(aside from coke and hookers)

Over the years we’ve managed to cover a lot of stuff, ipods when they first came out, year pass to cinema, cooking lessons etc

This year getting him music and prob a shirt and some books but anything a bit more exciting that people have come across?

He’s into films, music and reading-esp liked the durer programme on beeb recently

ideas?

Kindle e-reader?

loakes/church/trickers or any other full leather shoes.
something to last.

Unicycle

aside from coke and hookers

ketamin and a dominatrix?

Viagra

thought about the kindle but i reckon it’ll be like ipods and in a few models they’ll be offering far more features.

he has some smart shoes he loves

the other presents may be wasted i fear

Condoms.

Kindle is cheap enough that it doesn’t matter if it’s obsolete in a few years, if you waited for the final version of any technological item you’d wait forever. If he’s a reader, he’ll love a Kindle. I do.

Year’s subscription to a magazine, leather toiletries bag, super-expensive shirt, cashmere jumper, designer leather belt, Samson overnight bag/suitcase, year’s subscription to the dvd’s by post (can’t remember name), cufflinks, 1 day workshop of some description, ie creative or practical.

Dear Santa, Cinnamon_Girl would like … 😉

How about an ipad?

cinnamon_girl – Member
Year’s subscription to a magazine, leather toiletries bag, super-expensive shirt, cashmere jumper, designer leather belt, Samson overnight bag/suitcase, year’s subscription to the dvd’s by post (can’t remember name), cufflinks, 1 day workshop of some description, ie creative or practical.

I’m 50 something and none of that sounds at all appealing. How about tickets to some decent upcoming gigs (and I don’t mean Status Quo). Personally, I’d love a Ti cookset or a really nice bivvy bag

Oh dear, sorry guys!!

Naturally druid I would bow down to your impeccable taste do you want to sell your Blur? and feel you have made a valid point. 🙂

😳

C_g, I’m afraid that nothing on your list appeals in the slightest, and I’m 56! A pair of 5:10 shoes, a ticket to see Arcade Fire at the O2, an iPod Touch or iPad, maybe a pair of Howies Japanese Selvedge denims, now you’re talking. 😀

OK, I assumed this was for a non-cyclist. Cyclists are trendy and rad so anything goes. 😀

Can I just say that fellow over-50’s that I come across who do not cycle may appreciate my suggestions. Riding bikes keeps you young, doesn’t it? 😉

C_G
over-50 weirdo mincer

cinnamon_girl – Member
Riding bikes keeps you young, doesn’t it?

I wish…… 😥

Another C_G

trendy and rad so anything goes.

over 50 here(nearer 60 actually) and agree with her on this;

Can I just say that fellow over-50’s that I come across who do not cycle may appreciate my suggestions. Riding bikes keeps you young, doesn’t it?

If I was a reader the Kindle would be nice(got wife one) anything with the i logo would be good to.

Being a bikey type I need lots of bike stuff inc shoes, forks, brakes etc, etc.

Being or have been into cars so a track day would be ace.

Like my music so tickets to anything would be good.

Personally I am happy with nothing and buying/getting what I want when I need it. Just the way it has always been for me.
Grand kids on the otherhand mean I get little or none of the above 🙄

got him tickets to brian wilson year before last

maybe a kindle then but i know he’s like me and likes having books

cg you can buy me a christmas present anytime you like 🙂

Interesting present ideas for a 50 something man…

hmmm…

anything a bit more exciting that people have come across

Ahh, 💡

How about a rampant rabbit?

Guitar & lessons.
Pair of Doc Marten shoes/boots.
Good compact camera.
Leatherman.
A nice hat.
I-pod dock.
Pair of rock climbing boots & a harness.

Any hobbies he loved when he was younger but gave up when he a started a family? Fishing, something like that?

Scalextric!!!

+1 for the scalextric! Or one of those big kites that are really cheap these days and will add a sense of danger and broken hip to his life!! I want one!

not into scalectrix and only thing he did when younger and not now is go to football which he isn’t bothered about going to. it’s not easy 🙁 Bought him a camera last year

Membership of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society?

fontmoss – Member
…Bought him a camera last year

Then get him an iPad. He can use it as a photo album amongst other things.

Decent drill and a lawnmower.

ipad is a great idea but way out of my budget sadly

lives in a flat without a garden, maybe the whisky though

iPod touch + a year’s subscription to spotify = all the music he can eat?

(bit pricey mind, unless he has ipod/android/symbian device already)

Love that little bit of 1 lane track by the way elfin! Is that the micro scalextric stuff?