30th Birthday Gifts, Ideas and Presents

What do you get for someone who is 30 years old? It's such an in-between age.

Are they a bit ground down with careers, children and a mortgage and in need of a little pampering or escape from the daily grind?

Or are they still on the loose, travelling and playing with life? Thinking about settling down?

Here are some of Australia's best online retailers with gifts suitable for 30 year olds.

• A Little Luxury is one of our favourite gift stores with a wide range of unusual and elegant gifts, homewares and customisable gift baskets. Based in Sydney, delivery Australia-wide.
  • Gourmet hampers – Wine & Champagne, Gourmet & Chocolate Hampers, and Beer and spirit hampers
  • Picnic sets.
  • Pamper Hampers and Bath and Body gifts – Products for men and women to help relax and rejuvenate. Some include Bambury luxurious bathrobes and beach robes.
  • Wine gift sets
  • Gifts for her
  • Gifts for him
  • Gift Vouchers. You can either have them emailed or posted to the recipient.

• Coolthings – have fun with gadgets and gizmos and brain bending puzzles. Coolthings are based in Launceston, Tasmania with delivery Australia wide, NZ and some international.  See these categories for ideas…
  • Remote Controlled Things
  • Phone Gadgets
  • Clocks and Alarms from novelty Lego clocks to retirement clocks
  • Gizmos for Guys and Gadgets for Girls
  • Kitchen & Living

• Caricature King – unique gifts made from a photo of the birthday person to mark the occasion. Digital caricatures from under $40, poster print or print and framing options.

• AFL Footy Shop has lots of gifts for AFL fans. You’ll find Official AFL Merchandise Products for all 18 teams including clothing, officially licensed AFL Guernseys, footballs, quilt covers, throw rugs, beach towels, car accessories and much more. Gift vouchers too.

• Yardgames – has some amazing chess sets, or encourage them to get outdoors and active with stylish croquet sets, giant dice and games.

Experience vouchers are popular for 30th birthdays, often the V8 drives, but there is a wide range to suit all sorts of tastes – everything from pamper, to cooking classes, getaways, horseriding, sailing, skydiving, bungy jumping and so on. If you choose an experience in Australia, be careful to choose one in the location of the recipient. Most experiences are in the capital cities.

Experience companies also offer general vouchers so you don’t have to decide what they’d like, and hampers as “experiences” these days for those people who receive an experience voucher but don’t want to do any of the activities in their local area.

• Adrenalin – adventure and experience vouchers for Skydiving, V8 Race Cars, Rally Driving, Hot Air Ballooning, Jet Packs and more. They also have the option of some impressive gift hampers. Delivery Australia-wide.

30th Birthday Products

Rub it in with glasses, balloons, banners and decorations with a great big 30.

• Dress-ups and party ideas – see ThemesForParties.com.au and their 30th party ideas.