To ask....what on Earth do you buy your DH for Christmas?

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Middle aged man with no hobbies. Not into 'foodie' type gifts, already owns too many clothes. I'm at a complete loss this year. What are you all buying your OH's?

New messanger bag, a whiskey glass, travel guide for our holiday destination and Cards Against Humanity game.

Nothing much but we're heading to Brussels for Xmas markets so that's our present

Probably a subscription to 2000AD or tickets to something, he wants a sweeping machine but I think he'll get that in family secret santa, plus I like to buy him a real treat gift that he would never consider getting.

Fallout 76
A pack of chocolate hobnobs

Take him out for a meal.

I tend to buy clothes, he stocks up from me on birthday and Christmas but does end up with loads of clothes. A meal or theatre tickets is good.

I've got him the Trojan Records 50 years boxed set and accompanying covers book but the DC will give him one each. He doesn't know about those but he is currently deciding between new Made in England Cherry Doc boots or mid checked suit with a velvet collar. He's massively into Ska. He's getting me a new record deck which is a huge upgrade to my current knackered one so I'm in the mood to be generous.

Tickets for football match for DH and teenage son.

Usually a bottle of nice spirits of some sort and then whatever she says he’d like when I ask. We’re well past the whole guessing what the other wants now. I usually get a spa day. It’s fantastic and no stress.

*HE says he likes! There’s no weird third party to our gift buying like that sounds!

Mine has a birthday a month before Christmas as well. Two bloody difficult presents at the same time. I'm being a bitch and combining them this year. (He's getting an Apple watch, though.... He'd better be impressed.)

I feel your pain OP, as he sounds very like my DH. I don't get him much, tbh, as he never really wants anything. There are a few foodie bits he likes (those German ginger cake things - Lebkuchen - that you can get at Christmas time), beer, he likes tools for the garden, or car cleaning products - that kind of thing. I wish he was as easy to buy for as I am. I'm sooooo easy! He (and every other man in my family), is a fucking nightmare. Why are men so bloody boring????

@SleepNGrow what RC car is that if you don't mind me asking?

Big arena show for dh, me and ds, train tickets and hotel for the night we are there.

I'm buying mine a new smartphone as his is off the ark and some t-shirts/clothes. He hates clothes shopping for himself and only gets his wardrobe replenished at Christmas time when I get him bits and pieces, so he'd be bereft if I didn't get the usual haul of t-shirts and socks!

DH wants Airpods but the price!

I tend to go with experiences, so previous presents have been along the lines of:

wine tasting
skydive
sports tickets
helicopter flight
weekend away
cheese making

etc.

Mine has loads of hobbies, loves food, books and music so he's pretty easy really. He needs to replace his kindle though, so I guess that will be it from me. Kids and rellies will buy him other stuff. Not buying loads for the sake of buying.

My husband is dead so no present to buy but I give a donation in his name of what I would have spent on his Christmas present to the hospice that cared for him.

I get DH a few things he needs and something he wants and something from the kids. So this year I've got him a new watch, trainers, wallet and an xbox controller as his is on the blink. Got him a game he wants for the Xbox. Our eldest picked a keyring and small teddy for him. DH is just giving me money for a new tattoo.
Does your DH like techy things? Is he in to tattoos/piercings? Could you get him an experience day or book a night away somewhere with him?

A puppy

Tickets to a concert and hotel for afterwards, and some jelly babies.

I am getting him a bag for work, a scarf and a dressing gown. So practical and boring :(

We're not doing main presents this year instead we're pooling the money we would have spent to get a nice spa day together. DH also wants some more boxers and socks

Last year, I got him Alexa, and he does appreciate that (except when she misbehaves every Sunday night and won't operate a sleeptimer on the radio/podcast we listen to - she'll do it every other night no problem - just weird).

This year, he has asked for an Apple Watch - he had muttered about it after Christmas last year (well, a Garmin version at 3 times the price then), but not beforehand. So I must order that this week.

I'll throw in a few Christmas beers as well.

His birthday this year was a nice outfit, that he actually seemed to like. But that took a fair amount of looking to get that right.

Another middle aged, over stretched at work, no time for hobbies, buys all he needs himself, type man.

My DH is so hard to buy for. It was his birthday on Sunday so I organised for him to meet up with friends he hasn't seen for a long time, then sent him and another friend to the golf course for a round of golf and a bacon sandwich. All of this was arranged in secret. To open he had some Smellies and sweets. He was thrilled to bits with it all.