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Presents for your partners
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purple.sarah wrote: »My husband also plays WoW so last Christmas I made him a gamer hamper with a game card for pre paid play, a WOW hoodie, a new mouse and headphones for his computer and energy drinks based on the potions in the game.The hoodie wouldn't work for your OH but maybe some of the other ideas would. You could get him some computer accessories like a gamer mouse or headset. A nice way to add a personal touch is getting a mouse mat customised with a photo of the two of you. Also if he likes eating food that others have made maybe you could get him a hungry house gift voucher? Good luck.
oh this is a good idea! Hampers are perfect aren't they when you want to get something really suited to their interests but just can't find anything in the shops!
Kiss me now - if you do go for this idea Maybe you could add a computer related magazine / magazine subscription in there?
And also some bits of quick to make food like pot noodles, Pringles, crisps, crackers....you can even get chillie and curry in those pots that don't have to be refrigerated (freybentos I think they are). Just don't blame me of he gains half a stone though loll!!
Would he like a board game or something you could play together? Seriously I know it sounds naff but me and my boyfriend played scrabble and monopoly together on the iPad constantly for about 3 months untill we got bored. There are the adult games you could try if he would like that kinda thing?!
Hth xx0 -
Thank for this, I just bought him the Campri thermals from Sports Direct in 4XL I hope they will fit him! He is always whinging about the cold when riding his bike, I've got a little list of things to get him so far its:
Touch Screen Gloves - £1.50 (primark they work really well!)
Top from Jacamo
Chocolate Cups
Socks
Bike cleaning kit
Mans lip balm
Thermals - £19.98 (sports direct, top, trousers and socks)
but we only have a £50 budget so not sure if I will manage to squeeze everything into it.
Glad I could help. Hope he likes it all. Staying warm on the bike is essential. For every 10mph you're riding, you get 1°c colder-so my hubby tells me. Then your concentration wanders, which is bad.
Oh, how about the clicky hand warmer things? Could keep in his pocket for warming hands up after the ride. I'm sure I've seen them in the pound shops and home bargains.I was getting my OH a new sat nav but he's recently discovered his phone makes a perfectly good one :mad: so now all he wants is one of those car holders for it!
The only other thing he wants is a Christmas jumper but some of them are £40 :eek: and the cheaper ones tend to be printed rather than knitted - any ideas? (I can't knit btw!)
Cheesy Christmas jumpers in Primark were £12 last weekend. Loads of different styles-from subtlety cheesy to full on Stilton!
Bought one for hubby & one for me. Wanted one for years, but couldn't find any reasonable price ones that fitted. Apparently the kids & men's ones are better quality than the women's too. Cross Stitch Cafe Monthly Challenge Member #27
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Ruth_honey wrote: »Cheesy Christmas jumpers in Primark were £12 last weekend. Loads of different styles-from subtlety cheesy to full on Stilton! Bought one for hubby & one for me. Wanted one for years, but couldn't find any reasonable price ones that fitted. Apparently the kids & men's ones are better quality than the women's too.
Thanks which Primark did you go to? It's a bit of a journey for me...
Also, does anyone know what size they go up to?0 -
Thanks which Primark did you go to? It's a bit of a journey for me...
Also, does anyone know what size they go up to?
Ilford, Essex. Pretty sure they are the same in Romford, too. They go up to a XXL. Chest size should be on their website.Cross Stitch Cafe Monthly Challenge Member #27
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purple.sarah wrote: »My husband also plays WoW so last Christmas I made him a gamer hamper with a game card for pre paid play, a WOW hoodie, a new mouse and headphones for his computer and energy drinks based on the potions in the game.The hoodie wouldn't work for your OH but maybe some of the other ideas would. You could get him some computer accessories like a gamer mouse or headset. A nice way to add a personal touch is getting a mouse mat customised with a photo of the two of you. Also if he likes eating food that others have made maybe you could get him a hungry house gift voucher? Good luck.
Ohh I could make him a couple of those 'potions' to go in his stocking, he doesn't really do energy drinks but I could probably do it with a little whiskey
He mainly games on his laptop, and he's not massively obsessed with it, plays one month and not the next, so a play card is a bit pointless. He currently lives off takeaways anyway
Great ideas though, thanks
We're long distance since I'm at uni 250 miles away so anything we could share or do together is outKiss me now - if you do go for this idea Maybe you could add a computer related magazine / magazine subscription in there?
And also some bits of quick to make food like pot noodles, Pringles, crisps, crackers....you can even get chillie and curry in those pots that don't have to be refrigerated (freybentos I think they are). Just don't blame me of he gains half a stone though loll!!
Would he like a board game or something you could play together? Seriously I know it sounds naff but me and my boyfriend played scrabble and monopoly together on the iPad constantly for about 3 months untill we got bored. There are the adult games you could try if he would like that kinda thing?!
Hth xx
I got him a sub to Empire last year but he tends to flick through them and not really read them. As I said above, he needs to eat healthier really which is something I occasionally can't help myself from getting on to him about 
so fast food/easy food is a bit contradictory, lol! He's too independent anyway, likes to buy his own stuff! £2023 in 2023 challenge - £17.79 January0 -
we always write a list to santa! it started as a bit of fun to join in with the kids, but it seemed so sensible too, getting each other what we actually wanted. We have a £75 budget for our santa list (this yr dh has asked for a drivers bag, jamie olivers new book & some blackjacks!!!) this year dh has agreed we will do each other stockings for the first time, so we are having a further £25 to spend on "suprises" for each other! ive asked santa for a teapot, perfume & a new pandora charm!!It's not about getting what you want, It's about wanting what you get.0
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Ruth_honey wrote: »Ilford, Essex. Pretty sure they are the same in Romford, too. They go up to a XXL. Chest size should be on their website.
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