Not Really S&BR - Birthday gift for DH

[natablue]

Hey ladies,

My H's birthday is next month, and I always have trouble trying to come up with gift ideas. Can you help?

He's not into clothes or jewelry. He's a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy.

He does not wear a watch (not interested in one) He does have a nice one I bought him a few years ago he wears for special occasions. Day to day, he uses his iPhone for the time.

He's very into gadgets, but has an iPhone, iPad, XBOX, PS3, Wii, PS Vita, Nintendo DS, all that jazz.

We just bought season tickets for our favorite NFL team this year, so tickets to a game won't work, either. I past years I've bought game tickets.

He doesn't read books. Aggravating.

He's also hard to buy for because when he wants something, he just goes out and gets it. DVD's, music, video games, concert tickets.

I stress about this every year, and it's even worse for Christmas.

Anyone else have a hard to buy for H?

[natablue]

Aug 15, 2012 12:26:41 GMT -5 cab1217 said:

Your H sounds like my H. His birthday just passed, and all he wanted was to go to a really fancy steakhouse. Done and done.

I am screwed come Christmas and Anniversary time, since they are about a week apart.

Thanks for reminding me about our anniversary, it's in October! Ahh another gift!

[joanis018]

football related- tailgating stuff, team blankets, jerseys etc...

My H travels a lot, so I got him a nice Jack Spade overnight bag. He also loves his Bose noise canceling headphones.

ThinkGeek.com has tons of fun gifts for tech guys as well. A couple of guys in my office are obsessed with "Buckey Balls"- I think they're stupid but all the guys here love them.

[bethaboo]

Aug 15, 2012 12:28:35 GMT -5 @mavjen said:

Our gifts to each other are trips away together, whether it's a weekend or longer.

That's kind of what I was thinking. My husband loves aquariums so for his birthday last year, I planned a trip to the beach which included this really great local aquarium. I think experience gifts are the best.

[esynergy]

DH's b-day is today and I got him noise-cancelling headphones and a framed photo of him and DS for his desk at work.

[monsterellachz]

a new wallet
accessories for his gadgets
gift certificate for ticketmaster or something like that so he can choose the show he wants to go to
what about a beer/wine of the month club

[natablue]

Aug 15, 2012 12:47:54 GMT -5 esynergy said:

DH's b-day is today and I got him noise-cancelling headphones and a framed photo of him and DS for his desk at work.

He did mention noise cancelling headphones, but he's going on a work trip to TX next week and is likely to buy them before then. I just don't have the cash right at the moment to get them for him.

I also wish we could afford a trip, but that's not in the cards right now. I'd like to keep this gift about $200 max.

[fashionx]

My H is just like this, he's so hard to shop for. Worse, when he mentions something he might want, even before his birthday or a holiday, he still goes out and gets it for himself! Argh! I usually get him clothes for Christmas, since he rarely buys his own, and birthdays we just do dinner and keep it simple. It works for us.

[kris356]

My husband is hard. But luckily, he has hobbies.

For his birthday (which was last week), I take him to Cabela's and let him pick something. That is where I spent my Saturday shopping for new camo. His birthday is close to the start of archery, so he always wants some new hunting gear/equipment.

For our anniversary last month, I got him a new pipe. It is his new obsession.

For Christmas, I usually get him clothes or shoes. Last year, I got him a portrait of our dog that passed away earlier in the year. I also got him a new camera, but he was going to buy himself the camera and found an amazing deal on ebay. Although it really ticked me off because I had already got the picture don.

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What about a new jersey for the games or some tailgating stuff. Thaats all I have. i am fotball focused already - our first game is this weekend. My dad has the Dr Dre Beatbox for tailgating and its wonderful. Great sound quality.

[Deleted]

YES. My H is so hard to buy for. I default to T-shirts, jeans, athletic clothes, DeWalt tools, or a gift cert to the bike shop he likes. Now he's getting into fishing and will probably want rods/reels/tackle for that.

[pepino627]

Aug 15, 2012 12:28:10 GMT -5 joanis018 said:

ThinkGeek.com has tons of fun gifts for tech guys as well. A couple of guys in my office are obsessed with "Buckey Balls"- I think they're stupid but all the guys here love them.

