Present for 70 year old man who needs nothing

[buckeejit]

Would like to get my lovely fil something special for his birthday on Tuesday! Dh has found nothing. He's wealthy enough to want for nothing. Likes gardening, fishing, whisky, antique silver.

Any kind of small luxury, up to £150+ would be fine but something small would be as good. I'm thinking for fun an echo dot & smart plug. He's on a diet usually, dh is thinking he's like Biltong so that's an option!

I got my dad one of those DNA kits (amongst other things) for his 70th and it went down well, although he does have a specific interest in family history.

truffle trees
more obscure fruit trees

I can sympathise my Dad was hard to buy for as well

Hip flask, with a silver crest, filled with whisky.

Blue mountain coffee

Days fishing on a beat somewhere?

Silver photo frame from the year of his birth? Thoughtful and everyone needs photo frames, hopefully!

A whisky tasting gift experience voucher

I gave my dad a flying lesson. He was in the RAF in the war as a wireless operator but couldn't be a pilot due to colour blindness. Anyway when he opened the voucher his eyes lit up, he was so excited - I think it was the best present I'd ever given anyone.

Cat. If he he'd like one and is in a position to care for one.

Sometimes time is more important than actual goods. He might like a night away somewhere special with you and husband. Walking along a riverside maybe then special dinner and wine. Nice breakfast then home? The part for him could be done for around £150 but of course you would have to fund you and husband as well so if your budget for treats for yourself is limited this wouldn't work.

Placemarking for ideas. I've got the same dilemma. But he doesn't need 'things'

My dad who is a bit older loves to get hampers of all of his favourite nibbles. I wrap them all up separately & make a hamper. Things like Port, s
Mini bottles of wine, good cheeses, pare, salami, oat crackers, pare, nuts, chocolate etc etc. Depending on what he likes of course

Theatre tickets?

I always get my Father obscure whisky. It seems to go down well

What's a pare?

I was going to say a DNA kit too.

Or a Tile so he can find his keys, my dad loves his.

I did a family tree for mine.

I assume pare is meant to be pate

Mp3 player loaded with music from 50s and 60s?

Like RockinHippy, we did a hamper for DF’s 80th birthday. Posh or otherwise interesting versions of all the things he likes - nuts from Fortnums, personalised Marmite etc. Went down v well.

And a photo book of pics of things we’d done as a family, with all the grandchildren, which he also loved.

He’s not v active these days and we figured that reliving past memories was the next best thing to making lots of exciting new ones.

Membership for national trust or similar?

Animal encounter or something similar? I sent my FIL to some wild bird/owl sanctuary and he loved it. Got to hold them and send them off flying to come back to him.

I'm a similar age. I don't want expensive gifts but I like being taken to lunch or afternoon tea by one of more of my DC and their family. Expensive presents are, to me, a waste of money and show little thought.
If you buy theatre tickets or any kind of 'package' like a hot air balloon trip (I'd hate this!) make sure it's for a family member too and not a solo thing.
The best present I can think of is one where my family spend time with me.

Chimmychunga 😳 autocorrect & crap eyesight. It should have read Pâté

At 70 something like shipton & heneage luxury slippers. Bet he wears his slippers a lot - if you can stretch to £179.00 :)