Helpful sorted out women - what did you get your oh for christmas?

Lotus-eater

daska wrote: »

I played a risky strategy and gave the EX an electronic cigarette starter kit and liquids - lets hope he likes them, life should be less smelly and possibly healthier.

Very good idea, I started on them a few months ago and they've been great! I hope he likes them.

rachbc

jamespir wrote: »

where did you get them from ?

DD chose a big container (a pixar 'cars' tin in fact as he loves the film) and we bought loads of bags of midget gems from wiko and emptied them in! Think there is about 2kg of sweets in it!

stiltwalker

We do token things to open for each other with a budget of about £20/£25 so OH is getting 3 QI books (book people) some science sand (he was fascinated with the idea when we were buying pressies for kids) a mug with funny logo (boys will be boys especially if they are middle aged men) and a nice long sleeved t-shirt.

19lottie82

- A Hugo Boss jumper
- A cook book
- Aftershave
- Clinique moisturiser
- Boxers
- A huge tub of Jelly Babies J

arbrighton

Mine is hard to buy for as when he wants something, he tends to just buy it. However, he said he wanted a dab radio that can also stream the music from ur server, and as it is his birthday on new year's day,i tend to spend quite a bit on one present, then get some little bits to 'top up'. However, this year, I've bought him a new wok too as the one he bought for uni is dying a death after nearlyten years

pelirocco

Am we the only couple who dont buy for each other?

Never seen the point , we dont do his and hers money and if we want or need anything we buy it anyway?

rachbc

londonsurrey wrote: »

As for stuff he chooses to get for himself, he's got a few hundred specialist horticultural books, a classic bike that he really enjoys, is about to treat himself to a medal to add to his collection that costs a few thousand. I can't match that!

Tell me about it - DH bought himslef the extact thing I had planned to get him for christmas last month and he has a £3k new pinball machine arriving in the new year that he's bought - makes my present look a bit feeble really.

Organic12

londonsurrey wrote: »

...and likes the theatre...a classic bike that he really enjoys

OP, if your OH likes the theatre, how about theatre vouchers? You mention a classic bike, are there any accessories he might appreciate?

I got OH a book he's had his eye on as it includes his surname and OH shares a surname with the author (though no relation as far as I'm aware). It was originally published in the 1950s and I bought a modestly priced copy on Amazon that's in reasonably good condition. I can't wait to see his face when he realises what I've done.

Mind you, as he spotted it way back in the summer he's probably been cursing the little oik that got in and nabbed the only copy available before he had a chance. :rotfl:

I got a board game too that I hope he'll enjoy. Both came within a £40 mutually agreed budget.

Merry Christmas everyone and good luck to OP!

Bluebell1000

londonsurrey wrote: »

It's a difficult one as I'm a tad frustrated after the luxury of having been married and with my late husband for just short of 20 years. To not know exactly what to get is a fairly unfamiliar thing for me!

New paramour is a horticulturalist who enjoys the exotic and esoteric. He's very active with high energy levels, which is a plus for his hands on job, but has an injury that is stopping him from running around for fun at the next year. He's good with his hands and fixes his houses himself, but also reads extensively and likes the theatre. He's also an enthusiastic practical joker.

The last present I got him was a collection of ethnic snacks that he hadn't tried before. He liked that. My budget is £20-£40. And his birthday is next month!

As for stuff he chooses to get for himself, he's got a few hundred specialist horticultural books, a classic bike that he really enjoys, is about to treat himself to a medal to add to his collection that costs a few thousand. I can't match that!

My husband is getting a heritage certificate for his classic car (see here http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/store/heritage-certificates-and-archive-services/heritage-certificates.html) I don't know if anywhere does something similar for classic bikes? Bit late for Christmas but maybe something to think about for his birthday...

kettlefish

pelirocco wrote: »

Am we the only couple who dont buy for each other?

Never seen the point , we dont do his and hers money and if we want or need anything we buy it anyway?

Thank goodness someone else has said this, I was feeling like a right bah humbug! We have friends who have "budgets" of £200 to spend on each other - but when you've got joint finances that's £400 out of the pot! They think we're very odd and unromantic - so we have started choosing arbitrary things we own and saying that these were Christmas / birthday pressies to shut them up.

We have most material things we need, and every year until now we have had a mini break in January which we kind of see as a present to each other. That said, we do buy things throughout the year - for example, DH loves his Football Manager game so I order it for him every year to arrive on the day it comes out. Anyway, we got the best present ever this year, our little girl