crackwilly21 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Alright, I don't know what to get my dad this year. He is really into poker/fishing/nascar/hunting. He is 55 years old, and has been going through chemotherapy for the past few months. I don't want to get him a poker set (he has tons) or a fishing pole (lots of those too) and I know nothing about nascar, and am too broke to get a gun...so, anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 you can actually get him a nice gun for 150 bux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 American Express gift card, for whatever dollar amount you're willing to spend. I love gift cards, especially over material gifts. That way I can get something I want or need, instead of something someone else thinks I want or need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackwilly21 Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I don't wanna get him a POS gun for 150, hehe. I know I could get something decent for that much, but if I was gonna get em a gun, I'd go for a wicked one. Also, I don't wanna give em money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Don't buy a gun enthusiast a gun unless you're gonna shell out at least 500 bucks, and that's still cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celerity Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I'm going to buy my father one of those pizza spinner cooker things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Find you favorite picture with you and him in it. Get it digitally enhanced and framed up real nice. Buy a nice card and some hunting apparel. A father wants a gift that shows he left a lasting mark in his children. You want to give him something that shows him how much you respect him and how much he actually means as a father. Nothing hits home more than a picture that everyone has forgotten...but you haven't. I watched a mother break down in sobbing tears when my ex girlfriend gave her a family portrait from the 1970s that had 4 generations of her family in it. It was touching, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsestomp Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Evangelion, a gift card is the MOST horrible gift you could ever get a family member. It shows you don't know/care enough about the person to get something you may have had to think about. I always think good gifts can be used many times. Something personal, that shows you actually sat down and said, hey, I want to get this person a really good gift. If he has lots of fishing poles/guns, get two of them, one yours, one his (favorites would work best) and get them engraved: Dad's lucky pole, etc. And give them to him with a picture of you two fishing/hunting. That, and give him a card that states you'll have a father/son day to fish/hunt, no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Oh come on, CS. Nothing says "I love you" more than a piece of plastic with $20 written on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well, it also kinda depends on the age group your buying for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsestomp Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well' date=' it also kinda depends on the age group your buying for.[/quote'] In the matter of family/close friends, you should always buy a gift and not a gift card. Oh come on' date=' CS. Nothing says "I love you" more than a piece of plastic with $20 written on it. [/quote'] Oh I know, all I have to do is buy 3 of them a year, one for Mom's birthday, one for Mother's Day, one for Christmas. I can get a year's of shopping done in 5 minutes!!! /sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 The thing is, that I personally prefer just flat MONEY from my family to gifts unless I've specified those gifts. Not gift cards (I've always found it somewhat ridiculous to give someone money but limit where they can use it), money. With friends it's different, but very few of my friends and I exchange actual gifts. Mostly we just party it up on birthdays and holidays. Of course, my family really doesn't mean that much to me, so "heartfelt" gifts from them are kinda meaningless to me. The friends are what I value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iusedtobesomebody Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 a gift card to a bookstore always works for me. there they can find a book about whatever it is that they like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticR Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 You said he's into poker, so I suggest you get him a poker book or two. I love poker and I've read a couple books and it really improves your game. So unless he's read a few, I suggest you pick up a couple for him. I recommend Doyle Brunson's Super System and one or two of your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackwilly21 Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 My dad is a poker gangster, so he doesn't need a book. *wink* Thanks for the suggestions guys, I really like the picture idea...now just to find a good picture... If you guys think of anything else, send it this way, cause I'll be looking for the perfect thing until I find it. Peace out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Not gift cards (I've always found it somewhat ridiculous to give someone money but limit where they can use it)' date=' money.[/quote'] That's why I said American Express gift card. It shows you didn't just pull a bill out of your wallet, while allowing the recipient to spend their gift on almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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