I thought i would start a list of what we have bought for the blokes

pinkie_pie

thevicster wrote: »

So far I have got (my very childish!!) OH;

Beano annual, WWE annual, Peppa Pig annual & DVD (no idea why, he just decided he wanted it!!),

Peppa Pig???!!!

moneysavingmumofone

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

HI there. I am facing redundancy in January so Christmas in our house is going to be a meagre affair I am afraid- although planning ahead I have managed to scrimp together presents for my teenage son and hubby.

By far my most MSE present has been a picture frame collage (i think you call it) for my hubby, I brought a plain black picture frame from ebay for £1.99 and (sneakily using the works printer) printed off lots of different pics of us together, in different sizes - Gluing these all to some red card and popping them into the frame, and I am absolutely amazed at how great it looks. Id deffo recommend this, cos I know hes going to be really touched thinking of the effort ive put in- and im not really an arty person, think thats why im amazed at the result lol. Other than that, presents for him are DVDS (3 FORD specialist car dvds), fast and furious dvd, a fishing bag, a personalised fishing towel, and thats about it.
As for other men in my family, my teenage son has been asking about a stereo for his room, which he can use to listen to his ipod through, and i picked up a great one from the argos clearnace in corby so that will be his 'main' pressie, amongst other bits n bobs, dvds n such.
My dad, I got him hair clippers as I know the ones he has at home are a bit old now

I also got 10 Lynx showergels when they were on offer at asda for a quid, not really sure what im going to do with these lol, i was planning to make gift sets for the men but have nothing else as yet to put with them... eek. ps. does anyone know where there are any mens deodrants (lynx prerably to go with the showergel) on offer? lol

Why don't you just buy some cheap bath scunchies/flannels (black would be good) and wrap them in cellophane/cellophane bags?

hollies wrote: »

Great thread. I just find buying for blokes sooo tricky!

I really don't want to buy the usual presents this year so this is what I've got so far:

Dad: Winery/Brewery Tour from Last Minute.com

Brother 1: Personalised Apron from: Extra Special Touch Gifts (very ironic as he is USELESS around the house!)

Brother 2: Stuck on this one - he's going travelling but not to loads of places so backpack etc seems a bit unecesarry - any ideas anyone? I thought maybe a travel journal...

Grandad: This is always a hard one - usually get a hamper but this year I've got him a lamp with all the grandchildren on - one side has a group photo and the other has a mug shot of each of them - I hope he'll love it, from Photo Lamps by Emma Tasker.

Thats all for now....

Thanks so much for this idea, my MIL would love one of these!!

moneysavingmumofone

From what I can remember my Oh has got:
Remote control helicopter
Digital photo keyring
6 coca cola glasses
Hannah montana torch keyring
Haribo tube
Lynx bullet
Top gear driving songs cd
Scarf (to get)
Belt (to get)
Keyring (to get)

phantom_zone

I'm honestly surprised grown men *want* some of this stuff :eek:

skintbuthappy81

I always go overboard with OH, Dad and Brother. This year me and my bro have gone 'halves' and bought my Dad a PS3.

OH
Beatbox stylophone (got brother one aswell)
FCUK Jumper
Voi Jacket
Calvin/Ted Baker boxers
Thorntons nougat (sweet tooth)
Ted Baker t-shirt
Nike nail clipper set
Nike golf shoes (That apparently he NEEDED!!)

So far that's his lot.

kicktoria

moonbabe58 wrote: »

...But since buying a house we are having a £50 budget this year!

No idea what to get him yet though, he is one of those men that if he wants something he will buy it, or he will want something electrical/technical and he will spend weeks finding what he wants and getting the best deal.

Hopefully some of your ideas will inspire me!!

You took the words from my fingertips moonbabe! My OH is exactly the same, and we've just moved house too, so anything you come up with may suit my man... although I haven't read the rest of the thread yet

cocktailsavings

I have got my OH ...

Armani Code After Shave - £25.00 ASDA (usual RRP £39.99)
Fish Deodorant/Shower Gel Set £5.99 TKMAXX (usual RRP £14.99)
Frankie Boyle Biography - £7.99 AMAZON
Michael McIntrye's Comedy DVD - £9.99 TESCO ENT with 500 Clubcard points back
Superdry T-Shirt - £9.99 mandmdirect (usual RRP £25)
Bench Hooded Top - £12.00 TK MAXX (usual RRP £39.99)
Krispy Kreme Mug - £6.99 (we love Kripsy Kreme)
After Eight Chocolate Santa - £1 Poundland
Shaver - £3.74
Digital Coin Counting Jar - £3.99 B&M (usual RRP £10.00)

Think I have got him some other stuff but can't remember them all!

viclspence

My hubby has got:

Work clothes - not very exciting, but as of 4th January he will be working again after 2 years! He got made redundant unfortunately and it was agreed that he would look after my DS until a suitable job came up!

An Anne Summers goody bag that I am putting together - so far it only has 3 things, but hopefully will be able to get some more before Xmas

Some books - he chose most of them himself though

And that's it! I do need to think of something from the kids, but not sure what yet. Nothing like leaving it until the last minute!

Quackers

phantom_zone wrote: »

I'm honestly surprised grown men *want* some of this stuff :eek:

But none of them ARE grown up me thinks...

They are all little boys at heart

delain

two cookbooks so far and a cd, haven't finished shopping yet!