Christmas presents for Dads...

Flossybunny_2

laurenpurdy123 wrote: »

I brought my dad a truffle tree last year well...its a chestnut tree but produces truffles. I thought it was an amazing gift. Cost around 30 pounds though x

Hi,could I ask where you got this from,it sounds fantastic and I think my Dad would love it,thanks

liz-paul

My Dad loves it when I get him a calendar with pictures of the grandchildren on it. Books, DVDs, socks etc. Or a day out/experience such as a restaurant voucher or telling him we will take him to a particular place when he visits next.

jakes-mum

I bought my dad a handmade bird box, I found the bloke on faceb0ok, he gathers driftwood and makes them all himself. The one I have has a wood spirit face carved on the front, its a really lovely bit of craft and it cost me £20 delivered My dad loves his garden so will be thrilled with it

kjp

My father is also a nightmare with a Boxing Day birthday - doesn't like sports, doesn't watch DVDs, doesn't play an instrument, doesn't read, doesn't like clothes, shouldn't drink, doesn't garden, doesn't do smelliest and isn't a foodie. I bought him a Galaxy tab last year but not sure if he still uses it. He's a bit of a techie but now my ex is no longer in the picture there's no one to set these things up! This year, I'm thinking socks, a laptop bag and something else...

cazpumpkin

Ive given up buying actual presents for my OH and the kids don't bother either, too many years of him saying I don't want anything and having no hobbies, plus if we bought him chocolates or sweets he moaned about us not spending enough , so....... what I do now is a few days before xmas or as near to his birthday as possible he books a day off work and we go on a daytrip of his choosing , usually to the same place as he likes to look around bookshops/antique shops. This doesn't cost a penny and is something he loves to do . He could literally spend all day browsing so we go to a place that has 6 antique shops and is a very quaint place also. We stop for a slap up meal somewhere which I pay for and also stop for a costa coffee break. He loves it, no more agonising over what to get him. Similarly my son and daughters take him down the pub and buy him a few pints or take him out for a sunday carvery followed by a walk in the woods which he also loves and its job done.

qwiksave

For people whose fathers are hard of hearing I recommend amplifying equipment for the tv.

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Technology-Products-Amplifier-Listening/dp/B000X2H8G4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_d_1
(I haven't tried this particular one, there are loads available)

As a hearing aid user I have a loop system set up for our family TV and it's brilliant as we don't have to have the volume turned up too loud for everyone else.

Mint1955

One for the men

Do you have a Go Ape site nearby or a Segway activity centre. I try and find an activity for the following year to book and then OH can look forward to it.

Mint1955

Cinema vouchers,
magazine subscription,
favourite tipple,
special coffees,
Chocolate covered coffee beans,
amazon vouchers if he has a Kindle account,
iTunes vouchers if he likes music,
spoken word books on cd,
Can't think of any more.....

HANNAHA_3

I have bought a Roberts wind up radio for my dad. He has an allotment, I think it will be nice for him to have some music playing when he working down there.

ranchero

A wall calendar with pictues of the past year, e.g. family, holidays, home. I used a voucher code "CAL30" with FotoInsight, which I found somewhere on MoneySavingExpert.