Gift for Difficult Brother (doesn't like anything!)

westcountrymaid_2

HoshPosh wrote: »

My brother is much the same but he's 28 exactly 1 week before Christmas so it's Christmas and Birthday! He earns a hell of a lot more than me, really splashes out [Last Christmas I had a new HP desktop for joint birthday/christmas] and has basically everything.

I've bought him lots of little bits to put together and filled 2 gift bags to the brim with things like a stylophone [We had one each as kids], Only Fools And Horses tshirt, Ghostbusters tshirt, wallet and keyring and wallet set, loaded shot glasses etc etc. I love giving people presents so much but as he has so much that he can get himself - I like buying the little novelties that he wouldn't think of getting for himself.

Not a lot of help

I have the same problem with my son, he will also be 28 on the 20th Dec so birthday and Christmas very close together.

toshkininny

Zimm190 wrote: »

To top it all we don't get on but I'm trying hard to fix that.

hello, I just realised I didn't read you post properly, and I didn't read that bit above until now, so I can see why you don't think my idea is a good one! But then again, you never know, he might see the funny side!!

Zimm190

I thought your idea was funny! I love that kind of thing but he's just a big misery and wouldn't appreciate the humour! You can see my problem - he's annoyingly hard to buy for, hence why mum stole the one decent idea I'd come up with.

I think I'll go with the flying helicopter idea, he can't possibly object to that! Might also try to do the retro sweets but it's tricky as I live in Germany and am not going home till the 19th.

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