HELP! Birthday present ideas for father - from Amazon
HELP! Birthday present ideas for father - from Amazon
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Ari

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19,826 posts

245 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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I've left it too late again! Need a birthday present that I can get tomorrow from Amazon Prime for my father, scrolling through, can't find anything good!

Age, seventies, interests, not a lot. Gardening, erm...

Bacon Is Proof

5,740 posts

261 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Stunt kite.
Failing that, Lego roller coaster.

RicksAlfas

14,541 posts

274 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Weather station.
Booze.

Ari

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Thursday 24th May 2018
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He'd never fly a kite - plus it would require a friend which would be an issue, or worse, me..!

Lego though... scratchchin

Ari

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RicksAlfas said:
Weather station.
Booze.
Booze is the answer to Father's Day (in all senses of the word), and he's not short of weather stations! biggrin

Ari

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RicksAlfas

14,541 posts

274 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Go in Today's Deals and close your eyes!

Karcher Window Vac. £46.50.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

228 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Tickets for Goodwood Festival of speed or Silverstone classic

If tickets don’t come print out a screen print and put in card.

Job done.

Or if budget is a lot less send him a picture with frame of you Mrs and kids or just the kids

Herbs

5,128 posts

259 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Bought one of these as a mystery prize for a guy at work and it went down well with everyone

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thumbs-Up-Build-Your-Robo...

Ari

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Welshbeef said:
Tickets for Goodwood Festival of speed or Silverstone classic

If tickets don’t come print out a screen print and put in card.

Job done.

Or if budget is a lot less send him a picture with frame of you Mrs and kids or just the kids
Too dear, and he'd make me go with him! eek

They've got lots of pics of grandkids and whatnot.

Ari

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Thursday 24th May 2018
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Herbs said:
Bought one of these as a mystery prize for a guy at work and it went down well with everyone

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thumbs-Up-Build-Your-Robo...
Ooh that's quite good! smile

Ari

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RicksAlfas said:
Go in Today's Deals and close your eyes!

Karcher Window Vac. £46.50.
That's quite good! smile

.:ian:.

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233 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Welshbeef said:
Tickets for Goodwood Festival of speed or Silverstone classic

If tickets don’t come print out a screen print and put in card.

Job done.

Or if budget is a lot less send him a picture with frame of you Mrs and kids or just the kids
Or just the Mrs!

Ari

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.:ian:. said:
Or just the Mrs!
I think his taste is just a little different to mine... boxedin

Cold

16,723 posts

120 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Funeral Plan. thumbup

Failing that, buy the Lego boat.

Ari

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Thursday 24th May 2018
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Cold said:
Funeral Plan. thumbup

Failing that, buy the Lego boat.
laugh

parabolica

7,017 posts

214 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Not sure what your budget is OP but I just watched Techmoan's review on these build-your-own stirling engines and was quite taken by them.

SCEtoAUX

4,119 posts

111 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Perhaps some books about integrating into Western society and then some of the rudimentary items that Europeans take for granted.

DaveH23

3,355 posts

200 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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These do next day delivery.

https://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/birthday-new...

A book of newspaper headlines on his birthday from the day he was born.

CS Garth

2,873 posts

135 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Is he a hardcore pornography enthusiast per chance? A giant stash of vintage grumble is the gift that keeps giving.