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Birthday Gift Suggestions for an O or an O

  • 25-07-2014 1:16am
    #1
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭


    Ok I need suggestions, seriously! There is a birthday 'do' coming up for a chap who has reached the big seven-oh. I don't know him well enough to know what gift to bring and I'm panicking so thought it best to turn to O & O's. I also thought it might make an interesting thread. So chaps and chapesses, suggestions for a birthday gift for an oul'fella, and throw in your suggestions for oul'wans too. (Remember, I'm skint!)


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  • #2
    BBDBB
    Registered Users Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    make up a basket of tracklements & preserves


    a cheap plastic basket from a supermarket or hardware place


    half fill with shredded paper


    add a jam, a mustard, a chutney (odd number of items works best) homemade or bought as nice as you can afford.


    tie a ribbon on it


    jobs a good un


  • #3
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    I have a whole list of stuff.
    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    ... (Remember, I'm skint!)
    ...
    Oh. Never mind.


    In reality some of the nicest gifts I've ever had have been home-made. At this time of the year fresh/wild fruit is abundant. Conceder making a blackcurrent (Créme de cassis) or a blackberry (Crème de mûre) liqueur. Easy and quick to make and reasonably cheap.
    "How to" link: http://promenadeplantings.com/2012/09/08/creme-de-cassis/

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • #4
    Layinghen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭Layinghen


    If you cook or bake then homemade is an easy solution for you and people love the results.

    Lemon curd, onion marmalade, shortbread biscuits,chocolate truffles. Jar them up, put a bit of material over the lid and tie a ribbon round that, into a basket or pretty box and off you go.


  • #5
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    All good. I can do that. And here I was thinking of Micky Mouse socks! :rolleyes:


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