This. Your DH sounds like he could be my DHs brother. He was actually intrigued by all the gadgets that thinkgeek.com has available. Happy Shopping!

[billysgirl07]

Beer?

[xokell2]

Car wash gift cards, GC to hardware store if he's handy

[esynergy]

Aug 15, 2012 12:59:19 GMT -5 natablue said:

Aug 15, 2012 12:47:54 GMT -5 esynergy said:

DH's b-day is today and I got him noise-cancelling headphones and a framed photo of him and DS for his desk at work.

He did mention noise cancelling headphones, but he's going on a work trip to TX next week and is likely to buy them before then. I just don't have the cash right at the moment to get them for him.

I also wish we could afford a trip, but that's not in the cards right now. I'd like to keep this gift about $200 max.

I actually got DH a pair of Audio-Technica headphones from Amazon --- they were under $100 and had great reviews (people compared them to the Bose ones). I think it was these:

www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-ANC7-ATHANC7-Noise-cancelling-Headphones/dp/B000OMKR8E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1345059082&sr=8-3&keywords=audio-technica+noise+canceling+headphones

[msamyfarrahfowler]

Is he into sports cars? For our wedding present, H's best man rented him a Maserati for the weekend. It was amazing. A pure waste of money, but amazing nonetheless.

Edit: sorry, just saw that you have a $200 max. In that case, does he like beer? What about a make your own beer kit?

[bethaboo]

Aug 15, 2012 13:33:29 GMT -5 @mavjen said:

Aug 15, 2012 13:23:40 GMT -5 @ffbride0813 said:

What about a new jersey for the games or some tailgating stuff. Thaats all I have. i am fotball focused already - our first game is this weekend. My dad has the Dr Dre Beatbox for tailgating and its wonderful. Great sound quality.

This is a great idea, especially now that you have season tickets. There's a ton of stuff you can get to highten your tailgating pleasure.

Love this idea!

Also, someone mentioned a beer of the month club. My SIL signed my husband up for one and it has been so much fun to see what we get each month. Ours was under $100 for a three month subscription. If your husband is in to drinking, that could be a sort of gift that gives for quite awhile.

[lostarz]

Aug 15, 2012 12:28:10 GMT -5 joanis018 said:

football related- tailgating stuff, team blankets, jerseys etc...

My H travels a lot, so I got him a nice Jack Spade overnight bag. He also loves his Bose noise canceling headphones.

ThinkGeek.com has tons of fun gifts for tech guys as well. A couple of guys in my office are obsessed with "Buckey Balls"- I think they're stupid but all the guys here love them.

Lol, I'm a nerd, I actually have bucky balls on my desk...they're so fun. I also recently bought buckycubes for my BF for his birthday, he loved them.

[hz80408]

Oh man.

Does he do any activities like run/golf/sports?

I like the jersey idea.

-great dinner
-expensive wine/alcohol
-techy magazine subscription paired with something

[preppy]

My H is really into spearfishing so I usually get him something that he needs for that.

Does he golf? I have also bought H rounds at really nice courses in our area that he wouldn't otherwise play at. He always really likes that.

[kris356]

Aug 15, 2012 14:07:03 GMT -5 billysgirl07 said:

Beer?

This is what I did for my dad's birthday. I googled his favorite beers and got him a few different ones that were similar style. Then I went to Crate & Barrel and bought him some beer glasses.

www.crateandbarrel.com/dining-and-entertaining/beer-glasses-beer-mugs/1

[natablue]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I definitely got some ideas

I may try the beer of the month, as we both love trying new beers. Tailgaiting stuff would be good too, as we'll be spending a lot of Sundays in Buffalo.

Thanks so much!

[joanis018]

Also- just remembered this wallet my husband has and is OBSESSED with. It cut his wallet size into a fraction of what it used to be. Seriously, he's obsessed:

us.bellroy.com/products/note-sleeve-wallet

[natablue]

Aug 15, 2012 15:52:03 GMT -5 joanis018 said:

Also- just remembered this wallet my husband has and is OBSESSED with. It cut his wallet size into a fraction of what it used to be. Seriously, he's obsessed:

us.bellroy.com/products/note-sleeve-wallet

I like this! My DH has what you would call a Castanza wallet. (Seinfeld, anyone?)