Middle Aged Oppo: Birthday gift ideas?

"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits) 08/21/2018 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

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What do you get a middle aged man who can afford his own gifts, in the realm of reasonable affordability?

A lot of my friends work IT and as such they can get the nice things they want by themselves. What’s a budget of $50-$100 going to buy that’s going to be of any interest to them?

Interested to hear your thoughts, Elder Oppo. I’m a gift card/cash kind of guy - nice and simple.

Edit: Alcohol. Cheers

Edit 2: the enthusiasm of responses makes me feel good about Oppo. Here’s to you, lads and gals

itschrome > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:39

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I don’ t know him so I can’t say. But if he’s an IT nerd probably a steam gift card. or some shit.

CalzoneGolem > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:40

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Booze.

Azrek > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:41

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Personal engraved flask. 

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:42

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Bourbon is usually a great gift. Most people are alcohol free individuals , enjoying all alcohol that is given to them for free.

Future next gen S2000 owner > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:43

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Golf balls, but only if they are into golf. Otherwise a nice bottle of booze.

For Sweden > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:44

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Beer

WilliamsSW > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:45

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As a person who fits that description, for the most part, I would say don’t bother with “things” , unless you come up with something super personal and thoughtful that I don’t have.

Activities are fun - tickets to a game, dinner or drinks out, whatever.

But a thoughtful card is enough.  Really.  It is.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:46

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What is their interest? If they like beer get some beer related gift, if they prefer Whiskey and the like get them a good bottle.

http://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-gifts-beer-lovers.html

https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/16-gifts-for-whiskey-lovers-w455638/chivas-ultis-w455660/

If they like cars, get some car related stuff- here are some ideas

https://www.businessinsider.com/best-car-lover-gifts-2017#a-good-tool-kit-16

Sports stuff? Football ? Lot of good Golf gifts if they’re into that

Movies based gifts? Books are a good choice.

Chuckles > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:47

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Personally, I hate gift cards. There’s a 50:50 chance that it gets lost before I use it, whereas cash goes right into the bank. Gift cards are an obligation that makes me feel bad.

I say make a donation in his name to a charity that he’d appreciate. Does he like animals? He’ll like $50 to a shelter more than some junk he doesn’t need. 

Just Jeepin' > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:47

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Since I neither golf nor drink, the options presented here are meh . You are buying for me, right?

WilliamSW has it right, I think: look for an experience. Bought my dad a flight lesson, e.g., although I don’t remember how expensive it might have been.

AestheticsInMotion > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:50

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If it’s a close friend, I like gag gifts. Makes for good stories years down the road.

https://www.ruindays.com/products/spring-loaded-glitter-bomb?gclid=CjwKCAjw8O7bBRB0EiwAfbrTh8F4KmwVckrWi4olFid_UJ19tQDsin5mdPqywptIJngp8ILdCDWbuBoCfC4QAvD_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Images-You-Should-Not-Masturbate/dp/0399536493

Ash78, voting early and often > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:51

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I’m turning 40 next month. That used to be middle age, now it doesn’t feel that way, but I can relate.

Experiences — escape rooms, ropes courses, sporting events, HPDE, etc. Check Groupon for stuff you might not have thought of.

Consumables — bourbon, tequila, whatever his poison. Gift cards to fancy restaurants.

Durables — Shutterfly photo book (depending on your relationship with him and access to photos), flask filled with beverage above, check ebay for kitschy vintage computer or gaming stuff from when he was younger. Maybe an NES/SNES Classic or Raspberry Pi?

DO NOT GET: Gift cards to everyday places. That’s an errand. Anything referen cing his age — too cliché and could backfire.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Ash78, voting early and often 08/21/2018 at 14:54

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Right? the last thing people like you and me need is another job. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:56

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A 1/4 inch drive torque wrench.

Oh that’s what I want.

An incredible hulk coffee mug.

anything from think geek.

https://www.thinkgeek.com/bestsellers/

Ash78, voting early and often > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 14:56

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“Here’s a chore that you will need to accomplish in the next 12-24 months or you’ll lose $100. Oh, and in case you lose this little card, you will also lose $100. By the way, the store already recorded a sale of $100!”

