Boyfriend's Birthday - Gift ideas?

Gods Gift

The Germans make great tools.

Charlie19

Clay pigeon shooting.

IAMAMORON

Don't buy him something physical that he has to like, or at least appear to like. Wallets, tools, watches etc are quite individual items. You only know him less than a year.

Get a unique Autumn activity like attending the National Bird of Prey centre at Russborough house. Or clay pidgeon shooting etc. It will allow you both some quality time together and you can throw in a nice meal after with the option of some nice hanky pancky later on.

Enjoy whatever.

Uncle Pierre

IAMAMORON wrote: »

You only know him less than a year.

Handy getting a good run at it like that without having to try come up with a birthday present.

My wife's birthday is in the middle of January. It's a good few years ago now, but we met in late February. It meant I got a good run at it myself before having to worry about Christmas, birthday, or even Valentine's Day!

Also, with the birthday being just a few weeks after Christmas, it means I can go shopping for the birthday every year while the sales are on.....and that's handy too. :D

DJIMI TRARORE

Get him a prostate massager, he willllllllllll thank u

boombang

The people here taking the piss when this nice woman just wants to get her fella a decent gift.

Move on to after hours if you can't say anything nice.

A decent cashmere scarf would by my recommendation. Lovely and warm. A real feeling of luxury.

Balmed Out

A safety razor or coffee machine

listermint

If yet to meet someone that uses their 'experience' voucher at any time other than last minute. In fact most people I know just got one had to phone up after expiry. I don't think they are a great present.

If he watches YouTube videos or follows any carpenters in Instagram for example . You'll get your queues from the content there and they recommend tools they use in their day to day activities.

Uncle Pierre

listermint wrote: »

If yet to meet someone that uses their 'experience' voucher at any time other than last minute.

Just to go against you again. Nothing personal, and am not out to get you. Honest!

I used both of my experience vouchers pretty soon after getting them. Also, the scuba club I used to be with once did an experience voucher thing with one of the main providers as well. We were bombarded almost straight away with people contacting us to book sessions, so they weren't leaving it to the last minute either. I guess it's just like every other sort of present - so long as you pick the right experience for the person, they'll use it soon enough and be happy about it all right.

Your idea of seeing who he might follow on Youtube, etc., and trying to take a cue from there is a good one, though. Again, wasn't saying that anything you suggested wouldn't be a good present. Was just pointing out that it's quite a specialised area for somebody who might know nothing about it to pick something suitable, and you'd need some idea from somewhere about what to get.

Occurs to me that it's a bit like the time I went out myself several years ago to buy an engagement ring the old-fashioned way (i.e. without having the woman along with me). I was hit with a whole bedazzling array of stuff, and questions about things i never even knew existed, never mind had considered. But thankfully I chose something that she liked anyway. It wasn't a case of having to go back to swap it for a "proper" one!

Also occurs to me that OP has had plenty of advice now anyway - some useful, some not so much (I doubt she'll be buying that massager that somebody else suggested). So I'll probably say no more here anyway. Will be curious to see if she gives us an update to say what she eventually opts for, though.

Masala

Good Bluetooth speaker.... handy for playing Spotify and favorite chooses while sitting on Patio sipping a glass of wine , or doing a BBQ for mates etc

Get one that can be charged up .... and got to be Bluetooth

Richer Sounds a good bet for these. Or even Curry’s etc

Masala

A nice Aftershave. As in top of the range... a Creed or a Tom Ford. We talking Brown Thomas here and expect to pay €170++. But he will smell great and have something that is normal plebs can’t afford!!

ruwithme

Scalextric set.he's never lived if hasn't played with one or wanted one in the past or a quailty fooseball table.

ruwithme

Has he a good quailty head torch?? Any serious man needs a good quailty head torch

blindside88

Masala wrote: »

A nice Aftershave. As in top of the range... a Creed or a Tom Ford. We talking Brown Thomas here and expect to pay €170++. But he will smell great and have something that is normal plebs can’t afford!!

On the same line as this, there’s a fragrance shop in Kildare Village, the smell walking past it is fantastic and it has some lovely aftershaves, expensive but they last well.

I would also suggest a night away where you can do something during the day also.

Finty Lemon

He is over 12 years old therefore no birthday present required.

Xtrail14

Racing gear and a weekend away.

Charlie19

Finty Lemon wrote: »

He is over 12 years old therefore no birthday present required.

Especially not train set:)

Basic_User

How about a BJ followed by a big D!

Nothing best a bitchin' journey around Ireland taking in the sights followed by a big dinner!

Now, there's a birthday gift!

Gods Gift

Does he have have a car? You could buy a dash cam for him, or a car valeting voucher or the like?


Alternatively, boring as it may sound, a voucher is always handy in that you can show you are aware his birthday is here, but also you don't push him into a corner. I love vouchers.


Couple it with a nice dinner and you're laughing.

Gods Gift wrote: »

3some.

Just quoting that incase it's been overlooked...

douglashyde

Jayus. I can't believe the lack of answers.

Hard to buy for. Like me.

If he's into tools. He will always want a better tool:

Buy Dewalt Impact Driver. if he doesn't have an impact driver - most tradesmen don't.

Similar, you could buy a leatherman multitool: Great piece of kit.

If he drinks whisky. Buy whisky, it has a habit of running out. Make sure to buy the type he likes.

... I've literally just wrote a list of things I want.

StupidLikeAFox

If you need a special occasion to treat your significant other to a bj/sex then youre doing it wrong!

newbie18892 wrote: »

He mostly works with wood. He recently made a coffee table, and he's made a bookcase for me, and made his dining room table out of railway sleepers. He's also done a bit with electrics. Mostly altering lamps he buys and wiring plugs. I know next to nothing about tools but he does seem to have a lot.

Look into to getting him a raspberry pi electronics kit. If he is into tinkering with things there are lots of projects he could get into and learn a skill.

There is also a 3d printer mentioned in the bargain alerts forum at the moment which might be a good shout

newbie18892

Thanks for all the suggestions so far everyone! I have to say the bj and sex ideas make me laugh. He doesn't have to wait until his birthday to get those

I've booked a night away in a nice hotel for us. It has turned into a bit of a fail though. I don't have my own car so my plan was to tell him we were going for a night away and driving his car there so he wouldn't know where we were going. Apparently though, under my insurance I can't drive other peoples cars until I'm 25, which is only a few months away so extra annoying. I don't think there's any wriggle room with that (unless anyone knows?) so he'll be driving.

I'm looking around for a small gift to give him too. I think the raspberry pi electronics kit that was just suggested looks really cool. I've also been looking at t-shirts, those Segrid wallets, wood burning kits, and some of the tools suggested. I'll let you all know what I choose and how he likes it I'm sure he'll be surprised I got him something he really likes.

Uncle Pierre

newbie18892 wrote: »

Thanks for all the suggestions so far everyone! I have to say the bj and sex ideas make me laugh. He doesn't have to wait until his birthday to get those

I've booked a night away in a nice hotel for us. It has turned into a bit of a fail though. I don't have my own car so my plan was to tell him we were going for a night away and driving his car there so he wouldn't know where we were going. Apparently though, under my insurance I can't drive other peoples cars until I'm 25, which is only a few months away so extra annoying. I don't think there's any wriggle room with that (unless anyone knows?) so he'll be driving.

Jaysus. Lucky man to be getting those things from somebody only half his age. And that'll be my last word in this particular thread! :D:D

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