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Help for choosing a Christmas gift for my dad.

I never end up getting a good gift for my dad. Mostly because anything he wants he gets himself. Also, he isn’t a very material person. I’ve only had 3 gifts be moderate success in the past. 1- a watch that took him 3 years before he started wearing it. 2- a book of famous short stories. 3- a coffee mug.

He loves working out in the garden and all the “toys” he buys himself is for that. Or, they are for his shop. He is always buying junk so that he can play with it “someday”. He is a history buff, and loves to read. (although he has sworn off fiction because it is too addicting).

I know practically nothing about his shop work or his gardening (making it hard to find a “good” gift).

The problem is that he has so much stuff it is hard to find something he doesn’t already have. Also, I’m a college student and so I can’t go out and get him anything really nice. I would create something more personal, but I can’t think of anything I can do.

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krunkle 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (7 hours, 59 minutes after post)

That’s tough. I often have a similar problem with my dad. I know he loves dark chocolate. So sometimes I just use that as a standby. Consumable things. And even though gift cards aren’t necessarily very personal. If you knew his favorite gardening store or to his favorite restaurant you could always get him a gift certificate, to make it more personal, make a card yourself to put the gift certificate in. Or you could write a poem? For christmas, because I don’t have much money myself, I’m paying off my college loans, I’m going to make some picture frames for several of my family members and put pictures I know they don’t have of the new baby and things. I don’t know if those are helpful, but just some suggestions. Good luck thinking of something.

That's tough. I often have a similar problem with my dad. I know he loves dark chocolate. So sometimes I just use that as a standby. Consumable things. And even though gift cards aren't necessarily very personal. If you knew his favorite gardening store or to his favorite restaurant you could always get him a gift certificate, to make it more personal, make a card yourself to put the gift certificate in. Or you could write a poem? For christmas, because I don't have much money myself, I'm paying off my college loans, I'm going to make some picture frames for several of my family members and put pictures I know they don't have of the new baby and things. I don't know if those are helpful, but just some suggestions. Good luck thinking of something.

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pink sparkle 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (9 hours, 7 minutes after post)

How old is your dad?

How old is your dad?

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Not Me 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (19 hours, 22 minutes after post)

mid fourties.

mid fourties.

антихрист 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (3 weeks, 1 day after post)

you could try a book card so that he could pick out a book he liked
or maybe a gift certificate to the home depot…

you could try a book card so that he could pick out a book he liked or maybe a gift certificate to the home depot...

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Not Me 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (3 weeks, 1 day after post)

I actually got him a book. Like the history of science from those who helped discover it. It has mini-biographies of many famous and influential scientists. Very him.

The problem with Gift Certificates is he knows exactly how much I spent on him. Since he doesn’t want me spending money- at all- I wouldn’t be able to get him anything nice with a gift certificate.

I actually got him a book. Like the history of science from those who helped discover it. It has mini-biographies of many famous and influential scientists. Very him. The problem with Gift Certificates is he knows exactly how much I spent on him. Since he doesn't want me spending money- at all- I wouldn't be able to get him anything nice with a gift certificate.

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