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ok, so i know i know him, unlike any of you, but i'm having a real issue finding him a present. below are my criteria...
something a bit special/different - its his 60th, he's great and after years of nice but not exciting presents, i feel he deserves something nice.
cheap - i've just finished uni, and am on an unpaid internship for another few weeks - my income is low, and he doesn't want anything expensive
something that can be delivered nicely from an online shop. i live in france, he lives in york
he doesn't drink whisky (i know what to expect on here 😉 )
he loves ale
he loves gliding - i was going to sort out a flight in the alps when he comes and visits in april, but i simply can't afford it, and i've d difficulty working out how to sort one - my french vocab isn't good enough.
he is happily married 😉
any ideas welcome!
would he appreciate flowers? No one ever gives men flowers and some do like them.
tickets for something? A match? a play?
Lesson in something? Circuit driving? cooking?
He loves ale so a subscription to the 52 week beer club at www.MyBreweryTap.co.uk? I am very impressed with the one I got anyway.
One of the things I bought my Dad, 64, on his birthday was a years subscription to National Geographic. Something a bit different, about £20 and gives him something to read on the bog.
What about a nice shaving kit with a real razor and a pure badger brush and you could always get a mirror as well and have it engraved.
You could buy a 20 minute trial flying lesson in a Cessna from most Flying schools at most airports. Great experience and sounds right up his street if he's into flying.
Usually about £40
a ukulele! he needs a hobby...
My dad was 60 a few weeks back, got him tickets to see England play at twickenham, he was made up.
thanks for the suggestions, really appreciate them! keep them coming!
not sure he can be bothered with wet shaving that much...
he's also part of the university air squadron (where he works), and as such gets to go up in some cool planes 🙂
not really into watching sport, and completely un-musical!
might look at a play or something...
beer club looks awesome, but is £80 🙁
I taught my dad to surf on his 61st birthday.
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i think that would require me being able to surf, and living somewhere near the sea 😉
however, that is VERY cool...
He was hilariously crap.
my dad would be pretty rubbish too... still, that 2nd photo is fantastic!
Rubbish?
Not only is he surfing, he is balancing the board on one foot whilst lassoing the end with his other foot as he does a handstand in the surf.
Bloody clever if you ask me.
my Dad's 60 in less than a month as well. Massive Beatles fan so I got him the mono remastered beatles box set.
How about a Abu Hamza key rack?
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Really LMFAO!!!!
Bought my dad a refresher gliding day at Lasham for his last b'day..
Where in France, the gliding option sounds good - save up..
A good quality chef's knife. Or a set of Bonty XR4 Team Issue 2.35 Tubeless tyres. They're good for us riders who will never see 56 again.
A hooker? Chances are at 60 it's been a while since he's had any. If you're on a budget, you could go for the low class, skanky crack who' type.
🙂
dvd box set
Pacific just come out ??
Make him something
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How about a Abu Hamza key rack?
****in ell, I knew about the hand/claw arrangement, but never realised he'd had nipples replaced with hooks as well - must be a right bugger when he wears a string vest!
Tho out of your budget, I took my old man to Barcelona for his 60th birthday. We had a weekend of beer and watched Barca play Valencia at the Camp Nou.
How about a hip flask? he may not drink whiskey but he can fill it with beer! Get something nice engraved on it?
Picture frame with engraving on .. with the fineist picture of you in it?
Or alternatively some Ugg boots 😉
Present like Tyrone gave to Jack in Corra ? Trip to a lap dancing club all expenses paid 😉
thanks again for the suggestions... some, er, 'better' than others?! the key rack is a piece of class...
gliding would be in france or switzerland - geneva/lake annecy type thing. it would be in april, so i could poss save up... i'll look into it again.
What about a nice shaving kit with a real razor and a pure badger brush and you could always get a mirror as well and have it engraved.
Or some tubless tyre kit 🙂
How about a tandem parachute jump?
Juan may be able to help you out to organise the gliding if your French is not to good.....
CharlieMungus - my dad's impression of them is that they are there for if a plane fails, NOT for fun... 😉
I may contact Juan... if he's forgiven me for a previous encounter...
Orange tree / lemon tree? Went down a treat with my dad.
Wife gave me an Orange (Five that is) 😀