Posted in chat by accident so reposting here:
Ds is 13 and tends not to give much thought to presents for other people, to the extent it doesn’t occur to him to think about them at all. His siblings all plan what they’d like to get one another and their dad, I give them a budget (and the money) and we go together to buy what theyve chosen. Ds never has any idea, so I pick a shop/ department and take him to look. He tends to grab the first thing he sees, so often I redirect by suggesting eg something Spider-Man related/ craft related/ a certain clothing type/ style and he chooses from available options if that makes sense. Without the guidance the present wouldn’t match the recipient! I’m stuck for what to suggest for dh. Budget is around £20-£30 and it needs to be something we can find several versions of for him to choose between, preferably in the same shop as ds would grab the first item in the first shop otherwise rather than looking for one dh would like. I’m trying to encourage a bit of thoughtfulness in his gift giving.
Dh likes luxury type items, the outdoors (walking, camping), has his own business and tends to buy himself anything he particularly wants so isn’t easy to buy for anyway!