'Hamper' ideas for a grumpy,cold old man?

shegirl

My dad is 84 (!),a miserable sod,tends to freeze as doesn't like paying for gas and chooses to spend Christmas on his own as he doesn't think there's any point celebrating unless he's with my 16yo niece -not going to happen.

I still get him an (unthanked) present from me and ds every year and this year,in an attempt to give him something to do,warm him up and try to make him slightly less of a miserable old sod,I want to give him a hamper of useful and enjoyable stuff!

Already planning on some faux sheepskin lined slippers and some thermals or a wool jumper.

A Jar of old fashioned sweets.

Could do with some ideas of popular classic films/tv series I can get on DVD to take him back to his younger days.

Also some music ideas for back in the old days?

Any homemade old fashioned food ideas?

He doesn't have any hobbies,he just tends to sit and flick through tv channels,so it's a little awkward thinking of something to get him that would give him something to do!

zaksmum

shegirl wrote: »

My dad is 84 (!),a miserable sod,tends to freeze as doesn't like paying for gas and chooses to spend Christmas on his own as he doesn't think there's any point celebrating unless he's with my 16yo niece -not going to happen.

I still get him an (unthanked) present from me and ds every year and this year,in an attempt to give him something to do,warm him up and try to make him slightly less of a miserable old sod,I want to give him a hamper of useful and enjoyable stuff!

Already planning on some faux sheepskin lined slippers and some thermals or a wool jumper.

A Jar of old fashioned sweets.

Could do with some ideas of popular classic films/tv series I can get on DVD to take him back to his younger days.

Also some music ideas for back in the old days?

Any homemade old fashioned food ideas?

He doesn't have any hobbies,he just tends to sit and flick through tv channels,so it's a little awkward thinking of something to get him that would give him something to do!

How nice are you? My dad was exactly the same, God bless his soul. A nightmare to buy for. When he passed away we found about 20 years worth of unopened presents we'd all given him.:(

If he likes TV, could you maybe get him a Sky subscription if he doesn't already have it?

SummerBreeze

My grandpa likes handkerchiefs, ties, chutneys for cheese, small bottles of red or white wines and whiskeys. Maybe some of them he would like?

carlamarie_2

DVDs more morecombe and wise, open all hours, only fools and horses, rising damp, the good life, carry on films, porridge

I realise these are all comedies, it's all I can think off! I think they're mostly 70s too, but he may still like them?

Just thought of tv series roots, I think that's a pretty old one.

Does he like a particular genre? Musicals (Casablanca, carousel), westerns (there's a million old western films), deceptive/crime (Columbo, murder she wrote, not old but classics, surely), comedy (can't go wrong ith a carry on) horror (the birds, in fact a lot of the Alfred Hitchcock films are pretty good and eerie down to the filming)


My nan is the same age and she likes anything with Clark gable, Audrey Hepburn, etc etc so look for these kingd of actors in films

MaggieBaking

How about something like this - force a little festivity on him?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Two-Ronnies-Complete-Christmas/dp/B000VA3J6G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1384869770&sr=8-4&keywords=christmas+special+collections

shegirl

MaggieBaking wrote: »

How about something like this - force a little festivity on him?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Two-Ronnies-Complete-Christmas/dp/B000VA3J6G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1384869770&sr=8-4&keywords=christmas+special+collections

Now he would love that! not that he'd ever let anyone know!!!

shegirl

ChristmasJumperKing wrote: »

What about some cheesy Christmas jumper? May be that will put him in the Christmas mood. If he ever wore it before, it might put a big smile on his face.
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Yeah,I'm sure an 84 year old grumpy sod would just love that...not.

Shame you are spamming.If you weren't I may have used your site for myself but there's something about spamming forums that says your either desperate or are a scam.

Oh well...

Hezzawithkids

Sainsburys's have a "Bah Humbug" jumper, though I do have to wonder why you are going to so much trouble for someone who clearly won't appreciate it. Just saying. :cool:

shegirl

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

Sainsburys's have a "Bah Humbug" jumper, though I do have to wonder why you are going to so much trouble for someone who clearly won't appreciate it. Just saying. :cool:

I'd feel awful if I didn't!

Hezzawithkids

shegirl wrote: »

I'd feel awful if I didn't!

But would he even notice if you didn't?

shegirl

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

But would he even notice if you didn't?

He would and he'd moan!