The "What to get my Dad/Brother/BF/GF/Dog for Christmas" thread. Post here only!

seamus

As the title says, if you're stuck for things to buy someone in your life, ask here for suggestions.

If you have any good suggestions or links to decent sites, stick them here.

If you post a new thread asking for suggestions I will lock and bin it.

Thanks

bishop brennan

An xbox 360:D
If you can find one!!

Cutie18Ireland

argos.ie isnt open yet but argos.co.uk lists gifts for different age groups etc and its pretty good!! and the stuff is all the same...

Angels

My boyfriend & me have set a budget on ourselves for xmas €50 (we're just after buying a house together, so moneys tight) now he has everthing i can think of for a fella running out if ideas someone help???

Kiera

Angels wrote:

My boyfriend & me have set a budget on ourselves for xmas €50 (we're just after buying a house together, so moneys tight) now he has everthing i can think of for a fella running out if ideas someone help???

A voucher towards a suit. Every guy should have a nice suit.

Angels

He has so many things & yes he even has a nice suit that i love on him! anything other ideas??

jor el

play.com for all your Christmas needs. Just got my mother the Lord of the Rings trilogy box set, extended versions of all three movies, 12 discs in total, all for £30! Bargain or what? She mentioned to me during the year that she'd never seen the movies and wanted to borrow the DVDs from someone, so I thought why not get her that. This would make a great pressie, and not too expensive, for just about anyone, as long as they don't already own it.

tk123

I've been busy on ebay:
Dad - touch sensitive electronic Soduku game(he reckons he's a genius at it) - €35
Bro#1 - Felix the cat clock with moving eyes & tail - €25
Bro#1 - kinetic shake torch(no batteries required) - €8 (he never gets us presents so jst getting him something small)
Mum -haven't decided yet
Me - hopefully an ipod nano if I can afford it

Umiq88

gettin an ipod for someone any chance theyll be sold out in next 3 weeks? or am i ok will prob get it within 2

nesf

Please keep this thread relating to presents only. I, and the other mods, will delete any post that is off topic.

harry1234

Angels wrote:

He has so many things & yes he even has a nice suit that i love on him! anything other ideas??

something he can wear in the bath

Eoin

some gadget type online shops:

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/
http://www.boysstuff.co.uk/
http://www.stupid.com/
http://www.nomatica.ie/index.asp?langue=EN&Devise=EUR&Pays=IE

bungeecork

Last year me and some friends decided that we would draw lots to each buy a present for just 1 other person, but the spending limit on each present was just
$5,
and that we'd each make a donation to a charity with the money we'd saved.

We all met on Christmas morning to open the gifts. It was fun trying to buy the best present for less than $5

The Song Thrush

Angels wrote:

My boyfriend & me have set a budget on ourselves for xmas €50 (we're just after buying a house together, so moneys tight) now he has everthing i can think of for a fella running out if ideas someone help???

Make him an Xmas gift? Paint him a picture, make him custom jewellery... use your imagination.

Reaver772

Angels wrote:

My boyfriend & me have set a budget on ourselves for xmas €50 (we're just after buying a house together, so moneys tight) now he has everthing i can think of for a fella running out if ideas someone help???

Chocolate syrup and a big old smile!

Rhyme

Reaver772 wrote:

Chocolate syrup and a big old smile!

Thats a lot of syrup for €50.

Assorted items if clothing never go amiss, scarves/t-shirts/jumpers/socks etc are all fair game by me.

breadmonkey

I think 3 juggling balls is a great present for any kid (or adult!). Stocking filler!!

Piste

I gotta get my friend a present for her 18th (it's near Christmas..) Wtf do you get someone for an 18th?

Steveire

http://www.icomm.ltd.uk/tireflys/
Tireflys
They look cool, and they make you safe when cycling.
A great find, I'm sure you'll agree.
/fishes for reward.

funk-you

Right i'm in a bit of a pickle here, i need to get something really good for my gf. she's away at college in london studying drama and theatre so i dont ge to see her as often as i'd like and i really want to get her a great xmas present. i want something thats a bit different(no gadgets or the like) we're going away on holiday in january so a trip away is out. money isn't a concern. it was my birthday a little while ago and she got me the best present ive ever gotten. so i really want to make this special especially because i have to work a LOT over the xmas with it being end of quarter and all. so if anyone could help i would be in your debt. i'm really going insane trying to think of something.:v: actually if someone can think of the special something for her and i get it i'll give a cash reward or if you need an electronic engineer to do a job i'll do it for free(within reason)

galwaydude

my gf is looking for an mp3 player this xmas.Where should i look for the best deal, pc world, dixons etc

