Unusual Christmas present ideas?

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:49 pm

It’s that time of year where we are all scratching our heads wondering what to buy our partner, children or family.

Just wondering if you have found unusual (and successful) solutions in previous years?

Any ideas?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:56 pm

I bought the wife a dildo a few years back she went absolutely spare at me problem solved she has never let me buy her an xmas present since,she buys her own and then she tells me how much it cost, hey presto im on easy street

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:08 pm

Is that when the problems started Steve?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:11 pm

Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:08 pm
Is that when the problems started Steve?

It was a massive mistake at the time.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:13 pm

Men always tell you it’s massive

. Never mind , did you achieve some success with the weight loss?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:13 pm

I dont think she spoke to me till about the middle of March

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:26 pm

I think lovecurrypies might want to be on speaking terms a bit earlier than that .

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:28 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:56 pm
I bought the wife a dildo a few years back she went absolutely spare at me problem solved she has never let me buy her an xmas present since,she buys her own and then she tells me how much it cost, hey presto im on easy street

Had she requested a "Rabbit" for Christmas

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:13 pm
I dont think she spoke to me till about the middle of March

Every cloud huh

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:32 pm

I would suggest a lot of little presents all connected to something they love , wrapped up in personal wrapping paper .

I have done this for a friend who loves Prosecco and Audrey Hepburn.
Prosecco socks, cocktail book on Prosecco drinks , a get me a Prosecco bell etc . All in an Audrey Hepburn gift bag, all wrapped up in Audrey Hepburn Xmas wrapping paper , personalised with the name of my friend.
Didn’t work out that expensive , a good mix of high street and on line shopping.

chorleyhere · Post by **chorleyhere** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:34 pm

Present ideas for someone who likes the countryside or who already has everything :-
Donate a sum of money on their behalf, for planting trees in a named woodland.
Buy a smile...... Donation on their behalf towards a child having an reconstructive operation for a harelip.
Buy a toilet.. Donation on their behalf towards a toilet, for an area of the world where sanitation problems cause death or possible physical/sexual abuse.
Buy a gift of water.... Donation on their behalf towards a project to install a stand pipe / bore hole and clean water for an area of the world where a lack of clean water can cause large numbers of diseases or cause women and children to have to walk miles each day for water supplies(often infected)
If you consider how much we take these things for granted in the UK and what our lives would be like without them - we are rich in many ways.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:35 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:28 pm

Every cloud huh

It wasn't fun i lost 3 stone,i was living on pot noodles & Bachelor's cup a soups

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:35 pm

I once bought a girlfriend 2 Love Birds in a large cage.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:38 pm

i better go don't want to spoil LCP thread and Liz thinks i'm a pig

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:39 pm

chorleyhere wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:34 pm
Present ideas for someone who likes the countryside or who already has everything :-
Donate a sum of money on their behalf, for planting trees in a named woodland.
Buy a smile...... Donation on their behalf towards a child having an reconstructive operation for a harelip.
Buy a toilet.. Donation on their behalf towards a toilet, for an area of the world where sanitation problems cause death or possible physical/sexual abuse.
Buy a gift of water.... Donation on their behalf towards a project to install a stand pipe / bore hole and clean water for an area of the world where a lack of clean water can cause large numbers of diseases or cause women and children to have to walk miles each day for water supplies(often infected)
If you consider how much we take these things for granted in the UK and what our lives would be like without them - we are rich in many ways.

I like your thinking but not sure family would understand if I bought a toilet in their name.

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:44 pm

Try Not on the high street website for little bits of gifts. Some stuffs a bit shite but you might find someone something a bit different.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:55 pm

TK Maxx is one good shop for unusual gifts . Steve , I don’t think you are a pig

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:58 pm

Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:55 pm
TK Maxx is one good shop for unusual gifts . Steve , I don’t think you are a pig

Don't sugar coat it Elizabeth we all know what you think about Steve ....

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:59 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:38 pm
i better go don't want to spoil LCP thread and Liz thinks i'm a pig

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:00 pm

Burnley football club.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:05 pm

LoveCurryPies wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:35 pm
I once bought a girlfriend 2 Love Birds in a large cage.

