What are you getting your SO for Christmas?

[veggiemo]

I found out the Hansen brothers (mmmbop guys) brew a beer called Mmmmhop. I ordered it online and it was delivered today! I think H is gonna get a huge kick out of it. At least I hope he does.

[mrsdee1982]

My DH birthday is 3 days before Christmas. For his birthday I got him a shirt and DD got him a shirt. I'm also renewing our passes to Disneyland, which is what I do every year. For Christmas he is getting a beard grooming kit and a pair of gekks from me and a shirt from DD.

Kkll - my current favorite perfume is bright crystal by Versace. Have you seen those boxes at sephora? They contain a bunch of samples of different perfumes and a gift card for a bottle of the actual scent you end up liking. My sister got me that one year when I was looking for. A new scent. It was awesome.

[billyhorrible]

Dec 9, 2016 12:51:01 GMT -5 carrots said:

My H is literally the hardest person to shop for and has a birthday a week before Christmas so coming up with two gifts is even more fun. So tell me what you're getting your SO for Christmas so I can steal your ideas!

I get this because DH's birthday is the 23rd. Plus we do Chanukah gifts too. So he gets 10 gifts between the 3 holidays.
Here's my list for him:
*Christmas pajamas
*Chanukah pajamas
*Movies: Hateful 8, the last Hunger Games, the Night Before
*Books: The Bastard, Kingkiller Chronicle
*New Weezer record
*hiking shoes
*orange picker
*cologne
*scotch

[belle0720]

I made him send me a wish list on elfster.

From that I purchased...

The Nest Thermostat (so I ordered one, but in copper which I know he'll be surprised and happy about because he loves copper ish)

Black Socks

Measuring Tape

An electrical tester pen thing

A Stanley Flask/Shot Set

I also bought him some clothes and toiletries and I'll get him some snacks and lotto scratchers for his stocking.

[veggiemo]

My H says he needs a new watch. What is the "in" watch these days? Like I have zero ideas on even where to start.

[tiffbot]

My birthday is a week before Christmas too!

We are keeping gifts between ourselves small this year. I got him a Blue Jays hat for our trip in May.

[tjanca22]

@veggimo what's your budget? H has an obsession with watches. His favorite is a Movado watch that he wears most days that he isn't working.

[veggiemo]

@scoop, tjanca22, Probably around $300. It's the only gift I'm putting it on credit card so technically I could go higher but I don't really want to.

[veggiemo]

Dec 9, 2016 13:56:17 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

@veggimo what's your budget? H has an obsession with watches. His favorite is a Movado watch that he wears most days that he isn't working.

I just skimmed the Movado website and they seem a little fancy for H. I need something sportier, I think.

[belle0720]

I've heard that these Man Crates are awesome:

www.mancrates.com/

[ashbash]

This year I got him

- a robotics kit (he picked it out since I have no clue about that stuff)
- athletic pants
- a magnetic wristband that hold nails/ screws while you work
- a basket of stuff to make moscow mules

[musicfrk2002]

Right now he has 2 board games waiting to be wrapped. And a couple of little notebooks for his stocking. I usually get him a new package of socks or something equally as fun as well.

[ashbash]

Dec 9, 2016 15:09:07 GMT -5 carrots said:

ashbash would you mind sending me the details on the robotics kit? This sounds like something my H might be into. I did a Moscow mule kit one year and it was a big hit so it sounds like our guys have similar interests!

Ordered it off Amazon, $60 dollars I think. All I know about it is that you build robotic stuff and can link it with your computer to program it

Name of the kit


Nerd stuff inside

[wegrowsheep]

Dec 9, 2016 13:28:29 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

My H says he needs a new watch. What is the "in" watch these days? Like I have zero ideas on even where to start.

All the men in my family have a Tissot Touch.

[veggiemo]

Dec 9, 2016 15:57:50 GMT -5 wegrowsheep said:

Dec 9, 2016 13:28:29 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

My H says he needs a new watch. What is the "in" watch these days? Like I have zero ideas on even where to start.

All the men in my family have a Tissot Touch.

I like those a lot! But pricey, yeesh!

[erbear]

He's getting some Lego sets (another train and the Beatles' yellow submarine) & a few smaller things. I wanted to get him a Nintendo classic, but, yeah...

Other ideas I had (his birthday is in February so I might use them then) were wireless headphones and a gift certificate to a local vintage toy store he loves. He actually mentioned that to me the other day!

He's also mentioned a subscription to a comic-reading service online. It's like $100 for a year of unlimited comics. If your SO's like to read magazines, a texture subscription might be awesome, too! I think premium is $15/month? You can read on any device.

[mrsmonogrammed]

I'm getting him an Rtic cooler and a travel fishing rod holder. He's an expensive husband to keep, lol.

ashbash can you tell me more about that's magnetic thing for screws/nails? It sounds like an awesome stocking stuffer!

[holliberry28]

How about a smart watch veggiemo? My H got one for my dad for his birthday last year and he loves it.

My H likes to internet shop but never actually buys anything for himself. And like your H, budders, he gets upset if I get him something he didn't want- I think because he feels guilty for not liking the gift. So, I just don't buy him gifts anymore, or go with him and pay, or buy lingerie. That's always a win.

Those mancrates are awesome though!

[holliberry28]

Dec 9, 2016 12:54:56 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

DW asked for perfume. So I would kindly request people to rec some of their favs. Clean scents are good. Floral are very, very bad.

So maybe cologne carrots?

Is he a coffee drinker? I asked DW to get me the $40 coffee cup from Starbucks that you can get a free cup of coffee in every day in January.

I like Black Orchid by Tom Ford but it's more of a spicy scent I think.

[ashbash]

mrsmonogrammed I picked it up at our local hardware store but a Lowes might have one. It says it can hold a dozen at a time and seemed handy so hopefully it works and he likes it

[ashbash]

Kristykristyleelee Anthropology has some great clean scents, I LOVE their perfumes

[Widget123]

H is getting dress shirts, ties, and a new carryon suitcase. I also got him a new projector for Christmas lights as an early gift. He could also use a snowblower but i dont know if i trust myself enough to buy one.

[blueskiessmiling]

budders My H is the same way, so he's getting the Crated With Love subscription (really for both of us), and then new pajamas. His current ones make him look like an 85 year old man and I'm pretty sure his mom bought them.

Kristykristyleelee I second the Sephora perfume sampler box with the voucher for a full bottle. I chose Viva la Juicy from mine last year.