Boyfriend Gifts
 

Christmas is around the corner and I'm stumped on what to get my boyfriend! Every holiday he's come up with some really great, creative gifts and I want to return the favors.

Guys, what were your favorite gifts from a girlfriend, girl friend, or whomever?

Girls, what presents did you give that went over very well, or what presents did you receive that might help boyfriends in their quest for a holiday present?

My boyfriend is a super-techie guy, and he's got *everything* so I'm going crazy trying to figure out what to get him.

Right now the best idea I have is a modchip and a Japanese import game for his PS2

Uh, super-techie huh? Most girls usually call me dork for having a PS2 and GC, but you know what I say...?

SO WHAT!

BTW I think I will refer to myself as a Super Techie now.

Also if you are gonna buy a Jap important game, I'd suggest you look on EBAY first....I buy all my games from there...saves alot of money.

Oh yeah, back to the original question, buy him an X-Box and the LotR special edition DVD with the statues and 30 minutes of extra footage. Also, go get him the special 3 pack DVD of GIRLS GONE WILD.

My guy just showed me this:

http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/re.../remotewonder/

That's a definite possibility.

But, if I get him the modchip, then I can get import games that I want too...

Gamer guys aren't dorky in my book, as long as its not all consuming. I've had friends fail out of college because of Everquest - that's dorky. I'd get myself a Cube (I'm dying to play Animal Crossing) if I actually had time for games

Haha that's so funny...I've been playing EQ since release and I've known people who have lost spouses because their partner left for someone they met in EQ.

It's a crazy game :eek:

Yeah, I know a girl who's sister met some guy in Alaska on EQ and moved to be with him. Then, this girl broke up with her RL boyfriend, for a guy in Canada she met on EQ. She and the RL boy played together though. After the breakup, but before moving, she managed to hook up with her ex's best friend...and now she's almost back with the original guy because the guy in Canada wasn't what she thought he was... :rolleyes:

Re: Boyfriend Gifts
 

Back to the original subject... Pretty much anything that is functional. We don't like gifts (at least most of us) that we can't use. Sentimental stuff is not nearly as nice as things that we can use and enjoy.

Go to the mall and check out Brookstone and The Sharper Image. Stay away from the store-brand stuff but most of that stuff makes a great gift (I used to work at The Sharper Image, they are essentially a gift shop).

Get him a DVD. And not of that girly one you made him go see, one that he will like. I would sugest Gladiator.

Or you could just get him some condoms. ;)

I like it when girls get me sweaters it means they want to keep me warm. :)

Not Gladiator...the LotR gift set DVD!

My boyfriend can be hard to shop for sometimes. He's really into his home theatre gadgets and computer stuff. He already has the whole wide screen TV, DVD player, TiVO, VCR, and surround sound set-up (:rolleyes: ). I could buy him stuff for his computer. But, as a computer geek myself, I know that we geeks have very specific requirements about what we want in/for our computers. Even if he didn't have all of that stuff, I wouldn't be able to afford it!

I was thinking of maybe getting him a really nice watch. However, he seems particularly attached to the old one he already has.

Instead, I generally try to pay attention to what he says and does for clues. This year I got him a bunch of small-ish gifts instead of one big one. He's forever borrowing my flashlight. So, for a stocking stuffer I got him one of those really nice maglite brand flashlights.

He also has a WAY OLD road map. When we went on a trip for my birthday earlier this summer, we got a bit disoriented because our map didn't reflect some newer road changes. So, I got him a new hardback road map for his car.

Then, he's been talking about wanting to run a half-marathon next year. So, I got him a stopwatch with radio and earphones to use for his long training sessions.

Finally, he really likes James Bond movies. He made me watch a Bond marathon with him earlier in the summer. :) He mentioned that his favorite Bond movie is Goldfinger. So, I went and bought the DVD for him for Christmas. Then, a couple weeks ago, to celebrate getting his new DVD player, he went out and bought....the Goldfinger DVD. :rolleyes: I had to take mine back. Now I'm probably going to get a DVD of one of his favorite British shows called "The Office". I'd buy him the entire Bond DVD box set if I could only afford it.....