And I've been given a young Blue Budgie.... great idea for a gift as I'd been thinking of getting a cockatiel or something anyway my thoughts produced a welcome gift!!!

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:05 pm

I bought my wife some sex cheques last year, unfortunately she's never cashed them as she prefers contactless

kritichris · Post by **kritichris** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:06 pm

Because it was looking unlikely that we'd see the grandkids I bought my wife a set of cushions with pictures of the kids printed on the covers so she could hug them and have them over Christmas. Got me loads of Brownie points.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:06 pm

I was trying to tell my story about what happened to me and maybe come up with a moral to my tale which is never get your Wife's/Partner s gift wrong or you will pay for it,getting her gift completely wrong was embarrassing!.....and it cost me

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:10 pm

A dildo is not just for Christmas Steve

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:12 pm

Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:10 pm
A dildo is not just for Christmas Steve

I dont know what to say...

Night night everyone.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:13 pm

Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:10 pm
A dildo is not just for Christmas Steve

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:14 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:12 pm
I dont know what to say...

Night night everyone.

Dont forget to p!ss.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:16 pm

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:14 pm
Dont forget to p!ss.

Dont you start!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:43 pm

Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:10 pm
A dildo is not just for Christmas Steve

Brilliant answer Elizabeth

Fenwick · Post by **Fenwick** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:47 pm

Father once bought my mother a power washer for Christmas. To be fair, the patio was looking a bit drab. Yes they did divorce.

tarkys_ears · Post by **tarkys_ears** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:53 pm

I buy my own everything (bday, xmas etc) and "charge" it to the missus.

Yet I have to read her f********ng mind about what she wants?!

How is that fair?!!

BenWickes · Post by **BenWickes** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:40 am

Bought my Dad a toilet pitch n putt game one year. Simple idea. Roll out the green in front of the toilet. It came with a ball and putter. Slightly raised so as to accommodate the hole. Simple. Trousers down on the crapper and putt away. My Mum wasn't best pleased as he spent ages in the WC with that game.

gc14 · Post by **gc14** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:03 am

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:11 pm
It was a massive mistake at the time.

Everyone knows that us men are shocking at wrapping presents ...
I bet it looked really discreet laid under the tree !!

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:54 am

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:13 pm
I dont think she spoke to me till about the middle of March

Cheers for the heads up, might give that a try.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:14 am

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:13 pm
I dont think she spoke to me till about the middle of March

Lucky b*****d

AfloatinClaret · Post by **AfloatinClaret** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:04 am

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:05 pm
And I've been given a young Blue Budgie.... great idea for a gift as I'd been thinking of getting a cockatiel or something anyway my thoughts produced a welcome gift!!!

Surely a turkey or even a chicken would've been better?

KateR · Post by **KateR** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:21 pm

Hubby told me last Christmas he was buying me a matching bag and belt, I was super excited.

When I opened them it turned out they were for the Hoover!!

It wasn't a good Christmas, goodness knows what it will be this year.

On a side note, as he was fishing for ideas, he showed me an advert about buying a square foot of land in Scotland, where they would plant a tree, in return you got a certificate pronouncing you were a Lord or a Lady, which you could use, such as booking hotels, flights etc. With the implication you would get preferential treatment/upgrades! We had words about that as a present also but it does fit the unusual Christmas present idea theory

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:47 pm

How about a Banksy for your town?

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:41 pm

AfloatinClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:04 am
Surely a turkey or even a chicken would've been better?

No....the Budgies gone down quite well ...

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 2:23 pm

Apparently the most-asked for present from Santa this Christmas is a stab vest.

Expect more violence in a neighbourhood near you, to market the product.

Volvoclaret · Post by **Volvoclaret** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:02 pm

because I wont be seeing Grandkids this xmas I had to come up with something different and as they are animal mad I booked four animal sponsorships
at Knowsley Safari Park. I asked each of them which was their favorite animal and I,ve sponsored a Giraffe, lion, tiger and wolf for them.