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Any great gift ideas for the holidays? Its our first Christmas married so I want to get him something special & memorable that won't break the bank. I'm running out of time...help!
He's been asking for a toolbox so I got him a large tool caddy with wheels, it's made of a thick plastic with a lot of compartments. Inside the large compartment, I'm going to try to stuff a Blu-ray player in it, he likes to watch movies! In the other compartments, I'm adding some chocolate and misc other stocking stuffers. The toolbox I bought awhile ago, it was supposed to have a new drill to go with it (to replace his broken one) but I have no clue which one to get. The Blu-ray player is a last minute find, it was on sale and I know he's been dreaming of one to go with our new TV 
it's so hard to shop for my husband for christmas, too! he turns down every general ideal i have and he says that i should just "know" what he wants. he doesn't like the typical guy stuff...he doesn't want video games or tools or sports stuff, he really likes magic tricks and stuff but he doesn't want any of that, either. i'm running out of ideals. i was thinking about getting him a nice watch...but i dunno. i hope you find something for your DH!
Well, DH keeps saying he doesn't need/want anything, so I got him a watch (Gilt.com, so I got a good deal on it), a nice jacket, a new Cardinals t-shirt, and a container or toothpicks (inside joke). Last year i got him bacon seasoning, which was hilarious and awesome.
DH has since said he wouldn't mind a closet steamer--it's like a stand up thing you steam your clothes in (good for a guy who dresses nicely for work)...or a power washer. He appreciates when i get him dinner gift cards, too--because he always insists on paying for dinner. Bedroom coupons go over well, too. Sunglasses would be good, too--but he would have to pick those out himself. If he works out, you could get him a new duffle bag or nifty gym stuff--i always appreciate new stylish work out clothes (especially ones that are nicer than Target because I'm a cheapskate). Brookstone has really nice blankets and fun gadgets.
I've given up trying hard to give memorable gifts--it's just too damn hard for men. Women are easy--get them a locket engraved with something sweet and they swoon, you know? I know you're running out of time, but you could probably get a scrapbook type thing going on Shutterfly. But i made DH a scrapbook two years ago and men just don't appreciate it the way women do =\
I know, men are so hard to shop for! I agree that the thoughtful gifts may be a thing of the past. DH definitely has interests (he's into cycling, so he always loves bike stuff, and is really outdoorsy), but "gear" related gifts are hard because he has really specific tastes and its impossible to know what to get. I guess I could just get a gift card, but thats so boring....ugh!
I'm having trouble with ideas, too! Men are so much harder to shop for than women!! Good luck!
Last year I got him a shaving brush, shaving soap, and razer set from Acca Cappa. He LOVED it! He uses it all the time.
I got DH a wine fridge! He's been trying to convince me to get one for months and I keep telling him about how we don't need a wine fridge, don't have the space, etc. So hopefully he's surprised! :)
I agree, men are MUCH harder to shop for than women! i keep trying to tell DH this, and he just doesn't get it! it's so aggrivating.
I got mine a new electric razor, a pair of basketball shorts, and stocking stuff.
since we have the wedding in (2 months!) we are not going all out on christmas presents. I bought him a wallet -exciting huh?- his is falling a part. I also bought him a bunch of car washing stuff.
We are keeping Christmas small this year: just one gift for one another (usually we go all out, but after the wedding, honeymoon and finally furnishing our house we want to tone it down a little for this year) and a few smaller things for stockings.
I got him a beautiful new winter coat. For his stocking I got him a new Indian cookbook (we have "Curry Sundays" in our house) and will probably get him a few other small things like a bookstore giftcard, and maybe a couple kitchen gadgets.
I've purchased several expensive things for the house this year (new furniture for our living room and a new TV after our old one died, along with a few video games DH had his eye on), so I'm sticking to a nice card and some stocking stuffers this year. I'd like to begin a tradition of giving each other an ornament every Christmas (this is our first Christmas together!) so I'll run that past him as well and see what he thinks.
We gave eachother a $100 limit for presents. I got DH a nice knitted dress sweater, dress shirt, a game for his nintendo DS and a nerf gun. Yes, my 26 year old husband and his friends still play with nerf guns. I figure, it is what he wants (he gets excited looking at the flyers), and should hopefully score me some 'cool wife' points.
I love the Nerf gun idea! :) My guy and our grown son play with super soakers all summer! :) Christmas is slim at my house this year-had our huge trees trimmed-2 had to be taken down, the roof and gutters done too. And I've been out of work for nearly a year-so I got him some LL Bean comfort shoes for when he takes off his work boots.
I keep checking back in on this thread for ideas lol. I am a student finishing off teachers college and we have a 2 year old son - so we are paying for two places to live this year plus daycare and then school expenses on top of all that. I keep watching for a really inexpensive but awesome idea lol - keep them coming bees! I really want to get or make him something special but finances are pretty low this year.
We have a $150 limit for eachother-I got him a hammock (I feel bad that he cant use it til the summer though), a baseball hat that he's been looking for, a cook book from his favorite food network guy, and a new wallet since his is falling apart.
For his stocking he's getting underwear, razor blades, golf balls, and maybe some candy :)
@s_h_e_l_b_s: Is he into sports? I got BF tickets to a minor league baseball game in the area that were $7 each. Plus some hot dogs and beers the whole night cost under $30.