Imthechamp, my boyfriend loves LotR. Unfortunately, he already has the book and the DVD. :)

.....Kelly :)

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
My boyfriend works for Circuit City so I can't get him any of the tech stuff because:
a) he'll know how much it costs
b) he'll complain that there's brand out there that's better than the one I got him
c) he probably already has it

So, I need some ideas that aren't tech related besides the usual cologne or nice sweater.

My guy had a hard time giving up his stupid Ironman watch...but he needed something more grown up. I found him a spiffy Timex with both digital time and the traditional hands. It looks like a regular watch but it has the digital inset on the face. You can get them from Fossil if you're willing to spend a bit more.

mr amycat and i deciided gifts were a bad idea, neither one of us wants stuff we're not gonna use...and we both go out and buy oursselves the sstuff we want, so apart from major jewelry for me, (lol) we were at a loss. and, since this iis our fiirst christmas together, we wanted it to be really speciial.

so we deciided to take a trip together instead of giving gifts. about a week after christmas we leave for mexiico.

whew. that made it easiier... and my birthday comes before his so... lol he's on deck next. ha ha ha

I think the nice sweater idea is good, because who doesn't love a nice sweater that you wouldn't normally buy for yourself? I was also kind of thinking like a polartech fleece (Northface, etc.) because he's a snowboarder and he could use something to go underneath his pretty light weight jacket.


For girls in need of ideas: in the past I got him a cigar box and an engraved flask which made me feel like I was buying a present for my grandpa, but he loved it.

He's graduating next year, so I was thinking of maybe something he could use in the "real world" but I'm not sure what he'd need?

Hmm..well..when I had mama-boy's as boyfriends, I just bought them clothes. But now since I have a real man..this is what I got him..

01'- Hotwheels (Porsches), Silent Bob figurine, Transformers, some t-shirts, and of course, lots of TKE gear :) But, I did buy him a American Eagle outfit to prep him up a bit.

02- Craftsman 73 piece mechanics tool set, Craftsman 7 piece wrench set, Craftsman flashlight, Transformers t-shirt, Spiderman t-shirt, and a new TKE letter shirt.

Yes, he's a big kid...lol..


juniorgrrl- Ironman watch also????? I finally got Dusty to give up his too! My parents bought him a Relic watch and he FINALLY gave it up!!

What do you guys think of this...


I've been dating this guy for a while who thinks it's a LOT more serious than I do. He's been talking about buying me a cell phone. Holy crap. I was just going to buy him a case of beer and a new eyebrow ring! Now I think I'm going to upgrade and get him a metal flask with his name and Lambda Chi Alpha engraved on it and maybe some other little thing.

What do you think? Cool gift?

For graduation, I got my boy the round tag sterling keychain from Tiffany's. I figured it would look more grown up and dressy than what he had before (which was just a plain keyring). Also, it matches my bracelet :) I didn't have time to get it engraved before shipping it, so I had to wait till I got to a store, but it does now have his initials on it. I think its a nice and sophisticated touch for a guy :)

Re: Boyfriend Gifts
 

The best thing you can do if you're unsure or you don't have a lot of money:


Buy symbolic gifts for him. This is assuming he does catch on to things easily. Buy something that insinuates something, it's usually remembered a lot longer.

QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

The guy friend of mine that I'm sorta seeing (but not really)...yeah. Would it be too obvious to give him a gift?! We decided to be friends with certain privilages but not date because of the timing. I've always felt close to him but I don't want to give him a gift if it'll look like I'm trying too hard. So what do yall think (if you don't mind me asking). Anyone else ever been in a similar situation where you wanted to give a guy/girl FRIEND a gift?!?!

Hootie,

I wouldn't give him much more than a CD. treat it as FRIEND.

:)
Amy

I once advised a friend to get this guy a gift who she was "kinda" seeing. He invited her out for his 21st ... well he ended up not even remembering the night, so she just went back and returned the gift and still yells at me for encouraging her to buy a gift. I'd say go the friend route also ... play it safe!

Okay, someone else in need of help......

Been seeing a guy for about a month. We're "dating" (whatever the hell that means- we're exclusive, we talk everyday, see each other fairly often, yada yada yada, but yet we don't call each other BF/GF. Not that I care b/c i'm happy with what i got, but it's annoying to try to explain what he is to someone!).

