Alright, I know I’m a newbie and all of you will scoff at me and most likely ignore this post. However, I have decided to ignore these possibilities and try anyway.
I have realized at all major gift holidays that it is almost impossible to get a guy anything that he truly likes and isn’t in some way overly silly. A few of my friends have a minor obsession with pokemon, the fact that they are grown men doesn’t discourage them at all. They are delighted to recieve various toys, cards and stuffed animals or collectors items.
My problems is that I want to get a “semi-serious” gift for a guy I’ve been going out with for six months.
Go to Sears, look for the sign that says Craftsman. And find something that costs what you wanted to spend.
This method works great for every guy I know.
Thanks wolf, but if I gave the poor guy a tool I’m pretty sure he’d hurt himself with it. He grew up as a rich little white boy. I don’t mean to offend anyone by that stereotype but I don’t think his family could get any more like Leave it to Beaver re-runs
I’m hardd to shop for because I tend to buy what I want when I want it.
If he does not have an electric screwdriver, that is the gift to get. No guy should be without one. I hate working with low tech gadgets like hammers and saws, but I still do a lot of screwing. What I have is kinda stubby, so my hands get tired… an electric one would help a lot.
Hmmm… nice semi-serious gift ideas for men. I’m assuming you’re working on a budget here. Well, there’s a lot of stuff that I’d like to get from a female. Most of it is metal, oddly enough. A nice Zippo lighter, a flask (get his initials on it), a decent watch (analog), nice sunglasses… I think the idea is that you want to strike a few things:
Madpoet’s got it right. It was a standing joke around our house when I was growing up that my mom would have to return the Christmas gift she bought for my dad at least once before Christmas Day. He would always come home with whatever it was, having bought it himself. She finally made him write up a list and swear not to buy anything off it until after Christmas.
Thank you everyone for the advice, but now a question to the guys.
What do you think of a leatherman?
Now don’t take that literally, all you tool-y guys should know what it is, I remember that my dad always had his with him and it came in handy.
I’ll probably get the guy something else too but what do you all think?
I think the Leatherman is an excellent idea. I wear mine almost daily and though I don’t use it every day it’s sure handy when I need it. I had the original supertool but when it was stolen I replaced it with the wave model.
Yeah Leatherman is a great idea. I forgot that its possible for people to not already have one. The have some pretty cool new models, like the Wave. It has locking blades, and a smoothed surface when used as pliers, it’s great.(I love talking tools)
on a more serious note, i’d say i’m hard to shop for because i don’t really want all that much. and what i do want i usually get myself (as madpoet said earlier). and stuff that i do want that i haven’t purchased, well, it’s quite the commercial diaspora. very random far-flung things.
but a leatherman is always coool (so cool, it deserves an extra ‘o’)
Well, I want to thank you all for your help, I’ll be sure to keep all your advice in mind when I go shopping tomorrow
But…
What if the guy doesn’t like tools?
First, can I assume we can ignore the “Fairy” part of your name and assume you can’t shop for this guy because of a genetic condition: femaleness? And you’re not just pretending to be female so the women won’t flirt with you? Can’t be too sure on this board.
Leathermen are handy, but bulky. Especially if they exercise too much.
No, really, it looks terminally dorky to have one strapped to your belt, like a slide rule case. And they’re uncomfortably large for your pocket and ruins the line of your slacks. A basic Swiss Army knife is nice, but don’t get carried away or the same objections will apply. And don’t buy off-brands because they suck. Unless you try it first to determine its level of suckiness.
I’d go with the electric screwdriver. I’ve got two, in case the battery goes dead on one.
A35362, well it’s a good idea in theory but how exactly do I know he’ll like the book? The only thing I’ve ever seen him with is a 4 inch thick computer programming book and the tolkein books.
Dropzone!
I am NOT pretending to be female, I really am female. If you’d like I’ll tell whoever is in charge to put my picture on the people pages just to prove it. And although I would be worried if the women did start flirting with me, I wouldn’t mind some male attention.
The problem you mentioned, well I found a “mini leatherman” it’s still leatherman brand or whatever brand it is but it’s smaller, the only difference is that it has scissors instead of pliers, at least that’s what my father told me.
Absolutly a Leatherman! I can’t count the number of times its bailed me out. It sucks when your at the top of a 16 meter satellite dish and you need another knife, screwdriver, pliers, etc. If your afraid of the dork factor of a Super Tool hanging from the belt, go for one of the smaller ones.
A Leatherman is good, but I went for a Gerber. Same thing, but I liked it better. A Swiss Army knife is another good choice. I’ve always bought Victorinox, but Wenger is also “official”. But I like Victorinox.
Someone mentioned a watch. A Rolex would be nice. (I’ve got one picked out for my lady friend. I just need to find a lady friend!)
Night-vision goggles. You can’t go wrong with night-vision goggles.
Electric screwdrivers are a must-have.
Find out what he’s into, then get him something that relates. A Waterman fountain pen? (About 30 at Office Depot.) A Mag Light? ( depends on size.) Camping gear, videos/DVDs, Hot Wheels cars…?
Johnny, what exactly would the purpose of nightvision goggles be? I wnt him to spend nights with me, unless of course one of you friendly people would like to take his place.
Okay I’m done shamelessly attempting to flirt now.
What is a bit more personal that isn’t a pen or some sort of tool?
