As above, it is my dads 60th on 1st Feb and I would like to get him something nice. He always tells me not to bother or to get him a couple of nice bottles of red.

I have struggled for years as he has everything that he has ever needed so I always try and get him something that means something to him or the slim chance he wants it.

I was thinking a DAB but it would have to have CD and Cassette (he's struggling to get up to date with his formats).....their conservatory roof leaked and ruined the old one.

 

I bought my old boy a laptop as he had never really used the net. He wanted to take advantage of the bargains that it has to offer - and, i suspect - to look a *****

 

Thats another one of my issues as because he has a laptop he is continually buying things.....he is an ebay addict.

 

Bought my stepfather a Dalvey Pocket watch.

Think it just went in a draw though.

Just get some wine as he suggests,maybe a box!

 

Viagra?

 

do you reckon the old "have you thought have taking him up the oxo tower" joke will work on this one

 

Stripper?

 

He's 60 not 80!! He'd beat me senseless if I bought him that as a gift

 

Beat me to it

 

I have same problem with my dad hes a pain to buy presents for. Normally get him a couple of bottles of whiskey for his birthday & xmas, 1 to drink & 1 for his collection.

But for his 60th we hired room of a pub & did a party. Invited a load of family & his friends, some who he hadn't seen for years.

 

Buy him a new conservatory roof...

If I was 60 and my son bought me this "link below" I would be overwhelmed.



Abyss 1000 Copper

$1200 = nearly £1000 plus P&P Plus import duty...







Or buy mine worn less that a dozen times, as new, all boxes and papers.
Much cheapness to fellow SN member.

 

dig an old pic of him out of a special moment, maybe with you as a child, or with your mum, or brothers and sisters, anything special. have the pic made into a canvas Canvas prints and your pictures onto canvas from £10 usually goes down well with the old folk.

 

lol, i know a guy half your dads age that would nurse a semi if he was given that a present

there's loads of these experiences out there to look at if it's his bag. my dads always been into artic lorrys so i booked him up a lorry experience, he had a cracking time

nowadays you can get up to anything from flying a plane, to driving a tank, a rally car, pretty much anything you can think of. and it's not massively expensive for a landmark birthday either

 

If he likes his wine, what about hamper style gifts..

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We sent ours on a hot air balloon ride as it was something he wanted to do.

we are still waiting for him to return and it was nearly 5 years ago

 

A few years ago we took my Dad to Vinopolis (sp) in London - a sort of wine museum with lots of wine tasting

 

Book him a 2 hour flying lesson, that's what I'm going to do for my Mums 60th.

Not a huge amount of money either.

 

How much?

 

Whisky and hookers

 

Speak to your local flying school, from memory you should be looking at less than £100.

 

Does he like his motorsport?

I bought my dad two bottles of wine from Jarno Trulli's vinyard.

Came with some interesting Toyota bits and bobs and made a great present.

 

lap dance and a good night out

 

Book function room in local pub, invite whole family etc. book gayogram...
Look back and tell grandchildren about how you got disinherited!

 

does he like port or armagnac?

get him a bottle from the year he was born

obviously you can choose the poison of your (his) choice

 

It's my dads 70th in November so not decades away (well, only one)

Looking at getting him a new 42" HD TV (Plasma / LCD) - depends if you can still buy Plasma's in November I guess.

 

60 year old bottle of wine in a presentation box?

my in laws got similar for their 40th wedding aniversary last year

 

Just get a low def one and put an HDTV sticker on it, he'll never know the difference

 

What are you fathers interests/hoobies? that would be a good starting point

 

Being 60 he will have been a "youf" when it was all happening in the hippy 60s. Was he into his music do you know?

May be you could use that era as some sort of theme? dl