He absolutely loves hockey but I can't afford tickets for him - that is way out of my price range. One year I rented the arena and had set it up so he could teach me hockey. Another year i bought him tickets to an ottawa senators game (his fav team) - but this year its like a 50 dollar limit - which is a really low budget. I wish I was more creative.....
@rlsh86: Yep, women I have no problem shopping for! But men...argh!!! I feel like I get him the SAME things every Christmas. LOL Cologne, shirts for work, Phillies/Eagles stuff, etc. I want to think of something creative, but can't! I'm thinking if I just walk around the mall I'll see something!! I hope so. :)
I got him: A storage harddrive that he wanted, a bluetooth, a calander of pictures from our wedding and honeymoon, and an XBOX game he wanted.
For his stocking: A sexy coupon book, karma sutra playing cards, his favorite candy, a new Ipod case and cell phone case with his favorite sports team logo, a fun pair of boxers, some new socks, and a DVD.
Men are SO hard to shop for!! We said we werent going to do gifts this year because we are trying very hard to save as much as we can but then DH comes home the other day and says he saw a few things that he had to get for me. So now I have to get him stuff too!
I think I am going to get him a nice robe and a pair of slippers. We also have a record player so I'll probably try to find a couple cheap records for him. Other than that I have no good ideas :-(
FOr my DH I got:
Jimmy Carter's new book (on his List)
a tie
Snoopy ornament (major peanuts fan)
Ticket to Ride (board game)
Settlers of Catan (board game)
pjs
Personal trimmer (nose & ears)
Might get hime a Wii game or two.
Unfortunately his birthday is January 1st so I have to come up with ideas for that too. Ugh.
I can't post here what SO will be getting for Christmas, cause he's a snoop and probably reading this right now. I did just have a little freak out cause he went over our limit of $50 by .. oh $100!!!LOL
This year we are really not getting gifts - with the wedding 6 days after, we just don't have the money! I am already planning for next year though!
We weren't going to get one another gifts because we have "Adopted a Family" through the Salvation Army. But of course I couldn't resist & I got FI a Sky Caddie. If anyone else's FI or SI's are golfers I would reccomend this! Great gift! I also got him a new J.Lindberg belt & golf shirt. Hopefully he will enjoy these items.
It's very hard to buy for him because if there is anything we want or need throughout the year we just go & buy it! Unfortunately this always back fires when it comes to birthday & Christmas gifts
I am going to get my FI:
A sweatshirt with from his college
Aftershave
Warm up style pants
Scrabble Dictionary
New shirts - so many of his are faded or yellowing in the pits!
@farmersdaughter: Im getting him a Kobo for him, i also got one of his favorite PS3 games off of Amazon during their cyber monday sales and an ornament for our first christmas together :)
I think it depends on what your husband likes…some ideas:
Hats from Brixton (find them online) are super nice men’s hats, my husband loves them. They have a sort of “Mad Men” feel to them (some of them).
New leather wallet.
Nice dinner out.
What I’m getting my husband: we want to get a Bose system for our kitchen, and it’s like $500 (ouch), so we’re going halfsies on it and giving it to each other for Christmas. You could go halfsies on a larger gift that you both could use: Wii, game console, weekend away, etc.
GabrielleElise,
Good idea on the weekend away.
My DH and I aren't really "stuff" people, so we decided to spend a romantic night in an awesome hotel on the coast when we got o visit his parents in CA for Christmas. Plus, we're going to get all gussied up and go out for a nice dinner. I picked the hotel, he's surprising me with the dinner reservations. I might buy some cute lingerie as a surprise for the evening, too :).
I just wanted to add that I don't think stuff is bad, and I didn't mean to criticize anyone for wanting or getting their DH "stuff". If you saw the size of our apartment and my husbands organizational skills, you'd understand why I don'y want any more stuff in our house :) haha
I got him a wall mount for his "baby". (his flat screen tv). I expecting him to shed a tear once he opens it and realizes he never has to worry about our two year old knocking it off the entertainment center again. lol
I bought my husband a new computer chair but I have no idea what else to get him. He asked for all practical stuff and I'm not really a practical gift giver, I like stuff to be fun for the holidays. But we have been on a tight budget so every time I go to buy something frivolous my head goes "Will he use it? What purpose does it serve? Does he really need this?" which makes shopping nearly impossible. So please keep the ideas coming.
Well I have to wait until the last minute anyway, that darned joint account thing! ;) But he's getting something practical he asked for: running attire. And I may throw in a couple small surprises.
Our real present to each other is an overseas trip we're taking in early 2011 :)
i bought my hubby just a ton of small gifts. a monogrammed robe, pjs, vinyl records, lots of little things to stuff his stocking with. i'm still throwing around the possibility of a new power tool to replace his old one, since we're renovating at the moment also.
I am never at a loss of what to buy my husband.....he gives me plenty of ideas all year long....I just needed to decide which ones he would get this year. So this year is the Ipod Nano that he wanted and knows that he is getting, but I think I've pretty much stumped him on the others, because he has no clue!! He is also getting a popcorn machine like they have at the movies, except much smaller, because he loves movie theater popcorn and our theater doesn't have very good popcorn. Also a craftsman mat for the garage and a few accessories for the ipod!!
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