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Crap dad presents
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Irish Guitarist wrote: »Do you have a newish television with a HDMI input? If so maybe buy a Roku for him to watch internet television on a regular television.
He wouldn't watch internet TV. We've already had it and it was rejected.pickarooney wrote: »Tickets to things? Matches, driving around Mondello, paragliding... ?
Tickets to things is a pretty good idea, but not matches, Mondello or paragliding. I'll put some thought into that.Buy him a really nice expensive wooly hat. My bro got me one for Christmas that's so posh it came in a box and tissue paper from London. I've never worn it, but I love having it. Also but him a cheap one to actually wear.
I bought him a cap for his birthday. It's too big, and he has made it clear he wouldn't wear one anyway.If he likes walking or anything outdoors get him a Tilley Hat. The Rolls Royce of outdoor hats!!
https://www.tilley.com/uk_en/
He DEFINITELY wouldn't wear that Tilley hat! I might though!
If someone has an interest that needs equipment, a present is often a disappointment. How will the gifter know which features are needed, will they be lured into the purchase by shiny bells and whistles that no serious user is interested in?
Absolutely the nail on the head there McGaggs. That's why he went a bought himself a better pair of binoculars, 'cos the ones I had bought him just weren't good enough. How was I to know? :rolleyes:
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naughtysmurf wrote: »After years of feigning happiness, enough is enough, I've more socks & jocks than you could shake a stick at, so from this year on I'm telling them what I want, father's Day is coming up, I don't have expensive tastes, so I've let them all know that a nice bottle of rum & after watching the documentary on his Alzheimer's Glenn Campbell's greatest hits is the absolute minimum that will be accepted
You found your balls so?
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You can. The last one Mrs Sleepy made was with a bottle of Jameson Black Barrel and I've resorted to single-malt hot whiskeys on more than one occasion. When all you have is good stuff, and you've 4/5 different bottles of it in the booze press, you stop getting concerned about what gets used for baking!You can’t make Christmas cakes with Lagavullin!
He likes nature, he's bored without work and his daughter happens to be quite knowledgeable about aquatics... ever consider getting him an aquarium?My dad has no hobbies. He does like nature documentaries, and consequently has the dvds of every one for the last 20 years.
he gets up in the morning and watches what my mother puts on telly until it’s time to collect the grandkids, then is back watching telly until dinner. After which it’s more telly until bed time.
This seems to be the way for a lot of men in their 70’s and 80s. They were so busy working that they never spent any time on themselves.
As a Dad, I tend to get socks, craft beer or Lego. Utterly hate the likes of the "novelty" gifts you get in the clothing sections of Dunnes at Christmas. It's just stuff that clutters up the house until I find an excuse to chuck it out or it's been long enough that the other half won't notice I'm throwing out a present that I'm supposed to have an emotional attachment to simply because it's a present. I'm quite the minimalist, I don't want any more "stuff". Let the kids get me something I can consume and enjoy: good beer (no more whiskey until I'm through the current backlog!), chocolate, gourmet foods etc. And for the wives out there, when we say all we want is a book of blowjob vouchers, save your money and believe us!
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