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    MrsJKH2be    October 2010  

    Especially w/ regards to groomsmen gifts!

    My BMs were soooo easy!  I sat down w/ FI to look at GM gifts, but I hate them all!  They seem so generic....I researched past posts and checked a bunch of websites but no such luck.

    Any one have any unique ideas?  Websites to check?

    I have 6 guys to buy for:

       1 is my brother, he is 25 - likes to party :o)

       5 of the other guys are 29 y.o. - 31 y.o. - like to golf, drink beer (talk sh*t haha), they are all married or in serious relationships if this helps.....None of them work 9-5 office jobs, so any gifts like that would not be useful - they all work w/ their hands/outdoors.

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    This is what we got our groomsmen:

    They were a huge hit!  I even overheard a couple of them saying amoungst themselves that it was the best groomsman's gift they'd even gotten or heard of.  Made me quite happy to hear that! :)

    I think the meat brands+gloves+storage rack were a little over $40 each and the glasses were about $25 each - so either would be pretty affordable options for you!

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    peaches1038    July 9, 2011   Southern Tier, NY

    where did you get the meat brand? neat idea! my FFIL would love that!

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    @peaches1038: I ordered them from here: http://www.barbecuebrandingirons.com/groomsmen_pkgs.htm

    The company is called T-Bone Brands.  They have discounts through their "groomsmen packages" program if you're buying multiples too.  We got the sets that come with gloves and a display board but they also have sets that come with a storage box.

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    We just gave gift certificates to the boys. One got one for golf, and the other his favorite steak restaurant.

    What about a beer of the month club?

     
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    Zinzerena    April 14, 2012   Virginia

    www.thinkgeek.com  there's something there for everyone.  guys and gals.  and, they're really AWESOME gifts and not JUST for geeks!!!! 

     
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    stellablue5997    September 25, 2010   Florida

    My FI is getting all the boys MLB baseball jerseys.  He asked them who their favorite player was and then got the jersey for that team and player.  We didn't want to do the normal stuff that we always see because most of the guys have been GM's a million times before and have all that stuff.  We wanted something different that they could use after the wedding. 

     
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    boulderbride2010    October 23, 2010   Denver, CO

    @FutureKMM Where did you get those painted beer glasses?  I love those!

     
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    Encore    May 2011   Maryland

    @Zinzerena: You are a woman after my own heart. I love ThinkGeek madly. They are the first online vendor I've met that shares my mad love for monkeys and caffeine!

     
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    Allyser    September 1, 2010  

    We got them nice leather travel cases (toiletry) from leatherology. They all really liked them. 

     
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    BlueChampagne    June 2011   NY

    Instead of guessing what they want/need, why not just pay for their tux rental? Or at least pay for part of it...

     
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    Swiss Miss to Bee    October 10, 2010   Fairfax, VA

    FI's getting the guys all Raybans.

     
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    Rae    October 1, 2012   Kansas

    I have old german beer steins for sale.  They are something that the groomsman will truly love and use.  Let me know if your interested!

    I have some that range from $30.00 up to $1500.00. 

     

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    kenzieb07    October 2, 2010   Crystal, MN

    I love all of the above ideas! We ended up getting the GMs black chucks (converse high tops). These are the shoes they will be wearing for the wedding, and many will wear them as a daily shoe afterwards!

    We also got them personalized beer coolers (a 6 pack with a handle.. i've seen them in LTD Weddings catalogs). 

     
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    CapeBoundBride    June 3, 2011   MD/VA -legally wed 4/22/11

    Could the gift be a service instead? Like passes for all of them to go rock climbing/bowling/golfing together? I realize this might be a little too late...

     
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    EricaF4434    May 26, 2005  

    www.doesnthavethis.com has a whole bunch of clever gift ideas

     

     

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