But it's only been a month. We haven't talked about Christmas at all. I feel weird NOT getting him something. But i have no idea!

The boy had more clothes than I do. A billion sweaters. He needs clothes like he needs a hole in the head. He has a million CDs and DVDs. But I don't know him well enough yet to pick out something that he would find really "neat". I HATE giving lame gifts.

And i can't even get shopping until after finals. (end the 19th), and he's going home for Christmas to Montana (we're in Pittsburgh) the next day. So it'll have to be mailed to him or something.

ARGH! Why do finals and Christmas have to come at the same time??????? Isn't each of them enough stress enough?

Any random ideas?????? Thanks :D

Lord of the Rings Special Edition DVD with the 30 minutes of extra footage and statues.

How many times do I gotta tell yall?

Mine already has it! Or else that would be an excellent gift! Thanks for the suggestion though :)

"serious" boyfriend gifts: I always get him a Best Buy gift card. Last year I got him a nice little camera with a zoom lens to take to all of the concerts he goes to. This year I think I'm getting him a gym membership, although I haven't gone to see how that will work @ the local place. (He talks about going to the gym all of the time, but hasn't had a membership in a couple of years). I've thought about a nice watch a couple of times, but I realized that it's because I love Fossil watches, and he doesn't usually even wear a watch. :) I like that nice key chain idea.. it's different. And my dad had actually mentioned he could use tie tacks and ties (he's really involved in his church, so he probably wears a couple a week at least). So nice tie tacks might be a good idea for someone about to enter "the real world" as well. I got him a nice leather wallet one year that he still has.. it's just starting to wear out (because he has a zillion cards in it).

"friend" boy_friend gifts: CD's, DVD's, a hat w/ his letters (if he's in college & greek), a wallet, maybe the keychain, fun little games (a not-so-serious boyfriend of mine got me an electronic poker/black jack game once that was fun but didn't send the 'wrong' message), books (if he's into reading-don't try to send any secret messages with what you get him), gift certificate to a local sports bar.

Hope those help!

Dang, he has the statues too?

Anybody with the LOTR statues is prolly a great guy.

i just recently got back together with an ex boyfriend and got him the exotic 12 pack of beer at Applebee's it was perfect because he is such a beer drinker it gave him a chance to try new beers and made me look pretty good when he got it :)

Rules for buying men gifts
 

What great timing! I just got this forwarded e-mail in my inbox. Maybe it will help to inspire someone here?? :)

.....Kelly :)

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I really liked this one....and the scary part is after reading a few of these ideas for gifts they began to make sense....

Rules For Buying Men Gifts!


Rule #1:
If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his car. A 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of de-icer or something to hang from his rear view mirror. Men love gifts for their cars. No one knows why.


Rule #2:
If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words. "Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. By-the-way, are you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" No one knows why.


Rule #3:
When in doubt - buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. Again, no one knows why.

Rule #4:
Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes. I was told that if God had wanted men to wear bathrobes, he wouldn't have invented Jockey shorts.

Rule #5:
You can buy men new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you have a lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV with the little picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and flips.


Rule #6:
Do not buy a man any of those fancy liqueurs. If you do, it will sit in a cupboard for 23 years. Real men drink whiskey or beer.


Rule #7:
Do not buy any man industrial-sized canisters of after shave or deodorant. I
am told they do not stink - they are earthy.


Rule #8:
Buy men label makers. Almost as good as cordless drills. Within a couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. "Socks. Shorts. Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink." You get the idea. No one knows why.


Rule #9:
Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left over.


Rule #10:
Good places to shop for men include Northwest Iron Works, Parr Lumber, Home
Depot, John Deere, Valley RV Center, and Les Schwab Tire. (NAPA Auto Parts and Sears' Clearance Centers are also excellent men's stores. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From NAPA Auto,eh? Must be something I need. Hey! Isn't this a starter for a '68 Ford Fairlane? Wow! Thanks."

Rule #11:
Men enjoy danger. That's why they never cook - but they will barbecue. Get him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him the gas line leaks. "Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?"