Angels

galwaydude wrote:

my gf is looking for an mp3 player this xmas.Where should i look for the best deal, pc world, dixons etc

To be honest i think the best place to buy an mp3 would be Ebay.ie, i got one for 99p & P&P £18.00 came to €36.00 something in the end, but it's a great mp3 really cheap too 256mb great deal there about €70.00 quid here, also i've seen some in a place called 'Maplin' its an electronic store full of gadgets & stuff give it a try u never know:)

Swiftwind

Try this for a boy that likes gadgets: http://www.expansys.ie/ or http://www.shopireland.ie/

Girls are pretty easy to shop for, they love:

• perfume
• Jewellery
• clothes vouchers
• Body shop vouchers
• shoes/boots
• vouchers for any kind of beauty treatments (hair/nails/body)
  

Kelter

Live8 and harry potter wands for all

DawnMc

tk123 wrote:

I've been busy on ebay:
Dad - touch sensitive electronic Soduku game(he reckons he's a genius at it) - €35

Where to buy this??? Perfect gift for my boyf

simu

What should I get an AH mod (nesf) for Christmas?

:v:

Piste

A big banning Schtick!

Tar.Aldarion

A furry costume!!!!!
preferably panda or fox.

What should I get me?

lazylad

Why dont you surprise them with a brand new house and car??? I dont think you could get them much happier!

is_that_so

http://www.buy4now.ie/index.asp?s=1&ss=6&sc=G :rolleyes:

Lionheart84

The best present for a b\f = xbox360
The best present for a g\f = shopping spree, expensive perfume and a romantic dinner and maybe something out of an ann summers catalogue and remember woman are never happy with one thing,
That`ll solve your little prob of what to get her...
For the father a fishing rod or soccer tickets,
For the mother a statue or a bottle of perfume.

Macha

Most people that Im spending Christmas with dont actually NEED anything?

A new watch...that will gather dust in a drawer?
Novelty socks...the novelty of which wear off in a bout 1.8 seconds?
Perfume, electric gadget. etc its all the same

I reckon that unless you know that the person really wants aforementioned perfume/socks/watch and provided they're over the age where milk & mince pies have to be left out for santa, you should go to

http://www.oxfamirelandunwrapped.com/index.html

And it'll give you that warm fuzzy feeling in your tummy

Lionheart84

If presents don`t cut it then just ride the socks off her...

if you got a little brother or sister, buy them that bosco dvd...........
thats what i did!

Lionheart84

Don`t ever get any poor child a bosco dvd you`ll only wind up tramatising them, having a puppet with a hand shoved up his ass and a bunch of hippies too ain`t anything any child should see...

spiderlegs

What do you get a dad who doesn't like sports,doesn't need ties, isn't that pushed on food?? With a present budget of at most under 50 euro???? He likes history but is gettin' fed up with all the history books I've gotten him Help!!

funk-you

spiderlegs wrote:

What do you get a dad who doesn't like sports,doesn't need ties, isn't that pushed on food?? With a present budget of at most under 50 euro???? He likes history but is gettin' fed up with all the history books I've gotten him Help!!

See if you can email a History lecturer from your area and ask would it be possible to get a copy of all the syllabus notes he gives out in his course for a degree in history. If you tried a few lecturers one of them would give them to you. you can generally get their emails off college websites. Tell them it is for a final year research project for your course(only a little lie)and they will probably be fairly forthcoming. i did something similar with a different course for my ma and she loved it. That and go to the college to collect them so as posting quite a large volume of notes wont put them off helping you. Its a bit of trouble to go to that mightn't work out but i'd say he'd be pretty pleased you would go to that much effort and he'd really enjoy going over the notes and it saves you a bundle.

DamienH

gonna get some kinda touch typing thing for my mother.. anyone got any recommendations?

BadAcidStudios

funk-you wrote:

Right i'm in a bit of a pickle here, i need to get something really good for my gf. she's away at college in london studying drama and theatre so i dont ge to see her as often as i'd like and i really want to get her a great xmas present. i want something thats a bit different(no gadgets or the like) we're going away on holiday in january so a trip away is out. money isn't a concern. it was my birthday a little while ago and she got me the best present ive ever gotten. so i really want to make this special especially because i have to work a LOT over the xmas with it being end of quarter and all. so if anyone could help i would be in your debt. i'm really going insane trying to think of something.:v: actually if someone can think of the special something for her and i get it i'll give a cash reward or if you need an electronic engineer to do a job i'll do it for free(within reason)

You want people to give you a Special gift idea for your girlfriend. How can anyone who has never met you or your girlfriend give you a "Special idea". Your talking about something you can just buy arent you. How is that Special. Surely it should come from you and not from some boardie. How would your girlfriend feel if she found out her Special gift was some strangers idea and you just forked out the money.
Its sad when people feel that spending money is special.