/hate most gift cards

//sell a lot of them on coupongranny, etc, for ~ 85% of face value

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Just Jeepin' 08/21/2018 at 14:58

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Sure, your birthday coming up? How’s about $5 off your next Red Lobster purchase?

/s

Nom De Plume > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:00

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Tap into their latent unrealized desires.  The more innocent they seem the quieter you should keep it.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > AestheticsInMotion 08/21/2018 at 15:00

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I think y ou’re a fun bastard.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Nom De Plume 08/21/2018 at 15:02

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I can’t help but think of this (completely NSFW for WTF reasons)

https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/97sm9r/must_be_a_delicious_sandwic_ohh_wtf/  

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:02

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other than alcohol?

hmmmm

wait the only it guy i know is me brother... and for him its anything zelda or mario

ima go with samurai brolly

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Ash78, voting early and often 08/21/2018 at 15:04

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That’s actually not a bad idea, but instead, I tend to pick up general purpose visa gift cards with lazy expiration policies. Makes them easier to use. They are getting harder to find.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Just Jeepin' 08/21/2018 at 15:06

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Right, I dropped hints (some very obvious) to my wife to get me either a BMW driving experience in Spartanburg, or a Porsche driving experience in Atlanta, which are about $350 for 1.5 hours in a reasonably fun car. It didn’t happen, although, to be fair, the specific car choice and date would be hard for her to guess.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:13

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Ive gifted a lot of knives I've noticed. Usually Kershaw's. Everyone likes a good pocket knife. 

Nom De Plume > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:15

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I just knew I was going to regret looking at whatever was behind that link while eating.  Just knew it.  

razorbeamteam > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:24

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My dad always says he has everything he needs so last year for his birthday I bought him a can of bear mace. Don’t know if that helps or not. 

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Nom De Plume 08/21/2018 at 15:24

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Sorry :(

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/21/2018 at 15:26

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True story. Outside of wine and beer we buy ourselves, all the hard alcohol I have in the house were gifts from other people. And they’re awesome. 

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > razorbeamteam 08/21/2018 at 15:36

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I haven’t heard bear mace before. One time I gifted a novelty (but functional) stun gun. 

Under_Score > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:39

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If you know his size, get him a nice item of clothing , like a Ralph Lauren polo or some Sperry’s.

nerd_racing > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 15:41

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I’d say maybe some sort of aged alcohol. Perhaps a scotch or wine, depending on taste.

TysMagic > Ash78, voting early and often 08/21/2018 at 15:48

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I appreciate you selling them as I’m the guy buying them.

TysMagic > Just Jeepin' 08/21/2018 at 15:49

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While I’m not middle aged, my wife did the flight lesson gift for me. It went over very well. I loved it! Would enjoy getting in to it if an MBA and working full time wasn’t totally life consuming. 

Just Jeepin' > TysMagic 08/21/2018 at 15:51

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My first experience in a small plane was a miserable experience: some mild turbulence and I was ready to throw up.

Now I’m just too lazy.

Ash78, voting early and often > TysMagic 08/21/2018 at 15:57

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That’s a win-win. And the middleman only takes a few percentage points of cut.

nermal > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 17:33

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Find a local go-kart place. Preferably at a “real” race track that also happens to have a kart track, where you can get on legitimately fast gas-powered karts. $50-$100 should buy a 3-5 race package. An indoor venue with electric karts will be a very distant 2nd, but still good option.

Make sure you go when they use the package, so you can punt them into the wall, in order to assert dominance.

LastFirstMI is my name > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 18:14

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If it’s someone who may put you in their will, think of it as an investment.

Otherwise, anything that says you put more than a nanosecond of thought will let them know you care. So basically, booze and go-kart races. 

LastFirstMI is my name > razorbeamteam 08/21/2018 at 18:14

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I’m buying everyone bear mace from now on. Brilliant!

razorbeamteam > LastFirstMI is my name 08/21/2018 at 18:31

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I know someone who carries it when they walk their dogs at night. Not for bears, but I live in Chicago and you can’t be too careful. 

DipodomysDeserti > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/21/2018 at 20:58

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Alcohol. Nice whiskey or tequila.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/22/2018 at 01:25

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Cool lego sets....  I have a great excuse now that I have kids, but I’d still be buying up a bunch of the sets that I have now even without the boys.  There are some really cool sets out now.  And oh yeah, just finished the Voltron set, fricken awesome!