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!

Because he likes gardening (and I do too so can advise here!) what about an off the ground raised wooden planter for growing salads in? You can sometimes get them with protective lids too. As they are standing height they are good for more mature people. Perhaps pop in a selection of seeds too. Other ideas may be an outdoor garden clock, a rose, a wisteria, a lemon tree, a tree fern, a bird table or ornamental bird bath, a planter up alpine trough.

I've recently come
Across a book which is filled in by older people, grandads etc and then is given back. So they fill in what their first record was etc. Not sure of the name but they were on getting personal.com

How about a home made voucher for for you to have a family visit or day out somewhere that he's always wanted to go?

Maybe it would depend what area of the country are you in, but there are some very cool whiskey distillery tours about.

Afternoon tea at a posh restaurant or hotel?

Magazine subscription...there are so many mags you can get covering everything from travel to music.

Voucher for a special event somewhere posh...tasting menu at a Michelin starred restaurant or something?

It was my Dads 70th last week and I got him a Japanese knife for cooking (it was on a list of things he'd like). If your FIL enjoys cooking, this could be a good idea? Prices range from about £25 to £100.

Footplate steam train driving experience? (Most heritage railways offer that). Flying lessons also appreciated by a lot of blokes of that age. My DF is 75 and has a pilots’ licence of his own so a flying lesson wouldn’t work (I usually get him the latest best-selling computer game for his birthdays) but a night in a hotel in Central London for the London to Brighton vintage car rally meet would go down a treat (or in your DFIL’s case a night in a hotel and tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show).

Wow, thanks all, some great suggestions. Should have said we're in another country so things are easiest although we'll have ongoing celebrations when we see him.

Have bought over the last few years, the book to fill in & seed selections. He has raised beds & any subscriptions he wants. Whisky or tree fern might be good. May try to find something linked to where he was raised in Armley, Leeds. Think he's done the DNA thing. Another idea is an instant pot. Although he cooks, he gets fed up of waiting for stuff & sounded interested when I raved about it at Christmas. Some fab ideas 😁

Would a nest box with video camera go down well?

Bird box camera. My Dad loves his

A beekeeper collective near us offers a hive share. You get a specified number of jars of honey each year and a couple of visits to see honey collection, workshops for children, etc. I'm planning to get it for my mum for her birthday.

We got my father a smoked salmon subscription - from the Pished Fish. Gorgeous salmon popped through the letter box once a month, he adores it.

I have the same problem with my Dad, who has everything he needs or wants, including shitloads more money than me. In the past I have given him:

A box of assorted beers - one fir each year of his life.

Lottery tickets, with the numbers reading as important dates in his life.

One year I just left a hundred quid with a betting shop, and arranged for him to phone in his bets. Might not be possible any more and you might have to do it online.