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Dinner dilema and pressie to boot

terriblesaver
terriblesaver Posts: 213 Forumite
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In my wisdom I invited my hubby's two best friends and my best friend for dinner tomorrow - its one of their 40th birthdays and now I need to shop for
a) Dinner
b) Booze
c) Presents

I promised a huge roast so Asda is on my list of things to do but any suggestions regarding pressies for a 40 year old man on a what is going to be a very tight budget!!???
Terriblesaver - hoping to improve!!! Unsecured debt ... £[STRIKE]57938[/STRIKE] £51453
Official DFW Nerd no 176
Reclaimed and won Capital One £224, Paragon £758, GE Capital £63 and £135

Comments

  • onestep
    onestep Posts: 893 Forumite
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    Suggestions for a pressie for a 40 yr old bloke:

    magazine subscription (using tesco clubcard deals) eg gardening /cars/ etc
    tie (boring but safe if he works in an office)
    a book/dvd
    gadgety penkife thing

    can't think of anything else for now - good luck! :confused:

    onestep
    When people show you who they are, believe them the first time
  • fruitycar
    fruitycar Posts: 349 Forumite
    £5/£10 lottery lucky dips for this saturdays rollover?
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    if you are doing the dinner, shouldnt they be bringing booze?

    I have no idea on presents though, im too tight to buy them LOL
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    Asda do a bottle of white wine called 'Old Git', for £3.99. Depends if he has a sense of humour or not. :p

    If he wears suits to work what about a pair of nice cufflinks? Again Asda is the biz for this one. Usually a fiver and they come in nice black presentation box.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • terriblesaver
    terriblesaver Posts: 213 Forumite
    Thanks guys - he's a mechanic and in the 20 years I have known him I have only seen him in a suit once ... at his sisters wedding! LOL
    And he lives at home - I suggested a DVD of the 40 year old vigin and my hubby wet him self laughing!!! HA HA
    #
    BUt they can bring the booze - am texting them now

    xx
    Terriblesaver - hoping to improve!!! Unsecured debt ... £[STRIKE]57938[/STRIKE] £51453
    Official DFW Nerd no 176
    Reclaimed and won Capital One £224, Paragon £758, GE Capital £63 and £135
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Em....... on another thread it was suggested to get a jar and fill it with bits of paper...... on which was written ...... sexual favours...... to be redeemed at will by recipient..... They suggested one a year, but at his age you may need to duplicate.... wracking brains & can't get in double figures:confused: .

    Best not to hand over in front of his mates though:eek:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • terriblesaver
    terriblesaver Posts: 213 Forumite
    lol - who do the sexual favopurs come from .... me or my hubby!!! lol
    Terriblesaver - hoping to improve!!! Unsecured debt ... £[STRIKE]57938[/STRIKE] £51453
    Official DFW Nerd no 176
    Reclaimed and won Capital One £224, Paragon £758, GE Capital £63 and £135
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well as it's his birthday........;)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • terriblesaver
    terriblesaver Posts: 213 Forumite
    PMSL! I'm ging to make one up for him from my hubby - tehy always do boys stuff ... amsterdam, fishing etc so who knnows what goes on!!!
    Terriblesaver - hoping to improve!!! Unsecured debt ... £[STRIKE]57938[/STRIKE] £51453
    Official DFW Nerd no 176
    Reclaimed and won Capital One £224, Paragon £758, GE Capital £63 and £135
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