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Inexpensive gift ideas for sporty husband’s 50th and 50 presents challenge

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Biggles27 · 05/08/2026 15:39

Looking for inexpensive gift ideas for dh 50th. He’s very outdoors, super fit, runs, cycles, gyms type of person

im trying to get him 50 gifts for his 50th - maybe I’m just mad 😂

I’ve got him bits & pieces eg complete set of Game of Thrones books, GOT monopoly, some other fun games (we play a lot of games!)

Ill get him his favourite deodorant as that’s about £12 a can so its only bought as a gift! Plus expensive bubble bath/shower gel he likes

hes got two expensive watches

im getting him a bottle of his favourite whiskey & a bottle of his favourite wine

im getting him as his main gift a city break to Lisbon as i know he really wants to go there

so looking for ideas around £10 - £20 sort of price

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Biggles27 · 06/08/2026 08:39

Gateappreciation · 06/08/2026 06:05

Some sports people are doing theatre tours - tickets for these

Sports biography

Decent sports socks - always more expensive then you think.

Yes sports socks are horribly expensive! I buy them for dd each Christmas as she’s a runner and shreds them regularly - good idea

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Biggles27 · 06/08/2026 08:49

For the nay sayers hubby loves getting a full stocking every Christmas and I’m quite capable of buying stuff he’ll use. Most is bought through Vinted, Charity Shops and Car Boots. I don’t buy landfill. If he won’t get use from it, I’ll not buy it. This is exactly the type of thing he adores. We are all different, I get it’s not for everyone but as we’ve been together a very long time, I know he’ll enjoy this

For the ideas, thank you. I appreciate them very much. There’s a few great ones I hadn’t thought of

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Darragon · 06/08/2026 09:50

Wishimaywishimight · 06/08/2026 07:08

I would absolutely hate this - a load of 'bits' to be tidied up/put somewhere afterwards, probably many will end up in the bin after a few days/weeks. Presumably you know he will enjoy this but my heart would sink at the sight of 50 presents 🫣

Absolutely! Landfill tat at its worst.

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MotherFluffyBottom · 06/08/2026 11:49

I did this. My husband loves presents too! There was a lot of chocolate and some of his favourite cake, but I also got a fridge magnet of his favourite painting, a grow your own bonsai kit as he likes house plants, some flower seeds for the garden that attract bumble bees, a selection of 2nd hand books from world of books, a book of local walks, some liqueur for cocktails, a couple of t shirts and some other clothes items. Nothing immediately destined for landfill.

Peonies12 · 06/08/2026 11:52

ManManManManMan · 06/08/2026 00:30

Terrible idea. It’s my 50th today and I’d be fuming to get 50 presents I didn’t ask for, inevitably most of them would be useless and I would not want them.

Ask him what he wants and get him exactly that.

Came to say the same! Seems so wasteful. Invest in a few really wanted gifts, not all the tat that people are listing here. my Dh is 40 next year and I'm buying him exactly what he asks for. we hate clutter and waste.

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