Rule #12:
Tickets to a Patriots game are a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts." Everyone knows why.


Rule #13:
Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chainsaw. If you don't know why - please refer to Rule #8 and what happens when he gets a label maker.


Rule #14:
It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum extension ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must be an extension ladder. No one knows why.


Rule #15:
Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least The Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8" manilla rope. No one knows why.

A nice black-and-white print framed in black looks great in a guys room. Ansel Adams or better yet the one with the couple hugging in the rain in NYC or others like it. They look classy, are definitely romantic, and not to chickish.

Well if this is the boy who's sexual organ extends into a right angle . . . you might want to think about an iron so he can straighten it ;).

Or you can tell him what kind of gift you gave him by not telling all your sisters! Although you might want to avoid mentioning that you just told 20,000 people on here lol.

:D

<spits coffee all over monitor>

AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

shut up:D

Seriously though, is it a cool gift?

LOL, its a good gift though . . . Just don't let the other ladies on here bust on you for encouraging drinking involving letters. ;)

But seriously next time you are down there . . . straighten that bad boy out! Or maybe put it in a cast . . . hmmmmm lol :D.

I just figured out the perfect gift for my bf. Tickets to Jane's Addiction! They're playing here on the 28th and he was REALLY bummed he missed the show last year.

Just had to share because I'm soooooo excited.

I know this couple who have been going out for about 9 months, and she is getting him a playstation 2. I guess I'm just a bad girlfriend, or maybe just one who doesn't have that type of money to blow,) but does anyone else think this is a little extravagant ? They are $200 I believe...which is a little much for me, considering that's my car payment every month! I know he will love it though, so that's cool.

Wow, I'm so glad you aren't my girlfriend.

I tried to find a really unique gift for Kent but after hours at the mall yesterday...I just went ahead and got him a bottle of Issey Miyake cologne.

He's not my BF but we have gone out many times...and he always pays for everything...I just don't know what to get him.

Oh well.

I always get great boyfriend gifts for guys... Playstation, DVD players, winter coats, expensive watches. Not that I'm materialistic, because I'd always do cute, sweet things too... I just know what makes boys happy.

Here is my dilemma though. What if you are buying an ex-boyfriend gift? I dated a guy for about four years... we broke up this past spring, but we still talk often. Sometimes we think there may be potential to get back together, but so far we are just friends.

(James, don't put any snotty comments in here, do it by PM if you must!)

Anyway, what do you buy an ex-boyfriend who is now just a friend? I feel that it needs to be more personal than what I would get a random guy friend, but nothing overboard or too expensive.

Geesh, in high school I got guys gifts like cologne, boxers, Build-A-Bears... I usually did a pretty good job. I once got my ex-boyfriend the hockey jersey he'd been dying for and he said it was the best gift he ever had. Then again, he also liked the cheesy Avalanche tie I gave him, but he had awful taste in clothes. :p

For my current boyfriend, I've gotten him a flask for his 21st, a Build-A-Bear for last Christmas, a simple ring for our one-year anniversary, and one of those fiberoptic thingys for his 20th birthday.

This year for Christmas I bought him Kingdom Hearts for PS2, and the 4-DVD edition of LOTR. Then his mom bought LOTR for him before I could give it to him. :mad: So I'm still picking up stuff for him to have once I come back. I got him a nice TKE beer mug and a car decal, and I have to stop by Northwestern's Greek shop while I'm home so I can see if I can make him anything nice while I'm there.

Damn boys, you're such a pain in the ass! ;)

I actually just won my boyfriend's gift on eBay and I'm so happy! He used to have a TurboGrafx 16 game system and his favorite game ever is Military Madness. They both got lost years ago when he moved for college and his parent's cleaned out their old house. I remembered him talking about it, so I found both on eBay! I also got him an extra controller and another TG16 game called China Warrior (It's sorta like the old Kung Fu from the original Nintendo-which I loved).

Plus, I bought tickets over the phone for an opening night screening of Lord of the Rings on Wednesday! It's actually a gift for both of us because I loved the first movie and can't wait for this one! (Orlando Bloom is hot, so that helps too!) ;)

It still hasn't hit me that Christmas is about a week away!