degree of permanence of any gifts is less of an issue. If she is located close to Scottsdale you might also consider a Neiman Marcus gift card. ‑‑Lambiam 09:36, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My vote is also on gift cards. The poster must not know this couple very well, given they have not been to the lady's apartment and doesn't know her fiancée at all. I don't know about you folks, but my French press hasn't came out of the cabinet in years. Kylemahar902 (talk) 10:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. A gift card is money. You can't ever go wrong by giving money. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:19, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I for one prefer inexpensive gifts that have a personal touch to more expensive impersonal gifts. ‑‑Lambiam 18:28, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I also think gift cards are the best. Stanleykswong (talk) 17:14, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Does the couple not have a gift registry? Most of the wedding invitations I have received in the last few years included a website listing of items the couple were interested in receiving. Often these were part of the website of a retailer and would remove the items from view as they were purchased by guests. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:08, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WHAAOE wedding registry, wish list. 2A00:23A8:4458:1901:78BA:C932:A6BE:9DCA (talk) 17:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Failing that, know anything about their taste in art? A one-of-a-kind something is always possible. - Jmabel | Talk 20:13, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Former Australian council statistics

Shire of Hastings

Shire of Mornington

In km² terms, what was the area for the Shire of Hastings and the Shire of Mornington (Victoria) before their abolition? The articles give the same figure for both, 304.6 km², which is preposterous if you look at the maps, but it's unsourced and I don't know where to look. All I'm finding for Hastings is Wikipedia mirrors, and results for Mornington are filled with information for the Shire of Mornington Peninsula and the Shire of Mornington (Queensland). Nyttend (talk) 02:16, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The lead section of Shire of Mornington (Victoria) has, "The shire covered an area of 90.65 square kilometres (35.0 sq mi) immediately to the south of Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994." This fits well with the relative sizes of the green areas. Both numbers, 90.65 and 304.6, were already present in the oldest revision. It appears that the incorrect figure in the infobox was the result of an oversight after copying the wikitext of the existing article Shire of Hastings as a start for a new article Shire of Mornington (Victoria). ‑‑Lambiam 08:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ugg, I'm sorry, I didn't read the article introductions. I'm surprised that this is even mentioned there; it's not mentioned in the rest of the article, so I didn't expect it to appear in the introduction. Nyttend (talk) 10:52, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]