Basket for my OH

oakdale_minx

I'm thinking of doing a basket for my OH. I've already got his main present and will probably want to spend about £15 including the basket. So far, all I have is a bottle of Christmas ale in a presentation carton!

These are the things he likes - any ideas welcome!

Manchester United
George Best
Chocolate
Icecream
Ale/Stout/Mild
The Beatles
Oasis
DIY (the screfix catalogue is his bible when he gets hold of one!)
Eating (particularly chilli con carne!)

A few things about him

He's 48
Drives an old-ish BMW and has a 'mid life crisis' 1983 Porsche sitting on his driveway
Dreams of having a Ferrari
Very practical and methodical.
Not really into blokes smellies (ie moisturiser)
wears contact lenses
Loves Chilli
hates cooking
drinks lots of black coffee (nescafe)

I thought about some vouchers made by me - ie breakfast in bed/backrub etc, but I don't think he would ever use them.

Last Christmas I bought him 1 single share in Man United and he is fiercely proud of it!

I thought of a home made sweets/truffles/fudge hamper?

Help!!!!!!

*flutterby*

ok... I've not got many ideas but will do my best cos I'd love to know how you went about buying a single share in a company... I'd love to do this for my sisters...

The new Irish £5 notes have George Best on them, how about trying to get hold of one of them...?

M&S have a lovely ice cream sundae set... that you could always 're-create'

http://www.marksandspencer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Product_Id=2133946&portal=locayta

also, there are some websites that sell HOT, and I mean HOT HOT HOT chilli sauce, some of those may be a good idea??

Hope I've helped a little and hope you can help me by pointing me in the right direction??? TIA

oakdale_minx

Hi flutterby - this is where I got the share from

http://www.framedshare.co.uk/


Like the idea of the sundae set! Hhhhm..wonder if I could recreate it with cheaper bits and pieces - I'm not an icecream person myself but he is an icecream monster!

I love cooking myself and hot chilli sauces will be one of the things I want him to buy me!

wow - just been on ebay - those £5 notes are going for £16 - £25!

honey28

This is the official website for ordering the George Best bank notes. I'm NI based and going to try and get some tomorrow for DS/DH so if you have no luck I can try and get one for you, although I'd probably need to send it recorded/special delivery and I cant promise that there will be any left - AFAIK they went on release today

sianb84

tell him you are going to treat him this christmas to a Ferrari, then buy him a toy one!

oakdale_minx

There sooooo many of them on ebay, it is mad!!

honey28, if there are some left, I'd love to hear from you!

decided to line the basket with a towelling bathrobe if I can find a code anywhere to get one cheap.

melt71

oakdale_minx wrote:

decided to line the basket with a towelling bathrobe if I can find a code anywhere to get one cheap.

Hi :wave:

Have you tried Primark in the dolphin centre? They are usually excellent for basics like dressing gowns, undies, socks etc. The female dressing gowns were recently selling for £10 (they are at least £20 in other shops for the same quality). My OH recently got some thicker sport socks 4 pairs for about £2 and a pair of really nice slippers (£3) which we saw in the local surf shop for £15! just because they were made by 'Animal'!

oakdale_minx

melt71 wrote:

Hi :wave:

Have you tried Primark in the dolphin centre? They are usually excellent for basics like dressing gowns, undies, socks etc. The female dressing gowns were recently selling for £10 (they are at least £20 in other shops for the same quality). My OH recently got some thicker sport socks 4 pairs for about £2 and a pair of really nice slippers (£3) which we saw in the local surf shop for £15! just because they were made by 'Animal'!

Hi - I haven't ventured in there yet - the photos of the opening day (10,000 went through the doors on the opening day!) were mad!! I did think about there actually and I do need to get a basket. Does anyone know if the Wilkos baskets are cheap? I could go to both next Saturday.

oakdale_minx

sianb84 wrote:

tell him you are going to treat him this christmas to a Ferrari, then buy him a toy one!

I bought him some 'grow your own ferrari seeds' as a stocking filler one year!