Why not instead of spending your time on boards.ie sit down and think about your girlfiend and what she likes and the type of girl she is. I couldnt imagine not being able to think of a nice idea for my girlfriend unless i didnt know her that well.

Make something for her


You aslo offer a cash reward.Where along the line did you sell your soul to "THE MAN"


I know my girlfriend would be sick if i was offereing cash rewards for her Special gift .
I know i would be pretty pissed off if my girlfriend was on a message board offering money for a gift idea for me. I wouldnt want whatever it is

Maybe if you didnt call it a "Special gift" and just "Gift" i wouldnt be confused by your request

snap

Hi,
I'm looking for a christmas present for my mother. She mentioned that a woman that she knows got this as a present a couple of years ago and that she would like it also.

She said it's a day where you get your make-up done and then get a photograph done as well as a facial. I contacted the woman that she was talking about and she said it was about 10 years ago that she got it done and it was in a place called 'Cover Story' beside Laura Ashley on Grafton St.

Does anybody know if this is still here or if there is somewhere else you can get this done?

Thanks

DawnMc

snap wrote:

Hi,
I'm looking for a christmas present for my mother. She mentioned that a woman that she knows got this as a present a couple of years ago and that she would like it also.

She said it's a day where you get your make-up done and then get a photograph done as well as a facial. I contacted the woman that she was talking about and she said it was about 10 years ago that she got it done and it was in a place called 'Cover Story' beside Laura Ashley on Grafton St.

Does anybody know if this is still here or if there is somewhere else you can get this done?

Thanks

Thry 'Colour Me Beautiful' Perfect present for the mother type. Experts tell your mother what colours suit her, hairstyles, make up etc. It's not cover stroy - they do makeovers for one day and a photo whereas colourme beautiful tell you what clothes suit etc


http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/5-38/pt/0/spid/67387B99-AA10-4E02-B231BD4B69A73867.htm

brian crackout

Guys does anybody know how much it costs to get a good quality t shirt printed? and where abouts in Dublin would be the best place to go?? i wanna get my GF a tshirt of her favourite band but because she listens to fairly obscure stuff its not possible to buy official merchandise such as tshirts....

dundalk cailin

that sukodu thingy sounds good

gary the great

What bloke would not want one of these to play with on xmas morning? Img etting it for my dad/myself!

http://cgi.ebay.ie/NEW-HAWK-RC-REMOTE-RADIO-CONTROL-AEROPLANE-PLANE_W0QQitemZ6018381758QQcategoryZ19164QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

funk-you

BadAcidStudios wrote:

Where along the line did you sell your soul to "THE MAN"

17th August 2004 when i signed my contract to "The Man" or "Multinational Corporation" as they like to call it here.

BadAcidStudios wrote:

Maybe if you didnt call it a "Special gift" and just "Gift" i wouldnt be confused by your request

Tbh you're being a little anal.

I have the "special gift"(ie: the lots of little things that she will love and they would do as "the Xmas present"), i need help getting something extra good if you get me? I really want to go all out as i'm sure most people would if they could for someone they love. tbh she's the kind of girl that if i gave her rainbow coloured socks she'd be delighted but her being a student in a different country and living the "student life" (ive been there) i know i would have loved to get really nice things for Xmas as i couldn't have gotten them any other time throughout the year.

tk123

DawnMc wrote:

Where to buy this??? Perfect gift for my boyf

I got the sudoku doofer on ebay - it came within a week after buying it too so you can prob still pick one up!

This is the one I got the old man - http://cgi.ebay.ie/19-95-ELECTRONIC-SUDOKU-SU-DOKU-TOUCHSCREEN-PENfreep-p_W0QQitemZ6018178371QQcategoryZ117198QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

3greenrizla's

i'm thinking of getting my nephew a remote control hovercraft, but not sure how good they are?

this 1 (i think)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/glance/-/kids/B000068LOH/qid=1133569446/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_11_2/203-3210365-0645555

would they work on a pond? gravel? and longish grass?

tk123

My nephew lives in Sweden so we just get him Amazon gift vouchers - he LOVES getting 'Amazon Monies' because he can go online and pick what he wants. I think using the computer to buy what he wants is the most fun for him!

Misticles

wat to get my 16 yr old brother...
likes computers
have a 15e budget

WellyJ

Misticles wrote:

wat to get my 16 yr old brother...
likes computers
have a 15e budget

A month of World of Warcraft, best present you could ever get him

Misticles

wats that?