If you have a 50ish year old man in your life, what’s his favourite material possession?

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My husband has a milestone birthday coming up and he’s quite difficult to buy for, so looking for some inspiration, please. I’m taking him away to celebrate, but did also want to get him some gifts.

His van
Then his bikes

His van
Then his car
Then his bikes

His laptop and PlayStation

Car and anything to do with cars. Got DH tour of Red Bull F1 factory for milestone birthday

@ThisIsMy

I was given a Leatherman tool as a wedding present. They are currently doing engraved versions. They are such a nice piece of kit, and I use mine regularly.

His dog and his Mercedes SLK350 convertible

You said he likes coffee OP, do you live near a 200 degrees coffee shop? They do great courses you can buy as a gift for coffee enthusiasts. I did the beginner barista one and throughly enjoyed it. They do more advanced ones for people who already know the basics.
https://200degs.com/pages/barista-schools

Does he have a decent coffee machine? Sage do great ones that are pretty special.

Long wheel base handover. He’s now, at 60, rebuilding it for the second time.

His Toads Table

Toss up between his Xbox and his Tudor watch.

Am I the only one who gets really intrusive thoughts around axes? 😬

Motorbike, dog, me - in that order 😂

Gifts that have gone down well include:

Large Lego sets
Set list from a Slipknot concert signed by the whole band (genuinely thought he'd cry at one point)
A signed copy of John McGuinness' autobiography
A new Xbox
A £200 watch he'd never buy himself
A Rattler cider Christmas jumper
A paint tin sized tin of peanut butter
A screaming goat toy

How about alcohol? A trip to a brewery he likes or a distillery? A special bottle of rum or gin?

We went axe throwing for our wedding anniversary a few years ago 😂

I’m in Ireland so not near 200 Degrees coffee but have looked at barista courses before and don’t think it’d be his thing. He’s very much a (frequent!) double espresso drinker and has a really fancy machine with all the kit (and I’ve bought him a new fancy ceramic grinder). Plus he had loads of different coffees from around the world. We’re at the stage where friends and family now bring him back beans from their travels.

Also, please stop saying dogs because he’ll go mad if I bring another one into the house because of this thread 😂
We already have several and I’m always this close 🤏 to adding another.

DH likes a particular band so I looked into the artist who designed some of their album covers and bought a print of one of said covers.

Ha! Though it’s been the source of dinner quite a bit recently ☺️

My dh absolutely loves his leatherman and wouldn’t be without it.

The new engraved ones are a really nice touch as a gift. They look expensive, but they are so well-made. They are a great gift for anyone.

I’m also a black espresso drinker with all the fancy kit, I enjoy making the milky versions for friends when they visit, and the courses (if you pick the right one) tend to lean towards us coffee geeks as you also learn about coffee, how where its grown , altitude and soils, how its dried, how long its roasted for, how fine the grind is etc all impact the taste… honestly it’s heaven for a coffee geek! 😆😆

Snooker cue

Aerial photography / filming drone (DJI Mini 4 Pro)

DH buys himself whatever he wants/needs. I have to tell him to stop buying himself stuff in the run up to his birthday!
He recently had a big birthday. I had to get him to tell me, specifically, what to buy otherwise it would be wrong. So he got a pair of his favourite leather boots, a nice piece of art, and a few bottles of his favourite booze. The kids helped choose cake, complete with a many candles as I could fit on top 😂
For a previous big birthday I got him a copy of Beano comic printed the week he was born (easy to find on eBay).

Car and 2 BBQs!

Coffee machine