# What are some good ideas for my husband's b-day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 18, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889 "2004-02-18T23:10:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/1 "2004-02-18T23:10:03Z")
So hubby’s birthday is coming up (Feb. 27), and I’m just now planning (Of course!). I thought about taking him to a bed and breakfast, but I wasn’t sure… What are some (fairly cheap) good ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/2 "2004-02-18T23:18:51Z")
Well, maybe you could give us some hints as to what he likes to do. I gave mine a set of freeze brands for the horses, but yours probably won’t be wanting that. For Christmas though, I gave him a custom made photo album filled with pictures I’d taken all year of him doing his hobby. He really liked that; I think lots of people would, although many wouldn’t be so livestock-intensive. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/3 "2004-02-18T23:35:42Z")
Well he likes sports (especially basketball), hiking, going to odd or unusual places. We don’t party, so that’s out… I thought about a scrapbook or something like that, but I don’t know if it would be anything he would enjoy and I’m not very good at that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/4 "2004-02-19T02:48:10Z")
If he’s got a favorite basketball team (pro or college), see if you can possibly get a customized jersey with his name on the back. (and if he’s a former player himself, find out his old jersey number and have them put that on). The Girlfriend™ did this for me as a Christmas present, and it’s one of the coolest presents I’ve ever recieved. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/5 "2004-02-19T04:50:36Z")
I will refer you, as I refer every lady looking to do something nice for hubby, here… [http://www.steakandbjday.com/](http://www.steakandbjday.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/6 "2004-02-19T13:31:55Z")
Get him tickets to see the game with one of his buddies. Give him a gift certificate for his favorite guy store. Take him to a comedy club. Electronics. They always go over big. I got my husband a 400-disc CD player one year. He adores it. If he’s an outdoorsman, organize a fishing, boating, skydiving, or whatever trip with a couple friends. A tattoo. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-my-husbands-b-day/229889/7 "2004-02-19T13:40:16Z")
> [@dutchboy208](#): > > I will refer you, as I refer every lady looking to do something nice for hubby, here… [http://www.steakandbjday.com/](http://www.steakandbjday.com/) Interesting site. Don’t look at the pics at work.