What are you getting your DH?

[dottyblue]

My DH is the worst person on the planet to shop for. And I end up giving all my ideas away to other people who don’t know what to get him (not next year!). I literally have only gotten him a shirt and stocking stuffers.

So. What are you getting your DH?

[sproctopus]

A nice waffle maker (so he can make them for me-- jk he is obsessed with waffles and we have a crappy waffle maker now), a drone he's wanted for 2 years, and Superman gear (another thing he's obsessed with).

ETA: I stopped giving away ideas for him a few years ago, or at least kept the best for myself. We went on a trip to Chicago and he found these great soccer cleats at the Under Armour store. I mentioned it to my mom and she stole that idea out from under me. No more!

[iamgrace]

I always end up getting him things he needs because he never spends money on himself. It's boring but it works. This year so far I am getting him boots, some clothes, and some pjs. I'm not sure what else to get him.

[georgeharrison]

Dec 7, 2017 11:14:37 GMT -5 dottyblue said:

My DH is the worst person on the planet to shop for. And I end up giving all my ideas away to other people who don’t know what to get him (not next year!). I literally have only gotten him a shirt and stocking stuffers.

So. What are you getting your DH?

This is what I said when I saw the title of the post.  Actually, my dad is the worst, but my husband is close.

So far, I have gotten him things that I don't really consider Christmas gifts, more like just stuff that he could use that he would normally just buy, but I'm going to wrap it and say Merry Christmas:

shoes
under shirts
a travel coffee mug
books
a picture he wanted
teeth whitener
boot polish

Pretty much sucky stuff.  I feel bad and hope I can come up with one good thing before Christmas.

Oh, I forgot.  I did get him some decent wireless headphones.  That's a pretty decent gift, so nevermind my rant above.

[christy082]

We're just doing stockings for each other this year but his birthday is Saturday and I got him a travel bag, toiletry bag, travel umbrella, travel pillow and blanket, and dress socks- his new position at work requires some travel.

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I honestly haven't even thought about it. He's been on my nerves, so I'm busy being petty.

[TR]

We aren’t doing Christmas gifts, but as a wedding present I got him a nice pocket knife (he’s really into them) and a clip for it engraved with the coordinates of the church where we’re getting married.

Another idea I might use for his February birthday is a pellet grill.

[eb777888]

My H is SOOOO hard to shop for as well. I got him several records (he plays his record player in his office every day so I know he'll love that), a nice bottle of scotch, scotch glasses, a "world's greatest dad" mug with artwork on it by David (his school goes through a website that makes it easy to order artwork gifts). That's it for now. I'm kind of stumped on the rest.

[bcv513]

We set a limit for each other, so he's getting a new pair of sneakers and I'll fill his stocking. I usually do toiletries and gear he needs for umpiring.

[ladystardust]

He bought himself a video game that is getting wrapped. I also got him some undershirts, little travel pill containers because he keeps losing the one he has, a coffee grinder and some coffee beans. He also bought some candy when gift shopping with the girls so I took that and labeled it “to: DH from: DH” to go into his stocking,

Lol I think that’s about all I will do plus a few more snacks for his stocking.

[puppylove64]

I got him underarmour underwear, shave brush, belt and I’m going to get him some shave soap and a dish. He is difficult since he buys whatever he wants all the time. I hope he doesn’t buy these items himself over the next two weeks.

[eb777888]

Pretty sure I'll put that ball spray powder in his stocking. Romantic!! Also mini bourbon bottles, dark chocolate, lottery tickets. I started a thread on stocking stuffers and that gave me a lot of good ideas. I haven't bought any of them for H yet.

[susiebw]

He's been talking about wanting a nice vest for literally years, and he just found one at North Face that he loves, so I think I'm going to get him that. Maybe also a new guitar strap - he's mentioned wanting a nice leather padded one.

[vikingfan4]

Ceasar glasses, hot pepper bitters (local small business), and pickled asparagus (another local small business)
Tie clip from Thinkgeek (star wars themed)
Kobo ereader (he's been using amazon kindle, so I reformatted the books he has on there so he can read them in the kobo, charged it and loaded it so it's good to go on Christmas)
A portable battery from Shutterfly with pictures of the kids on it.

