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Gifts ideas for DH PLEASE!!

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purplespink · 29/09/2024 10:20

I'm absolutely at a loss with things to get for DH.

He hates getting stuff for the sake of it and doesn't want clothes. He buys his own hygiene stuff and certainly wouldn't see it as a gift. I've tried buying 'personalised' and sentimental gifts before but he's not really interested. His main interests are chess (has a very expensive chess board and a travel set), Celtic football club (that he has season tickets for and all of the shirts/hoodies/jackets) and Formula 1 (which he has all of the books for). I keep trying to talk him into a GP next year but he's not keen as he's been to a few before but isn't fussed to go again. Doesn't want to go to the F1 exhibition in London either (tbf we are in Scotland so it's far). I just don't know what to get him. Any ideas are very gratefully received. Is anyone else's DH very hard to buy for? To top it off, he has a January birthday 🙃

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purplespink · 29/09/2024 10:23

@roadmaintenance 'I don't know'

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Karmaisac4t · 29/09/2024 10:25

If he’s into F1 could you get him a racing experience day? Where he can race cars?

Howmanysleepsnow · 29/09/2024 10:28

DGT chess board if that isn’t what he has?

purplespink · 29/09/2024 10:29

@Karmaisac4t his sister got him that last Christmas for this year, he did it in April 😓

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Phoenix9 · 29/09/2024 10:29

Do you know who his F1 team is? They do clothing ranges, mini scale helmets and cars etc.
Maybe some books about Chess?
Is he into anything particular food wise?
Can you get a meet and greet / stadium tour for his football team?
Is he into any physical hobbies? Or going to the theatre? Any music acts or comedians that he's into?

Howmanysleepsnow · 29/09/2024 10:31

Howmanysleepsnow · 29/09/2024 10:28

DGT chess board if that isn’t what he has?

I mean the online one (didn’t know they did others!)

purplespink · 29/09/2024 10:31

@Phoenix9 not a team but Fernando Alonso. I was considering getting him a Fernando Aston T-shirt. His daughter got him the stadium tour which we did in Feb. I've scoured for tickets but he won't go further than the nearest big city to us for gigs/tours. All great ideas but they've been done 😭

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Bjorkdidit · 29/09/2024 11:08

Don't exchange stuff for the sake of it, it's not a nice thing to drag him to against his will like this.

He must like some sort of treat - chocolate, fancy nuts, the kind of cheese that's £10 for a small piece. Just exchange token gifts like this and free yourself from a load of stress and waste.

SkiingIsHeaven · 29/09/2024 11:14

A weekend away in a nice hotel somewhere nice.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 29/09/2024 11:18

Is he interested in chess Grandmasters - books on their game moves, biographies?

CoastalCalm · 29/09/2024 11:19

Does he cook ?

What does he do for work

Needmorelego · 29/09/2024 11:20

Just buy him a chocolate Santa if there isn't anything he actually wants or would appreciate.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 29/09/2024 11:21

Weekend in Edinburgh? There's a chocolate place in Leith where you can book a tour & chocolate making experience.

BitOutOfPractice · 29/09/2024 11:22

Are Celtic in Europe? Would he enjoy a trip?

OnlyHereForTheChristmasBoard · 29/09/2024 11:39

A donation on his behalf to the Celtic FC Foundation?

OnlyHereForTheChristmasBoard · 29/09/2024 11:46

Or has he read Pat Nevin's or Chris Sutton's books?

dizzydizzydizzy · 29/09/2024 11:54

A night out to a show or play?

A massage? Or couples spa day?

A flying lesson/experience?

newrubylane · 29/09/2024 11:55

I have no idea but we appear to be married to the same man (except replace Celtic with Liverpool) so I'm following for ideas. I bought my husband a mercedes team hoodie last year, which he wears lots. Also tickets for Silverstone museum, but we are considerably closer than you!

TheReturnOfFeathersMcGraw · 29/09/2024 12:00

Have a talk about present expectations and maybe agree to doing smaller token presents as mentioned above. Nice chocolates, good socks, a small value gift voucher for bookshop etc. Or instead of buying each other gifts, organise a trip away together as your gift to each other - night away in a hotel or a weekend away depending on budget

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 29/09/2024 12:03

Hm. Do you know why he doesn't like presents? Does he hate having to look grateful for things he doesn't like or does he have some other objection?

My only suggestion is a Lego F1 car, if he likes doing fiddly models - I bought one for my son last year and my DIL was very grateful for the hours of peace and quiet it got her!

XiCi · 29/09/2024 12:14

Maybe agree to not do presents with each other this year and instead use the money to book a short break you'd both enjoy? You could combine with his birthday present and go somewhere nice. Or agree just to do a token stocking where you buy a book/fave food treats/fave booze etc