# Male Dopers, what would you buy for yourself... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 12, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789 "2007-04-12T12:52:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/21 "2007-04-12T16:08:46Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Do y’all _really_ like that stuff? It seems like the equivalent of getting your wife a blender. [/QUOTE] Actually, it’s the equivalent of getting your wife jewelry. It’s what makes us feel… like men. Ok, enough stereotyping. I personally love power tools, even if I don’t have the opportunity to use them that often. It’s enough to know that if I ever want to build a dining room set, I have the tools to do it, if not the ability. For $50, he might like: -a nice Polo shirt; -a set of travel tools for his car; -a good bottle of his booze of choice; -a couple seasons’ of DVDs of a TV series he likes; -a movie or 2 on DVD; -dinner out with you, and hot monkey lovin’ (also with you, not with a monkey. unless that’s his thing, which will probably run you more than $50. permits, and whatnot.); -a new pair of leather gloves, since he had to change the tire in the snow a couple months ago, and now his are ruined. stupid snow.; -a cool watch; -something nice for his office- does he have an office? I’m tapped out. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/22 "2007-04-12T16:16:47Z")
-Tickets to a baseball game -PS2 modem -iTunes gift card -_Karaoke Revolution_ -Entry to a bowling tournament -iPod tuner transmitter for the car -Numerous In-N-Out gift certificates That’s all I can think of at the moment. I realize that some of these items are pretty specific to me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/23 "2007-04-12T16:29:10Z")
There’s also outdooors stuff. Check out Bass Pro Shop or Cabela’s - they have tons of neat stuff for the outdoorsman. I got [this](http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/pod-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat602009-cat570003&rid=&indexId=cat570003&navAction=push&masterpathid=&navCount=2&parentType=index&parentId=cat570003&id=0014969) for my hubby recently. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/24 "2007-04-12T17:11:12Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Actually, it’s the equivalent of getting your wife jewelry. It’s what makes us feel… like men. [/QUOTE] Unless one is the kind of man whom thinks that, if you have to _mow_ a lawn, it’s badly-designed, and that leaf-blowers are sonic annoyance tools of the devil and you should be using a rake. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/25 "2007-04-12T17:26:12Z")
Whatever DVD was next on my wish list. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/26 "2007-04-12T17:42:26Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] That’s all I can think of at the moment. I realize that some of these items are pretty specific to me. 🙂 [/QUOTE] That’s okay. I think it makes for a better thread that way, and might help me think a little better than just having everyone list generic guy gifts. Besides, maybe someone’s lurking here who wants to buy you a present. I am considering everyone’s suggestions carefully (except **jjimm** ’s). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Scientia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@Ex\_Scientia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Scientia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/27 "2007-04-12T18:42:08Z")
A buncha GIANTMicrobes. Or a cane-sword. with skulls on the top and a top hat. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/28 "2007-04-12T18:55:03Z")
5 $10 blow jobs. … or an iTunes card. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/29 "2007-04-12T19:03:07Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Do y’all _really_ like that stuff? It seems like the equivalent of getting your wife a blender. [/QUOTE] And what’s wrong with that? I gave my girlfriend a kitchen knife for Xmas. (Very nice one, if I may say so myself, but it’s till just a knife.) I think tools are perfectly acceptable gifts for men, as long as they are high-quality name-brand tools. A lot of tools fall in the “nice to have, but can’t justify spending own money on” category, which is perfect for gifts. I personally have no interest in _power_ tools (except maybe a Dremel), but there are some bike tools I’d love to have. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/30 "2007-04-12T19:03:30Z")
Test Tube Aliens! A company rep is quoted as saying (in defense of this product) - “Girls like to nurture their toys, and boys like to torture them.” ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/31 "2007-04-12T19:08:48Z")
Some DVD box set probably of a TV show series. (The Best of Larry Sanders comes out Tuesday) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/32 "2007-04-12T19:11:42Z")
What would I get myself? [QUOTE=McNew] -dinner out with you, and hot monkey lovin’ (also with you, [/QUOTE] Yeah, that. 🙂 But the best gifts I’ve ever gotten have complimented or directly enhanced one of my many hobbies. A nice paintbrush, rolling stock for my model trains, unique cookware (fondue pot, ice cream maker, smoker), model rocket kit. IMHO clothes make lousy gifts. You can’t play with clothes. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/33 "2007-04-12T19:17:34Z")
_Super Paper Mario_ for the Wii. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/34 "2007-04-12T19:18:15Z")
Memo to me: No clothes for **tdn**. I think I can remember that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Havik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Havik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havik)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/35 "2007-04-12T19:34:59Z")
That’s easy. Elder Scrolls; Oblivion for my computer. Guys like that stuff too, right? Just make sure he’s a huge geek too. This you should know, since you’re together and whatnot. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/36 "2007-04-12T19:43:55Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Memo to me: No clothes for **tdn**. I think I can remember that. 🙂 [/QUOTE] 😉 Actually, in the right context, the right clothes given by the right person (such as yourself) can be a great toy. Much like a couple bottles of scotch, the real fun is emptying them of their contents. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/37 "2007-04-12T19:51:53Z")
A game for my wii. Probably _Super Paper Mario_ [hijack] When is _Super Mario Galaxy_ being released? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/38 "2007-04-12T20:16:24Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] A decent shirt with cufflinks. [/QUOTE] Jerry: Nice cuff links, by the way. George: Office Christmas gift. I tell you, this Human Fund is a gold mine! Jerry: That’s not a French cuff shirt, you know. George: I know. I cut the button off and poked a hole with a letter opener. Jerry: Classy. sorry, i can’t stop myself ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/39 "2007-04-12T20:49:04Z")
My choice is gifts is completely opposite of when I was a kid. As a kid all I wanted was toys. Now as an adult for a gift I would prefer anything other than a toy. I like to get: -tools -clothes (Especially socks, there is no better joy than brand new socks, so soft and comfy. I usually toss out socks before they need to be but that means I get new socks sooner.) -stuff for the house, blender, shelves, new pots and pans, vaccuum cleaner ( which I asked for Christmas a couple years back.) Stuff like that. The reason is the less money I have to spend on stuff like the above just frees up more of my own money for toys. Really I guess it’s 6 of one half a dozen of another. But my reasoning is I know what toys I want more than anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789/40 "2007-04-12T21:10:25Z")
Two new D&D books, one of which is the Magic Item Compendium. One season of DVDs of a good TV show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-what-would-you-buy-for-yourself/399789.md?page=3)