[mccallister84]

We are just doing stocking stuffers this year. I got him a knife sharpener and a poster of the LEGO patent from Etsy. I figure he can hang that in his home office. I’ll probably throw in a framed photo of DD for his desk at work.

[dottyblue]

Dec 7, 2017 11:35:17 GMT -5 puppylove64 said:

I got him underarmour underwear, shave brush, belt and I’m going to get him some shave soap and a dish. He is difficult since he buys whatever he wants all the time. I hope he doesn’t buy these items himself over the next two weeks.

I told DH if any boxes come through that I know aren’t Christmas presents, I’m swiping and wrapping them. 😈. He is supposed to be on a buying freeze right now.

[Deleted]

Is this, like, a guy thing? Both my husband and my dad are so difficult to shop for. I feel bad, because every year, my dad either gets goodies from Krema Nut Company (a local company he used to work for when I was in pre-school, and which makes awesome peanut butter, snack mixes, and roasted nuts, among other treats) or a gift card to some restaurant or another. I feel very unoriginal, but I've given up on being creative.

As for DH, so far I've only gotten him a big oven safe pan, which he's talked about wanting for a while. And I plan to get him a back scratcher. Other than that, I don't know what else I'm getting him. Probably some random stocking stuffer-type items, like candies he likes or something.

[Alps79]

Hopefully a nice guayabera if I can find one in time. He needs a new pair of boots but will have to pick them out himself. He also bought himself a new bow and every possible bow hunting accessory this past fall so I don't think he needs much under the tree.

[orangello]

Kind of boring, we're on a $ limit this year. A t-shirt with a DC-10 plane on it (his fave plane lol), a t-shirt of Mt. Rainier National Park, a new rashguard, a new jigsaw puzzle, and our traditional christmas eve pajamas. I'll probably get a few small things for his stocking, too.

[sewf]

I'm getting him some beard balm (although he literally just shaved for the first time in months, but it will grow back quickly), I got him a tempur-pedic pillow, and I had him make a list of graphic novels he wants. I'll also get him a couple of work shirts. His birthday was just on the 28th, so it's hard to think of enough things for each date.

[teeah22]

Marquette University pool balls for his pool table

Skittles (a game we saw on a tv show, not the candy)

Game of Thrones coffee mug (haven't ordered it yet)

Framed poster of his college's basketball jerseys through the years (haven't ordered this yet either)

[chimera]

A chainsaw (is this a step up from a ratchet set?) This is a request I think he is actually ordering it.

I ordered him a pair of shoes, CAH saves America for his stocking, new PJ pants, some fun socks, and I still have to stop by the dive shop to pick up some dive gear.

[cabbagecabbage]

We’re are each doing a DNA test as our gifts to each other. I’ll probably get him a work shirt, some bourbon, and a few dumb trinkets for his stocking. If I had the budget, I’d get an automatic starter for his car but I have maybe $75 for a budget so it will wait.

[namasteak]

A leather band for his Fitbit. It arrived late for Father’s Day so I just saved it for Christmas.

[wildrice]

So far, I have a sweatshirt for his favorite hockey team, a pair of socks with avocados on them, and some candy from the UK for his stocking. I have no idea what else to get him. I have considered skipping gifts this year, but we're having a super low key Christmas with just the 2 of us and I want to do SOMETHING special. But he's so hard to shop for. He doesn't really need or want anything!

[pandora89]

I got him a couple of board games and that's it. With the new house, new car and baby on the way we are skipping exchanging gifts this year.

[shauni27]

Man I LOVE buying gifts for DH and think I am so good at it, lol. I try to really surprise him and make note of things he is excited about throughout the year that he would never expect me to get.

This year he is getting a remote car starter because his truck is too long to fit in our garage.

[rosiebear]

Hot sauce and a Guided By Voices shirt.

[oregonpachey]

Here is what I have for DH:

Two cans of beard balm that he likes
A nice sweatshirt
Two funny tshirts from SnorgTees
A Hydroflask coffee mug
Some macadamia chocolates (his favorite)
Socket set

I had a really cool thermometer/meat reader for his smoker but he found it. Jerk!

[megstoo]

I ended up getting him tickets to go see Weird Al. We saw him a long time ago and it was an enjoyable show. Tickets were cheap. I'll probably also get a teeshirt he's been eyeing. Our limit for each other is $100.