This is a strange request - I would love to get my mother a CSGM as a gift/peace offering/show of affection. However, she is not a luxury goods type person and probably would appreciate it more in a show of my spending money on her and obvs the comfort of how lovely and soft they are. Plus, she has severe visual impairment. She also is not the kind to take good care of a shawl - it will probably end up in the dog bed intermittently.
Basically, I would love to find a pretty and soft CSGM or poncho that is well-loved and inexpensive. Pulls would be unimportant. Small stains that are subtle, probably unimportant. I wouldn't want to spend anywhere near retail or buy a HG as it is likely to be abused.
I hope that doesn't sound horrible! Or like I'm cheaping out on my mother. It's more as a symbol. She appreciated a plaid English wool cape I bought her while on a trip, and I wanted to show her I'm thinking of her without getting her something she would never use or something so practical it is boring.
I'm thinking in the $500 range.